Aino Lehtonen

Lifestyle Correspondent, The Continental Times

Aino covers lifestyle for The Continental Times and has reported from more than a dozen countries.

In Helsinki, the Public Sauna Is Back, and It Is Younger, Louder and Booked Out

A city that once had more than 100 public saunas and fell to a handful has opened nine new ones in five years. On weekend evenings, you need a reservation.

Oct. 9, 2026 5 MIN READ

A waterfront sauna on Helsinki’s southern shore. Bathers alternate between the hot room and the Baltic, which was 11 degrees Celsius this week.