IKIELO
Village festival for regenerative living
Karjalohja
24.-27.7.2025
Earth Care - People Care - Fair Share
– These ethical principles of permaculture are at the heart of the Ikielo festival.
Ikielo is a new vibrant and rooted summer gathering that invites you to explore what a more local, more communal and nature-based life can look like.
At the heart of the festival is a good and fair life for both people and the planet. The program opens doors to practical solutions that support wellbeing and vitality within planetary boundaries.
The festival brings together diverse actors from the field of sustainability and regenerative cultures from around Finland. It also searches for new synergies and collaboration between local associations and companies in Karjalohja. The festival showcases Karjalohja area as a rural hub of permaculture expertise, organic farming, alternative education, nature-based entrepreneurship and active community engagement.
Program
Practical workshops - learn by doing
e.g
- plant pigment prints
- biochar
- composting
- clay building
Inspiring speeches and discussions
in the spirit of co-creation around themes such as:
- future scenarios
- local resilience
- food systems
- social economy
- regenerative worldviews
- permaculture perspectives
Field visits
to local permaculture sites
- Iso-orvokkiniitty
- Kylänpään kotitila
- Vaunumäki
- Pihlajamäki
Creative workshops
to engage the body and the soul
- social tools
- learning permaculture through theatre
- sensory nature walks
- rune singing meditation
Children’s Activities and Free Public Programme
- talks and info stands at the village market square
- pop-in handcraft workshops
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fun for kids, including:
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arts and crafts
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games and playful activities
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excursions and little adventures
Socializing, networking and entertainment
e.g
- music, poetry and an Open Stage
- social marketplace to meet between different actors and associations
- sitting by the fire
- singing
- sauna
The full festival program will be revealed in May!
We are looking for program offers until the end of April – send in your offer now! Workshop leaders, performers and speakers are rewarded with free festival tickets, accommodation and food.
Participation fees
⭐ Early discount price ⭐
Participation fee- available until 20.6
Discount price
Participation fee- available during 21.6 – 16.7
Last moments
Participation fee- available after 17.7
Members of the Finnish Permaculture Association are entitled to a €10 discount on the participation fee.
You can become a member here.
Children under 10 years old can join for free.
Accommodation or a tent spot must be purchased separately.
Tent spots will be available for sale later.
We offer subsidized participation fees for individuals facing financial challenges.
If your financial situation allows, you can support low-income participants by paying a supporter fee in our online store. You can apply for a subsidized participation fee here.
Join as a partner
We are looking for actors with shared aims and values to join the festival as key collaborators. We invite your program offers, volunteering and material donations that support the festival facilities and services. We offer you visibility and outreach, networking and an exciting co-creation opportunity!
Get in touch via email: ikielo@permakulttuuri.fi
Behind Ikielo festival
The main organizer of Ikielo in 2025 is the Finnish Permaculture Association (Suomen Permakulttuuriyhdistys ry).
The current core festival team members are, from left to right:
Marja Nuora (vision), Jasper Keus (communications, program), Pauliina Helle (producer), Suvi Tiihonen (program, volunteers), Suvi Puttonen (finances), Erkki Pöytäniemi (Chairperson of the board) and Elisa Ojutkangas (Secretary of the association, missing from the picture).
What is permaculture?
Permaculture is an ecologically based design method that seeks to mimic and utilize natural processes to develop sustainable systems that meet the short and long-term needs of individuals, communities, and the planet. These systems can include systems for food and energy production, housing, or the organization of economic activity.
At the core of permaculture – as well as at the core of the Ikielo festival – there are three ethical principles:
Earth care
Care for the land, forests, water, air and living beings.
People care
Caring for yourself, your loved ones and communities locally and globally.
Fair share
Reasonably balancing consumption in relation to production and resources, and returning surplus to the cycle.