{"id":118295,"date":"2026-06-29T07:09:06","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T07:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/118295\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T07:09:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T07:09:06","slug":"saunasaari-a-sauna-island-just-opened-in-the-middle-of-helsinki","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/118295\/","title":{"rendered":"Saunasaari: A sauna island just opened in the middle of Helsinki"},"content":{"rendered":"

No trip to Finland would be complete without a visit to a sauna \u2013 and now those travelling to Helsinki can book in for a visit to an island entirely dedicated to the bathing ritual.<\/p>\n

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Saunasaari, which opened on 26 June, has several separate saunas<\/a>, including a large traditional smoke sauna, the only one of its kind in the Finnish capital. <\/p>\n

The island is also home to two traditional Finnish wood-fired hot tubs, aka “palju”, which sit next to the water so you can enjoy the views over the capital.<\/p>\n

The positioning is ideal for those looking to combine their sauna or palju experience with a cold dip in the Baltic Sea.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Finnish archipelago, traditional smoke sauna, open-fire cooking and genuine hospitality are all deeply rooted in our identity,\u201d said Nina Stenros, who created Saunasaari with Riku Stenros.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wanted to create an experience where visitors can step into that world without leaving Helsinki.\u201d<\/p>\n

How to visit Saunasaari<\/p>\n

Saunasaari<\/a> is a quick water taxi away from Helsinki\u2019s Market Square, and you can book a sauna and dine experience every Friday and Saturday evening until 8 August.<\/p>\n

The package includes access to the saunas and palju, as well as a char-grilled dinner menu cooked at the summer kitchen R\u00d6K.<\/p>\n

Dishes on offer include whole smoked fish or open-fire grilled beef entrec\u00f4te, while vegetarians can enjoy grilled summer cabbage. <\/p>\n

The island is also available to rent for private events.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"No trip to Finland would be complete without a visit to a sauna \u2013 and now those travelling…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":118296,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[87],"tags":[58842,158,113,58843],"class_list":["post-118295","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-helsinki","tag-coolcations","tag-finland","tag-helsinki","tag-wellness-beauty"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@dk\/116832145810481458","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118295","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=118295"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118295\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/118296"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118295"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=118295"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=118295"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}