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Wood-fired saunas

Softer, heavier heat — the stove is part of the room.

59 curated venues across 56 cities in 10 countries

Wood-fired saunas run a different shape of löyly to their electric counterparts: softer at the top of the room, heavier when water hits the stones, and with the smell of burning wood as part of the session. The format dominates the new outdoor wave — from UK and Irish coastal barrels to the Finnish-American sauna belt around Lake Superior — and it's where the most opinionated operators tend to land.

Every wood-fired sauna in the atlas