Finnish saunas in Winnipeg, Canada
Saunic Stafford
Saunic is a social community sauna and cold plunge space at 665 Stafford Street, built around contrast therapy rather than spa silence: music plays and conversation is encouraged. It has two cedar saunas, a large electric one and a wood-burning mobile one, kept at 80 to 90 °C, plus four cold plunge tubs from about 20 °C down to 5 °C. Sessions run 110 minutes (50-minute express option), guests must be 16+, and the whole space can be booked for private groups.
Thermëa Spa Village Winnipeg
Thermëa is a Nordic spa village on Crescent Drive with more than 15 thermal installations for the hot-cold-rest cycle. Saunas include the Finlandia, the largest, which hosts Aufguss rituals for up to 40 people several times a day, the small Barik barrel sauna, and two Vaporos steam rooms with eucalyptus or orange oil. Cooling is in cold baths with a waterfall, plus hot and temperate baths. Swimsuits are mandatory, guests must be 16+, and access starts at $100. Open daily 8:30 AM to 10 PM.
Cindy Klassen Recreation Complex
The Cindy Klassen Recreation Complex on Sargent Avenue is a City of Winnipeg fitness and leisure centre with an indoor pool, diving boards, a pool slide, weight room, walking track and a sauna open to anyone paying general admission. Sauna users must be 15 or accompanied by an adult, with a 10-minute limit per visit. Adult single admission is $8.76, with a $6.95 weekday daytime discount. Open daily, including holidays.
Elmwood Kildonans Pool
Elmwood Kildonans Pool on Concordia Avenue is a City of Winnipeg indoor pool with a dry sauna, diving board, waterslide and weight room, all included in general admission. Sauna users must be 15 or accompanied by an adult, and sessions are limited to 10 minutes. Adult single admission is $8.76, or $6.95 on weekday daytime discount hours. Open Monday to Friday 6 AM to 9 PM and weekends from 9 or 10 AM to 5 PM; closed on holidays.
Piscine Dan Vandal Bonivital Pool
Piscine Dan Vandal Bonivital Pool on Archibald Street in St. Boniface is a City of Winnipeg indoor pool with a dry sauna and a hot tub alongside the main pool and slide. Sauna users must be 15 or accompanied by an adult, with a 10-minute limit. Adult single admission is $8.76 ($6.95 weekday daytime discount). Open Monday to Friday 6 AM to 9 PM and weekends 9 AM to 6 PM; closed on holidays.
Seven Oaks Pool
Seven Oaks Pool on Adsum Drive in the north end is a City of Winnipeg indoor pool with a dry sauna, kiddie pool, indoor splash pad and waterslide. The main tank is closed for repairs until early 2027, so check with the city before visiting for the sauna. Sauna users must be 15 or accompanied by an adult, with a 10-minute limit. Adult single admission is $8.76. Listed hours are weekdays 10 AM to 6 PM and weekends 11 AM to 7 PM.
St. James Assiniboia Centennial Pool
St. James Assiniboia Centennial Pool on Parkdale Street is a City of Winnipeg fitness and leisure centre with an indoor pool, hot tub, waterslide, diving board, weight room, walking track and a sauna included in general admission. Sauna users must be 15 or accompanied by an adult, with a 10-minute limit. Adult single admission is $8.76, or $6.95 on weekday daytime discount hours. Closed on holidays.
Transcona Kinsmen Centennial Pool
Transcona Kinsmen Centennial Pool on Wabasha Street is a City of Winnipeg indoor pool in Transcona with a dry sauna and pool slide, both included in general admission. Sauna users must be 15 or accompanied by an adult, and visits to the sauna are limited to 10 minutes. Adult single admission is $8.76, with a $6.95 weekday daytime discount. The pool is closed on holidays; check the city's public swim schedule for current times.
Riverstone Spa
Riverstone Spa is the day spa of Inn at the Forks, beside the Forks Market where the Red and Assiniboine rivers meet. Guests booked for a treatment are invited to arrive early and use the sauna, steam room, rain showers and relaxation lounge before their appointment; the spa offers massage, skincare and body treatments, with packages from $200. Guests must be 16 or older. Open Monday to Saturday 9 AM to 9 PM and Sunday 10 AM to 6 PM.
Saunic Stafford
Saunic is a social community sauna and cold plunge space at 665 Stafford Street, built around contrast therapy rather than spa silence: music plays and conversation is encouraged. It has two cedar saunas, a large electric one and a wood-burning mobile one, kept at 80 to 90 °C, plus four cold plunge tubs from about 20 °C down to 5 °C. Sessions run 110 minutes (50-minute express option), guests must be 16+, and the whole space can be booked for private groups.
Thermëa Spa Village Winnipeg
Thermëa is a Nordic spa village on Crescent Drive with more than 15 thermal installations for the hot-cold-rest cycle. Saunas include the Finlandia, the largest, which hosts Aufguss rituals for up to 40 people several times a day, the small Barik barrel sauna, and two Vaporos steam rooms with eucalyptus or orange oil. Cooling is in cold baths with a waterfall, plus hot and temperate baths. Swimsuits are mandatory, guests must be 16+, and access starts at $100. Open daily 8:30 AM to 10 PM.
Cindy Klassen Recreation Complex
The Cindy Klassen Recreation Complex on Sargent Avenue is a City of Winnipeg fitness and leisure centre with an indoor pool, diving boards, a pool slide, weight room, walking track and a sauna open to anyone paying general admission. Sauna users must be 15 or accompanied by an adult, with a 10-minute limit per visit. Adult single admission is $8.76, with a $6.95 weekday daytime discount. Open daily, including holidays.
Elmwood Kildonans Pool
Elmwood Kildonans Pool on Concordia Avenue is a City of Winnipeg indoor pool with a dry sauna, diving board, waterslide and weight room, all included in general admission. Sauna users must be 15 or accompanied by an adult, and sessions are limited to 10 minutes. Adult single admission is $8.76, or $6.95 on weekday daytime discount hours. Open Monday to Friday 6 AM to 9 PM and weekends from 9 or 10 AM to 5 PM; closed on holidays.
Piscine Dan Vandal Bonivital Pool
Piscine Dan Vandal Bonivital Pool on Archibald Street in St. Boniface is a City of Winnipeg indoor pool with a dry sauna and a hot tub alongside the main pool and slide. Sauna users must be 15 or accompanied by an adult, with a 10-minute limit. Adult single admission is $8.76 ($6.95 weekday daytime discount). Open Monday to Friday 6 AM to 9 PM and weekends 9 AM to 6 PM; closed on holidays.
Seven Oaks Pool
Seven Oaks Pool on Adsum Drive in the north end is a City of Winnipeg indoor pool with a dry sauna, kiddie pool, indoor splash pad and waterslide. The main tank is closed for repairs until early 2027, so check with the city before visiting for the sauna. Sauna users must be 15 or accompanied by an adult, with a 10-minute limit. Adult single admission is $8.76. Listed hours are weekdays 10 AM to 6 PM and weekends 11 AM to 7 PM.
St. James Assiniboia Centennial Pool
St. James Assiniboia Centennial Pool on Parkdale Street is a City of Winnipeg fitness and leisure centre with an indoor pool, hot tub, waterslide, diving board, weight room, walking track and a sauna included in general admission. Sauna users must be 15 or accompanied by an adult, with a 10-minute limit. Adult single admission is $8.76, or $6.95 on weekday daytime discount hours. Closed on holidays.
Transcona Kinsmen Centennial Pool
Transcona Kinsmen Centennial Pool on Wabasha Street is a City of Winnipeg indoor pool in Transcona with a dry sauna and pool slide, both included in general admission. Sauna users must be 15 or accompanied by an adult, and visits to the sauna are limited to 10 minutes. Adult single admission is $8.76, with a $6.95 weekday daytime discount. The pool is closed on holidays; check the city's public swim schedule for current times.
Riverstone Spa
Riverstone Spa is the day spa of Inn at the Forks, beside the Forks Market where the Red and Assiniboine rivers meet. Guests booked for a treatment are invited to arrive early and use the sauna, steam room, rain showers and relaxation lounge before their appointment; the spa offers massage, skincare and body treatments, with packages from $200. Guests must be 16 or older. Open Monday to Saturday 9 AM to 9 PM and Sunday 10 AM to 6 PM.