SAUNYPAA

Great news — you’ll have access to the sauna anytime during the convention! We will have a sauna trailer parked on the school’s sports field throughout the entire convention. You can use the gym locker rooms for changing and showering. Make sure to bring your swim trunks, bikinis, and towels to fully enjoy the Finnish sauna experience!

The sauna is notorious for being very hot, so prepare mentally! If it's too hot, you can always cool down by rolling in the snow (very Finnish thing to do)

AA Sauna 'Soldis' at Rastila

Highly recommended! There’s a sauna by AA members in East Helsinki called Soldis. Soldis is on the seaside and it has unique views, very demure surroundings. The sauna is actually a tent sauna, and it is on a pier, so you will have a possibility for icy dip. Please note, that the sauna is not accessible, as you need to ascend a lot of stairs to the seashore. The sauna costs 6 euros.

You can independently take a sauna trip to East Helsinki to Rastila. Soldis is about a 45-minute walk from Rastila metro station in the middle of the forest, but you can also take an Uber for ~8 euros.

For example, on Friday and Saturday, you can go to the sauna after 3pm, and there will be a meeting at 7pm-9pm (meeting in Finnish). The address and meeting times are listed on https://aahelsinki.fi/kokoukset/?id=89

This is a nice independent activity, and you’ll likely find others going as well, but there isn’t a designated person organizing it. And don't worry, Aa people are nice, you just need to get tot he please and ask for help and bring a lot of wilderness attitude.

Other saunas in Helsinki

Here’s Helsinki’s best saunas:

Löyly: Hernesaarenranta 4, 00150 Helsinki
A modern sauna and restaurant by the sea, Löyly offers wood-burning and smoke saunas with stunning views and sea access for year-round swimming.

Allas Sea Pool: Katajanokanlaituri 2, 00160 Helsinki
Located near the Market Square, Allas Sea Pool combines urban saunas with outdoor warm and cold pools, including refreshing dips in the Baltic Sea.

Kotiharjun Sauna: Harjutorinkatu 1, 00500 Helsinki
Helsinki’s last traditional wood-heated public sauna, this Kallio gem has been serving sauna-goers since 1928 with authentic Finnish vibes.

Uusi Sauna: Välimerenkatu 10, 00220 Helsinki
A modern sauna in the Jätkäsaari district, featuring wood-heated saunas, a shared electric sauna, and a cozy restaurant for relaxation.

Kulttuurisauna: Hakaniemenranta 17, 00530 Helsinki
This eco-friendly, minimalist sauna offers a peaceful atmosphere by the sea, with a unique design by Finnish and Japanese architects.