Best Saunas in Bergen, Norway
City Sauna Bergen
City Sauna runs wood-fired sauna boats in Bergen harbour, the first sauna boats in the city. Shared drop-in sessions run at the pier in front of the Moxy hotel in Solheimsviken on Tuesday and Thursday evenings and Sunday daytime at 160 NOK per hour; the boats can also be hired privately at the pier or for a sauna cruise around the fjord. Each boat takes up to 12 people, a cold plunge is included, and swimwear is mandatory.
Fryd Askøy Sauna Strusshamn
Fryd Askøy opened Askøy's first floating sauna in Strusshamn harbour in 2023. The sauna takes eight people and comes with a changing room, bathing ladders into the sea, a heated outdoor shower and SUP boards. Shared sessions cost 149 NOK per person and private hours from 249 NOK per person. Swimwear is required and guests sit on a towel. Open from 7:00 every day, until 23:00 on Fridays and Saturdays.
Heit Laksevåg
Heit Laksevåg is a floating sauna in the former shipyard district of Laksevåg, looking across the Puddefjorden to Nordnes and the city mountains. It has one wood-fired and one electric sauna, a cold plunge with fresh tap water, a warm outdoor shower and sea bathing from the quay. Mornings are self-service and a sauna host takes over in the afternoon and evening. A shared hour costs 149 NOK; private hire starts at 600 NOK. Swimwear is required.
Heit Marineholmen
Heit Marineholmen is Heit Bergen's first sauna raft, moored in Damsgårdssundet with views of Ulriken and Løvstakken. The raft carries two wood-fired saunas with a cold shower on the floating dock and sea bathing, while warm showers and changing rooms are in a building 50 metres away. A host is on duty throughout opening hours. A shared hour costs 169 NOK and private hire starts at 700 NOK. Swimwear is required.
Heit Sandviken
Heit Sandviken is the largest of Heit Bergen's floating sauna sites, moored on the Byfjorden behind SATS Sandviken. It has three electric saunas, unisex changing rooms, warm outdoor showers, a tub of cold fresh water and direct sea bathing from the dock. A shared hour costs 169 NOK and private bookings start at 650 NOK; mornings are self-service and a sauna host is on site later. Swimwear is required.
Laugaren
Laugaren is a floating, wood-fired sauna at USF Verftet run by Bergen Laugarlag, a non-profit association with about 150 volunteers and over 1,300 members. It opened in October 2023 and was named Sauna of the Year 2024 by Norway's sauna guild. Shared sessions take up to 20 people with a volunteer sauna master, with cheaper midday and member prices; Aufguss, rituals and some nude sessions run on set dates, and the whole raft can be hired. A cold shower stands on the quay.
Vestfjord Sauna Florvåg
Vestfjord Sauna Florvåg is a self-service sauna at the water's edge in Florvåg on Askøy, across the fjord from central Bergen. The electric sauna holds about 80°C, has a window onto the fjord, and is built for löyly followed by contrast bathing straight into the sea. A shared 90-minute session costs 249 NOK and private use for up to five people 1,199 NOK. Open every day from 6:00 to 22:30.
Vestfjord Sauna Hjellestad
Vestfjord Sauna Hjellestad is a self-service electric dry sauna at the Bergen sailing club marina in Hjellestad, south of the city. Its walls are lined with Himalayan salt, and guests cool off in the shower or by the bathing ladder into the sea. A shared 90-minute session costs 249 NOK, private use for up to eight people 1,199 NOK, and the sauna is open every day from 6:00 to 23:00.
Vestfjord Sauna Kjøkkelvik
Vestfjord Sauna Kjøkkelvik is a self-service sauna at the water's edge by Kjøkkelvik boat club in Loddefjord, recently renovated with a Himalayan salt wall. The electric sauna runs at about 90°C, there is a large changing room, and bathing ladders lead straight into the sea. A shared 90-minute session costs 249 NOK and the whole sauna can be booked privately for up to eight people for 1,199 NOK. Open daily 6:00 to 23:00.
Vestfjord Sauna Ytre Arna
Vestfjord Sauna Ytre Arna is a self-service sauna on the Sørfjorden in Ytre Arna, east of Bergen, with views from inside the sauna. The electric sauna runs at about 80°C and guests make their own löyly; a short flight of steps leads down to the fjord for a cold dip. Shared 90-minute sessions cost 249 NOK, private use for up to seven 1,199 NOK, and hosted Aufguss and breathing sessions start at 390 NOK. Open daily 6:00 to 22:30.
Vestkanten Relax
Vestkanten Relax is the adults-only spa floor above Vestkanten Badeland, the water park in the Vestkanten shopping centre in Loddefjord. It has indoor and outdoor swimming, a bubble pool, a steam room, a sauna and a quiet room, with its own changing rooms on the second floor. No booking is needed, and the minimum age is 18. Massage and body treatments are available next door.
AdO arena
AdO arena is Bergen's main public swimming hall on Lungegårdskaien, with a 50-metre Olympic-standard pool, a diving pool, a teaching pool and water slides. Saunas are in the separate women's and men's changing rooms; there is no mixed sauna.
Viva Spa, Hotel Norge by Scandic
Viva Spa runs The Pool & Spa at Hotel Norge by Scandic in central Bergen. Its facilities include a heated pool, a sauna, a steam bath, a cold shower and a relaxation area with daybeds. Visitors who are neither hotel guests nor treatment clients can buy two hours of access for 690 NOK per adult. Booking is required, the spa is open daily 8:00 to 20:00, and after 10:00 the minimum age is 16.
City Sauna Bergen
City Sauna runs wood-fired sauna boats in Bergen harbour, the first sauna boats in the city. Shared drop-in sessions run at the pier in front of the Moxy hotel in Solheimsviken on Tuesday and Thursday evenings and Sunday daytime at 160 NOK per hour; the boats can also be hired privately at the pier or for a sauna cruise around the fjord. Each boat takes up to 12 people, a cold plunge is included, and swimwear is mandatory.
Fryd Askøy Sauna Strusshamn
Fryd Askøy opened Askøy's first floating sauna in Strusshamn harbour in 2023. The sauna takes eight people and comes with a changing room, bathing ladders into the sea, a heated outdoor shower and SUP boards. Shared sessions cost 149 NOK per person and private hours from 249 NOK per person. Swimwear is required and guests sit on a towel. Open from 7:00 every day, until 23:00 on Fridays and Saturdays.
Heit Laksevåg
Heit Laksevåg is a floating sauna in the former shipyard district of Laksevåg, looking across the Puddefjorden to Nordnes and the city mountains. It has one wood-fired and one electric sauna, a cold plunge with fresh tap water, a warm outdoor shower and sea bathing from the quay. Mornings are self-service and a sauna host takes over in the afternoon and evening. A shared hour costs 149 NOK; private hire starts at 600 NOK. Swimwear is required.
Heit Marineholmen
Heit Marineholmen is Heit Bergen's first sauna raft, moored in Damsgårdssundet with views of Ulriken and Løvstakken. The raft carries two wood-fired saunas with a cold shower on the floating dock and sea bathing, while warm showers and changing rooms are in a building 50 metres away. A host is on duty throughout opening hours. A shared hour costs 169 NOK and private hire starts at 700 NOK. Swimwear is required.
Heit Sandviken
Heit Sandviken is the largest of Heit Bergen's floating sauna sites, moored on the Byfjorden behind SATS Sandviken. It has three electric saunas, unisex changing rooms, warm outdoor showers, a tub of cold fresh water and direct sea bathing from the dock. A shared hour costs 169 NOK and private bookings start at 650 NOK; mornings are self-service and a sauna host is on site later. Swimwear is required.
Laugaren
Laugaren is a floating, wood-fired sauna at USF Verftet run by Bergen Laugarlag, a non-profit association with about 150 volunteers and over 1,300 members. It opened in October 2023 and was named Sauna of the Year 2024 by Norway's sauna guild. Shared sessions take up to 20 people with a volunteer sauna master, with cheaper midday and member prices; Aufguss, rituals and some nude sessions run on set dates, and the whole raft can be hired. A cold shower stands on the quay.
Vestfjord Sauna Florvåg
Vestfjord Sauna Florvåg is a self-service sauna at the water's edge in Florvåg on Askøy, across the fjord from central Bergen. The electric sauna holds about 80°C, has a window onto the fjord, and is built for löyly followed by contrast bathing straight into the sea. A shared 90-minute session costs 249 NOK and private use for up to five people 1,199 NOK. Open every day from 6:00 to 22:30.
Vestfjord Sauna Hjellestad
Vestfjord Sauna Hjellestad is a self-service electric dry sauna at the Bergen sailing club marina in Hjellestad, south of the city. Its walls are lined with Himalayan salt, and guests cool off in the shower or by the bathing ladder into the sea. A shared 90-minute session costs 249 NOK, private use for up to eight people 1,199 NOK, and the sauna is open every day from 6:00 to 23:00.
Vestfjord Sauna Kjøkkelvik
Vestfjord Sauna Kjøkkelvik is a self-service sauna at the water's edge by Kjøkkelvik boat club in Loddefjord, recently renovated with a Himalayan salt wall. The electric sauna runs at about 90°C, there is a large changing room, and bathing ladders lead straight into the sea. A shared 90-minute session costs 249 NOK and the whole sauna can be booked privately for up to eight people for 1,199 NOK. Open daily 6:00 to 23:00.
Vestfjord Sauna Ytre Arna
Vestfjord Sauna Ytre Arna is a self-service sauna on the Sørfjorden in Ytre Arna, east of Bergen, with views from inside the sauna. The electric sauna runs at about 80°C and guests make their own löyly; a short flight of steps leads down to the fjord for a cold dip. Shared 90-minute sessions cost 249 NOK, private use for up to seven 1,199 NOK, and hosted Aufguss and breathing sessions start at 390 NOK. Open daily 6:00 to 22:30.
Vestkanten Relax
Vestkanten Relax is the adults-only spa floor above Vestkanten Badeland, the water park in the Vestkanten shopping centre in Loddefjord. It has indoor and outdoor swimming, a bubble pool, a steam room, a sauna and a quiet room, with its own changing rooms on the second floor. No booking is needed, and the minimum age is 18. Massage and body treatments are available next door.
AdO arena
AdO arena is Bergen's main public swimming hall on Lungegårdskaien, with a 50-metre Olympic-standard pool, a diving pool, a teaching pool and water slides. Saunas are in the separate women's and men's changing rooms; there is no mixed sauna.
Viva Spa, Hotel Norge by Scandic
Viva Spa runs The Pool & Spa at Hotel Norge by Scandic in central Bergen. Its facilities include a heated pool, a sauna, a steam bath, a cold shower and a relaxation area with daybeds. Visitors who are neither hotel guests nor treatment clients can buy two hours of access for 690 NOK per adult. Booking is required, the spa is open daily 8:00 to 20:00, and after 10:00 the minimum age is 16.