Kotiharjun Sauna

Kotiharjun Sauna is a public sauna located in the Kallio district's Torkkelinmäki neighborhood in Helsinki, Finland. It is Helsinki's oldest public sauna still in operation, having been established in 1928, and at the same time, Helsinki's only remaining traditional wood-heated neighborhood sauna.

Photo: Paasikivi, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Opening hours: Tuesday–Sunday 2:00 PM–9:30 PM
Type: Sauna
Description: public sauna in Helsinki, Finland
Also known as: “Harjutori sauna”, “Harjutorin sauna”, and “Kotiharju sauna”
Address: Harjutorinkatu 1, Helsinki, 00500

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Linnanmäki and Sörnäinen metro station.

Linnanmäki

Photo: Jyri Moisio, CC BY 3.0.

Linnanmäki is an amusement park in Helsinki, Finland. It is the largest and most famous amusement park in Finland, and one of the most-visited in Europe.

Sörnäinen metro station

Metro station

Photo: Vihermarja, Public domain.

Sörnäinen metro station is a station on the Helsinki Metro. It serves the central Helsinki districts of Sörnäinen and Kallio. Sörnäinen is the easternmost station on the system to be located underground.

Torkkelinpuistikko

Park

Photo: Marit Henriksson, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Torkkelinpuistikko is a park, which is situated 140 metres southwest of Kotiharjun Sauna.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Torkkelinmäki and Inner East.

Torkkelinmäki

Quarter

Photo: Marit Henriksson, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Torkkelinmäki, Torkelsbacken is a central neighborhood of Kallio, Helsinki, Finland. Its boundaries are Hämeentie on the east, Helsinginkatu on the north, Kaarlenkatu on the west and Viides linja on the south.

Inner East

Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.

Inner East comprises the parts of Helsinki east of the railway, north of Pitkäsilta, south of freeways 4 and 45 and west of Kulosaari. In this part of the city you can see districts of old wooden houses and postmodern, blocky concrete districts built as the "city districts of the future" in the 1970s.

Harju

Quarter

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 4.0.

Harju is a quarter of Helsinki, Finland. It is located northeast of the city centre, part of Alppiharju neighbourhood, between the quarters of Alppila, Torkkelinmäki, Linjat and the neighbourhoods of Sörnäinen and Vallila.

Kotiharjun Sauna

Categories: bathhouse, family business, tourism, recreation area, and tourist attraction
Location: Helsinki, Helsinki sub-region, Uusimaa, Southern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

60.18651° or 60° 11′ 11″ north

Longitude

24.95734° or 24° 57′ 26″ east

Wheelchair access

Open location code

9GG65XP4+JW

OpenStreetMap ID

node 611033680

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=sauna

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

Wikidata ID

Q18660201

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In Other Languages

“Kotiharjun Sauna” goes by many names.

Finnish: “Kotiharjun sauna”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Torkkelinaukio and Harjutori.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Kotiharju and Kallion pesula.

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Worth a closer look: Kamppi and Southwest and Inner East.

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