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Smart-control platform: Xenio installed base, Fenix 2025 flagship
Xenio has shipped with nearly every Harvia heater since 2018. Fenix launched Q3 2025 with a 4.3" full touchscreen, WiFi, over-the-air updates, and backward-compatible wiring.
Harvia runs two generations of control platform. Xenio is the large installed base — it ships with most Harvia heaters sold since ~2018. Fenix is the 2025 flagship: 4.3-inch full touchscreen, MyHarvia WiFi app control, over-the-air firmware updates, and critically, backward-compatible wiring so Xenio owners upgrade without rewiring the heater. The MyHarvia app is the unifying interface across both — temperature, humidity, lighting, ventilation, week timers, multi-sauna control for commercial operators, and the new MyHarvia Smart Sauna Sensor that retrofits any existing sauna. Fenix sales started Q3 2025. CEO Järnefelt flagged "really great performance" in Q4.
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Last timeline mention: February 12, 2026 · Q4 2025 earnings call — Fenix "really great performance" launch highlight
Fenix screen
4.3" full touchscreen
Connectivity
WiFi + OTA updates
App
MyHarvia (iOS + Android)
Compatibility
Backward-compatible with Xenio wiring
Max single-heater power
Up to 17 kW
Presets
Mild, Cozy, Hot + custom
| Model | Power | Room size | Stones | Voltage | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xenio CX30 | Up to 9 kW | - | — | — | Legacy compact digital |
| Xenio CX45 | Up to 17 kW | - | — | — | Digital for Cilindro / Club / Virta Pro |
| Xenio CX170 WiFi | Up to 17 kW | - | — | — | WiFi-enabled Xenio |
| Fenix FX30 | Up to 9 kW | - | — | — | 2025 entry smart control |
| Fenix FX45 | Up to 17 kW | - | — | — | 2025 mid smart control (Cilindro / Virta Pro) |
| Fenix FX170 | Up to 17 kW | - | — | — | 2025 flagship smart control |
| Fenix FX110C Combi | Up to 11 kW | - | — | — | Combi sauna+steam control |
From earnings calls, investor presentations, annual reports, and the Harvia product catalog.
2 of 5 quotes include a direct source link.
“We've introduced innovations, such as the Harvia Fenix control panel... sales started in third quarter, and it's shown really great performance during quarter four.”
“Exciting 4.3-inch full touchscreen product. It's very easy to use with, for example, ready-made presets like mild, cozy, and hot.”
“It's backwards compatible with huge seller Harvia Xenio control panel.”
“The most advanced sauna app there. It very nicely aligns the user experience with Harvia Phoenix [Fenix].”
“Harvia could be a brand like Google is for internet search. Harvia, global leader of sauna.”
Some older quotes do not have a direct public URL in this record yet. We keep them for timeline completeness and update links as primary sources are located.
Practical guidance from specialty dealers, commercial installers, and long-term Harvia operators. Use these notes alongside the official manual.
Harvia positions Fenix as backward-compatible with the Xenio wiring footprint, which covers the large majority of existing installations and is the upgrade path the CEO specifically highlighted on the Q3 2025 earnings call. For older Xenio units, verify the model label and wiring with a Harvia dealer before ordering Fenix as a straight replacement.
The official product name is "Fenix" (Finnish / Latin). Some English-language investor call transcripts transliterate the name as "Phoenix." They refer to the same product. Use "Fenix" when searching harvia.com or Harvia product documentation.
Fenix supports over-the-air firmware updates via the MyHarvia app. For commercial operators running multiple Harvia saunas, that means firmware and feature updates roll out without a service visit. Harvia has indicated continued investment in the MyHarvia platform, so expect the OTA update stream to be the delivery vehicle for future Fenix feature additions.
Different Fenix (and Xenio) variants are rated for different maximum heater kW. Match the control panel to the specific heater nameplate: a mid-range Harvia residential heater pairs with the FX45/CX45 class; larger commercial heaters like Virta Pro HL200 or HL220 require the higher-rated FX170/CX170 class. Confirm against Harvia's compatibility chart before ordering.
Any Harvia heater install from 2020 onward. Xenio owners ready to upgrade without rewiring. Commercial operators who want OTA firmware updates and remote control. Households where multi-user scheduling justifies a WiFi panel.
This is editorial analysis for context, not a purchase recommendation.
Images sourced from the Harvia Media Bank. Product photography, variant shots, technical diagrams, and installation references straight from Harvia Plc.
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Warranty
2 years
Made in
Harvia Group (Austria — Sentiotec collaboration — and Finland)
Launched
Xenio ~2018; Fenix sales started Q3 2025
Last Harvia mention
February 12, 2026
Q4 2025 earnings call — Fenix "really great performance" launch highlight
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Product data is sourced from Harvia Plc investor materials, earnings call transcripts, harvia.com, and harviagroup.com. Quotes are attributed to specific sources when available. Field notes reflect installer and dealer experience and should be validated against local code and the latest Harvia manuals. SaunaNews is independent and not affiliated with Harvia Plc.
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