Jätkänkämppä Smoke Sauna
Jätkänkämpän savusauna
Billed as one of the largest smoke saunas in the world. Plunge into Lake Kallavesi after a steam for the most authentic Finnish sauna experience.
Jätkänkämppä is located at the Lauhalahti Spa resort, about 6 km south of the city centre. Its log-cabin sauna can hold around 60 people at once. The smoke sauna has no chimney, so the wood must be fired up half a day in advance. Once the smoke clears, it leaves a soft steam and a warm scent of wood. After steaming, you can walk down the lakeside jetty and swim. In winter, you can cool off in an ice hole cut into the frozen lake, then return to the sauna, repeating several rounds. The sauna is mixed, so swimwear is required, and you can bring your own towel or rent one. Next door, a lumberjack cabin serves a traditional Finnish buffet dinner, often with accordion music in the evening. The sauna is usually open only on Tuesday and Thursday evenings (extra sessions may be added in summer). Tickets cost about EUR 15–20. Check the official website and book dinner in advance.
Opening hours
Usually open Tue and Thu evenings to night (check official website)
Nearby sights
- Pikku-Pietarin torikuja
- Kuopio Market Square & Market Hall
- Orthodox Church Museum of Finland
- Old Kuopio Museum
- Kuopio Art Museum
- Kuopio Cathedral
- VB Photographic Centre
- Väinölänniemi