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Finnmark Micro Wood Barrel Sauna with Window

£6,455.99 from Finnmark Sauna, about £7,456 ready to use. Needs a new circuit.

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Finnmark Micro Wood Barrel Sauna with Window

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£6,455.99 at Finnmark Sauna

Not sold by our partner retailers, so we don't link to it. Similar products that are: see below.

That price is for the Natural, Electric Heater (Huum Drop 9kW), 1/2 Panoramic Window version. 4 versions, £4,997.99 to £6,990.99: see them all.

  • PowerNew circuit
  • HeaterIncluded
  • People2
  • Ready to use£7,456
  • Total over 5 years£9,746

The short answer

Ranked 83 of 98 garden saunas on our score.

Good for: 2 people, and a home where an electrician can run a new circuit.

Watch out for: The warranty isn't published.

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Questions people ask before buying this one

Will it run off a normal plug?

No. It needs a new circuit from your , fitted by a registered electrician. We add £450 to the . Sauna electrics.

Is the heater included?

Yes, it is in the price.

Will it fit, and do I need planning permission?

The seller doesn't publish the outside size. Ask before you order, and check the height if it will stand within 2 m of a fence. Planning rules.

What will it cost to run?

About £2.96 of electricity a session and £308 a year at 2 sessions a week, plus about £150 a year of upkeep. Change the numbers in the calculator below. If 2 of you would otherwise pay £10 each for community sauna sessions, it costs about the same as those sessions after 4.6 years.

Do I have to build it myself?

The seller doesn't say how it arrives. Ask whether it comes assembled, and whether they install.

Will it last?

The warranty isn't published. Built from Thermo . Outdoors, treat the outside once a year.

What it really costs

Price£6,456
Heater£0
Electrics: dedicated circuit Get quotes from local electricians £450
Base Get quotes for a level base £550
Ready to use£7,456
Running, a year (2 sessions a week)£308
Upkeep, a year£150
Total over 5 years£9,746

About £2.96 of electricity a session. If 2 of you would otherwise pay £10 each for community sauna sessions, it costs about the same as those sessions after 4.6 years.

Change the numbers

Versions and prices

Every price here is the price Finnmark Sauna lists for that exact version, read from the seller's own product data. Prices change often; check the seller before buying.

VersionPriceReady to useScore
Natural, No Heater, 1/2 Panoramic Window£4,997.99 (seller's £5,638.99)£7,4566.2
Natural, Electric Heater (Huum Drop 9kW), 1/2 Panoramic Window£6,455.99 (seller's was-price £7,096.99)£7,4566.8
Black, No Heater£5,532.99 (seller's was-price £6,173.99)£7,9916.2
Black, Electric Heater (Huum Drop 9kW)£6,990.99 (seller's was-price £7,631.99)£7,9916.8

The detail

Specifications

From the seller's pages. "Not published" means we couldn't find it.

TypeGarden sauna, barrel
People2
HeatingElectric
HeaterHuum Drop 9kW
Heater in the price?Yes
Power needed
Outside size (W × D × H)not published
WoodThermo
Wall thicknessnot published
Top temperaturenot published
Warrantynot published
Deliverynot published
Installationnot published
Weightnot published
How it scores
Ready-to-use cost per seat (25%)6.0
Easy to power and install (20%)8.2
Build and materials (20%)8.2
Warranty (20%)5.8
Specs the seller publishes (15%)6.0
Score out of 106.8

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