Saunas worth a detour

18 salt and freshwater saunas in West Sweden

Let go of all your shoulds, breathe out and enjoy a warming sauna, refreshing dip and fantastic sea or lake view. You’ll find 12 salt and freshwater saunas worth a detour here. So you can plan your visit after each sauna you’ll find information about when they can be booked.

Saltwater saunas on Sweden’s west coast

Sauna on the island of Dyrön

- Short boat trip from the jetty at Rönnäng or Rökan

The Dyrö sauna is located just ten metres from the sea, on the island’s south coast. A few years ago it was named Sweden’s best electric sauna, largely because of its fantastic views of the surrounding cliffs and sea.

  • Open for bookings all year round.
  • Top tip! Hike the five kilometre trail around Dyrön, the views are breathtaking. 

Sauna with sea view

- Öckerö in Gothenburg’s northern archipelago

You’ll find the sauna at Nimbus Öckerö furthest out on the jetty, with a beautiful view of the coastline and sea. Up to eight people can sauna together for two or four cosy hours. You can have a dip both in the harbour or from the new jetty out into the sea. 

  • Open for bookings all year round.
  • Top tip! Nimbus Öckerö also provide great food and accommodation if you want to stay longer.

Relax raft on Vrångö

- Vrångö, the southernmost of the all year round inhabited islands in Gothenburg’s archipelago.

Kajkanten’s floating sauna is in the harbour on Vrångö. Here you can alternate sitting in the sauna with refreshing dips in the sea, and you also have access to a dining/meeting area and kitchen.

  • Open for bookings all year round.
  • Top tip! Combine your trip with a lovely walk around the island, and stay the night in one of Kajkanten’s boathouses.

 

Sauna catamaran at Salt & Sill

- Klädesholmen on the island of Tjörn

Moored at hotel Salt & Sill’s jetty lies SS Silla, a catamaran built for relaxation and wellbeing. On the boat’s lower deck you’ll find a sauna, relaxation room, showers, toilet and swimming jetty with steps down into the sea. On the upper deck there’s a hot tub and sun deck.

  • Open for bookings all year round.
  • Top tip! Combine your visit with a night in Sweden’s first floating hotel or enjoy a delicious meal in the restaurant.

Newly built sauna with relaxation area

- Klädesholmen on Tjörn

Klädesholmen's sauna has a magnificent view to the west, with the island of Flatholmen and the sea right outside the window, which makes your visit here extra special. The building is accessible and has, as well as showers, toilets and changing rooms, a large open space with a kitchen area and room to socialise with friends. 

  • Open for booking all year round
  • Tip! Combine your sauna with a tasty fika at Lottas Bak & Form.

Wood fired sauna by the sea

- Björholmen’s Marina on Tjörn’s northwest coast

You can gaze out at the tiny islands and watch the boats coming in and out of the guest marina from Björholmen’s  wood fired sauna. When you want to swap the warmth with a cooling dip the salty water is just a few steps away.

  • Open for bookings all year round.
  • Top tip! You can combine a sauna with a Sunday brunch.

Floating sauna and sea swims

- Hotel Strana in Hällevikstrand on the island of Orust. 

Hotel Strana on Orust has a floating sauna for up to 14 people. Book a visit with friends or family and enjoy a warming sauna in the cabin at the end of the jetty just outside the restaurant.

  • Open for bookings all year round.
  • Top tip! Combine your visit with a lovely meal and cosy stay at Hotel Strana.

Wood-fired Sauna Raft

- Ljungskile

In the heart of Bohuslän, on a wooded slope with the inner archipelago in its embrace, you'll find Anfasteröd Gårdsvik, a unique holiday resort. Here, you can book and enjoy the wood-fired sauna raft. The sauna accommodates 12 people, and adjacent to it is a relaxation room.

  • Open for booking all year round.
  • Top tip! Combine the experience with a lovely hiking trip. Stay overnight in one of the cozy bathhouses.

Sauna and hot tub on your own island.

- Hampholmen lies just off Smögen.

On the island of Hampholmen outside Smögen on the west coast you can create your own private oasis with relaxation and delicious seafood. The woodfired hot tub is filled with heated sea water and there’s a sauna next to it as well.

  • Open for bookings all year round.

Lysekil cold bath house

- Lysekil

It used to be said that the salty waters around Lysekil had a restorative effect, and visitors from the cities would come to the spa resort to experience the healing powers of the seawater. The Kallbadhus in Lysekil is an oasis right next to the town centre.

Sea sauna at Bokenäset

- Uddevalla

There’s something special about combining a sauna with a dip in the sea. The sea sauna at Bokenäset is open all year round but there’s an extra charm to being there in the winter or at sunset isn’t there?

  • Open for bookings all year round.
  • Top tip! Combine it with delicious food, a spa and hotel accommodation at Destination Bokenäset.

Sauna and hot tub by the sea

- Lagunen is situated just south of the coastal town of Strömstad.

Right by the jetty at Lagunen are two lovely classic west coast fishing huts. Book the sauna in Eva’s Sjöbod overlooking the bay and follow a hot soak in the sauna with a refreshing dip in the sea.

  • Open for bookings all year round.
  • Top tip! While you’re there have dinner at Mali’s Sjöbod, where you can enjoy fresh seafood from the Koster Sea, especially in autumn when the lobster, langoustines, prawns and mussels taste their very best.
 

Freshwater saunas in West Sweden

Hällsnäs Spa

- Hällsnäs, next to Gothenburg. 

Hällsnäs Hotel in Mölnlycke, close to Gothenburg, offers a fantastic spa and relaxation area on the shore of Lake Landvettersjön, with a wood fired floating sauna, infrared sauna, hot tub and places to have a dip from the jetty.

Sauna in a historic bathing hut

- Hjo, on the shores of Lake Vättern

Right on the shoreline in Hjo you can have a sauna in a truly historic setting, no less. One of the colourful early 20th century bathing huts has become home to a unique bathing hut sauna, just a few metres from Lake Vättern. 

  • Free to the public on Mondays 17.00 -19.00 and Wednesdays 13.00 -15.00. At other times the sauna is open for booking.

Upperud

The sauna at Upperud 9:9

- Upperud in Dalsland

You’ll find the sauna on the short side of design hotel Upperud 9:9, with a fantastic view of Lake Upperudshöljen. The sauna seats twelve and has its own swimming jetty with a ladder down into the cool water.

  • Open for booking spring, summer and autumn both for hotel guests and the public.
  • Top tip! Combine with a stay at Upperud 9:9.

Floating Sauna

- Vänersborg, Lake Vänern

On The Sauna Raft you can get a group together to enjoy unbeatable views and the chance to have a dip both inside and also outside the sauna. Depending on the season and the weather there’s an inviting little deck where you can enjoy your own picnic together while waiting for the sauna to heat up.

  • Open for booking all year round

Woodfired hot tub and sauna by Lersjön

- Ulkeröds Gård in northeast Bohuslän.

In a beautiful setting in north east Bohuslän you’ll find Ulkeröds Gård, a farm dating back to the 17th century, where you can sink down into their open air woodfired hot tub, just a few metres from the waters of Lake Lersjön.

  • Open for bookings all year round.

 

 

Naven’s floating sauna

- Kållandsö, Vänern

In a beautiful position overlooking Lake Vänern you’ll find Naven’s floating sauna. It’s up to you whether you want to hire the whole raft with woodfired sauna, hot tub and BBQ hut or just the sauna and BBQ hut.

  • Open for bookings from March-November.
  • Top tip! A visit to Läckö Castle, just a 20 minute car ride away, is a must.