Finland

Finland

Helsinki, Finland
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Vipassana courses have been organised in Finland since 2004. The courses are organised at a rented site which is a hotel in Mikkeli (Heimari). A shuttle bus takes students to the course site on the first day of the course. The courses accommodate about 60 students.

The closest Vipassana center to Finland is Nordic Vipassana Centre, Dhamma Sobhana, in Sweden. Dhamma Sobhana offers 20-25 courses a year and two courses a year are held in Finnish.


Additional informationVipassana Finland
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.fi.dhamma.org

Applications accepted from 7 am on the first day of registration (during summer time from 8 am). 

Please note that the actual starting time may be even an hour later due to the automated nature of the system.

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19 courses
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Other courses
New students can only apply to 10 day courses

Teenagers' and Children's Courses

1 courses
Courses for young people.
Dates
Course Type
Location
Comments
Status
14 Nov
Finnish
Children/Teens 8-18 Years
Finnish
Vaasa

Anapana course for children/teenagers (8-18 years)

Course language: Finnish

Time: 9.45 am - 4 pm

Information about Children's and Teenagers' Courses

Children / TeensNon-Center
CANCELLED

Course types

All courses are run solely on a donation basis. All expenses are met by donations from those who, having completed a course and experienced the benefits of Vipassana, wish to give others the same opportunity. Neither the Teacher nor the assistant teachers receive remuneration; they and those who serve the courses volunteer their time. Thus Vipassana is offered free from commercialisation.

Old students are those who have completed a 10-day Vipassana Meditation course with S.N. Goenka or his Assistant Teachers. Old students have the opportunity to provide Dhamma Service at the courses listed.

Children/Teens 8-18 Years

Children's Anapana Courses are generally open for all children aged 8-12 years old who wish to learn to meditate. However there are local variations in age range, so please check the schedule.

Teenagers' Anapana Courses are generally open for all teenagers aged 13-18 years old who wish to learn to meditate. However, there are local variations in age range. In India and a few other countries there are also 7-day Vipassana courses for older teenagers. Please check the schedule for details.

Ten Day & Other Adult Courses

18 courses
All ten day courses begin on the evening of the first day and end on the early morning of the last day.
Dates
Course Type
Location
Comments
Status
7 Oct - 18 Oct New Course!!
10-Day
Heimari, Ristiina
Servers needed
10-DayNon-Center
Completed
1 Nov
English
4 hour Meditation
English
Helsinki
For old students
4 hour MeditationNon-Center
Completed
7 Nov
1-Day
Tampere
For old students
1-DayNon-Center
Completed
14 Nov
1-Day
Helsinki
For old students
1-DayNon-Center
Women- Open
Men- Filling Up
Servers- Closed
Apply*
27 Dec - 30 Dec
Work Period
Heimari, Ristiina
For old students
Help with course set up
Work PeriodNon-Center
Servers- Open
Apply*
30 Dec 2026 - 10 Jan 2027
10-Day
Heimari, Ristiina
10-DayNon-Center
Women- Wait List
Men- Wait List
Servers- Filling Up
Apply*
2027
2 Jan
1-Day
Tampere
For old students
1-DayNon-Center
Women- Open
Men- Open
Servers- Closed
Apply*
15 Mar - 18 Mar
Work Period
Heimari, Ristiina
For old students
Help with course set up
Work PeriodNon-Center
Applications accepted starting 15 Dec
18 Mar - 29 Mar
10-Day
Heimari, Ristiina
10-DayNon-Center
Applications accepted starting 18 Dec
9 Jun - 20 Jun
10-Day
Heimari, Ristiina
This course is not yet confirmed. We hope to be able to offer it, but if it cannot be held, it will be removed from this page before registration opens.
10-DayNon-Center
Applications accepted starting 11 Mar
1 Jul - 4 Jul
English
3-Day
English
Heimari, Ristiina
For old students
Only in English
3-DayNon-Center
Applications accepted starting 02 Apr
6 Jul - 17 Jul
10-Day
Heimari, Ristiina
10-DayNon-Center
Applications accepted starting 07 Apr
17 Jul - 18 Jul
Trust Meeting Weekend
Heimari, Ristiina
Saturday: Committee meetings
Sunday: Trust meeting

All old students welcome!
OtherNon-Center
Applications accepted starting 18 Apr
21 Jul - 1 Aug
10-Day
Heimari, Ristiina
This course is not yet confirmed. We hope to be able to offer it, but if it cannot be held, it will be removed from this page before registration opens.
10-DayNon-Center
Applications accepted starting 22 Apr
13 Oct - 24 Oct
10-Day
Heimari, Ristiina
This course is not yet confirmed. We hope to be able to offer it, but if it cannot be held, it will be removed from this page before registration opens.
10-DayNon-Center
Applications accepted starting 15 Jul
13 Dec - 16 Dec
Work Period
Heimari, Ristiina
For old students
Help with course set up
Work PeriodNon-Center
Applications accepted starting 14 Sep
16 Dec - 19 Dec
English
3-Day
English
Heimari, Ristiina
For old students
Only in English
3-DayNon-Center
Applications accepted starting 17 Sep
28 Dec 2027 - 8 Jan 2028
10-Day
Heimari, Ristiina
10-DayNon-Center
Applications accepted starting 29 Sep

Course types

All courses are run solely on a donation basis. All expenses are met by donations from those who, having completed a course and experienced the benefits of Vipassana, wish to give others the same opportunity. Neither the Teacher nor the assistant teachers receive remuneration; they and those who serve the courses volunteer their time. Thus Vipassana is offered free from commercialisation.

Old students are those who have completed a 10-day Vipassana Meditation course with S.N. Goenka or his Assistant Teachers. Old students have the opportunity to provide Dhamma Service at the courses listed.

1-Day
Old Student Short Courses (1-3 days) are for any student who has completed the 10-day course with S.N. Goenka and his assistant teachers. All old students are welcome to apply to attend these courses, including those where it has been some time since their last course.
3-Day
Old Student Short Courses (1-3 days) are for any student who has completed the 10-day course with S.N. Goenka and his assistant teachers. All old students are welcome to apply to attend these courses, including those where it has been some time since their last course.
10-Day

10-day Courses are an introductory course to Vipassana Meditation where the technique is taught step-by-step each day. The courses begin after a 2 - 4 pm registration period and orientation, followed by 10 full days of meditation, and end the morning of the 11th day by 7:30 am.

Work Period

Work Periods have been set aside to work on a variety of Centre maintenance, construction, household and gardening projects. All Old Students are welcome to apply. The daily program will include three group sittings with morning and afternoon work periods. On selected evenings, there will be tapes played of special discourses and talks that S.N. Goenka has given to Old Students.

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