Sauna in Finland
Happy as a Finn – go to sauna! It is a must experience in Lapland.
There are over 3 million saunas in Finland – that’s more than passenger cars. It’s safe to say we love our saunas! For an absolute Rovaniemi experience one must try sauna.
Wellbeing from sauna
Wellbeing from sauna
For us Finns the sauna is a place for relaxation and laidback socialising. It’s our sanctuary and a source of wellbeing. We go to sauna to clear our minds of our everyday worries.
Sauna is often combined with a swim in natural waters or a dip in a jacuzzi – an exhilarating sensation whether it’s summer or winter.
Benefits of sauna
Benefits of sauna
Sauna helps to relax both the mind and body, so the health benefits are versatile.
- Sauna relieves stress
- Sauna induces deeper sleep
- Sauna helps to recover after exercise
- Sauna combined to ice swimming or cold shower affect mood, improve stress tolerance and can relieve pain
Rovaniemi saunas welcome you
Rovaniemi saunas welcome you
Going to a small, hot and steamy space wearing only a swimsuit or a towel can be a little intimidating. We get it. But no stress, we appreciate the visitors and newcomers joining!
In Rovaniemi one can choose from a variety of diverse sauna experiences, such as snow sauna – a sauna built with ice and snow – traditional wooden saunas, a sauna boat, and a riverside restaurant offering a sauna experience.
Which sauna is for me?
Which sauna is for me?
For a casual, easy access sauna experience, one can try out the public saunas in and around Rovaniemi. Saunas are found in all the resorts and hotels with public and private shifts. If you’d like to experience a sauna on the river, we have sauna rafts and boats, and floating saunas.
There are electrically heated saunas and wood burning saunas, you can even order one to come to your doorstep, or you can book your own sauna experience with spa treatments and dinner.
Questions about Sauna
No preparation is needed. Wet and wash yourself in the shower and enter the steam room. Wear a towel or a swimsuit, if you like. If you attend a sauna tour or have book a sauna experience, it is adviced to check what is included. It might be a good idea to bring a bottle of water with you, if you are not used to sauna and some warm clothes to wear after the sauna at winter time.
Us Finns believe there’s nothing to be ashamed of in naked human bodies, so in the public saunas in Finland people don’t wear swimsuits. The public saunas are divided to women’s and men saunas. In the mixed, all gender saunas people often tend to use towl or swimsuit. Yet, we totally understand wearing a swimsuit or wrapping a towel around you for sauna feels more comfortable for you.
Just relax and enjoy. Sit on a sauna bench on your bench covering cloth. If more benches than one is available, you can choose a higher bench for more heat or a lower one for less. Anyone in the steam room can throw water on the stove to add more steam and heat. This will make a hissing sound and bring on a little extra heat quickly. Everyone stays in the steam room for as long as they feel like, there’s no rule to it, it can be from a minute or two, or much longer. If you are not used to sauna, listen to your body and get some fresh ait in the between of the heat whenever necessary.
This depends on the sauna and the people. Some like alternating from the sauna steam room to a dip in a pool, natural waters, or a jacuzzi. Some step out of the sauna to sit for a drink on the terrace. In the winter, taking a break from the steam room might mean a dip in a winter swimming spot or rolling in snow. The ultimate sauna experience is meant to leave a wonderful feeling to your whole body and relax your mind.
It depends on the situation, but generally the temperature is anything between 70 to 90 up to 100 centigrade. It also depends on a sauna type, wooden and electric sauna can feel different even though the temperature would be the same.
Book sauna activities!
Rovaniemi Sauna World Ticket
Arctic Sauna World
Wilderness Sauna Experience in Winter (Private)
Enjoy a relaxing moment in a wilderness sauna located on the sides of a lake in remote forests. An ice hole in the frozen lake can be open so you may enjoy a dip in the cold waters between two sauna sessions!
Sauna and Swimming with Horses
Experience an unforgettable moment swimming with horses. In addition, you get to experience the warmth of a genuine Finnish wood-burning sauna and the beautiful Lapland nature during the summer.
Private Traditional Lakeside Sauna with Midnight Sun
For your authentic Finnish experience, sit back in the lakeside private traditional Finnish sauna with the mild steam warming you up.
VÄKI – Sauna traditions
Welcome to this inclusive, private and guided experience. With our local guide you will feel and sense the power of the nature – Väki.
Private Wood-fired Sauna with Winter Swimming at Korvala
Here’s a unique opportunity to experience a private, wood-fired sauna on a lake, with winter swimming in an “avanto”. Price: 50€/person, min 2 people, max 6 people.
Luxury Log Sauna and Finnish Dinner, 3 hours (Private Tour)
Experience the gentle heat of a log sauna and its invigorating health effects only with your own family or friends. After the sauna we’ll serve traditional Finnish home made dinner.
Week Pass for Climbing and Yoga
Limitless climbing and yoga for a week
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Ruka Safaris
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Apukka Resort
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Happy Fox
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