Floating saunas

Helsinki, Finland

A wood-fired sauna boat moored at the Mustikkamaa marina in Helsinki, run by Saunalautta.fi alongside its smaller m/s Sauna.

Helsinki, Finland

A floating sauna and pool complex in Helsinki's harbour, directly opposite the Market Square and the Presidential Palace.

Helsinki, Finland

A wood-heated sauna raft moored at Taivallahti in Töölö, with a roof terrace, a shower and room for ten on the benches.

London, United Kingdom

Saunos is a sauna boat moored on the Regent's Canal at Packington Bridge, with a Scandinavian-style sauna and an ice bath on board.

London, United Kingdom

One of TEMZ Floating Saunas two moorings on the River Thames, at The Lensbury in Teddington.

London, United Kingdom

Skuna moors its wood-fired sauna boats at West India Quay, on the dock water below the Canary Wharf towers.

Sydney, Australia

The Mona Vale branch of the City Cave franchise on Sydney's Northern Beaches.

Sydney, Australia

The Glebe branch of the City Cave franchise, a short walk from Broadway.

Sydney, Australia

City Cave's South Village branch sits in a shopping centre in Kirrawee, in Sydney's south.

Seattle, United States

Banya Boat is a floating banya moored at a marina on Lake Union, hired whole by one group at a time.

Seattle, United States

Wild Haus operates floating saunas on Seattle's waterfront, offering private sauna experiences on the water with hot tub access.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

A floating sauna and a barrel sauna on the water in Amsterdam Noord.

Åre, Sweden

A wood-fired sauna raft on Åresjön, winched out from Åre Strand to a mooring buoy offshore.

Baileys Harbor, United States

Kiln is a cedar sauna that floats at the Gordon Lodge dock on Lake Michigan's North Bay in Baileys Harbor.

Barretta, Australia

Kuuma is a wood-fired sauna on a boat that leaves Margate Marina, twenty minutes south of Hobart.

Basel, Switzerland

Two saunas sit on the Rheinbad Breite, a bathing platform on the Rhine in Basel.

Beechworth, Australia

A wood-fired Scandinavian-style sauna floating on Lake Sambell, a ten-minute walk from the centre of Beechworth in Victoria's High Country.

Berlin, Germany

A wood-fired sauna boat moored on the Grosser Mueggelsee in Berlin's south-east, hired by the group and skippered out onto the lake.

Brisbane, Australia

City Cave Paddington is a wellness centre on Bayswater Street in inner Brisbane.

Canberra, Australia

Sauna Float ACT sits on the Emu Bank boardwalk beside Lake Ginninderra in Belconnen, Canberra.

Derby, Australia

A wood-fired sauna floating on Lake Derby, a ten-minute walk over the suspension bridge from the mountain-biking town of Derby.

Dragør, Denmark

DAMAI runs guided saunagus on a timber raft moored at Dragør Fort, south of Copenhagen.

Duluth, United States

A floating barge sauna at Pier B on Lake Superior, a wood-fired Finnish cabin with windows over the water.

East Molesey, United Kingdom

The Hampton Court mooring of TEMZ Floating Saunas, on the River Thames.

Gällnöby, Sweden

A wood-fired sauna on a raft moored off Gällnö in the Stockholm archipelago.

Giżycko, Poland

Mazurska Sauna is a wood-fired floating sauna on Lake Boczne, between Rydzewo and Bogaczewo near Giżycko.

Gravenhurst, Canada

Floathaus is a floating wood-fired sauna moored at Muskoka Wharf, where the cold plunge is Lake Muskoka itself.

Greymouth, New Zealand

Coast Sauna is a small recovery studio on Cowper Street in Greymouth.

Guldborg, Denmark

5 Kolde Tæer is the winter bathing arm of Guldborgland Bådelaug, on the sound at Guldborg marina.

Kelowna, Canada

Löyly is a floating sauna docked on Okanagan Lake behind Kelowna's visitor centre.

Kirkland, United States

Von Sauna runs two wood-fired saunas on barges moored at the public pier in the Carillon Point marina, on Lake Washington.

Klövedal, Sweden

Svettpärlan is a sauna raft moored in Ängeviken harbour on Tjörn, run by the local bathing and sauna association.

Lakes Entrance, Australia

Koho is a floating sauna moored on the Gippsland Lakes at Lakes Entrance.

Lerum, Sweden

A sauna raft moored out on Lake Aspen at Lerum, reached by RIB boat from Aspen station.

Luleå, Sweden

Bastuflotten Luleå is a wood-fired sauna on a floating platform moored in Norra Hamn.

Marynin, Poland

A forest sauna retreat south-west of Warsaw, with a painted wooden sauna hut, a floating bathhouse and a new house called Dom Słońca.

Norrtälje, Sweden

Norrtälje Bastuflotte is a wood-fired sauna raft moored at Kärleksudden, close to the centre of Norrtälje.

Odda, Norway

A wood-fired floating sauna on the Hardangerfjord at Odda, with panoramic windows onto the water and cliffs.

Oskarshamn, Sweden

Oskarshamns Roddklubb keeps a wood-fired sauna raft moored in Kättilfjärden, near Gunnarsö on the Baltic shore.

Oslo, Norway

Wood-fired floating saunas moored on the Oslofjord, one at Langkaia beneath the Opera House, another at Aker Brygge facing Akershus Fortress.

Oulu, Finland

A wood-heated sauna on a raft moored at Tuira beach in Oulu, run by volunteers from the local shore sauna society since 2014.

Portland, United States

A floating cedar sauna moored at Elevated Tides Marina on the Columbia River in north Portland.

Queenstown, New Zealand

A floating Finnish sauna moored at St Omer Wharf on Lake Wakatipu, with two handcrafted rooms, North and South, opening onto a lakeside deck.

Rättvik, Sweden

A wood fired sauna raft moored at the boat harbour in Rättvik, looking out across Lake Siljan towards Långbryggan.

Sausalito, United States

Two floating Finnish-style saunas anchored in Sausalito's Richardson Bay marina, each running around 190°F.

Serock, Poland

A wood-fired sauna in a cabin moored at the end of a jetty on the Narew in Serock.

Shellharbour, Australia

A Nordic-inspired floating sauna moored at Shellharbour Marina in Shell Cove, NSW.

Sövde, Sweden

Friluftsfrämjandet's Blentarp-Sövde branch runs a sauna boat on Sövdesjön that holds ten.

Stockholm, Sweden

Tanto Bastu is a wood-fired sauna on a raft moored at the Tantolunden shore on Södermalm.

Storfors, Sweden

Bastuflotten is a sauna raft moored in a bay on Öjevettern, south of Storfors Båtklubb's island.

Torup, Sweden

Bastuflotten Häradsro is a 55-square-metre sauna raft moored on Häradsjön in inland Halland.

Tromsø, Norway

A floating sauna in Tromsø's historic harbour, well above the Arctic Circle, pairing a warm room of harbour-facing glass with a plunge into the cold sea.

Vänersborg, Sweden

A wood-fired sauna raft moored at the Blåsut boatyard in Vänersborg.

Warsaw, Poland

A floating Finnish sauna for up to eight, moored in Port Czerniakowski and reached by a gangway from the quay.