Floating saunas in Oulu, Finland
Kesän Sauna
Kesän Sauna is a volunteer-run public sauna raft moored at Tuira beach on the Oulujoki River, opened in 2014 by Oulun Rantasaunaseura as the city's first public sauna in two decades. A wood-burning Sydän stove gives soft, moist steam, and bathers swim in the river between rounds. It is a mixed sauna, so swimsuits are worn, and visits last two hours. It opens on 1 May and closes for winter in early October. Entry is EUR 9.50, card payment only.
Koivurannan Saunalautta
Koivurannan Saunalautta is a floating sauna raft on the Oulujoki River with a spacious wood-fired log sauna, a café and an outdoor hot tub (EUR 4 extra). Bathers cool off in the river, and in winter an ice hole is cut, included in the ticket (adults EUR 13). Walk-in sessions run in the summer season; in the winter season, slots of 1.5 hours are booked online. Swimsuits stay on in the public sauna. The raft also runs public and private river cruises.
Lainesauna
Lainesauna is a floating sauna raft moored at Saarela harbour on the Oulujoki River. Its wood-fired sauna holds more than 15 people, and bathers swim straight from the raft into the river, or an ice hole in winter. Public sessions run several evenings a week, with Wednesday a women's session in the winter season; a one-hour ticket is EUR 17, or EUR 20 with the hot tub. Swimsuits are needed. The raft can also be hired privately on the pier or for river cruises.
Kesän Sauna
Kesän Sauna is a volunteer-run public sauna raft moored at Tuira beach on the Oulujoki River, opened in 2014 by Oulun Rantasaunaseura as the city's first public sauna in two decades. A wood-burning Sydän stove gives soft, moist steam, and bathers swim in the river between rounds. It is a mixed sauna, so swimsuits are worn, and visits last two hours. It opens on 1 May and closes for winter in early October. Entry is EUR 9.50, card payment only.
Koivurannan Saunalautta
Koivurannan Saunalautta is a floating sauna raft on the Oulujoki River with a spacious wood-fired log sauna, a café and an outdoor hot tub (EUR 4 extra). Bathers cool off in the river, and in winter an ice hole is cut, included in the ticket (adults EUR 13). Walk-in sessions run in the summer season; in the winter season, slots of 1.5 hours are booked online. Swimsuits stay on in the public sauna. The raft also runs public and private river cruises.
Lainesauna
Lainesauna is a floating sauna raft moored at Saarela harbour on the Oulujoki River. Its wood-fired sauna holds more than 15 people, and bathers swim straight from the raft into the river, or an ice hole in winter. Public sessions run several evenings a week, with Wednesday a women's session in the winter season; a one-hour ticket is EUR 17, or EUR 20 with the hot tub. Swimsuits are needed. The raft can also be hired privately on the pier or for river cruises.