Löyly Helsinki

About

The city's most famous public sauna, architecturally stunning, sits on the edge of the Baltic Sea and has a full restaurant inside. Offers different sauna rooms and a plunge into the icy Arctic sea.

Why go

• Experience a traditional finnish sauna
• Take a polar plunge in the baltic sea
• Named one of the most beautiful places in the world by time magazine

Must try

• Jump from hot sauna into the freezing baltic sea
• Salmon soup
• Wood-fired heat
• Smoke sauna
• Reindeer steak

Pro tips

• Advance booking is a must
• Ticket is €26 for 2 hours
• Easily accessed by tram 6
• Bring your own slippers for the sea dip
• Separate changing rooms for men and women

Good to know

• Steps down to the water can be very cold and slippery
• Locker rooms are pretty tight
• Bathing suits are required

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Rating

4.4 / 5 (7355 reviews)

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