🇫🇮 Finland
Public saunas in Helsinki
We've checked 7 public saunas in and around Helsinki, Finland – community sauna, seaside sauna, traditional public sauna and urban spa. Entry starts from €14 at Sauna Hermanni. Sompasauna is free to use. 5 of them let you cool off with a swim between rounds.
Allas Sea Pool
🇫🇮 Helsinki, Finland
Harbourside pool complex next to Market Square with a heated freshwater pool, a cold seawater pool and several saunas looking out over the South Harbour. It is one of the most central places in Helsinki to combine a swim and a sauna, with cafés and a rooftop bar on site.
Kotiharjun sauna
🇫🇮 Helsinki, Finland
Family-run neighbourhood sauna in Kallio dating from 1928 and described as the last wood-heated public sauna in Helsinki. Men and women bathe on separate floors in the traditional way, and regulars cool off on the pavement outside between rounds.
Kulttuurisauna
🇫🇮 Helsinki, Finland
Small, calm design sauna on the Hakaniemi shoreline heated by a wood-fired mass stove, created with a focus on quiet sauna culture. Swimming in the sea is possible from the shore, with an ice hole in winter; evening sessions need to be booked in advance.
Lonna Sauna
🇫🇮 Helsinki, Finland
Log-built, wood-heated public sauna on the small island of Lonna, a short ferry ride from Market Square on the way to Suomenlinna. Both saunas are mixed with separate changing rooms, and the terrace bar looks out over the archipelago; it operates only in the summer season.
Löyly
🇫🇮 Helsinki, Finland
Architect-designed timber sauna complex on the Hernesaari waterfront, with a smoke sauna and a wood-burning sauna shared by all guests in swimwear. Between rounds you can dip in the Baltic straight from the terrace, even in winter, and the restaurant upstairs makes it an easy half-day outing.
Sauna Hermanni
🇫🇮 Helsinki, Finland
Old-school neighbourhood bathhouse hidden in an apartment-block courtyard in Hermanni, reachable by tram 6 or 8. It keeps separate men's and women's sections and offers an unpretentious local sauna experience at a modest price.
Sompasauna
🇫🇮 Helsinki, Finland
Volunteer-run, free seaside sauna where visitors heat the stoves themselves at any hour of the day or night. Clothing is optional and bathing is mixed; bring your own towel, drinking water and a padlock, as there is no running water or staff.