The best saunas in Stockholm
Lakeside wood-fired huts, floating sauna rafts, modern aufguss ceremonies and small neighbourhood bastus — including the spots locals use for a proper Finnish-style sauna and swim.
If you only have time for one
- Sthlm Sauna Vinterviken — lake swim sauna
- Tantobastun — classic Söder waterfront bastu
- Hellasgården — wood-fired sauna with a winter ice hole
Lakeside swim sauna
Sthlm Sauna Vinterviken
A wood-fired lakeside sauna by Vinterviken bay with year-round dips in the water. One of the most loved sauna spots among locals.
Classic Söder bastu
Tantobastun
A simple community sauna on the Södermalm shoreline with direct access to the water — book a slot, sweat, swim, repeat.
Private waterfront sauna
Lilla Sauna – Bastu Stockholm
A small private sauna on Söder Mälarstrand near Gamla Stan, rentable for couples or small groups, with a view of the inner harbour.
Modern aufguss rituals
Sacred Sauna Slakthuset
A contemporary sauna venue in the old meatpacking district hosting guided aufguss ceremonies, breathwork sessions and group rituals.
Downtown sauna lounge
Sacred Sauna Mood
Sacred Sauna's central concept — a calm, design-forward sauna and rest space in the middle of town, ideal between meetings or shopping.
Floating raft sauna
Bastuflotten ReLaxa
A floating sauna raft moored on Stockholm's waterways. Heat up inside, jump straight into the lake, repeat with friends.
Small local bastu
Bast Sauna
A small, local Södermalm sauna with a relaxed neighbourhood feel — slot-based bookings and a short walk to the water.
Old town vault spa
Spakällarn
A sauna and relaxation space tucked into a vaulted cellar in Gamla Stan, combining heat, quiet and an unusually atmospheric setting.
Wood-fired lake & ice hole
Hellasgården
Stockholm's most iconic sauna outing: a wood-fired lakeside sauna in the forest, with a winter ice hole for cold dips. A short bus ride from Slussen.
Sea sauna in the islands
Skärgårdens Kanotcenter Sauna
A wood-fired archipelago sauna on the sea, often paired with kayaking. The closest you can get to a Finnish-style sauna and swim on the open Baltic.