Thermal baths in Stockholm
Stockholm is built on islands where Lake Mälaren drains into the Baltic, with the archipelago reaching east towards the open sea. Its bathhouses run from a pool hall in Östermalm to a lakeside sauna in the Nacka nature reserve and a Japanese-style bath at Hasseludden on the archipelago. From Sturebadet it's a walk of about 1.5 km to Djurgården, the island where the Vasa Museum and Skansen stand.
- Baths4
- Water29 to 30°
- Hot rooms80 to 85°
Baths in Stockholm compared
Entry, swimwear rules, age limits and ticket type, side by side.
| Bath | Entry | Swimwear and rules | Age | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CentralbadetStockholm | Closed for renovation until spring 2027 | Not known yet. Official site · Know it? Tell us | 16+ | Day ticket |
| 2HellasgårdenStockholm |
| Separate women's and men's saunas with their own changing rooms, showers and terraces (22 places each). On Mondays and Wednesday aufguss evenings the men's sauna is mixed: women may use it but not the men's showers, changing room or toilets; the women's sauna stays women only. Sit on a towel. Clean swimwear is allowed in the sauna, but swimwear that has been in the lake must come off before you go back in (algae). On the terrace, the walkway and the jetty you must wear swimwear or a towel; nudity outdoors is not allowed. | none stated | Timed slots, book ahead |
| 3SturebadetStockholm |
| Not known yet. Official site · Know it? Tell us | 18+ | Timed slots, book ahead |
| 4YasuragiStockholm |
| The washing ritual is done naked, seated on stools in the single-sex washing rooms, which also hold a hot bath and a dry sauna where you may stay nude. Everywhere else is mixed and you wear the black swimwear handed out at check-in (yours to keep) with a yukata, the cotton robe, over it between baths; the operator asks you not to use your own swimwear. Silent zones: the cavern bath, the rest sauna and the quiet lounge. Mobiles on silent, no glass in the bath area. | 18+ | Timed slots, book ahead |
Every bath in Stockholm
Open all year unless the hours say otherwise.
1Centralbadet
Bathhouse, Stockholm
An art nouveau bath from 1904 on Drottninggatan, designed by Wilhelm Klemming, where Arne Borg set world swimming records in the 1920s.
Hot rooms45 to 85°Water28 to 30°Closeduntil spring 20272Hellasgården
Bathhouse, Stockholm · Lake swimming at your own risk; diving from the jetty forbidden; no alcohol, food, whisks or glass in the sauna; max 22 women and 22 men at a time (17 on mixed sessions); leave at the end of your 90-minute slot
A lakeside sauna at the Hellasgården outdoor centre in the Nacka nature reserve, south-east of Stockholm, with a women's side and a men's side of 22 places each and a jetty into Källtorpssjön that bathers use all year; in winter a pump keeps the ice hole open.
SEK 110about €9.5As of Oct 20263Sturebadet
Spa bath, Stockholm · Age limit 18; day tickets are tied to a booked window; the operator notes building work around the Sturekvarteret block for several years
Carl Curman's bathhouse of 1885 inside the Sturegallerian arcade in Östermalm, rebuilt from pre-fire photographs after the 1985 fire and reopened in 1989, with a 14-metre pool at 29 °C under the restored hall, a mixed Turkish bath of steam and dry sauna with a cold plunge, and a 38 °C hydromassage pool.
4Yasuragi
Spa bath, Stockholm · Pre-booking required; packages tied to arrival windows; age limit 18 (16 with a guardian) outside school holidays
A Japanese-style bath in the 1970s building that architect Yoji Kasajima designed as a trade-union school at Hasseludden, on the Stockholm archipelago; the operator dates its Japanese concept to about 25 years ago and sells day visitors a morning, day or evening package.
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Questions about Stockholm
How do you get to Yasuragi from central Stockholm?
By bus or by boat. Take a bus from Slussen to Orminge Centrum and change to bus 417 towards Hasseludden, about 35 minutes plus a short walk, or the Waxholmsbolaget boat from Strömkajen to Hasseludden pier, about 30 minutes and then a 10-minute walk uphill. In winter the boat runs twice a day.
Do you need to book a bathhouse in Stockholm?
Yes, at Yasuragi, Sturebadet and Hellasgården. Yasuragi sells packages tied to arrival windows and only on pre-booking, Sturebadet's day tickets come with a booked morning, afternoon or evening window, and Hellasgården sells 90-minute visits from a booked start time.
Can you swim in the lake at Hellasgården near Stockholm in winter?
Yes. Bathers use the sauna jetty into Källtorpssjön all year, and in winter a pump keeps a hole in the ice open. The operator warns that the jetty gets slippery and advises swimming with company, and diving from it isn't allowed.
Can teenagers go to a spa bath in Stockholm?
Not to Sturebadet, which has an age limit of 18. Yasuragi admits 16-year-olds with a guardian, and from 13 during Swedish school holidays.