Floating 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.
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.