Yurtsauna
What is yurtsauna
The yurt sauna has been built using traditional methods. A yurt is a round Mongolian structure covered with felted wool blankets woven from sheep’s wool. The sauna is heated by two wood-fired stoves. The benches are wide, and the sauna can accommodate 12–15 people at a time. The löyly is vigorous and soft and the structure “breathes,” making it a safe and relaxing place to unwind and enjoy the sauna.
Yurtsauna at Kaupinoja
The yurt sauna is operated by Saunatemppeli. Entry to the yurt sauna is paid at the Kaupinoja cashier, and visitors use Kaupinoja’s changing rooms and showers. Guests who purchase a ticket only for Saunatemppeli receive a white wristband. Those who buy a ticket to the Kaupinoja sauna and a combined ticket for the yurt sauna receive a blue wristband. Customers using only the Kaupinoja sauna do not receive a wristband.
From Monday to Wednesday, quiet conversation is still allowed in the yurt sauna. From Thursday to Sunday, the yurt sauna operates as a silent sauna.
The yurt sauna is open Monday–Friday from 5 pm to 9 pm, and Saturday–Sunday from 3 pm to 9 pm.
Ticket prices for the yurt sauna are €6 per person when purchased as a combined ticket with the Kaupinoja sauna, or €11 per person for the yurt sauna only.
Yurtsauna is a Saunatemppeli
Saunatemppeli is a community-based sauna operating in Tampere. It sees the sauna as a space for quiet reflection, encounters, and strengthening one’s relationship with nature. Its activities draw from the Finnish sauna tradition and aim to nurture the sauna as a living, evolving cultural practice. For us, Saunatemppeli is not primarily a building, but a way of gathering and becoming still together in the warmth of the sauna, honoring the surrounding nature and purification also at an inner level.
More information about Saunatemppeli, including the various sauna rituals held in the yurt sauna, can be found at: https://www.saunatemppeli.fi/
