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, 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 belt around Lake Superior.
In Australia, 10 of the curated saunas fit this cut. See the full Australia country guide for every venue, or keep scrolling for just the wood-fired saunas.
Every wood-fired sauna in Australia
Blue Mountains Sauna
$$Leura, Australia
FinnishSmoke
Daylesford Mobile Sauna
$$Hepburn Springs, Australia
Finnish
Floating Sauna Lake Derby
$$$Derby, Australia
FinnishFloating
Kuuma - Nature Sauna
$$$Barretta, Australia
FloatingFinnish
Phillip Island Sauna
$$Cowes, Australia
Finnish
Sauna/Bastu - Megalong Valley
$$Megalong Valley, Australia
Finnish
Still Water Saunas
$$Beechworth, Australia
FinnishFloating
The Banya Mullumbimby
$$$Mullumbimby, Australia
FinnishSteam
Vëska Home of Banya
$$$Pemberton, Australia
Banya
Vitality Steam Sauna
$$$Dunsborough, Australia
Finnish