Naturism in Finland

Public Nudity Laws

Comprehensive guide to public nudity laws, regulations, and penalties

Topless Sunbathing Laws

Is it legal to sunbathe topless? Country-by-country legal guide

Indecent Exposure Laws

What constitutes indecent exposure and the penalties in each country

Age Restrictions

Legal age requirements for nudity, naturist venues, and events

Photography Laws

Legal requirements for photographing nude subjects and naturist activities

Naturist Venue Regulations

Legal requirements for nudist resorts, clubs, and venues

Event Permits & Licensing

Requirements for organizing nudist events and gatherings

Pihlajasaari is a pair of small islands joined by a bridge, a short boat ride off southern Helsinki. It is one of the city's most popular summer recreation areas and has no permanent residents. The main public beach is on the western island. The naturist beach is on Eastern Pihlajasaari: a designated unisex area kept apart from the rest of the shore. That makes it one of very few mixed-gender nude beaches in Finland; Seurasaari's nude bathing areas are separated by gender. The naturist shore is mostly rock rather than sand, so it suits sunbathing better than swimming, though people do swim off the rocks. The islands themselves mix rocks, woodland, groves and old villa gardens, and a marked nature trail of about 2-3 km crosses both. Helsinki's city tourism site, MyHelsinki, confirms the naturist beach. On hot days the ferries and the main beach get busy, but the naturist area, a walk across the bridge, is usually calmer.

Seurasaaren uimala is the City of Helsinki's bathing place on Seurasaari island. The island is best known for its open-air museum, and it faces Meilahti, a few kilometres north-west of the city centre. The bathing place dates from 1906 and is treated as culturally significant. It runs mainly as a nude beach, but in the traditional Finnish way: men and women each have their own fenced section, and there is no mixed nude area. That makes it quite different from the unisex naturist shore on Pihlajasaari. Each section has changing shelters, toilets and outdoor showers. On Wednesdays and Sundays the bathing place is in shared use and swimsuits are required, so check the day before you go. Entry is free. No lifeguards are on duty. The fences give each section a more private feel than an open beach. The rest of Seurasaari is wooded parkland with walking paths, which makes a good stop before or after a swim.

Naturistiranta, Tulliniemi, is a nudist-friendly beach in Finland. Nudity is optional.

Traditional public wood-fired sauna.

Yrjönkatu Swimming Hall (Yrjönkadun uimahalli) in central Helsinki opened on 4 June 1928 as Finland's first public swimming hall. Designed by architect Väinö Vähäkallio, it keeps its classical columned pool hall and is run by the City of Helsinki's sports services. Because many bathers swim nude, the hall has separate days for women and men instead of mixed sessions: women swim on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, men on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Swimming without a costume is allowed, but each bather can choose whether to wear one. Besides the pool there are several saunas, two saunas that can be rented, and a second floor with rest areas and a café-restaurant, for which separate tickets are sold. The hall closed in 2024 for a major renovation that upgraded accessibility, technical systems, the washing and sauna areas and the facades while keeping the historic interior, and it reopened to swimmers on 3 February 2026. The traditional wood-heated sauna was still out of use in 2026. The hall closes for a summer break each year (24 May to 30 August in 2026).