Finnish saunas in Gothenburg, Sweden
Bastun i Jubileumsparken
The City of Gothenburg's free public sauna stands in Jubileumsparken on the Frihamnen waterfront, a landmark designed with the Berlin collective Raumlabor and rebuilt identically in 2024. It holds up to 25 people, with bookable split or mixed sessions most of the year and drop-in in summer. Bathers cool off in Hamnbadet's floating pools beside it, including a winter-open saltwater pool. Nude bathing is not allowed.
Saltholmens Kallbadhus
Saltholmens Kallbadhus is a cold-water sea bath at Saltholmen, open since 1908 and run since 1976 by a members' association of about 1,700 nude bathers, winter swimmers and sauna enthusiasts. The sauna is for members only, on separate women's and men's times, and outside June to August needs a sauna add-on (400 SEK a year). Day visitors (100 SEK, summer) may use the bath but not the sauna. Everyone bathes nude, from rocks, sandy beaches and jetties with steps into the sea.
Treetop Spa Hangout & Hotel
Treetop Spa is a hillside spa on Hisingen, seven minutes from central Gothenburg, with wood-fired hot tubs, wood-fired and steam saunas, and cold springs for cooling among the treetops. Day spa costs 695 SEK per person for 2.5 hours, Friday and Saturday 15:00–20:00, booked in advance; the minimum age is 15. Groups of four or more book their own private section, such as Kronan, Gläntan or Vedbrasan, each with its own sauna and tub.
Hagabadet
Hagabadet in Haga is a historic bathhouse from 1876 with Jugendstil interiors, now a spa, yoga studio and gym. The spa runs through the Roman salon with dry saunas and private booths, Philipssons folkbad with an aroma sauna, experience showers and a cold bucket, Curmans warm pool, and the egg-shaped pool known as Ägget. Spa entry (PureSpa Entré) starts at 700 SEK including robe, towel and slippers; booking ahead is required.
Hagabadet Drottningtorget
Hagabadet Drottningtorget is a city-centre spa set beneath stone vaults and a 17th-century town wall at the Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel, opposite the Central Station. It has a dry sauna and a steam room, an infrared zone room, a larger pool with massage jets, a shallow relaxation pool, experience showers and loungers. Spa entry starts at 700 SEK and must be booked; the minimum age is 16 outside set morning hours for younger hotel guests.
Hagabadet Älvstranden
Hagabadet Älvstranden is the waterside branch of Hagabadet at Ceresplatsen on Hisingen's river shore, with a seaside, holiday feel. The spa has a dry sauna, a steam sauna and an infrared sauna, a larger pool and smaller relaxation pools, a bubble pool and rocking chairs, plus yoga and group classes and a spa café. Spa entry starts at 700 SEK including robe and towel and must be booked ahead.
Valhallabadet
Valhallabadet, opened in 1956 near Scandinavium, is one of Scandinavia's largest indoor baths, with Gothenburg's only indoor 50-metre pool, a 25-metre pool, eight smaller pools and a 10-metre diving tower. Bathers can also use saunas and a bubble pool, and a separate relaxation bath opens on weekdays. Visits are limited to three hours, and the pool and saunas close half an hour after the last entry time.
Elements Spa Göteborg
Elements Spa is on the second floor of Clarion Hotel Karlatornet at Lindholmen, beside the Nordic region's tallest building. It has a warm lounge pool, a dry sauna and an infrared sauna, a spa bar and treatments for face and body, with a gym next door. It welcomes both hotel guests and visitors who just want a break from everyday life, and larger groups can book a private room.
Havskuren Spa, Kusthotellet Styrsö
Havskuren is the spa of Kusthotellet Styrsö, a hotel in Gothenburg's car-free southern archipelago reached by ferry from Saltholmen. Its Värmekällan section has a sauna with sea views, a steam bath and cold baths, alongside a self-guided salt spring area and a heated outdoor pool kept at 38°C in winter. Spa visits run in two-hour slots with a 16-year age limit, and day visits without an overnight stay are offered.
Obie Spa
Obie Spa is the Nordic-style spa of Clarion Hotel Draken at Järntorget, designed in dark, raw materials around the elements of fire and water. Spa entry gives access to three hot springs, several saunas, experience showers and relaxation rooms, with robe, towel and slippers included. The spa is open to day visitors as well as hotel guests, and booking ahead is recommended because places are limited.
Pachanga Pool Club & Spa, Jacy'z
Pachanga Pool Club & Spa occupies the 27th and 28th floors of Jacy'z Hotel & Resort, a 100-metre tower in Gårda, with skyline views over Gothenburg. The spa has a dry sauna, a steam sauna, two pools and day beds in front of a fireplace, with treatments and a pool bar. Day spa can be booked without an overnight stay, and the spa is open daily from 08:45 to 22:30.
Sankt Jörgen Park
Sankt Jörgen Park is a golf and spa resort on Hisingen, a few minutes from the city centre. Its Pool Club has heated indoor and outdoor pools at 33°C, and the separate Ritualspa leads guests through saunas at different temperatures, ice-cold plunge pools, a marble spring, experience showers and a fire room. Spa packages are sold to day visitors. The minimum age is 18, or 13 with a guardian.
Serenity Spa, Hotel Riverton
Serenity Spa is on the ground floor of Hotel Riverton by the Göta älv river. It has three saunas, a traditional dry sauna at 70–80°C overlooking the pool, an aromatherapy sauna and a hammam steam room, plus a 37°C indoor pool under marble arches, experience showers and heated loungers. Non-guests can book day spa from 595 SEK, Sunday to Thursday, by email. Swimwear is required and the minimum age is 18, or 16 with a guardian.
Upper House Spa
Upper House Spa occupies the 19th floor of Gothia Towers at Korsvägen. Four saunas, two dry saunas with city views and two steam rooms beside the hammam, sit alongside three pools, including a free-hanging outdoor glass-bottomed pool, and experience showers. Day visitors are welcome by booking, with spa packages from 595 SEK. The minimum age is 18, or 15 with a guardian; hotel guests have spa entry included.
Nordic Wellness Göteborg Centralen
Nordic Wellness Centralen is a 1,700-square-metre fitness club on Odinsgatan, a short walk from Gothenburg Central Station, with a gym, three group-training studios and personal trainers. After training, members can relax in a dry sauna and a steam sauna. Visitors without a membership can buy a one-day pass for 150 SEK, which also covers the chain's other clubs.
Bastun i Jubileumsparken
The City of Gothenburg's free public sauna stands in Jubileumsparken on the Frihamnen waterfront, a landmark designed with the Berlin collective Raumlabor and rebuilt identically in 2024. It holds up to 25 people, with bookable split or mixed sessions most of the year and drop-in in summer. Bathers cool off in Hamnbadet's floating pools beside it, including a winter-open saltwater pool. Nude bathing is not allowed.
Saltholmens Kallbadhus
Saltholmens Kallbadhus is a cold-water sea bath at Saltholmen, open since 1908 and run since 1976 by a members' association of about 1,700 nude bathers, winter swimmers and sauna enthusiasts. The sauna is for members only, on separate women's and men's times, and outside June to August needs a sauna add-on (400 SEK a year). Day visitors (100 SEK, summer) may use the bath but not the sauna. Everyone bathes nude, from rocks, sandy beaches and jetties with steps into the sea.
Treetop Spa Hangout & Hotel
Treetop Spa is a hillside spa on Hisingen, seven minutes from central Gothenburg, with wood-fired hot tubs, wood-fired and steam saunas, and cold springs for cooling among the treetops. Day spa costs 695 SEK per person for 2.5 hours, Friday and Saturday 15:00–20:00, booked in advance; the minimum age is 15. Groups of four or more book their own private section, such as Kronan, Gläntan or Vedbrasan, each with its own sauna and tub.
Hagabadet
Hagabadet in Haga is a historic bathhouse from 1876 with Jugendstil interiors, now a spa, yoga studio and gym. The spa runs through the Roman salon with dry saunas and private booths, Philipssons folkbad with an aroma sauna, experience showers and a cold bucket, Curmans warm pool, and the egg-shaped pool known as Ägget. Spa entry (PureSpa Entré) starts at 700 SEK including robe, towel and slippers; booking ahead is required.
Hagabadet Drottningtorget
Hagabadet Drottningtorget is a city-centre spa set beneath stone vaults and a 17th-century town wall at the Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel, opposite the Central Station. It has a dry sauna and a steam room, an infrared zone room, a larger pool with massage jets, a shallow relaxation pool, experience showers and loungers. Spa entry starts at 700 SEK and must be booked; the minimum age is 16 outside set morning hours for younger hotel guests.
Hagabadet Älvstranden
Hagabadet Älvstranden is the waterside branch of Hagabadet at Ceresplatsen on Hisingen's river shore, with a seaside, holiday feel. The spa has a dry sauna, a steam sauna and an infrared sauna, a larger pool and smaller relaxation pools, a bubble pool and rocking chairs, plus yoga and group classes and a spa café. Spa entry starts at 700 SEK including robe and towel and must be booked ahead.
Valhallabadet
Valhallabadet, opened in 1956 near Scandinavium, is one of Scandinavia's largest indoor baths, with Gothenburg's only indoor 50-metre pool, a 25-metre pool, eight smaller pools and a 10-metre diving tower. Bathers can also use saunas and a bubble pool, and a separate relaxation bath opens on weekdays. Visits are limited to three hours, and the pool and saunas close half an hour after the last entry time.
Elements Spa Göteborg
Elements Spa is on the second floor of Clarion Hotel Karlatornet at Lindholmen, beside the Nordic region's tallest building. It has a warm lounge pool, a dry sauna and an infrared sauna, a spa bar and treatments for face and body, with a gym next door. It welcomes both hotel guests and visitors who just want a break from everyday life, and larger groups can book a private room.
Havskuren Spa, Kusthotellet Styrsö
Havskuren is the spa of Kusthotellet Styrsö, a hotel in Gothenburg's car-free southern archipelago reached by ferry from Saltholmen. Its Värmekällan section has a sauna with sea views, a steam bath and cold baths, alongside a self-guided salt spring area and a heated outdoor pool kept at 38°C in winter. Spa visits run in two-hour slots with a 16-year age limit, and day visits without an overnight stay are offered.
Obie Spa
Obie Spa is the Nordic-style spa of Clarion Hotel Draken at Järntorget, designed in dark, raw materials around the elements of fire and water. Spa entry gives access to three hot springs, several saunas, experience showers and relaxation rooms, with robe, towel and slippers included. The spa is open to day visitors as well as hotel guests, and booking ahead is recommended because places are limited.
Pachanga Pool Club & Spa, Jacy'z
Pachanga Pool Club & Spa occupies the 27th and 28th floors of Jacy'z Hotel & Resort, a 100-metre tower in Gårda, with skyline views over Gothenburg. The spa has a dry sauna, a steam sauna, two pools and day beds in front of a fireplace, with treatments and a pool bar. Day spa can be booked without an overnight stay, and the spa is open daily from 08:45 to 22:30.
Sankt Jörgen Park
Sankt Jörgen Park is a golf and spa resort on Hisingen, a few minutes from the city centre. Its Pool Club has heated indoor and outdoor pools at 33°C, and the separate Ritualspa leads guests through saunas at different temperatures, ice-cold plunge pools, a marble spring, experience showers and a fire room. Spa packages are sold to day visitors. The minimum age is 18, or 13 with a guardian.
Serenity Spa, Hotel Riverton
Serenity Spa is on the ground floor of Hotel Riverton by the Göta älv river. It has three saunas, a traditional dry sauna at 70–80°C overlooking the pool, an aromatherapy sauna and a hammam steam room, plus a 37°C indoor pool under marble arches, experience showers and heated loungers. Non-guests can book day spa from 595 SEK, Sunday to Thursday, by email. Swimwear is required and the minimum age is 18, or 16 with a guardian.
Upper House Spa
Upper House Spa occupies the 19th floor of Gothia Towers at Korsvägen. Four saunas, two dry saunas with city views and two steam rooms beside the hammam, sit alongside three pools, including a free-hanging outdoor glass-bottomed pool, and experience showers. Day visitors are welcome by booking, with spa packages from 595 SEK. The minimum age is 18, or 15 with a guardian; hotel guests have spa entry included.
Nordic Wellness Göteborg Centralen
Nordic Wellness Centralen is a 1,700-square-metre fitness club on Odinsgatan, a short walk from Gothenburg Central Station, with a gym, three group-training studios and personal trainers. After training, members can relax in a dry sauna and a steam sauna. Visitors without a membership can buy a one-day pass for 150 SEK, which also covers the chain's other clubs.