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Serlachius Art Sauna

Combining sensual art experience and pease of nature Serlachius Art Sauna offers experiences for lovers of sauna, art, architecture and pure northern flavours. Communal public sauna days are held every Tuesday, all year round. You can reserve Serlachius Art Sauna and its restaurant services for parties, meetings and evening gatherings.

The steam of löyly is enjoyed in the atmospheric, round steam room. The outdoor shower, which is in use all year round, is decorated with Tuula Lehtinen‘s mosaic work Embrace. Sauna–goers also have access to a hot tub. You can take a dip in the lake from the end of the pier, and in winter there is an opportunity for ice swimming.

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Serlachius Taidesaunan terassialue kesäsäässä. Iso kivipöytä ja terassituoleja.
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Serlachius Taidesaunan löylyhuone. Kaksi naista istuu lauteilla pyyheliinat päällä.
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Iloisia ihmisiä kuohuvassa porepaljussa.
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Serlachius Taidesaunan terassialueella ulkosuihku, jossa Tuula Lehtisen mosaiikkiteos Syli.
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SERLACHIUS ART SAUNA IS A JOURNEY FOR ALL THE SENSES

Completed in 2022, the Serlachius Art Sauna combines Finnish sauna culture into an overall experience formed by art, nature and architecture. The art sauna was designed by the internationally recognised and award-winning architect trio Héctor Mendoza, Mara Partida and Boris Bežan. They also designed Serlachius’ new museum building, which was completed in 2014. 

The architecture of the Art Sauna is based on a horizontal line defined for the museum area, with stone underside and wood above. Blending into the landscape, the sauna is hidden behind the museum on a slope descending to the lake shore. A green roof and a low background wall connect the building to its surroundings.

The interior of the sauna is characterised by a dialogue between art, landscape and architecture. Quartzite and wood surfaces alternate rhythmically, and the curved lines of the ceiling in the living area soften the straightforward stone surfaces. The building leads the sauna visitor on a journey into the embrace of light, nature and art. At the end of the journey, a round steam room awaits, which can be accessed through an open-air cooling yard. 

In the sauna, art is visible not only in the artworks but also in everyday objects. Satu Rautiainen’s large-scale painting Birdbath can be seen on the wall of the sauna building’s lobby. The motif of the work is repeated in the sauna towels and bench covers, which Rautiainen has designed based on her painting. The artworks in the sauna lounge have been created by Anni Rapinoja and Jussi Goman. Art is also present outdoors, including Laura Könönen’s No Heaven up in the Sky. 

The interior of the sauna features furniture from top international designers such as Òscar Tusquets, Patricia Urquiola, Jasper Morrison and Faye Toogood. Designers familiar to Finns, such as Alvar Aalto and Markku Salo, are also represented in the sauna world. The handprint of award-winning master carpenter Antrei Hartikainen can be seen on the sauna buckets.

“Sauna tradition is bound with Finnish culture and its way of living, and we needed to understand it so our architecture could respond to that. With that in mind and the admiration we feel towards Finland, we feel quite fortunate to take on that challenge.”

Architects Héctor Mendoza, Mara Partida and Boris Bežan

At Serlachius, the art experience extends beyond the walls of the museum.

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Serlachius Taidesaunan oleskelutilassa jykevä pitkä tammipöytä, näköala maisemaikkunasta järvelle.
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Näkymä Serlachius Taidesaunan sisäkäytävään. Taustalla seinällä sinisävyinen, iso taideteos.
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Serlachius Taidesaunan ulkosuihku talvella, taustalla lunta.
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Näkymä Serlachius Taidesaunan oleskelutiloissa, sohva ja nojatuolit.
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Anne Koskinen, Findlinge installation, 2014-17
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Irina Pått, 14 dancers, plywood light work.
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Noora Schroderus, Intim interiör, 2022.
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PUBLIC SAUNA SESSIONS ALL YEAR ROUND 

At the Art Sauna, weekly public sauna day is held on Tuesdays, and in July 2025 also on Wednesdays. The sauna time is two hours. Bring your own towel, swimsuit and bench cover to the public session. Refreshment are sold at the Art Sauna, card payment.

Buy a ticket for public sauna session

Prices of public shift tickets

The ticket sales online closes 15 minutes prior the session in question begins. After this, you can book a session from our sales service, at the museum’s ticket office or directly at the Art Sauna, if there are places available.

NORMAL PRICE

Adults

14 €

REDUCED PRICE

Pensioners, students, children 4-7 years of age

10,50 €

FREE OF CHARGE

Children 0-3 years of age, assistants of disabled persons

0 €

METHODS OF PAYMENT

Payment online also with Smartum and ePassi. Only card payment at Art Sauna. Sauna ticket cannot be payed with Museum Card.

SERLACHIUS ART SAUNA FOR PRIVATE EVENTS 

Book the Serlachius Art Sauna and its restaurant services for private use! The space is excellent for meetings, well-being and strategy days, anniversary and retirement parties, customer evenings and evenings with groups of friends. The art sauna experience is crowned by a meal prepared by a private chef on site and served to the tables and, for example, a guided tour to art exhibitions or workshop at the museum.

The architecture, design and finished details of the Serlachius Art Sauna make an impression. The spacious indoor and outdoor spaces in the beautiful lake landscape provide a setting for a memorable event.

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Keittiömestari tarjoilee ruokaa grillistä Serlachius Taidesaunan terassialueella.
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Kokous Serlachius Taidesaunalla.
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Kaksi naista kohottaa viinilaseja Serlachius Taidesaunalla takkatulen edessä.
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Ryhmä ihmisiä Serlachius Taidesaunassa. Mies heittää löylyä.
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Serlachius Taidesauna tarjoaa

Prices for private bookings 

The rent for Serlachius Art Sauna is €460/4 h. Additional hours 90 €/h. The size of the group does not affect the rent of the space, and in addition to the use of all the facilities, it includes towels and bench covers designed for the Art Sauna, as well as shower products. 

In addition to the rent of the premises, the services of Restaurant Gösta are added to the price, with a minimum of meals for 10 people. The Art Sauna cannot be rented without booking the restaurant services. The staff of the Art Sauna will be present throughout your visit.

Read more: tips for booking the Art Sauna

Serlachius Art Sauna a lá carte

Seasonal menu, 3–5 course

Ravintola Göstan keittiömestari on Taidesaunalla teitä varten ja valmistaa seurueellenne unohtumattoman elämyksen. Sesongin menu on valintanne mukaan kolmen, neljän tai viiden ruokalajin kokonaisuus alku-, pää- ja jälkiruokineen sekä viinisuosituksineen.

 

Jokainen ruokalaji paljastuu vasta keittiömestarin esitellessä sen.

Aterian yhteydessä tarjotaan juureen leivottua talon leipää ja voita.

Kaikista aterioista on saatavana etukäteen sovittaessa myös kasvis- ja vegaaniversiot. Kaikki ruuat ovat laktoosittomia ja pystymme huomioimaan yleisimmät ruoka-aineallergiat.

See Serlachius Art Sauna a lá carte

Please note that access to the Serlachius Art Sauna area is only possible by appointment and during public sauna sessions. The art sauna is a licensed area where you cannot enjoy your own food or drinks. Unfortunately, pets are not allowed in the Art Sauna.