Finnish saunas in Halifax, Canada
Nature Folk
Nature Folk is a bathhouse in the former Dartmouth City Hall on the Dartmouth waterfront, steps from the Alderney ferry terminal. Its two-hour thermal circuit ($75 before tax, or $55 for one hour) has two large Finnish saunas, a cold plunge pool, a warm pool and a ritual corner with salt scrub and mud mask. Four private infrared sauna rooms are booked separately from $45. Guests bring a bathing suit, and the circuit is kept silent except on Fridays and Saturdays.
John W. Lindsay YMCA
The John W. Lindsay YMCA is a 70,000-square-foot fitness and aquatic centre at South Park and Sackville Streets in downtown Halifax, facing Citadel Hill. Its sauna and steam room are in the adult-only Plus changerooms, which come with a Plus membership (individual $49.80 biweekly) together with towel service and a lounge. It is open Monday to Friday 5:45 AM to 10 PM and on weekends 7 AM to 8 PM.
Nature Folk
Nature Folk is a bathhouse in the former Dartmouth City Hall on the Dartmouth waterfront, steps from the Alderney ferry terminal. Its two-hour thermal circuit ($75 before tax, or $55 for one hour) has two large Finnish saunas, a cold plunge pool, a warm pool and a ritual corner with salt scrub and mud mask. Four private infrared sauna rooms are booked separately from $45. Guests bring a bathing suit, and the circuit is kept silent except on Fridays and Saturdays.
John W. Lindsay YMCA
The John W. Lindsay YMCA is a 70,000-square-foot fitness and aquatic centre at South Park and Sackville Streets in downtown Halifax, facing Citadel Hill. Its sauna and steam room are in the adult-only Plus changerooms, which come with a Plus membership (individual $49.80 biweekly) together with towel service and a lounge. It is open Monday to Friday 5:45 AM to 10 PM and on weekends 7 AM to 8 PM.