Saturday 16.7.
Arrival starting from 15.00
Dinner
Get together and programme at the bar
Sauna
Sunday 17.7.
Opening Ceremony
Country photos
Programme
Contact member meeting
Evening programme
Bar and sauna
Monday 18.7.
Tours
Country meetings
Evening programme
Bar and sauna
Tuesday 19.7.
Workshops
Contact member meeting
Evening programme
Bar and sauna
Wednesday 20.7.
Tours
Country meetings
Austria presents the World IFYE conference
Evening programme
Bar and sauna
Thursday 21.7.
General assembly
Lunch
Sauna village
Evening programme and bar
The Finnish Sauna Day has been celebrated annually on the second Saturday in June since 1986. In our Conference we will have our own Sauna Day too: on Thursday 21st July we will spend the whole afternoon in a village of saunas!
Sauna Village, located in Jämsä, just around 15 minutes away from Alkio-opisto, is the center of living sauna culture in Finland. There are 24 historical smoke saunas from different parts of Finland, and around 10 of the saunas are still in use. The oldest sauna is from the late 1800s, the youngest from the early 1900s. Truly an unique experience!
We will have guided tours with our sauna enthusiastic guide Saija. Her fascinating and almost like magical stories about saunas and the history of sauna will take you to another world for a while. The Finnish IFYEs know – we have experienced this!
The Sauna Village is reserved for us for the whole afternoon. The smoke saunas, beautiful landscape, nature just next to you and lake Päijänne will upgrade your level of relaxation.
Friday 22.7.
Minitours/freetime/shopping time
Lunch
Graduation ceremony
Farewell dinner
Bar and party time
Saturday 23.7.
Breakfast and goodbyes