Kotiharjun Sauna
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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,[1] and at the same time, Helsinki's only remaining traditional wood-heated neighborhood sauna.[2]
The Finnish Heritage Agency submitted a proposal to grant heritage protection to the interiors of Kotiharjun Sauna,[2] and in December 2023, the Uusimaa Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment (ELY Centre) issued a decision requiring the preservation of the sauna's ground-floor interiors and their fixed fixtures.[3] The second floor was not granted protection, as the ELY Centre determined that doing so could result in unreasonably high costs for the housing company that owns the sauna.[3]
See also
[edit]- Löyly – another public sauna in Helsinki
- Rajaportin sauna – the oldest public sauna of Finland, located in Tampere
Sources
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Siponen, Satu. Kotiharjun sauna 1928-1998 (in Finnish). Kotiharjun saunayhdistys.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Kotiharju Sauna". My Helsinki. Retrieved 1 October 2026.
- 1 2 Kivinen, Lasse; Ikola, Vilma (9 January 2023). "Kaksi Helsingin tarunhohtoisinta saunaa aiotaan suojella, kaupunginhallitus jätti asian pöydälle". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 1 October 2026.
- 1 2 Parikka, Valtteri (12 December 2023). "Kaksi kalliolaissaunaa suojellaan: "Erittäin merkittävä päätös"". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 1 October 2026.
External links
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Media related to Kotiharjun Sauna at Wikimedia Commons
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