FINLAND · SAUNA AND ICE SWIMMING IN HELSINKI
The 11 sauna & ice swimming sessions in Helsinki we would put on a Finland itinerary, with the price, the hours it swallows and who it actually suits. The first entry is first for a reason.
Trade Helsinki streets for a Sipoonkorpi hike, campfire lunch, smoke sauna, and cold lake swim in a small Finnish nature tour.
“An amazing experience! Helena was a great tour guide. The national park is beautiful that we hiked. Learned a lot about mushrooms. We had a great lunch by a fire pit. Then did the sauna experience.”
Float safely in Helsinki’s icy sea in a warm survival suit, learn cold-water rescue skills, and enjoy a peaceful 90-minute Nordic experience.
“Brilliant, not like anything I’ve ever done before. Would highly recommend”
Hike Sipoonkorpi National Park, enjoy a campfire lunch, then warm up in a Finnish smoke sauna and swim in a lake.
“It was great! from the beginning! It was a small group tour and our guide, Jeff was very friendly. He gave us an opportunity to introduce ourselves before we got on the bus. So we warmed up to each other quickly. :) The national park was nice and peaceful, no other tourists! and we had a lovely walk while Jeff was teaching us many things including wild mushrooms. :) Although the smoke sauna was pretty hot! I enjoyed so much! Talking to the locals, feeling the heat & sweat in the sauna and dipping in the lake! So refreshing! I Loved it! Only negative thing was … not enough time.…”
Cycle through Helsinki forests, visit Seurasaari, enjoy a Finnish BBQ and sauna, and see the city through local eyes on a five-hour small-group tour.
“Interesting experience with spending summer time like Finnishes by the lake. The final stop back to the bike shop is more serene in woods. That is the walk and ride I was more expecting to have. Hopefully that part of ride could be longer. Finland is quite joyful country. I found it hard to figure out HSL and transport did take me more time. Just the exit is at the end of the PLATFORM. You need to keep walking backward. I walked straight out the front door, and found none in the beginning. Overall speaking, it is one wonderful and pleasant trip with Luca, the quide, and five Italians, and…”
Cycle Helsinki’s parks and forests, visit Seurasaari, enjoy a BBQ, and try a Finnish sauna on this active half-day tour.
“Robert was an excellent guide and we thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Great explanations and insights into Finnish history and culture. Cycling through parks, forests and around waterways was fun - definitely a different kind of cycle tour but much more interesting! Picnic and sauna were added bonuses. Great way to spend an afternoon!”
Race through Helsinki’s archipelago by RIB boat, walk an island, eat Finnish salmon soup, and visit a public sauna for $212.
“Had super day with olly just wish it was longer loads of fun on the boat and sauna swim beautiful. The salmon soup was delicious thanks for your friendly atmosphere and knowledge lots of love from.the 4 irish girls”
Hike Sipoonkorpi, eat by a campfire, then enjoy a Finnish smoke sauna and lake dip on this six-hour Helsinki tour.
“Patricia was a wonderfull guide! we had a great day and enjoyed every minute. The walk is easy through a nice forest. Got feed with traditional food prepared over open fire. Sauna was great with plenty of Löylü. And all of us managed a dip into the lake (-2°C). Thanks Patricia!”
Cruise Helsinki by sauna boat, see Suomenlinna, swim in the Gulf of Finland, and paddleboard in a small English-speaking group.
“This was a unique 2 hr experience that was well worth our limited time in Helsinki. Matti was personable and had lots of good information printed out for us to learn about the areas of interest that we would be going by. He explained the sauna and left us to enjoy ourselves while he steered the custom made saunaship. He anchored in an area for us to take a cold plunge into the Gulf of Finland after coming out of the sauna. That was so exhilarating! Even better, Matti was willing to capture video of it on our phones for perpetuity. We also lucked out that no one else was…”
Ride Helsinki’s archipelago aboard M/Y Fortune, with wood-heated sauna, swimming, paddleboarding, views, and Finnish refreshments.
Cruise Helsinki’s archipelago to a private family island for a homemade lunch, nature walk, wood-fired sauna, and sea swim.
Review of Helsinki’s private Finnish log sauna and food experience, with Nuuksio pickup, lake views, sauna traditions, pricing, and booking tips.
“What a wonderful excursion, just a short drive from Helsinki. We were picked up from our hotel, driven out in comfort to a luxurious log cabin by a lake, treated to a relaxing traditional sauna (and optional plunge in the frozen lake outside), and thRead more”
Aurora nights, sled dogs, reindeer, and the sauna at the end of it.
