• Haltia - The Finnish Nature Centre - Escape the city and join a professional Forest Therapy Guide for a forest bathing experience in Nuuksio National Park, right next to Helsinki.

Humans have known the healing effects of nature for millennia. Forest bathing (shinrin-yoku, or forest therapy) was developed in Japan in the 80’s. It is an evidence-based, holistic practice that boosts the health benefits of nature, promotes relaxation and improves the immune system.

Meet your guide at the front doors of Finnish Nature Centre Haltia. Next you enter the welcoming forest and dive into its fascinating world of sounds, smells, colours and shapes with all your senses. You pause to listen to the humming wind, sounds of birds and babbling brooks, breathe in the fresh forest air and give your whole weight on the soft moss floor. The guide invites you to do easy sensory, breathing and nature connection activities to help you relax and let go. Reconnect with nature – and yourself.

We conclude with sharing our experiences and enjoying coffee or tea with Finnish snacks. At the end you receive aromatic forest oil on your skin to continue enjoying the therapeutic effects. Your mind, body and soul are filled with peace.

• Therapeutic essential oil on skin (voluntary)
• Snacks
• Tea and coffee
• Sleeping pads, rain cloaks in case of rain
• Safety plan and first aid kit

• Bottled water
• Transportation to Nuuksio (public transport available for €8,20 /return)

Tired of being busy and glued to your phone? Recharge your body and mind and awaken all your senses by reconnecting with nature in a new way!

Neither a hike nor a naturalist walk, forest bathing is a heart-felt, science-based wellbeing practice that continues to gain global popularity. It involves walking slowly, stopping and taking in the sounds, scents, colours, forms and the ambience of nature using all the five senses, and engaging in meditative and healing nature connection activities. Forest bathing is as much about pausing to listen to your inner self as it is about listening to nature.

With a trained guide, it is much easier to actually slow down (one of the hardest things to do is to stop doing!). You can leave all effort behind and relax into the experience, knowing that the guide will keep track of time and route, leading you safely in a small group every step of the way.

Welcome to enjoy Nuuksio together and slow down with SOWL!

• You can participate without prior knowledge and skills, normal physical health is sufficient. Excursion includes some moderate rock climbs and rough paths.
• Take some spare warm clothing according to weather, we move at a slow pace. Comfortable shoes, no high heels.
• Pets, smoking, drinking not allowed

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.