Wood-fired saunas

London, United Kingdom

The flagship of London's community sauna movement: 7 wood-fired saunas in a converted bathhouse at Hackney Wick.

London, United Kingdom

Community Sauna Baths' Stratford site sits in a community garden beside The Lighthouse.

London, United Kingdom

Innervisions Alchemy runs a wood-fired sauna and a cold plunge pool outdoors among the industrial units of Ilderton Wharf, in South Bermondsey.

London, United Kingdom

Community Sauna Baths' Camberwell site sits in Ruskin Park, with three wood-fired saunas and four cold plunges.

London, United Kingdom

The off-grid, pared-back member of the Community Sauna Baths family, in Glengall Wharf community garden.

London, United Kingdom

Sweheat is an independent outdoor pop-up on Western Beach at Royal Victoria Dock, with wood-fired saunas and a cold plunge pool.

London, United Kingdom

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

London, United Kingdom

The Cabin is a seasonal outdoor sauna on Clapham Common, set up near the children's paddling pool for the winter.

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

Three wood-fired saunas on the sea at Länsiulapanniemi in Lauttasaari, run by the Helsinki police summer home association but open to anyone.

Helsinki, Finland

Two traditional smoke saunas on the northern tip of Vasikkasaari, with the Helsinki skyline across the water.

Helsinki, Finland

The City of Helsinki's wood-heated shore sauna sits on the south side of Länsi-Pihlajasaari, a ten-minute water bus from Merisatama or Ruoholahti.

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.

Helsinki, Finland

Helsinki's last remaining public wood-fired sauna, operating continuously since 1928 in the Kallio neighbourhood.

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.

Berlin, Germany

A self-steered sauna raft on Berlin's Mueggelsee, hired by the group from the water-sports centre at Mueggelseedamm 70.

Berlin, Germany

Sauna-Idyll Biesdorf is a family-run sauna in Berlin's Marzahn-Hellersdorf district, in the Peters family's hands since 1990.

Dublin, Ireland

3 handcrafted wood-fired saunas, the Barrel, the Box and the Snug, right beside Tower Bay Beach in Portrane, north Dublin.

Dublin, Ireland

A village-style cluster of wood-fired saunas in Goldenbridge Estate, next to Rascals Brewery in Dublin 8.

Dublin, Ireland

An indoor Hotbox in the Bolands Mills development on Barrow Street, next door to Grindstone Coffee.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

A converted horse trailer turned wood-fired sauna at Leith Community Croft, tucked among food-growing plots and a community cafe.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

A single wood-fired barrel sauna for 8 on the Portobello Beach promenade, with the North Sea a few steps away.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

A wood-fired community sauna on the edge of the Union Canal in west Edinburgh.

Glasgow, United Kingdom

A wood-fired sauna and cold plunge in the grounds of the West of Scotland Cricket Club in Glasgow's West End.

Glasgow, United Kingdom

An urban wood-fired sauna in the garden at SWG3 in Glasgow, built around the German Aufguss tradition of guided heat, aromatic steam and sound.

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Pigg is a mobile wood-fired Scandinavian sauna accommodating up to eight people, currently based at Hillhead Sports Club in Glasgow's West End.

Malmö, Sweden

An open-air bathhouse on a pier reaching into the Öresund, in operation since 1898 and known locally as 'Ribban'.

Malmö, Sweden

Sibbarps kallbadhus sits on the Öresund shore at Limhamn, with ladders from its deck into the sea.

Malmö, Sweden

A wood-fired sauna set up by the water at Västra Hamnen in Malmö, running as a seasonal pop-up.

Minneapolis, United States

A modern social sauna club in Minneapolis, built around a wood-fired Finnish sauna and a separate electric cabin.

Minneapolis, United States

Two wood-fired saunas parked at Cedar Lake Point Beach in Minneapolis, running 75-minute sessions with cool-downs in the winter air, the snow or the lake.

Minneapolis, United States

A custom cedar sauna in a back garden in south-west Minneapolis, booked privately by the group rather than shared with strangers.

Tampere, Finland

A wood-fired yurt sauna on the Näsijärvi shore at Kaupinoja in Tampere, sharing the beach with the older public sauna there.

Tampere, Finland

A smoke sauna and an electric sauna on a lake shore in forest about 13 km from central Tampere, in a 1968 building extended in 2006.

Tampere, Finland

A public wood-fired sauna on the shore of Näsijärvi, run by Tampere's winter swimmers' club.

Blåvand, Denmark

Blåvand Kurbad & Wellness spreads saunas, steam baths and pools across 1,200 square metres at Hvidbjerg Strand.

Blåvand, Denmark

A wood-fired sauna trailer that stands at Blåvand beach, on the car park by the waffle house.

Boston, United States

A pair of urban Boston bathhouses, in Allston and South Boston.

Boston, United States

Moki's South Boston site has three Nordic saunas, one of them in an outdoor courtyard, with cedar barrel cold plunges indoors and out.

Chicago, United States

Riverwalk Saunas is a winter sauna village at the Island Party Hut on the Chicago Riverwalk.

Chicago, United States

A wood-fired sauna on the sand at 57th Street Beach in Hyde Park, running a summer schedule of early-morning and evening shifts.

Crieff, United Kingdom

A wood-fired sauna tucked into native woodland at Comrie Croft, with a bucket shower for the cold shock and optional cold-water therapy on private bookings.

Crieff, United Kingdom

Breathe is a private outdoor spa on a former Victorian railway station near Crieff.

Kaarina, Finland

A small wood-heated sauna and hot tub on a wooded plot in Kaarina, close to the Turku boundary.

Kaarina, Finland

A farm at Piikkiö in Kaarina with two smoke saunas and an ice-swimming hole cut in a pond in the woods.

Lerum, Sweden

A small wood-fired sauna at the tip of a wooded peninsula, about half an hour inland from Gothenburg.

Lerum, Sweden

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

Līgatne, Latvia

A small bee-themed pirts in the countryside at Līgatne, built around apitherapy and contrast bathing.

Līgatne, Latvia

A hand-built black clay pirts in the forest near Līgatne, where earthen walls hold a soft, deep heat.

North Berwick, United Kingdom

A clifftop sauna at Canty Bay near North Berwick, above Quarrel Sands, with views across the Firth of Forth.

North Berwick, United Kingdom

BYRE Balgone is a wood-fired sauna with cold plunge set in rural North Berwick, Scotland.

Oulu, Finland

Three saunas stand in the woods on the Tervatoppila estate in Oulu: a VIP sauna and two smoke saunas, Iso-Savu and Pikku-Savu, with a hot tub in the yard.

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.

Schaffhausen, Switzerland

A volunteer-built sauna village on Schaffhausen's former gasworks site, run by the Lindlisauna association.

Schaffhausen, Switzerland

RhySauna is a sauna village in the Rhybadi on the Rhine at Schaffhausen, run by a volunteer association.

Stockholm, Sweden

A wood-fired sauna on the Vinterviken shore in Stockholm, opened in 2022 and looked after by its members between sittings.

Stockholm, Sweden

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

Warsaw, Poland

A wood-fired Finnish sauna beside the Fajna Kwatera hostel in Bielany, on a quiet green plot at the city's edge.

Warsaw, Poland

A wood-fired garden banya on Trakt Brzeski in Wesoła, with a relaxation room and a covered veranda.

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

A mobile wood-fired barrel sauna on Aberdeen's Fittie beachfront, leaning into ritual: vihtas, aromatic steam, herbal teas and brownies between rounds.

Acharacle, United Kingdom

Arisaig Sauna is a wood-fired Finnish sauna set in the Scottish Highlands near Acharacle.

Addingham, United Kingdom

A wood-fired horsebox sauna on the riverside at Olicana Park in Addingham.

Åkersberga, Sweden

Domaruddens bastu is a wood-fired sauna at Österåker's municipal outdoor area, looking out over Drängsjön.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

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

Annopole, Poland

Wiejska Bania Annopole is a private-hire sauna yard in the fields outside Środa Wielkopolska.

Applecross, United Kingdom

Applecross Sauna is a dedicated sauna experience set by the Scottish coast, offering both communal and private sessions with panoramic sea views.

Ardrossan, United Kingdom

Blackhouse Sauna is a wood-fired Finnish sauna located in Ardrossan with strong community reviews.

Åre, Sweden

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

Arrochar, United Kingdom

Eir Sauna is a wood-fired Finnish sauna in the Arrochar area, offering outdoor sessions in a natural setting.

Ashbourne, United Kingdom

A wood-fired sauna with two cold plunges on an organic family farm in the Peak District, near Ashbourne.

Asheville, United States

Outdoor wood-fired Nordic sauna site in Woodfin, about ten minutes north of downtown Asheville, overlooking the French Broad River.

Auckland, New Zealand

A Baltic-pine sauna with a log stove, on the Murrays Bay waterfront beside the sailing club on Auckland's North Shore.

Austin, United States

Operating for now as the "Sauna Garden", an indoor-outdoor pop-up with wood-burning Finnish saunas and cold plunges in North Loop.

Aviemore, United Kingdom

A wood-fired sauna on the shore of Loch Alvie in the Cairngorms National Park, run by the Yoga Cairngorms crew.

Bad Blumau, Austria

Rogner Bad Blumau is a Hundertwasser-designed thermal resort in eastern Styria.

Bad Kissingen, Germany

KissSalis Therme in Bad Kissingen sells a combined thermal-bath and sauna ticket.

Bad Loipersdorf, Austria

A hotel in Bad Loipersdorf with its own 3,500 square metre bathing and sauna area.

Bad Schwartau, Germany

SAUNA PUR is a 1,500 m² sauna landscape at Bad Schwartau.

Bad Staffelstein, Germany

Obermain Therme is a municipal thermal brine bath in Bad Staffelstein with an eleven-sauna SaunaLand alongside its ThermenMeer pools.

Balfron Station, United Kingdom

Bask Saunas is a wood-fired sauna and cold plunge venue near Glasgow, welcoming guests from age 11 with advance booking.

Ballachulish, United Kingdom

A wood-fired sauna in the Highlands near Glencoe, surrounded by open landscape.

Ballater, United Kingdom

A wood-fired dry sauna on Royal Deeside near Balmoral, booked for set sessions or hired out as a mobile unit for events.

Balquhidder, United Kingdom

A wood-fired riverside sauna on the grounds of Monachyle Mhor Hotel in the Scottish Highlands.

Bark, Germany

A sauna park in the Schleswig-Holstein countryside between Hamburg, Lübeck and Kiel.

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.

Beckenried, Switzerland

Schwitzchaschtä is a sauna wagon on the shore of the Vierwaldstättersee, heated with beech wood.

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.

Bend, United States

Gather Sauna House parks its wood-fired trailer saunas beside the Deschutes River in Bend's Riverbend Park.

Bex, Switzerland

Riversong sits in the Vallon de Nant above Bex, where salt water from the Rippaz spring feeds open-air baths.

Bielefeld, Germany

Bielefeld's municipal sauna world, run by the city baths and ticketed separately from the pool next door.

Bigton, United Kingdom

Scotland's first mobile wood-fired sauna, most often stationed above the tombolo at St Ninian's Beach in south Shetland.

Black Hammer, United States

Little Dipper Sauna Co.

Bleket, Sweden

Blekets Bastu is a wood-fired sauna by the harbour in Bleket, on the island of Tjörn.

Boudry, Switzerland

A wood-fired barrel sauna for six sits on the public beach at Boudry, on the shore of Lake Neuchâtel.

Boulder, United States

Puffin Sauna Club runs a wood-fired sauna on Yellow Barn Farm, a regenerative farm in the foothills between Boulder and Lyons.

Bowdoinham, United States

Riverview is a wood-fired sauna and outdoor hot tub set in eight acres of gardens near Merrymeeting Bay.

Bristol, United Kingdom

A family-run sauna yard in Redfield with 2 wood-fired saunas and 3 cold plunges.

Bude, United Kingdom

Wood-fired beach sauna perched on Crooklets Beach with a panoramic window overlooking the Atlantic.

Buena Vista, United States

TerraForm is a wood-fired sauna on the banks of the Arkansas River in Buena Vista, by the lawn park off South Main Street.

Burghead, United Kingdom

Orka Sauna sits on Station Road at Burghead, on the Moray Firth.

Burgsvik, Sweden

Burgsviks Havsbastu is a wood-fired sauna on the harbour at Burgsvik, on southern Gotland.

Burgum, Netherlands

LeeuwerikHoeve is a countryside therme in Burgum with nine saunas, bathing pools, beauty treatments and wellness rituals.

Cardrona, New Zealand

A wood-fired cedar barrel sauna on a working high-country farm in the Cardrona Valley.

Carlingford, Ireland

Wood-fired sauna at Carlingford Marina on the lough, with the Cooley Mountains behind.

Cary, United States

Baltic Sauna is a wood-fired sauna in a private backyard in Cary, booked whole for three hours at a time.

Cellardyke, United Kingdom

A sauna set beside the recently restored Cellardyke Tidal Pool in the East Neuk of Fife, looking east across the Firth of Forth to the Isle of May.

Chinnor, United Kingdom

The Happi Sauna wood-fired horsebox in residence at The Peacock Country Inn near Chinnor, with cold plunges and countryside views.

Christchurch, New Zealand

A wood-fired mobile sauna built by a Christchurch couple, based at the Sumner Community Hub a short walk from the beach.

Clallam County, United States

SeaTsu runs two wood-fired saunas built from vintage horse trailers on a forest site in Blyn, on the Olympic Peninsula.

Copenhagen, Denmark

A wood-fired sauna and hot-tub garden on the Refshaleøen waterfront, where you stoke the fire yourself.

Cork, Ireland

Hotbox's Cork outpost, a sauna village on Victoria Road in Ballintemple, on the edge of the Marina.

Cowes, Australia

Phillip Island Sauna runs a wood-fired sauna for up to ten on the Cowes Jetty, with the sea a few steps away for a dip between rounds.

Cromarty, United Kingdom

Cromarty Community Sauna is a mobile, community-run sauna that relocates monthly along the Cromarty coast.

Cullen, United Kingdom

A wood-fired barrel sauna on Cullen Beach looking over the Moray Firth, sitting six to eight.

Cupar, United Kingdom

An Estonian barrel sauna and plunge pods in Balmalcolm Den, a rural patch of central Fife.

Dals Långed, Sweden

Långeds Allmänna Bastu stands on the bank of the Dalsland Canal, and has been in regular use since November 2018.

Denver, United States

A wood-fired sauna and outdoor cold plunge in a garden off North Ogden Street, shared by whoever has booked the hour.

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.

Detroit, United States

SOMi is a hand-built cedar sauna on a trailer, parked on the sand at Belle Isle Beach for weekend residencies through the colder months.

Dirleton, United Kingdom

Hot & Bothy is a community-run sauna in East Lothian.

Dortmund, Germany

VIP-RU is a Russian-style banya in Lütgendortmund, Dortmund, hired privately for couples and groups of up to about 14.

Dronfield, United Kingdom

ScandiBox is a mobile wood-fired sauna that travels to locations throughout the Peak District.

Dülmen, Germany

Die Sauna Insel has run as a stand-alone Finnish sauna house in Dülmen since 1994.

Duluth, United States

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

Dunkeld, United Kingdom

A wood-fired Nordic sauna for up to eight on the banks of the River Tay, run out of Dunkeld's Taybank inn.

Dunsborough, Australia

Vitality runs an off-grid, wood-fired barrel sauna in Marybrook Forest between Dunsborough and Meelup, in Western Australia's south-west.

Dziekanów Polski, Poland

Two wood-fired Finnish saunas on the shore of Lake Dziekanowskie, just outside Łomianki.

Eagan, United States

A wood-fired sauna trailer parked on the beach at Schulze Lake in Lebanon Hills Regional Park, Eagan, through the cold months.

Eagle Harbor, United States

A lakeside Finnish sauna on the Keweenaw Peninsula, with a wood-fired stove and a ladder straight into Lake Superior.

Elchingen, Germany

A Russian banja outside Ulm, laid out as two wood-fired huts that a group books to itself.

Elie, United Kingdom

An indoor sauna with heat-tempered glass set above the dunes at Elie Harbour, looking out across Elie Bay.

Erslev, Denmark

Gullerup Saunaen is a wood-fired barrel sauna on the shore at Gullerup Strand, on the north coast of Mors.

Everett, United States

A Russian-style banya on Colby Avenue in downtown Everett, run in the Eastern European tradition.

Farmersville, United States

Banya Dallas is a family-run Russian banya on a rural property near Farmersville, with a wood-fired stove and oak brooms for steaming.

Findhorn, United Kingdom

A wood-fired sauna in a vintage horse box, parked in the East Beach car park at Findhorn.

Fraser, United States

Howling Moon is a wood-fired cedar sauna on wheels, parked at a basecamp on the rodeo grounds in Fraser, 8,500 feet up.

Gällnöby, Sweden

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

Gdynia, Poland

Para is a small wood-fired Finnish sauna on a trailer, built by a group of friends, with open shared sessions and private group bookings.

Gedved, Denmark

SOMA Sauna Gus is a wood-fired cabin in a private garden in Gedved, built by gusmester Søren Madsen.

Gisborne, New Zealand

A wood-fired sauna looking out over Tatapouri Bay, north of Gisborne, run as the Tairāwhiti branch of The Sauna Project.

Giżycko, Poland

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

Gothenburg, Sweden

Hovås Kallbadhus has been a bathing place on Askimsviken since 1906, south of central Gothenburg.

Graiguenamanagh, Ireland

On the quay at Tinnahinch, on the Carlow side of the River Barrow, opposite Graiguenamanagh village.

Grandson, Switzerland

Le Sauna des Grenouilles is a wood-fired sauna for fifteen people, set on the beach at Corcelettes near Grandson.

Gravenhurst, Canada

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

Greetland, United Kingdom

A wood-fired barrel sauna with cold baths behind The Sportsman Inn in Greetland, on the edge of Halifax.

Greymouth, New Zealand

An eight-seat wood-fired sauna set at the beach at Cobden, on the north side of the Grey River mouth in Greymouth.

Greytown, New Zealand

A small wood-fired Finnish sauna in a Greytown back garden, built from local macrocarpa and insulated with sheep's wool.

Groningen, Netherlands

Byonz is a private sauna venue on the edge of Groningen, with Finnish, infrared and wood-fired saunas, a swimming pool, a steam cabin and a hot tub.

Haanja, Estonia

A working farm in the Haanja hills of Old Võromaa, keeping the UNESCO-listed Estonian smoke-sauna tradition.

Hals, Denmark

A wood-fired sauna sits on the mole at Hou, run by the village association Fantastiske Hou.

Hamamatsu, Japan

Sauna Tenryu is a riverside sauna at TAKI Camping Ground on the Atago River in Hamamatsu.

Hancock, United States

Takka Portage is a Finnish-style social sauna on the Hancock waterfront, facing the Portage Lake Lift Bridge.

Häradsbygden, Sweden

A steam sauna in a small red cottage at Hagen, run by a village association formed in 1935.

Hastings, United States

A wood-fired trailer sauna parked at Alexis Bailly Vineyard in Hastings, with a cold tub and a bonfire beside it.

Henley-on-Thames, United Kingdom

A wood-fired sauna and cold plunge in the walled garden at Badgemore Park, a short walk from Henley-on-Thames.

Hepburn Springs, Australia

Daylesford Mobile Sauna runs a wood-fired Finnish sauna on a trailer around Victoria's spa country.

Higashiizu, Japan

Atagawa Sauna Koya Fuminaya is a small guesthouse in Higashiizu, built around a wood-fired sauna.

Hisayama, Japan

The Vanish is a tiled bathhouse and wood-fired sauna inside Nayuta, a shopping and dining complex near Fukuoka.

Hitchin, United Kingdom

Take Time Saunas sits on Lannock Farm in rural Hertfordshire, running shared and private sessions.

Hohenfelden, Germany

A bathing complex beside the Hohenfelden reservoir, with a family pool hall and a separate Saunenwelt of seven themed cabins.

Hönö, Sweden

Långholmens Bastubad sits on a small island in Gothenburg's northern archipelago, minutes by boat from Hönö Klåva.

Hopeman, United Kingdom

Fyrhùs is a wild sauna set in the dunes near Hopeman Beach in Morayshire, Scotland.

Houston, United States

A jjimjilbang on Highway 6 in west Houston, billed as the first US spa with wood-fired Bul-Ga-Ma kilns.

Hurup, Denmark

Sydthy Kurbad in Hurup runs a Finnish sauna, a biosauna, a soft sauna and a salt grotto.

Ichinomiya, Japan

HERMiT ichinomiya is a bamboo-forest glamping site in Chiba, taken over by one group, a five-minute walk from the beach.

Independence, United States

A winter sauna village on the shore of Lake Independence, at Camp Ihduhapi west of Minneapolis.

Indianapolis, United States

Sauna Social is a wood-burning sauna built inside a converted school bus, parked outside the Gather 22 restaurant in Herron-Morton Place.

Invergarry, United Kingdom

A wood-fired horsebox sauna at the Bridge of Oich, along the Caledonian Canal near Invergarry.

Inverie, United Kingdom

Knoydart Sauna is a wood-fired Finnish sauna in the Scottish Highlands near Mallaig, set within natural surroundings.

Inverkip, United Kingdom

Wood-fired saunas at Lunderston Bay on the Firth of Clyde, positioned for the sea plunge between rounds.

Isle of Arran, United Kingdom

Stonesthrow Sauna is a dedicated wood-fired Finnish sauna on the Isle of Arran, set in a natural setting.

Isle of Barra, United Kingdom

Hebridean Saunas is a mobile wood-fired sauna operating seasonally on the Isle of Barra and Vatersay in Scotland.

Isle of Bute, United Kingdom

Caladh is a mobile wood-fired sauna on the quay at Port Bannatyne, Isle of Bute.

Isle of Mull, United Kingdom

A wood-fired sauna that rotates between Mull's piers and bays: Salen, Tobermory, Fidden, Portnangael.

Isle of Skye, United Kingdom

Sál Sauna is a wood-fired barrel sauna on Ord beach, in the south of Skye.

Järnforsen, Sweden

A wood-fired sauna and hot tub sit on a deck above Stora Hammarsjön, in a walking and fishing area near Järnforsen.

Jyväskylä, Finland

A 1951 quarry workers' sauna in the Halssila district of Jyväskylä, bought and restored by the local sauna society and back in use since 2019.

Kaikōura, New Zealand

The Kaikōura branch of The Sauna Project: a wood-fired mobile sauna set up on the beachfront.

Kawanehon, Japan

Trip Train is a private-hire sauna at Sumatakyo hot spring in Kawanehon, with two cabins: Metsa and Maa.

Kenmore, United Kingdom

A lochside spa at Taymouth Marina, with a wood-fired sauna, steam room and heated outdoor pool.

Keswick, United Kingdom

Fellside Sauna is a dedicated wood-fired Finnish sauna set within the Lingholm estate near Keswick.

Kihoku, Japan

Log&Sauna Jyouno-hama rents out private log cabins near Kihoku's Kumano Kodo coast.

Killiney, Ireland

A wood-fired sauna right on Killiney Beach beside Fred & Nancy's cottage, with the Irish Sea as the cold plunge.

Kingsbarns, United Kingdom

A twelve-person traditional Finnish sauna that rotates between Kingsbarns, St Andrews, Elie, Eden Springs and Forbes of Kingennie on the East Coast.

Kingussie, United Kingdom

A lakeside Finnish sauna on the shores of Loch Alvie, in the Cairngorms.

Kinlochard, United Kingdom

Sweat and Soak is a wood-fired wild sauna on the shores of Loch Ard in Aberfoyle, Scotland.

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.

Knoxville, United States

A wood-fired barrel sauna parked at Trailhead Beer Market in South Knoxville, run by a husband and wife team.

Koh Tao, Thailand

A contrast-therapy club on Koh Tao, set on a rooftop next to a gym.

Kuopio, Finland

A 1950s logging-camp cabin on the shore of Kallavesi, six hundred metres from the Rauhalahti hotel along a sand track through a nature reserve.

Kværndrup, Denmark

Sauna Tribe heats a wood-fired sauna at Raugna, its site at Kværndrup on Fyn.

La Neuveville, Switzerland

Sauna Etana is a wood-fired sauna inside a roulotte caravan on the shore of Lake Biel.

La Pine, United States

Woodland Sauna is a wood-fired Russian banya among the pines near La Pine, built by a family who grew up with the tradition.

Lake Hāwea, New Zealand

Two wood-fired cedar barrel saunas sit on the shore of Lake Hāwea at The Camp, twenty minutes from Wānaka.

Leiblfing, Germany

Four private sauna suites on a rural site at Leiblfing, each let to a single group of up to six and opening onto a terrace beside a 250 sqm natural swimming pond.

Leura, Australia

A European-style public sauna in Leura, in the Blue Mountains, open since 2022.

Linderås, Sweden

Linderås bastu is a wood-fired sauna in the village of Linderås, in northern Småland.

Lochmaben, United Kingdom

Wild Dook is a handcrafted sauna in a converted horsebox.

Lochwinnoch, United Kingdom

A wood-fired mobile sauna based in southwest Scotland, operating at rotating locations near Lochwinnoch and Prestwick.

Lodi, United States

Sunrise Sauna Club runs a wood-fired redwood barrel sauna on a trailer at Lucky's Lodge on Lake Wisconsin.

Lower Hutt, New Zealand

A wood-fired sauna on wheels at Robinson Bay in Eastbourne, on Wellington Harbour's eastern shore.

Lower Largo, United Kingdom

Largo Castaway is a seaside wood-fired sauna on the Scottish coast near Leven, positioned to overlook Largo Bay.

Łowyń, Poland

SaunaPark is a small countryside saunarium in Łowyń, near Międzychód.

Lucerne, Switzerland

Switzerland's first sauna boat, a wood-stove sauna with panoramic windows that you pilot yourself across Lake Lucerne.

Luleå, Sweden

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

Lunteren, Netherlands

SpaVeluwe is a relaxed wellness spa in Lunteren, set inside the Veluwe forest.

Luss, United Kingdom

A wood-fired sauna on Luss South Beach, by the lifeboat house in the conservation village of Luss.

Manchester, United Kingdom

An outdoor wood-fired Finnish sauna in Manchester's New Jackson district near Deansgate.

Market Harborough, United Kingdom

A wood-fired sauna and cold-plunge setup from Wild Sauna Club at Hermitage Offices in Market Harborough, one of its permanent Midlands sites.

Megalong Valley, Australia

Sauna/Bastu is a wood-fired Swedish-style mobile sauna, parked in the Megalong Valley, in the Blue Mountains.

Melton Mowbray, United Kingdom

The Wild Sauna Club wood-fired sauna at Swim Six Hills near Melton Mowbray, paired with a natural swim spot and cold-plunge tubs.

Milngavie, United Kingdom

A wood-fired sauna on Dumbrock Loch, in the woods by Mugdock Country Park.

Moderówka, Poland

Sauna Artis is the sauna garden of the Artis hotel and restaurant at Moderówka, between Krosno and Jasło.

Monifieth, United Kingdom

A wood-fired sauna on Monifieth sands where guests stoke the fire themselves.

Monson, United States

A wood-fired sauna on the shore of Lake Hebron in Monson, Maine, at the edge of the 100-Mile Wilderness.

Montrose, United States

Tuli runs a wood-fired Finnish-style sauna with big windows on the bank of the Sugar River at Seven Acre Dairy Company in Paoli.

Montville, United States

Cedar Grove Sauna keeps three wood-fired saunas on freshwater ponds in Montville, Maine.

Mount Holdsworth, New Zealand

The Wairarapa branch of The Sauna Project, a wood-fired sauna set beside a river at Mount Holdsworth on the edge of the Tararua Range.

Mullumbimby, Australia

The Banya is an adults-only bathhouse in the centre of Mullumbimby.

Nämdö, Sweden

Skärgårdsstiftelsen runs this wood-fired sauna on Nämdö and keeps it open to the public.

Nasushiobara, Japan

Mori no Tenku Sauna & Roten Buro is a private, wood-fired Finnish sauna in forest above Nasushiobara.

Navan, Ireland

A wood-fired sauna at the historic Bective Mill House on the River Boyne.

Neuchâtel, Switzerland

Sauna Finnika is a seasonal wood-fired sauna on the shore of Lake Neuchâtel at Serrières.

New Haven, United States

DRYYP runs communal sauna sessions at Wellness Park, an outdoor wellness space at CITA Park downtown.

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Northumbrian Sauna is a dedicated wood-fired sauna on the banks of Higham Lakes near Newcastle.

Ngunguru, New Zealand

Journey Mobile Saunas tows a wood-fired cedar sauna around the Tutukaka Coast north of Whangārei.

Nikko, Japan

Sustaina Sauna is a one-group, private-hire wood-fired sauna at a fixed site in Kiwadashima, Nikko.

Norrahammar, Sweden

Finska Bastun is a wood-fired sauna run by Jönköping's Finnish association beside Åsasjön in Norrahammar.

Norrtälje, Sweden

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

North Conway, United States

A restored 1890s barn on the Local Grocer campus just outside North Conway, with two Finnish saunas and cold plunges.

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Two wood-fired saunas, a converted horsebox and a larger cube, with four steel cold baths.

Nowe Grabie, Poland

Las Saunas is a wood-fired sauna in the forest at Nowe Grabie, near Wołomin.

Nuneaton, United Kingdom

The Wild Sauna Club wood-fired sauna at Burton Farm near Nuneaton, with cold-plunge tubs in a farm setting.

Nyon, Switzerland

A volunteer association runs this wooden sauna on Nyon's public beach through the cold months.

Oak Creek, United States

Lakeside Sauna Club runs wood-fired cedar saunas on the beach by the marina at Stagecoach Reservoir, south of Steamboat Springs.

Öckerö, Sweden

A wood-fired sauna on Öckerö in the Gothenburg archipelago, set a few steps from the bathing place.

Odda, Norway

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

Orewa, New Zealand

Sauna Collective parks a two-room wood-fired sauna trailer at the northern end of Orewa Beach Holiday Park, right on the sand.

Örnsköldsvik, Sweden

Örnsköldsvik kommun keeps a sauna building at Fjälludden, a natural harbour on Bäckfjärden reached by boat or by road.

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.

Owińska, Poland

Sauna Owińska is a wood-fired barrel sauna for eight on the lakeshore at WakeSpot, a wakeboard park near Poznań.

Padstow, United Kingdom

Part of the Saunas by the Sea family, this wood-fired sauna sits on the edge of Harlyn Bay beach near Padstow.

Parole, Poland

An outdoor wood-fired sauna in the woods at Parole, a village south-west of Warsaw.

Peachland, Canada

Sweat Culture is a wood-fired trailer sauna parked on Peachland Beach, steps from Okanagan Lake.

Pemberton, Australia

Vëska is a Belarusian-style wood-fired banya on a farm at Pemberton, in Western Australia's south-west, with a bistro cooking village recipes for its bathers.

Perry, United States

Buck Creek Outdoor Sauna is a wood-fired Finnish sauna in woodland near Lake Perry, a short drive from Lawrence.

Phuket, Thailand

Phuket Herbal Sauna & Wellness is a garden wellness centre in Rawai built around a wood-fired Thai herbal steam room.

Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland

Sauna Słoneczko is a wood-fired trailer sauna on the beach at Jezioro Bugaj in Piotrków Trybunalski.

Polzeath, United Kingdom

Wood-fired sauna at Baby Bay near Polzeath, burning sustainably sourced aspen, alder, oak, and eucalyptus for a naturally aromatic session.

Pont-en-Ogoz, Switzerland

Frisauna is a wood-fired sauna trailer parked on the shore of Lac de la Gruyère, at the campsite in Gumefens.

Poole, United Kingdom

Finnish-inspired wood-fired sauna on Sandbanks Beach with a panoramic sea-view window and warm LED lighting.

Port of Menteith, United Kingdom

The Wild Sauna Company runs wood-fired saunas at Lake of Menteith, in the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park.

Porthtowan, United Kingdom

Holistic wellness hub at Mount Pleasant Eco Park on the Cornish cliffs above Porthtowan.

Portland, United States

Secret Sauna is a social sauna on the back patio of Patufet, a bar on SE Belmont Street.

Portland, United States

A public bathhouse on Washington Avenue with gender-separate sauna rooms heated by a masonry stove you can ladle water onto.

Powidz, Poland

Two wood-fired Finnish saunas and two hot tubs sit on the shore of Lake Powidz, each hired privately.

Princes Risborough, United Kingdom

A wood-fired horsebox sauna that sets up at Orchard View Farm near Princes Risborough, with cold plunges and Chilterns views.

Queenstown, New Zealand

An eight-person wood-fired barrel sauna on the banks of the Kawarau River outside Queenstown, run as a small community since 2020.

Radzymin, Poland

Saunowy Zakątek is a wood-fired garden sauna on a residential street in Radzymin.

Rain, Germany

Two wood-fired sauna suites on separate floors in Rain am Lech, taking up to eight and up to twelve people, each with its own changing room, rest room, showers and cooling terrace.

Ratho, United Kingdom

A wood-fired sauna with views over the cove at Lost Shore Surf Resort in Ratho, west of Edinburgh.

Rättvik, Sweden

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

Rauma, Finland

Three wood-heated saunas stand on the shore of Narvijärvi, twenty minutes from Rauma, lit every day of the year.

Ravenstein, Netherlands

The Meerkes is a private wood-fired sauna in Ravenstein, booked exclusively by one group at a time.

Redmond, United States

Fyre Sauna is a cedar-lined sauna with a Kuuma wood stove, set among the rows of The Homestead Orchard in Woodinville wine country.

Richmond, United States

Good Hot calls itself a deconstructed bathhouse: five private wood-fired saunas along the Point San Pablo coastline.

Rødby, Denmark

Sydlollands Vinterbadere keeps a wood-fired sauna for twelve at Østersøbadet, on Lolland's south coast.

Rødvig Stevns, Denmark

SaunaOasen runs saunagus from an event area at Feriebyens Camping in Rødvig, on the Stevns coast.

Rogówek, Poland

Zdrowo Pod Kopułą is a sauna garden built around a timber dome in the village of Rogówek, outside Białystok.

Ryslinge, Denmark

MaxGus runs a wood-fired sauna built into a shipping container at Ryslinge on Funen.

Sachseln, Switzerland

HolzerSauna runs three small wood-fired cabins around the Sarnersee in Obwalden, each hired privately by the hour.

Sagamihara, Japan

A fixed tent sauna site on the banks of the Dochi River, ninety minutes from central Tokyo.

Sandared, Sweden

Viaredssjöns Segelsällskap keeps a wood-fired sauna at the lake's edge west of Borås.

Sasebo, Japan

Ukusauna sits above the coast on Ukujima island, the northernmost of the Goto islands off Sasebo.

Scarborough, United States

ROVE Sauna is a wood-fired community sauna built on a trailer, parked at Black Point Surf Shop in Scarborough near Higgins and Scarborough beaches.

Scuol, Switzerland

Bogn Engiadina Scuol is a mineral-water bath house in the Lower Engadine.

Seaton Sluice, United Kingdom

Snug Sauna is a wood-fired Finnish sauna located at Fountain Head Car Park in Seaton Sluice, near Whitley Bay.

Seattle, United States

A wood-fired cedar barrel sauna that sets up on the shore at Alki Beach Park in West Seattle, with the cold plunge taken in Puget Sound.

Serock, Poland

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

Sharon, United States

Homestead Saunas runs a wood-fired trailer sauna on a homestead in Sharon, Wisconsin.

Sheffield, United Kingdom

Warmth is a community sauna in Sheffield city centre, in a converted warehouse on Stanley Street.

Shioya, Japan

A wood-fired sauna and Texas-style barbecue diner sits in the Tochigi countryside.

Shizuoka, Japan

Umegashima Drive-In & Sauna Villa occupies a former roadside diner's site beside a waterfall in the mountains above Shizuoka.

Shoreham-by-Sea, United Kingdom

The Nomadic Sauna brings a wood-fired Finnish sauna experience to Kingston Beach in Shoreham-by-Sea.

Sibbertoft, United Kingdom

The Wild Sauna Club wood-fired sauna at Brook Meadow in Sibbertoft, near Market Harborough.

Sigulda, Latvia

A pirts-led wellness retreat in the forests near Sigulda, known for three architecturally distinct bathhouses.

Silver Plume, United States

Plume Sauna Club runs a wood-fired sauna and cold plunge on a cedar deck in Silver Plume, at 9,200 feet just off I-70.

Skipton, United Kingdom

A wood-fired horsebox sauna beside the lake at Draughton Heights Campsite near Skipton.

Sligo, Ireland

Wood-fired sauna at Sligo Yacht Club on Deadmans Point, looking out over the Atlantic to Coney Island.

South Milwaukee, United States

Two wood-fired saunas in the woods above the Seven Bridges Trail at Grant Park, with cold showers and open-air lounging between rounds.

South Portland, United States

Village Sauna is a wood-fired sauna on a trailer, parked by Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse in South Portland.

Squamish, Canada

A 14-person wood-fired mobile sauna at Cheekye Ranch in Squamish, with a glacier-fed river for plunging between rounds.

St Andrews, United Kingdom

A wood-fired sauna with a Narvi Black stove looking straight out over East Sands, alongside the Leisure Centre.

Stallion Springs, United States

M Ranch Sauna is a cedar-lined Finnish sauna built behind the owners' home on a ranch in Stallion Springs.

Stillwater, United States

A wood-fired sauna on Aamodt's Apple Farm in Stillwater, run by a local sauna builder beside Thor's Hard Cider.

Stonehaven, United Kingdom

An Estonian-style wood-fired sauna built into a converted horse box pulled up beside Stonehaven's harbour.

Storfors, Sweden

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

Stornoway, United Kingdom

A trio of mobile wood-fired saunas that rotate between beaches and bays across Lewis, Harris, Berneray and North Uist.

Sundborn, Sweden

Sundborns bybastu is the village bathhouse of 1936, in the old sauna and laundry building beside the dance floor on Grånäsvägen.

Swansea, United Kingdom

Ty Sawna is a wood-fired Finnish sauna on Oxwich Bay, on the Gower Peninsula.

Szaflary, Poland

Termy Gorący Potok in Szaflary is a thermal complex of outdoor pools filled with natural sulphur water.

Szczecin, Poland

A wood-fired Russian banya on Lake Głębokie, beside the city bathing beach on the north-west edge of Szczecin.

Tairua, New Zealand

A wood-fired mobile sauna parked on the sand, run by local hosts as the Coromandel Coast branch of The Sauna Project.

Tallinn, Estonia

A 1928 public bathhouse in Tallinn's Kalamaja district, designed by Aleksander Vladovski and still wood-heated almost a century on.

Thaxted, United Kingdom

A wood-fired, eight-person sauna on wheels, currently parked in a meadow behind Claypits Farmhouse.

Thun, Switzerland

The only sauna boat on Lake Thun, leaving from Gwatt at the foot of the Berner Oberland, year-round and in any weather.

Thurso, United Kingdom

Clach Mara is a hand-built, mobile wood-fired sauna that travels to coastal locations along Scotland's North Coast.

Tokyo, Japan

Toshimayu is a shrine-style sento in Kita ward, built with the traditional miyazukuri roofline and a chimney.

Toruń, Poland

Sauna u Flisaków is a wood-fired sauna across the Vistula from Toruń's medieval Old Town.

Torup, Sweden

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

Trørød, Denmark

Nomad Sauna is a family-built cabin in a back garden in Trørød, north of Copenhagen.

Turawa, Poland

Leśna Sauna runs a wood-fired cedar sauna wagon in a riverside wood at Turawa, on the Mała Panew.

Tynemouth, United Kingdom

Steam and Salt runs two Nordic-inspired wood-fired saunas on the lower promenade at Longsands Beach, Tynemouth.

Uster, Switzerland

Three barrel saunas run a winter season on the Greifensee shore at the Strandbad in Uster, two of them wood-fired.

Valdez, United States

A Finnish-inspired sauna trailer in downtown Valdez, opened by a local family in 2025.

Vancouver, Canada

A wood-fired Finnish sauna inside Container Brewing in East Vancouver.

Vänersborg, Sweden

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

Vaxholm, Sweden

A wood-fired sauna raft moored off Rindö in the Stockholm archipelago, reached by boat from Vaxholm.

Waiheke Island, New Zealand

ēkôsauna is a wood-fired mobile sauna that parks at a different Waiheke Island beach each day of the week.

Wānaka, New Zealand

A wood-fired sauna on the Lake Wānaka shore at the Outlet, a short drive from town, with the lake for cold immersion between rounds.

Wauwatosa, United States

A winter sauna park in Hoyt Park, Wauwatosa, with wood-fired barrel saunas, fire pits and a tipping-bucket cold shower called the chillotine.

Wellfleet, United States

Outermost Sauna is a cedar barrel sauna on a trailer, wood-fired, with a glass end to look out from.

Wola Rzędzińska, Poland

A forest sauna house in Wola Rzędzińska, east of Tarnów, run by a married couple who are both saunamistrzowie.

Worthing, United Kingdom

Fire, Salt & Sea is a Finnish wood-fired sauna on Worthing's pebble beach, housed in a custom-built structure with full-width sea views.

Wunsiedel, Germany

A wood-fired log sauna in Wunsiedel, heating since 1949 and run by the local Saunagemeinschaft.

Zürich, Switzerland

A wood-fired sauna boat you pilot yourself across Lake Zürich, no licence needed.