The present invention relates to bathing devices for special therapeutic or hygienic purposes such as e.g. sauna or Finnish baths, and especially to a steam generator element for a sauna electric heater and a sauna electric heater. A sauna electric heater (13) according to the present invention comprises comprising a frame part (14), heating resistor elements (15-17), (29), (30), (54), (55) inside the said frame part (14), and sauna stones (2) arranged inside the said frame part (14) and/or on the top part of the said sauna electric heater (13), which said sauna electric heater (13) comprises a steam generator element (18), (19), (26), (33), (37), (45), (52), (62) placed inside the said frame part (14) between at least one heating resistor elements (15-17), (29), (30), (54), (55) and/or said sauna stones (2), said steam generator element (18), (19), (26), (33), (37), (45), (52), (62) comprising a water tank (20), (27), (38), (46), (53) fillable with water. The sauna electric heater according to the present invention provides more durable operation and with less generated faults and brake ups when compared to the prior art solutions.
