Best saunas in Denmark
Danish sauna is organised around saunagus, the local form of aufguss. Sessions are booked and led, with a towel and scented steam rather than a drop-in door. The cold side is the winter bathing club, with harbour saunas at Nysted and Vesterø Havn.
Top saunas in Denmark
#1 · Badeanstalten i Silkeborg
Silkeborg's municipal bathhouse opened in 1920 and still runs much as it was built.
Silkeborg · Steam · Finnish · under 190 kr · Cold plunge · Drop-in
#2 · Baggårds-Sauna by Rört
Rört is a movement and yoga community in Copenhagen NV that also runs a sauna seating twenty.
Copenhagen · Finnish · 190–375 kr · Cold plunge · Session-booked
#3 · Blåvand Kurbad & Wellness
Blåvand Kurbad & Wellness spreads saunas, steam baths and pools across 1,200 square metres at Hvidbjerg Strand.
Blåvand · Finnish · Bio sauna · Infrared · Steam · 190–375 kr · Cold plunge · Drop-in
#4 · Bogense Søbad
Bogense Søbad is a municipal sea-bathing station on the harbour at Bogense, rebuilt in 2015 with an indoor changing building.
Bogense · Finnish · Free · Drop-in
#5 · BooksaunaGus
BooksaunaGus is a mobile sauna that sets up at Gisseløre badebro on the water at Kalundborg.
Kalundborg · Finnish · under 190 kr · Session-booked
#6 · CopenHot
A wood-fired sauna and hot-tub garden on the Refshaleøen waterfront, where you stoke the fire yourself.
Copenhagen · Finnish · 190–375 kr · Cold plunge · Session-booked
#7 · DAMAI Sauna
DAMAI runs guided saunagus on a timber raft moored at Dragør Fort, south of Copenhagen.
Dragør · Finnish · Floating · 190–375 kr · Session-booked
#8 · Dharma Sauna
Dharma Sauna is a small room built into a 1930s garden house in central Køge.
Køge · Finnish · 190–375 kr · Cold plunge · Session-booked
#9 · Foreningen Åpromenadens Sauna
Foreningen Åpromenadens Sauna stands on the Gudenå promenade in Bjerringbro.
Bjerringbro · Finnish · under 190 kr · Session-booked
#10 · Grønnebakkens Saunagus
Gusmester Ida Malchau and her husband built this sauna on their country property at Fjenneslev.
Fjenneslev · 190–375 kr · Cold plunge · Session-booked
Frequently asked about saunas in Denmark
How much does a sauna in Denmark cost?
Of the 49 curated saunas in Denmark, 1 is free, 21 budget-friendly (under 190 kr), and 27 mid-range (190–375 kr).
Which saunas in Denmark have a cold plunge?
25 of the 49 curated saunas in Denmark have a dedicated cold plunge on site.
What types of saunas are in Denmark?
Denmark has 6 distinct sauna types across the atlas: Finnish (47), Banya (1), Floating (2), Steam (6), Bio sauna (3), Infrared (3).
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Cities in Denmark
Copenhagen
7 venues
Aarhus
5 venues
Blåvand
2 venues
Dragør
2 venues
Køge
2 venues
Silkeborg
2 venues
Ballen
1 venue
Bjerringbro
1 venue