When entrepreneur Veronica Eikemo Pedersen first stepped into a floating sauna in Oslo in 2020, she immediately knew she had discovered something transformative.

“I was captivated by the moment and wanted to create my own experience,” she recalls. Just a year later, she opened Heit Bergen Sauna, the first commercial floating-sauna concept in Bergen. Today, it has grown into three locations with seven floating saunas, offering locals and visitors alike a unique floating sauna right on the city’s waterfront.

Bringing the Nordic sauna experience to the heart of the city with Heit Bergen

Bringing the Nordic sauna experience to the heart of the city with Heit Bergen

The Heit Bergen experience is rooted in an age-old Nordic practice: alternating between intense heat and icy dips in the sea. Inside the saunas, temperatures reach between 75 and 90 degrees Celsius. Guests pour water over heated stones to create bursts of steam, before plunging into the fjord outside, a refreshing contrast that locals enjoy year-round. “Our floating saunas all have panoramic windows, so even in the middle of the city, you feel immersed in Bergen’s mountains and fjords.”

Bringing the Nordic sauna experience to the heart of the city with Heit Bergen

Regular sauna use is widely associated with health benefits such as improved circulation, better heart function, stress reduction, and pain relief. But for Pedersen, the mental and social advantages are equally important. “Regular use of the sauna has plenty of benefits, like increased blood flow and reduction of stress. It also creates a natural gathering place,” she explains. “Whether you come with friends or join a shared session, the sauna has a way of bringing people together.”

Bringing the Nordic sauna experience to the heart of the city with Heit Bergen

Bringing the Nordic sauna experience to the heart of the city with Heit Bergen

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