KOTIHARJUN SAUNA

Enjoy the Best Traditional Sauna in Helsinki!

A Finnish sauna is a must for a visitor to Helsinki. The famous Kotiharju Sauna is the only remaining public wood-burning sauna in Helsinki. Only wood-burning saunas let you enjoy the mellow
heat of the traditional sauna experience.

Kotiharju Sauna, built in 1928, has maintained its original architecture
throughout the decades. Customers range from the neighborhood regulars
to bachelor parties. Part of the inimitable Kotiharju experience consists of solving the
problems of the world with fellow bathers in the soft steam of the sauna
and then cooling off outdoors in front of the sauna. At Kotiharju, there is room for 20–30 bathers on the uppermost benches, where the heat and steam (löyly) are the best (and hottest). And if you like it less warm, there is more room on the lower benches. In practice, löyly means pouring some water on the hot stones – there is a water tap on the stove (kiuas). The old rule is that whoever sits in the hottest place gets to decide whether or not to make more löyly.