Sweden
Malmö, Sweden's third-largest city, sits on the Öresund strait 20 minutes by bridge from Copenhagen. Ribersborg Kallbadhus, a historic open-sea bathhouse on a pier extending into the Öresund, is Malmö's most distinctive sauna venue — separated by gender, swimwear-optional in single-gender sections, with open-air sea access for cold plunges in the strait. The city's regenerated Western Harbour district adds newer wellness venues. Swedish swimwear norms in mixed sessions. Malmö benefits from proximity to Copenhagen's design-forward floating sauna culture, making cross-strait sauna visits a natural combination.
Ribersborg Kallbadhus (Ribban) is the landmark — an 1898 wooden pier on the Öresund beach with separate male, female, and mixed sauna sections and direct sea access. Citybaden covers everyday pool-and-sauna needs.
A wooden bathhouse pier from 1898, one of Sweden's most iconic sauna and sea-bathing venues. Year-round open, including ice bathing in winter. Year-round sea access, single-gender traditional sections, and a mixed section with swimwear.
Yes — 5–8°C in winter, 18–21°C in August. Ribban provides ladder access straight into the strait.
Yes — Copenhagen is 35 minutes by Øresund bridge train. Ribban in Malmö and CopenHot or La Banchina in Copenhagen can be combined in a single weekend sauna circuit.
