Best Saunas in Oslo, Norway
Badstuvogna Ulvøya
Badstuvogna's barrel sauna on Ulvøya is wood-fired and stands at Sydstranda, the island's south beach in the inner Oslofjord. It seats six, with a changing area, and guests swim in the salt water straight from the beach. Drop-in costs NOK 250 per person and the whole sauna can be booked for NOK 1,050. It opens 9:00 AM to 10:30 PM every day except Wednesday, when it closes at 4:30 PM.
Fjordtokt Båt & Badstu
Fjordtokt runs three wood-fired saunas at the tip of the breakwater at Sollerud in west Oslo, five minutes' walk from Lysaker station. Neptun, a sauna raft, and Caldarium, a sauna boat, float at the pier, while Afrodite, a sauna wagon, stands on land five metres from the water. From the floating saunas guests jump straight into the fjord. Drop-in places (up to eight, swimwear kept on) and private sessions are booked online for one to two hours, and guests keep the fire going themselves.
KOK Aker Brygge
At Aker Brygge, KOK has four wood-fired sauna boats on a pier by the harbour promenade, facing Akershus Fortress and the inner archipelago. The shared sauna, FELLESKOK, takes up to eight people for 1.5 hours including changing, and a sauna master keeps the stove going. Guests cool off by jumping into the fjord or using a ladder. There is a rinsing hose but no cold shower, and no toilets on the pier. Boats can also be hired privately for up to ten people or booked for a sauna cruise.
Kongen Marina Sauna
Kongen Marina Sauna is a glass-dome sauna on a raft beside the restaurant terrace at Kongen Marina on Frognerstranda, with a view across the Oslofjord. It is open every day, year-round, and runs at 90–100 °C. A shared session takes up to ten guests, and drop-in is possible if there is room; private hire takes up to twelve. Everyone must shower and wear swimwear in the sauna. A unisex changing room with a cold shower is in the pink annex on the raft, and drinks are served from the restaurant.
Lilleborg Elvebadstue
Lilleborg Elvebadstue calls itself the only sauna on the Akerselva river. Residents of the Lilleborg neighbourhood between Sagene and Torshov designed, built and run it. It is a self-service sauna with an electric heater and a changing room, and it holds eight people. A 75-minute session costs NOK 150 for adults and NOK 80 for children. It opens 2:45 PM to 10:15 PM on weekdays and 9:45 AM to 10:15 PM at weekends, with some times reserved for Lilleborg residents.
Oslo Badstuforening Folk
Dompapen is a five-person sauna run by the Oslo Sauna Association in the backyard of the pub Folk i Storgata, in Prinds Christian Augusts Minde, a building with roots in the late 17th century. Sessions last 90 minutes including changing, with a cold tub, a cold outdoor shower and an indoor changing room; check-in is at the bar. The sauna is closed for the summer season and is due to reopen in autumn 2026. Private hire costs NOK 1600 for members and NOK 2000 for others for two hours.
Oslo Badstuforening Grefsenkollen
Sidensvansen is the Oslo Sauna Association's mobile sauna at the top of Grefsenkollen, beside the log-built Grefsenkollen Restaurant, with a panoramic view over the city and the fjord. It seats up to eight people facing the view. Changing rooms with warm showers and toilets are in the restaurant building, and there is a scenic outdoor shower next to the sauna. It opens Wednesday to Sunday. A shared session costs NOK 150 for members and NOK 260 for others; private hire is two hours.
Oslo Badstuforening Hvervenbukta
At Hvervenbukta, a sandy bay in Nordstrand/Ljan in the south of Oslo, the Oslo Sauna Association runs two self-service mobile saunas, Hugin and Munin, in the garden of the café Anne på Landet. Each takes five people for 90-minute sessions, about 30 metres from a beach where the fjord can be swum year-round. The guest who books cleans and locks up after the session. A shared session costs NOK 120 for members and NOK 200 for others, with a silent communal session on Hugin.
Oslo Badstuforening Kroloftet
Two Oslo Sauna Association saunas stand by the Alna River at Kroloftet, a former powder factory in Svartdalen: Jurten, a yurt with two stoves, and the architect-designed Svarttrosten, with a large window over the river and forest. Each holds 14 people, with cold showers and cold plunge pools. They open Wednesday to Sunday, with a naked session on Saturday mornings and a family sauna on Sundays. A shared ticket costs NOK 150 for members and NOK 260 for others; the Kruttverket bar is next door.
Pust Kadettangen
Pust's communal sauna at Kadettangen in Sandvika, Bærum, lies about ten minutes' drive from Oslo. The electric sauna holds up to 20 people on three bench levels, roughly 75 °C at the bottom, 85 °C in the middle and near 100 °C at the top, and pairs with a swim in the sea. There are changing rooms for men and women and cold showers all year. Swimwear must be worn at all times, and nudity is not allowed. It opens 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM, with tickets from NOK 150.
KOK Langkaia
KOK runs wood-fired floating sauna boats at Langkaia in central Oslo, near Bjørvika and the central station, facing the Opera House and the Munch Museum. The shared sauna, FELLESKOK, seats up to eight for 1.5 hours including changing. A sauna master introduces the boat and keeps the stove supplied, and most guests dip in the fjord between rounds. Langkaia has a cold-water shower. Boats can also be booked privately for up to ten people or taken on a sauna cruise.
Oslo Badstuforening Langkaia
The Oslo Sauna Association's second floating village sits at Langkaia, a few minutes from Oslo Central Station, facing the Opera House and the Munch Museum. Six saunas hold 8 to 18 people each, and the retro Bademaschinen complex adds a diving tower. Guests swim from ladders into the fjord year-round, with hot and cold showers and an ice-cold bucket shower. A shared ticket costs NOK 150 for members and NOK 260 for others, and rituals run here. Access is by stairs; there are no toilets.
Oslo Badstuforening Sukkerbiten
Sukkerbiten is the Oslo Sauna Association's floating sauna village beside the Opera House and the Munch Museum, a 7–8 minute walk from Oslo Central Station. Thirteen saunas line the pier, from the 4-person Tang to the 25-person Albatrossen, whose climbing wall drops into the fjord. Every sauna has a ladder for year-round fjord swimming, with cold plunge pools in summer. A shared ticket is NOK 150 for members and NOK 260 for others; rituals and a Wednesday naked session also run.
The Well
The Well, at Sofiemyr 15 minutes from Oslo, calls itself the Nordics' largest spa. Its nine saunas include Finnish, Japanese, banja, bio, tropical and an outdoor forest sauna, alongside steam baths, an oriental hammam, a Japanese bath house, ten pools and a cold plunge. Sauna masters lead aufguss rituals. Nudity is the norm in the saunas and steam baths, but swimwear is mandatory throughout on Tuesdays. It is adults-only and opens daily 10:00 to 22:00, with entry from NOK 525.
Bislet Bad & Trening
Bislet Bad & Trening is a historic bath in central Oslo that has run since 1920, with a heated pool, a jacuzzi, a dry sauna and a steam sauna, plus a gym. Drop-in entry for adults costs NOK 350 and covers the gym, pool, both saunas and the jacuzzi; students and seniors pay NOK 300 and children NOK 200. It opens 6:45 AM to 9:00 PM Monday to Thursday, 6:45 AM to 8:00 PM on Friday and 12:00 to 6:00 PM at weekends.
Sagene Folkebad
Sagene Folkebad is a public bath at the top of Grünerløkka, completed in 1899, renovated with the City Antiquarian and reopened by the Oslo Sauna Association in spring 2025. Two saunas seat 42–44 people, with bucket showers, cold plunge pools and a 12.5 x 6 m pool open during many sessions. Thursday is a nude day; on every other day swimwear is required. Volunteer aufguss masters hold rituals every Tuesday at no extra cost, and a shared ticket costs NOK 150 for members and NOK 260 for others.
Bristol Spa
Bristol Spa at Hotel Bristol spreads over three floors in central Oslo, with Moorish-inspired arches and mosaics. It has a classic sauna with aufguss led by a sauna master, an infrared sauna built of magnolia wood, a snow room, hot and cold plunge pools, a 5.9 x 4 m resting pool, a rainwalk shower and a rhassoul steam ritual. Outside guests enter from Sehesteds plass, with entry from NOK 895. It opens daily 10:00 to 22:00, swimwear is mandatory throughout, and the minimum age is 18.
Thief Spa
THIEF SPA is the spa of the design hotel The Thief on Tjuvholmen, by the Oslofjord. It has a Finnish sauna, a steam room built around a salt crystal, a 12-metre heated relaxation pool and Sensory Sky showers, and guests can swim in the fjord from a private bathing jetty a stone's throw away. Outside guests can book 90-minute entry Monday to Wednesday, 10:00 to 19:00, for NOK 595. Swimwear is mandatory, and the minimum age is 16.
Badstuvogna Ulvøya
Badstuvogna's barrel sauna on Ulvøya is wood-fired and stands at Sydstranda, the island's south beach in the inner Oslofjord. It seats six, with a changing area, and guests swim in the salt water straight from the beach. Drop-in costs NOK 250 per person and the whole sauna can be booked for NOK 1,050. It opens 9:00 AM to 10:30 PM every day except Wednesday, when it closes at 4:30 PM.
Fjordtokt Båt & Badstu
Fjordtokt runs three wood-fired saunas at the tip of the breakwater at Sollerud in west Oslo, five minutes' walk from Lysaker station. Neptun, a sauna raft, and Caldarium, a sauna boat, float at the pier, while Afrodite, a sauna wagon, stands on land five metres from the water. From the floating saunas guests jump straight into the fjord. Drop-in places (up to eight, swimwear kept on) and private sessions are booked online for one to two hours, and guests keep the fire going themselves.
KOK Aker Brygge
At Aker Brygge, KOK has four wood-fired sauna boats on a pier by the harbour promenade, facing Akershus Fortress and the inner archipelago. The shared sauna, FELLESKOK, takes up to eight people for 1.5 hours including changing, and a sauna master keeps the stove going. Guests cool off by jumping into the fjord or using a ladder. There is a rinsing hose but no cold shower, and no toilets on the pier. Boats can also be hired privately for up to ten people or booked for a sauna cruise.
Kongen Marina Sauna
Kongen Marina Sauna is a glass-dome sauna on a raft beside the restaurant terrace at Kongen Marina on Frognerstranda, with a view across the Oslofjord. It is open every day, year-round, and runs at 90–100 °C. A shared session takes up to ten guests, and drop-in is possible if there is room; private hire takes up to twelve. Everyone must shower and wear swimwear in the sauna. A unisex changing room with a cold shower is in the pink annex on the raft, and drinks are served from the restaurant.
Lilleborg Elvebadstue
Lilleborg Elvebadstue calls itself the only sauna on the Akerselva river. Residents of the Lilleborg neighbourhood between Sagene and Torshov designed, built and run it. It is a self-service sauna with an electric heater and a changing room, and it holds eight people. A 75-minute session costs NOK 150 for adults and NOK 80 for children. It opens 2:45 PM to 10:15 PM on weekdays and 9:45 AM to 10:15 PM at weekends, with some times reserved for Lilleborg residents.
Oslo Badstuforening Folk
Dompapen is a five-person sauna run by the Oslo Sauna Association in the backyard of the pub Folk i Storgata, in Prinds Christian Augusts Minde, a building with roots in the late 17th century. Sessions last 90 minutes including changing, with a cold tub, a cold outdoor shower and an indoor changing room; check-in is at the bar. The sauna is closed for the summer season and is due to reopen in autumn 2026. Private hire costs NOK 1600 for members and NOK 2000 for others for two hours.
Oslo Badstuforening Grefsenkollen
Sidensvansen is the Oslo Sauna Association's mobile sauna at the top of Grefsenkollen, beside the log-built Grefsenkollen Restaurant, with a panoramic view over the city and the fjord. It seats up to eight people facing the view. Changing rooms with warm showers and toilets are in the restaurant building, and there is a scenic outdoor shower next to the sauna. It opens Wednesday to Sunday. A shared session costs NOK 150 for members and NOK 260 for others; private hire is two hours.
Oslo Badstuforening Hvervenbukta
At Hvervenbukta, a sandy bay in Nordstrand/Ljan in the south of Oslo, the Oslo Sauna Association runs two self-service mobile saunas, Hugin and Munin, in the garden of the café Anne på Landet. Each takes five people for 90-minute sessions, about 30 metres from a beach where the fjord can be swum year-round. The guest who books cleans and locks up after the session. A shared session costs NOK 120 for members and NOK 200 for others, with a silent communal session on Hugin.
Oslo Badstuforening Kroloftet
Two Oslo Sauna Association saunas stand by the Alna River at Kroloftet, a former powder factory in Svartdalen: Jurten, a yurt with two stoves, and the architect-designed Svarttrosten, with a large window over the river and forest. Each holds 14 people, with cold showers and cold plunge pools. They open Wednesday to Sunday, with a naked session on Saturday mornings and a family sauna on Sundays. A shared ticket costs NOK 150 for members and NOK 260 for others; the Kruttverket bar is next door.
Pust Kadettangen
Pust's communal sauna at Kadettangen in Sandvika, Bærum, lies about ten minutes' drive from Oslo. The electric sauna holds up to 20 people on three bench levels, roughly 75 °C at the bottom, 85 °C in the middle and near 100 °C at the top, and pairs with a swim in the sea. There are changing rooms for men and women and cold showers all year. Swimwear must be worn at all times, and nudity is not allowed. It opens 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM, with tickets from NOK 150.
KOK Langkaia
KOK runs wood-fired floating sauna boats at Langkaia in central Oslo, near Bjørvika and the central station, facing the Opera House and the Munch Museum. The shared sauna, FELLESKOK, seats up to eight for 1.5 hours including changing. A sauna master introduces the boat and keeps the stove supplied, and most guests dip in the fjord between rounds. Langkaia has a cold-water shower. Boats can also be booked privately for up to ten people or taken on a sauna cruise.
Oslo Badstuforening Langkaia
The Oslo Sauna Association's second floating village sits at Langkaia, a few minutes from Oslo Central Station, facing the Opera House and the Munch Museum. Six saunas hold 8 to 18 people each, and the retro Bademaschinen complex adds a diving tower. Guests swim from ladders into the fjord year-round, with hot and cold showers and an ice-cold bucket shower. A shared ticket costs NOK 150 for members and NOK 260 for others, and rituals run here. Access is by stairs; there are no toilets.
Oslo Badstuforening Sukkerbiten
Sukkerbiten is the Oslo Sauna Association's floating sauna village beside the Opera House and the Munch Museum, a 7–8 minute walk from Oslo Central Station. Thirteen saunas line the pier, from the 4-person Tang to the 25-person Albatrossen, whose climbing wall drops into the fjord. Every sauna has a ladder for year-round fjord swimming, with cold plunge pools in summer. A shared ticket is NOK 150 for members and NOK 260 for others; rituals and a Wednesday naked session also run.
The Well
The Well, at Sofiemyr 15 minutes from Oslo, calls itself the Nordics' largest spa. Its nine saunas include Finnish, Japanese, banja, bio, tropical and an outdoor forest sauna, alongside steam baths, an oriental hammam, a Japanese bath house, ten pools and a cold plunge. Sauna masters lead aufguss rituals. Nudity is the norm in the saunas and steam baths, but swimwear is mandatory throughout on Tuesdays. It is adults-only and opens daily 10:00 to 22:00, with entry from NOK 525.
Bislet Bad & Trening
Bislet Bad & Trening is a historic bath in central Oslo that has run since 1920, with a heated pool, a jacuzzi, a dry sauna and a steam sauna, plus a gym. Drop-in entry for adults costs NOK 350 and covers the gym, pool, both saunas and the jacuzzi; students and seniors pay NOK 300 and children NOK 200. It opens 6:45 AM to 9:00 PM Monday to Thursday, 6:45 AM to 8:00 PM on Friday and 12:00 to 6:00 PM at weekends.
Sagene Folkebad
Sagene Folkebad is a public bath at the top of Grünerløkka, completed in 1899, renovated with the City Antiquarian and reopened by the Oslo Sauna Association in spring 2025. Two saunas seat 42–44 people, with bucket showers, cold plunge pools and a 12.5 x 6 m pool open during many sessions. Thursday is a nude day; on every other day swimwear is required. Volunteer aufguss masters hold rituals every Tuesday at no extra cost, and a shared ticket costs NOK 150 for members and NOK 260 for others.
Bristol Spa
Bristol Spa at Hotel Bristol spreads over three floors in central Oslo, with Moorish-inspired arches and mosaics. It has a classic sauna with aufguss led by a sauna master, an infrared sauna built of magnolia wood, a snow room, hot and cold plunge pools, a 5.9 x 4 m resting pool, a rainwalk shower and a rhassoul steam ritual. Outside guests enter from Sehesteds plass, with entry from NOK 895. It opens daily 10:00 to 22:00, swimwear is mandatory throughout, and the minimum age is 18.
Thief Spa
THIEF SPA is the spa of the design hotel The Thief on Tjuvholmen, by the Oslofjord. It has a Finnish sauna, a steam room built around a salt crystal, a 12-metre heated relaxation pool and Sensory Sky showers, and guests can swim in the fjord from a private bathing jetty a stone's throw away. Outside guests can book 90-minute entry Monday to Wednesday, 10:00 to 19:00, for NOK 595. Swimwear is mandatory, and the minimum age is 16.