Finnish saunas in Lucerne, Switzerland
Mineralbad & Spa Rigi Kaltbad
A mineral bath in the mountain village of Rigi Kaltbad, reached by the Rigi railway from Vitznau or Weggis; combined rail-and-bath tickets are sold. The bath has an outdoor pool with mountain views and a herbal steam bath; an adults-only spa from age 16 adds the crystal bath, nine metres below the village square, and a Finnish herbal sauna with Aufguss. The sauna is textile-free and mixed, while swimwear is worn in the steam bath. Open daily 10:00–20:00; entry CHF 42.
Hallenbad Hofmatt Meggen
The small municipal indoor pool of Meggen, on the lake just east of Lucerne, beside the Hofmatt school. Next to the 28 °C pool is a spacious Finnish sauna with separate sessions for women and for men and a mixed session on Saturday afternoons; bath plus sauna costs CHF 10. The pool is closed on Mondays, during the summer school holidays, at Fasnacht, Easter and Christmas.
Equilibrium Spa – Hotel Rössli Weggis
Equilibrium is the 900 m² spa of the four-star Hotel Rössli on the lakeshore in Weggis, open to outside visitors who register in advance. It has a Finnish sauna, a herbal sauna, an aroma steam bath, a caldarium and a plunge pool, a shower landscape with cold-mist and bucket showers, an outdoor brine pool at 35 °C and a rest room with a Himalayan salt wall. The sauna area is a textile-free zone; entry from age 14. Open daily 10:00–19:30.
Activ Fitness Ebikon
A 2,000 m² Activ Fitness studio in the leisure building of the Mall of Switzerland in Ebikon, north-east of Lucerne. Its wellness area has a Finnish sauna at 90 °C, a mountain-herb bio sauna, a steam bath and a mountain-hut sauna, with the outdoor saunas set across a pond reached by a small wooden bridge. A CHF 34 day ticket covers gym and saunas; the wellness zone opens Monday to Friday from 06:30 or 08:00 until 21:45 and weekends 08:00–16:45.
Activ Fitness Kriens
An Activ Fitness studio of 1,400 m² on Horwerstrasse in Kriens, south-west of central Lucerne, with a functional training tower and a Milon circuit. The wellness area has a Finnish sauna at up to 90 °C, a lower-temperature bio sauna with higher humidity, and a rest room. A CHF 34 day ticket covers gym and saunas, and sauna access is included in most Activ Fitness and Swiss Fit memberships.
Activ Fitness Küssnacht
An Activ Fitness studio in Küssnacht am Rigi, at the north-eastern end of Lake Lucerne, with strength and cardio machines, free weights and a Milon circuit. The wellness area has a Finnish sauna at up to 90 °C and a bio sauna at lower temperature and higher humidity, open Monday and Wednesday 06:30–20:45, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 08:00–20:45 and weekends 08:00–16:45. A CHF 34 day ticket covers gym and saunas.
Activ Fitness Luzern Bundesplatz
A Migros-owned Activ Fitness studio on Bundesplatz, a few minutes' walk south of Lucerne station. Its wellness zone has a Finnish sauna at up to 90 °C, a bio sauna at 65 °C with 40 to 55 per cent humidity, and a rest room. A CHF 34 day ticket covers both the gym and the sauna area, and sauna access is included in most Activ Fitness and Swiss Fit memberships.
Activ Fitness Malters
An Activ Fitness studio in Malters, west of Lucerne, with parquet-floored training and course rooms, strength and cardio machines, free weights and a functional area. The wellness area has a Finnish sauna at up to 90 °C and a bio sauna at lower temperature and higher humidity. A CHF 34 day ticket covers gym and saunas, and sauna access is included in most Activ Fitness and Swiss Fit memberships.
Activ Fitness Rothenburg
An Activ Fitness studio inside the Walige Shopping centre in Rothenburg, north-west of Lucerne, with a large training floor for strength, endurance and functional training. Its wellness area has a Finnish sauna at up to 90 °C and a bio sauna at lower temperature and higher humidity. A CHF 34 day ticket covers gym and saunas, and sauna access is included in most Activ Fitness and Swiss Fit memberships.
Fitnesspark Luzern Allmend
A Migros Fitnesspark of over 2,500 m² beside the Allmend sports grounds and Lucerne's indoor pool. Its wellness area has an Aufguss sauna, a steam bath, a sanarium, an ice room, a salt lounge and an open-air Kneipp garden, with plunge pools and cold showers; it is split into a mixed zone and a women-only area. A basic day-spa ticket with bathrobe and sauna towel costs CHF 46.
Fitnesspark Luzern National
A Migros Fitnesspark on Haldenstrasse near the Lucerne lakefront, with a 3,000 m² wellness area themed on the 1001 Nights. It has three heated pools including an outdoor pool, separate and mixed indoor and outdoor saunas with Aufguss ceremonies, steam baths, a salt lounge and an ice chamber, plus a sauna landscape reserved for women. Non-members can buy a single entry for CHF 39.
Mineralbad & Spa Rigi Kaltbad
A mineral bath in the mountain village of Rigi Kaltbad, reached by the Rigi railway from Vitznau or Weggis; combined rail-and-bath tickets are sold. The bath has an outdoor pool with mountain views and a herbal steam bath; an adults-only spa from age 16 adds the crystal bath, nine metres below the village square, and a Finnish herbal sauna with Aufguss. The sauna is textile-free and mixed, while swimwear is worn in the steam bath. Open daily 10:00–20:00; entry CHF 42.
Hallenbad Hofmatt Meggen
The small municipal indoor pool of Meggen, on the lake just east of Lucerne, beside the Hofmatt school. Next to the 28 °C pool is a spacious Finnish sauna with separate sessions for women and for men and a mixed session on Saturday afternoons; bath plus sauna costs CHF 10. The pool is closed on Mondays, during the summer school holidays, at Fasnacht, Easter and Christmas.
Equilibrium Spa – Hotel Rössli Weggis
Equilibrium is the 900 m² spa of the four-star Hotel Rössli on the lakeshore in Weggis, open to outside visitors who register in advance. It has a Finnish sauna, a herbal sauna, an aroma steam bath, a caldarium and a plunge pool, a shower landscape with cold-mist and bucket showers, an outdoor brine pool at 35 °C and a rest room with a Himalayan salt wall. The sauna area is a textile-free zone; entry from age 14. Open daily 10:00–19:30.
Activ Fitness Ebikon
A 2,000 m² Activ Fitness studio in the leisure building of the Mall of Switzerland in Ebikon, north-east of Lucerne. Its wellness area has a Finnish sauna at 90 °C, a mountain-herb bio sauna, a steam bath and a mountain-hut sauna, with the outdoor saunas set across a pond reached by a small wooden bridge. A CHF 34 day ticket covers gym and saunas; the wellness zone opens Monday to Friday from 06:30 or 08:00 until 21:45 and weekends 08:00–16:45.
Activ Fitness Kriens
An Activ Fitness studio of 1,400 m² on Horwerstrasse in Kriens, south-west of central Lucerne, with a functional training tower and a Milon circuit. The wellness area has a Finnish sauna at up to 90 °C, a lower-temperature bio sauna with higher humidity, and a rest room. A CHF 34 day ticket covers gym and saunas, and sauna access is included in most Activ Fitness and Swiss Fit memberships.
Activ Fitness Küssnacht
An Activ Fitness studio in Küssnacht am Rigi, at the north-eastern end of Lake Lucerne, with strength and cardio machines, free weights and a Milon circuit. The wellness area has a Finnish sauna at up to 90 °C and a bio sauna at lower temperature and higher humidity, open Monday and Wednesday 06:30–20:45, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 08:00–20:45 and weekends 08:00–16:45. A CHF 34 day ticket covers gym and saunas.
Activ Fitness Luzern Bundesplatz
A Migros-owned Activ Fitness studio on Bundesplatz, a few minutes' walk south of Lucerne station. Its wellness zone has a Finnish sauna at up to 90 °C, a bio sauna at 65 °C with 40 to 55 per cent humidity, and a rest room. A CHF 34 day ticket covers both the gym and the sauna area, and sauna access is included in most Activ Fitness and Swiss Fit memberships.
Activ Fitness Malters
An Activ Fitness studio in Malters, west of Lucerne, with parquet-floored training and course rooms, strength and cardio machines, free weights and a functional area. The wellness area has a Finnish sauna at up to 90 °C and a bio sauna at lower temperature and higher humidity. A CHF 34 day ticket covers gym and saunas, and sauna access is included in most Activ Fitness and Swiss Fit memberships.
Activ Fitness Rothenburg
An Activ Fitness studio inside the Walige Shopping centre in Rothenburg, north-west of Lucerne, with a large training floor for strength, endurance and functional training. Its wellness area has a Finnish sauna at up to 90 °C and a bio sauna at lower temperature and higher humidity. A CHF 34 day ticket covers gym and saunas, and sauna access is included in most Activ Fitness and Swiss Fit memberships.
Fitnesspark Luzern Allmend
A Migros Fitnesspark of over 2,500 m² beside the Allmend sports grounds and Lucerne's indoor pool. Its wellness area has an Aufguss sauna, a steam bath, a sanarium, an ice room, a salt lounge and an open-air Kneipp garden, with plunge pools and cold showers; it is split into a mixed zone and a women-only area. A basic day-spa ticket with bathrobe and sauna towel costs CHF 46.
Fitnesspark Luzern National
A Migros Fitnesspark on Haldenstrasse near the Lucerne lakefront, with a 3,000 m² wellness area themed on the 1001 Nights. It has three heated pools including an outdoor pool, separate and mixed indoor and outdoor saunas with Aufguss ceremonies, steam baths, a salt lounge and an ice chamber, plus a sauna landscape reserved for women. Non-members can buy a single entry for CHF 39.