Step into Stillness
A Nordic mindfulness retreat exploring Finland through touch, sound, sight, smell, and taste.
Reawaken Your Senses.
What is Five Senses Retreats?
Debuting this April in Nuuksio National Park—30 minutes from Helsinki Airport—our mindfulness retreats are intended to help you relax and reconnect with your surroundings through touch, sound, sight, smell, and taste.
Together with our premier partners and Haltia Lake Lodge, an award-winning hotel, we provide an immersive sensory experience rooted in Finnish nature, culture, and wellbeing. Come enjoy gourmet meals and a peaceful place to rest, reflect, and be restored.
Upcoming Journeys
Our first two retreats take place in the heart of the Finnish forest — a landscape of lakes, silence, sauna, fire, and open sky. We are excited to partner with Haltia Lake Lodge, an award-winning hotel & glamping resort, for both our Spring and Summer Sessions.
Spring Renewal
*24-26 April, 2026
Registration Open
(*flexible attendance option available)
​The Sun & Light
31 July - 2 August, 2026
Registration Open
Why Five Senses Retreats?
Because modern life rarely leaves space to simply be.
We invite you to walk slowly enough to notice the forest beneath your feet, listen to the wind in the trees and to sit in silence without needing to fill it.
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Sit. Breathe. Be.
Who is Five Senses Retreats for?
Carrying too much? Craving real rest, quiet nature, and space to breathe?
Ready for clarity, inspiration, and a pause from the noise?
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We help you slow down and reconnect — with yourself, with the land, and with a quieter rhythm of living.
The Weary
For those who have been running hard for too long and need space to rest, reset, and breathe again.
The Creators
For artists, builders, and makers who want to reconnect with inspiration through nature, culture, and quiet.
The Seekers
For those in a season of reflection, transition, or reinvention who want time and space to listen inward.
Meet Your Hosts
Each retreat is led by hosts curated specifically for that experience. Alongside our accommodation partner and other trusted service providers, we work with expert practitioners to create an immersive experience rooted in Finnish nature, culture, and wellbeing.
Begin Your Retreat
31 July – 2 August 2026
The Sun & Light
Immerse yourself in the light of the midnight sun. Awaken your senses through the taste of wild berries, the scent of warm forest air, and the touch of herbal sauna steam (löyly). From the resonant sounds of the kantele to capturing the season's light through cyanotype art, this Nordic wellbeing retreat will help you soften, recover, and return home radiant.
24-26 April 2026
Spring Renewal
Reflection and renewal through Finnish culture and the five senses. A small group experience at a premium hotel designed to help you slow down, breathe, and simply be.
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*We recommend full attendance for the best experience. However, if you can join for only a portion of the retreat, contact us for partial-participation rates.
September-October 2026
The Earth & Harvest
Notice the changing forest and crisp air through Nordic traditions of foraging and stillness. An intimate retreat with sophisticated comforts, designed to help you find rest in the slowing rhythm of the season. Details to follow.