Finnish saunas in Bern, Switzerland
Moossee-Sauna
A winter open-air sauna at the Moossee lido in Moosseedorf, north of Bern, built from yurts: a wood-fired Finnish sauna at 85–90 °C and a bio sauna at 65–70 °C, plus reception and rest yurts. Guests cool off in the lake, a lake-water barrel or the shower. The saunas are textile-free and there is no booking. Open November to March, Wednesday to Sunday, with women's days on the first and third Monday; single entry CHF 25.
Sauna Lorrainebad
A public open-air sauna on the bank of the Aare inside the Lorrainebad, run by the non-profit Verein Sauna Lorrainebad. Two wood-fired sauna yurts sit beside reception and rest yurts; guests pour their own löyly, and Aufguss rituals with essential oils run at set times. Cooling is in the open air, under an outdoor shower or in the Aare. Nude or swimwear is the guest's choice. Winter only, late October to end of March; entry CHF 25, Monday is FINTA day, Wednesday closed.
Bernaqua
Bern's largest leisure bath, in the Westside centre at Brünnen, combining a water park, a fitness club and a textile-free sauna landscape. The mixed area has four saunas, from the 95 °C Lavaglut Finnish sauna to a salt-crystal sauna and a bio sauna, plus a steam bath, Aufguss sessions and a roof terrace; a separate ladies' area has a candle-lit bio sauna and steam bath. A Roman-Irish bath ritual is booked separately. Open daily 9 am to 10 pm; sauna CHF 36 for two hours.
Solbad & Spa Schönbühl
A natural brine bath in Schönbühl, north of Bern, with over 600 m² of 35 °C saline water indoors and out, a textile-free mixed sauna landscape and a separate salt-ritual spa. The saunas include a Finnish sauna with Aufguss sessions every two hours, a 60 °C bio sauna, a herbal steam bath and an earth-fire sauna reached through a tunnel. The spa is women-only on Thursdays. Sauna entry with the brine bath is CHF 46.
Wislepark Wellness
The 450 m² wellness area of the Wislepark sports centre in Worb, east of Bern, with a Finnish sauna, a bio sauna, a steam bath, a plunge pool, foot baths and rest rooms, plus an oriental hammam that can be booked as a private spa. It is a mixed nude zone, except on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, which are split into women's and men's sessions. Day entry is CHF 28 with no time limit, from age 18.
Hallenbad Bolligen
The municipal indoor pool of Bolligen, north-east of Bern, has a Finnish sauna at 85–90 °C and a sanarium beside its four-lane pool. Sauna use needs advance registration. Sauna entry is CHF 15. The sauna opens Monday to Thursday until 7 pm, Friday until 5 pm and weekends until 3 pm; the whole pool closes for its annual overhaul from 30 November 2026 to 2 January 2027.
Hallenbad Gäbelbach
A small neighbourhood indoor pool in Bern-Bethlehem with a traditional Finnish sauna for four people lying or four to eight sitting, part of the Gäbelbach community centre. Sessions are split by day: men on Tuesday and Saturday, women on Wednesday and Thursday, mixed on Friday. Entry is CHF 9 (CHF 7 for residents), from age 16, and sauna linen can be rented on site. Open Tuesday to Friday afternoons and Saturday mornings.
Sauna Weyermannshaus
The last municipal sauna in the city of Bern, on the ground floor of the Weyermannshaus indoor pool: a sauna, a steam bath, a cold-water plunge pool and a rest room, with its own changing room apart from the pool. Days alternate between mixed, women-only and men-only sessions. Entry with the pool is CHF 18. Hours are longer from November to March. The city plans to close it in spring 2027, when rebuilding of the Weyermannshaus complex begins.
Hotel Schweizerhof Bern & Spa
The spa of the five-star Hotel Schweizerhof opposite Bern station has a sauna, a steam bath, a heated vitality pool with loungers, a rest room with waterbeds and a Technogym fitness room, plus Swissline treatments. Outside guests can buy spa entry on request, subject to availability, and the hotel sells wellness and fitness memberships. Open from 11 am daily (9 am on Sunday) until 8 pm, or 9 pm on Friday and Saturday.
Fitnesspark Time-Out Ostermundigen
A Migros fitness park in Ostermundigen with a bathing and sauna area: a 35 °C natural brine pool, a whirlpool and a mixed sauna landscape with Finnish sauna at 80–90 °C, sanarium, crystal sauna and eucalyptus steam bath, cold plunge pool and an open-air zone. Women have a separate sauna area of their own. Sauna ceremonies are part of the programme. A CHF 39 day ticket covers gym and wellness; there is no wellness-only entry.
Let's Go Fitness Bern City
A central fitness club on Effingerstrasse, near Bern station, with a wellness area of Finnish sauna, bio sauna at 60 °C and eucalyptus steam bath at 42 °C, an open-air terrace, a cold-water tub and a gush shower. Sauna access is included in gym membership only; there are no single sauna entries. The gym itself is open daily from 5 am to 11 pm, while the sauna runs on weekdays until 9 pm and on weekends until 5 pm.
Moossee-Sauna
A winter open-air sauna at the Moossee lido in Moosseedorf, north of Bern, built from yurts: a wood-fired Finnish sauna at 85–90 °C and a bio sauna at 65–70 °C, plus reception and rest yurts. Guests cool off in the lake, a lake-water barrel or the shower. The saunas are textile-free and there is no booking. Open November to March, Wednesday to Sunday, with women's days on the first and third Monday; single entry CHF 25.
Sauna Lorrainebad
A public open-air sauna on the bank of the Aare inside the Lorrainebad, run by the non-profit Verein Sauna Lorrainebad. Two wood-fired sauna yurts sit beside reception and rest yurts; guests pour their own löyly, and Aufguss rituals with essential oils run at set times. Cooling is in the open air, under an outdoor shower or in the Aare. Nude or swimwear is the guest's choice. Winter only, late October to end of March; entry CHF 25, Monday is FINTA day, Wednesday closed.
Bernaqua
Bern's largest leisure bath, in the Westside centre at Brünnen, combining a water park, a fitness club and a textile-free sauna landscape. The mixed area has four saunas, from the 95 °C Lavaglut Finnish sauna to a salt-crystal sauna and a bio sauna, plus a steam bath, Aufguss sessions and a roof terrace; a separate ladies' area has a candle-lit bio sauna and steam bath. A Roman-Irish bath ritual is booked separately. Open daily 9 am to 10 pm; sauna CHF 36 for two hours.
Solbad & Spa Schönbühl
A natural brine bath in Schönbühl, north of Bern, with over 600 m² of 35 °C saline water indoors and out, a textile-free mixed sauna landscape and a separate salt-ritual spa. The saunas include a Finnish sauna with Aufguss sessions every two hours, a 60 °C bio sauna, a herbal steam bath and an earth-fire sauna reached through a tunnel. The spa is women-only on Thursdays. Sauna entry with the brine bath is CHF 46.
Wislepark Wellness
The 450 m² wellness area of the Wislepark sports centre in Worb, east of Bern, with a Finnish sauna, a bio sauna, a steam bath, a plunge pool, foot baths and rest rooms, plus an oriental hammam that can be booked as a private spa. It is a mixed nude zone, except on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, which are split into women's and men's sessions. Day entry is CHF 28 with no time limit, from age 18.
Hallenbad Bolligen
The municipal indoor pool of Bolligen, north-east of Bern, has a Finnish sauna at 85–90 °C and a sanarium beside its four-lane pool. Sauna use needs advance registration. Sauna entry is CHF 15. The sauna opens Monday to Thursday until 7 pm, Friday until 5 pm and weekends until 3 pm; the whole pool closes for its annual overhaul from 30 November 2026 to 2 January 2027.
Hallenbad Gäbelbach
A small neighbourhood indoor pool in Bern-Bethlehem with a traditional Finnish sauna for four people lying or four to eight sitting, part of the Gäbelbach community centre. Sessions are split by day: men on Tuesday and Saturday, women on Wednesday and Thursday, mixed on Friday. Entry is CHF 9 (CHF 7 for residents), from age 16, and sauna linen can be rented on site. Open Tuesday to Friday afternoons and Saturday mornings.
Sauna Weyermannshaus
The last municipal sauna in the city of Bern, on the ground floor of the Weyermannshaus indoor pool: a sauna, a steam bath, a cold-water plunge pool and a rest room, with its own changing room apart from the pool. Days alternate between mixed, women-only and men-only sessions. Entry with the pool is CHF 18. Hours are longer from November to March. The city plans to close it in spring 2027, when rebuilding of the Weyermannshaus complex begins.
Hotel Schweizerhof Bern & Spa
The spa of the five-star Hotel Schweizerhof opposite Bern station has a sauna, a steam bath, a heated vitality pool with loungers, a rest room with waterbeds and a Technogym fitness room, plus Swissline treatments. Outside guests can buy spa entry on request, subject to availability, and the hotel sells wellness and fitness memberships. Open from 11 am daily (9 am on Sunday) until 8 pm, or 9 pm on Friday and Saturday.
Fitnesspark Time-Out Ostermundigen
A Migros fitness park in Ostermundigen with a bathing and sauna area: a 35 °C natural brine pool, a whirlpool and a mixed sauna landscape with Finnish sauna at 80–90 °C, sanarium, crystal sauna and eucalyptus steam bath, cold plunge pool and an open-air zone. Women have a separate sauna area of their own. Sauna ceremonies are part of the programme. A CHF 39 day ticket covers gym and wellness; there is no wellness-only entry.
Let's Go Fitness Bern City
A central fitness club on Effingerstrasse, near Bern station, with a wellness area of Finnish sauna, bio sauna at 60 °C and eucalyptus steam bath at 42 °C, an open-air terrace, a cold-water tub and a gush shower. Sauna access is included in gym membership only; there are no single sauna entries. The gym itself is open daily from 5 am to 11 pm, while the sauna runs on weekdays until 9 pm and on weekends until 5 pm.