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‘A place for everybody’: Stockholm to open its first publicly run sauna
Unlike its Nordic neighbours, finding a place in the Swedish capital to bada bastu is hard, with years-long waiting lists at member clubs
TL;DR
- Stockholm is opening its first publicly run sauna in June at Hornstull.
- The new sauna aims to provide 'sauna for all' with no membership required, addressing long waiting lists at private clubs.
- This initiative is part of a broader city strategy to open up waterfronts and increase public access.
- Unlike neighboring Nordic capitals like Oslo and Helsinki, Stockholm has had limited public sauna access.
- The project cost 5.5 million Swedish kronor and is designed to be inclusive for residents and visitors.
- New guidelines are planned to ensure all city center sauna slots are publicly bookable.
- The pricing for the new public sauna may be higher than some private options, with potential for future tiered pricing.
- Demand for sauna spaces in Stockholm is high, with some private clubs having waiting lists of thousands.