The sauna designed by noa (network of architecture) features two sections named Heaven and Hell on upper and lower floors, creating an impressive floating-in-air appearance. The infinity pool extending into the sky is also popular.


SAUNA37 is the World Sauna Awards by TTNE, a sauna creative team based in Japan that continues to make innovation through sauna. We nominate 37 saunas from around the world where they will be ultimate travel destinations.
We started the sauna award "SAUNACHELIN" domestically in Japan in 2018, and it has grown to be one of the largest sauna award in Japan with over 1 million PV per year.
This time, [TTNE] is awarding 37 best saunas around the world, where you can experience the ultimate sauna.
We hope that our passion and actions lead to the improvement of sauna culture around the world, and also the future where people can be happier and healthier through saunas.
World Sauna Award 2024
Each facility is in alphabetical order by country.
A large hot spring resort in the Ötztal Valley in Tyrol, Austria. Enjoy over 12 types of saunas and thermal pools while gazing at the stunning Alpine views. The view from the outdoor panorama sauna is particularly spectacular.
A modern bathhouse in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, renovated from a former factory. Offers diverse sauna experiences including Russian banya, Japanese ganban-yoku, and steam rooms.
A traditional smoke sauna on the shores of Lake Kuusijärvi near Helsinki. Jumping into the lake after sauna is the Finnish way. The attached café also serves traditional Finnish cuisine.
A historic spa opened in 1904. Enjoy Nordic saunas and pools in beautiful Art Nouveau architecture. Located in central Stockholm with excellent accessibility.
A wellness resort in the nature-rich Limburg region of Belgium. Various sauna cabins dot the vast grounds, allowing you to enjoy forest bathing and sauna simultaneously.
A luxury spa hotel on the shores of Lake Farris in Larvik. Features beautiful Nordic design architecture, an infinity pool overlooking the lake, and diverse saunas. Norway's premier wellness facility.
A historic thermal bath in Baden-Baden, opened in 1877. Features a unique 17-step bathing program combining Roman and Irish traditions. The magnificent Renaissance architecture is also a highlight.
A traditional sauna club in Helsinki, established in 1937. Equipped with authentic smoke and wood-burning saunas, offering a pure Finnish sauna culture experience.
A small sauna near Tallinn's Old Town. Beloved by locals, offering authentic Estonian sauna with traditional vihta (birch branch bundles).
Helsinki's oldest public sauna, established in 1928. Preserving the traditional wood-burning sauna atmosphere, beloved by locals and tourists alike.
A modern bathing facility in Berlin's Kreuzberg district. Known for its floating experience with underwater music. The sauna area is also excellent, popular as an urban oasis.
Opened in 2016 in Helsinki's Hernesaari district. Beautiful wooden architecture by Avanto Architects, with a popular terrace and sauna overlooking the Baltic Sea. Also features a restaurant.
A large spa facility near Cologne in Bergisch Gladbach. Features Mediterranean-themed diverse saunas and pools. Aufguss events are also popular.
A traditional farmstay in the rural countryside of southern Estonia. Experience authentic smoke sauna and Estonian country living. Homemade meals are also a highlight.
A modern spa in Tallinn's Mustamäe district. Equipped with various saunas and pools, popular with families. Experience Estonia's contemporary sauna culture.
A spa renovated from Milan's former tram depot. Diverse saunas and jacuzzis set within historic architecture. A relaxation space where you can forget the urban hustle.
A historic public sauna in Tampere, established in 1906. One of Finland's oldest public saunas, still preserving the traditional wood-burning sauna.
A mobile art and music project from Norway. Traveling across the Nordics, offering unique sauna experiences and art events. The sense of unity with nature is its charm.
An art sauna facility on Naoshima Island, Kagawa. On an island dotted with works by Yayoi Kusama and Tadao Ando, enjoy sauna while overlooking the Seto Inland Sea.
A sauna facility in Amsterdam's historic Art Deco building. Offering authentic Finnish-style sauna while preserving the 1920s atmosphere.
A sauna facility in Helsinki run by the Finnish Sauna Society. The purest place to experience Finnish sauna culture. Members-only, but reservations for general use are available.
The world's largest smoke sauna village, near Jyväskylä in central Finland. Multiple smoke saunas dot the area, offering traditional sauna culture experiences.
A thermal facility opened near Reykjavik in 2021. The infinity pool offers panoramic Atlantic views, and the 7-step spa ritual is popular. Beautiful Nordic design architecture is also a highlight.
An authentic Finnish-style sauna facility in Otakanomori, Nagareyama, Chiba. True to its name 'metsä' (Finnish for 'forest'), it creates a space that feels like enjoying sauna in the forest.
A large thermal facility in Bad Homburg near Frankfurt. Features diverse sauna zones and thermal pools. A place to fully enjoy German sauna culture.
A boutique spa in Hackney, East London. Offering authentic sauna and spa treatments in a renovated historic building.
A sauna facility within a luxury resort in Ubud, Bali. Surrounded by jungle, offering a sauna experience that blends Balinese tradition with modern wellness.
A unique treehouse sauna inspired by a bird's nest in Harads, northern Sweden. Creative architecture floating in the forest, offering a sauna experience at one with nature.
An open-air bath and sauna at Mifuneyama Rakuen Hotel in Takeo, Saga. A mystical space surrounded by 3-million-year-old megaliths, offering a sauna experience united with nature.
An outdoor sauna facility on the shores of Lake Nojiri in Nagano, which spearheaded Japan's sauna boom. Authentic Finnish-style sauna and lake cold plunge are popular. Known as Japan's sauna sanctuary.
One of Europe's largest thermal facilities on the outskirts of Bucharest. Diverse saunas and pools spread within a huge dome filled with tropical plants. Tropical atmosphere year-round.
The world's largest thermal facility near Munich. Over 28 types of saunas, a water park with slides, and a tropical paradise area — too large to explore in a single day.
A large thermal facility in Vienna. Features diverse pools using natural hot springs and 26 types of saunas. Experience authentic Austrian sauna culture in the city.
A thermal facility surrounded by forests in central Netherlands. Diverse sauna cabins dot the vast gardens, offering relaxation in nature. Finnish-style sauna is also popular.
A large Bali-themed spa in Berlin's Mitte district. Diverse saunas dot the Asian-inspired architecture and gardens. An oasis where you can escape the urban buzz.
An authentic banya operated by the Russian immigrant community in Brooklyn. Known for its high-temperature sauna and platza (leaf-beating massage). America's most authentic Russian-style sauna.



















































































































