New sauna business in Steinkjer: Innherred Badstu- Og Isbadeforening
New association for sauna and ice bathing
Innherred Badstu- Og Isbadeforening has been registered in the Enhetsregisteret with organisation number 935445930. The association is based in Steinkjer municipality, with the address Midjovegen 4 in Steinkjer. According to its own stated purpose, it will operate as a membership organisation to spread knowledge about sauna culture and the health benefits of year-round bathing. It will also create social meeting places around sauna and ice bathing activities for people in Innherred, and contribute to improving, operating and maintaining year-round bathing facilities.
What the register says
The association is registered with the organisation form “forening/lag/innretning” (association/club/body). This means it is a membership-based organisation, typically run by volunteers and members, not a commercial company. The association is not registered in the Frivillighetsregisteret (Register of Voluntary Organisations) and is not VAT registered. According to the register, it was founded on 16 March 2025, while registration in the Enhetsregisteret took place on 5 May 2025. There is no information about employees, website or other contact channels in the register.
The sauna offering in the area
In our own overview of saunas in Norway, one sauna is already registered in Steinkjer municipality. The offering in the municipality is therefore limited, but in Midt-Norge as a whole, 52 saunas are registered. The most common types in the area are mobile sauna and wood-fired sauna. The one sauna already registered in Steinkjer is Fyret Sauna. The association’s purpose is not to run a single sauna, but to promote sauna culture and ice bathing and contribute to the maintenance of bathing facilities.
What we do not know yet
The register information says nothing about when the association might open a sauna offering, where such an offering would be located, what it would cost, or how it would be organised in practice. It also does not appear whether the association has concrete plans to build or take over a facility. In other words, we know that the association has been founded and registered, but not whether or when it will realise a physical sauna offering.