Denmark
Odense, Denmark's third-largest city and birthplace of Hans Christian Andersen, has a developing sauna scene anchored by the Odense Havn harbour and canal network. Public saunas and winter-bathing clubs operate along the regenerated waterfront. Swim-and-sauna combinations on the fjord are the most accessible entry point. Danish swimwear norms; session rhythm is social. Odense is primarily a resident rather than tourist-destination sauna market, which keeps venues unpretentious and affordable. A 2-hour train journey from Copenhagen.
Odense Vandkulturhus is the city's main leisure complex with several sauna types. Scandic Odense and Radisson Blu H.C. Andersen have hotel spas open to day guests. Kerteminde on the Funen coast (30 min) adds outdoor sea sauna options.
Very — Funen's cycling routes pass lakeside and coastal areas with sauna access. Combining bike rides with sea swimming and sauna is a classic Funen leisure format, especially in summer.
Smaller and more pool-spa oriented. Aarhus has Den Permanente's dedicated waterfront complex; Odense's equivalents are embedded in leisure centres and hotel spas. Both are solid; neither is a destination-level Nordic sauna city.
