Dive into words, weave verses, craft poems – a poetry retreat at Inkala Manor in Hattula, January 16–17, 2027
The poems are like breaths: small, light and yet full of meaning. They stop us in our rush, open doors to our inner selves and reach out towards something bigger than everyday life.
This weekend is an invitation to pause and reflect on poetry. You can let time slow down, words linger and verses flow. You can be silent or share, write or listen, read at your leisure. All is right.
Float on the waves of poems, dive into verses
For two days, we live in and through poetry. We will read, listen, write and share.
You will experience poetry in many different ways:
We'll start the weekend with a favourite recipe that everyone brings with them. We read them out loud and write our own verses. Finally, we weave the verses into a collective poem.
We write our own poems, exploring the meanings of words and what is left between the lines.
In the evening, we relax with poems in a goodnight poetry session and let the words lead us to sleep.
On Sunday, we start the new day in gentle silence. We let the thoughts, feelings and dreams of the night settle on paper, without rush and without demands.
From silence, we gradually begin to return to the world of words: we read, share and discuss. We listen to each other's poems and reflect on the traces the weekend has left on us.
Finally, together we put together the threads of the retreat and say what we want to take with us into our everyday lives.
The Poetry Retreat is for you who...
you need a chance to stop and calm down
want to deepen your connection with poetry as a reader or writer
you want to write without pressure to perform
you find time to think your thoughts and put them into words.
Poetry doesn't require knowledge - it just requires the desire to be in the words. All you need is to be interested and curious.
Practical information
Location: Inkala Manor, Hattula – just a 15-minute drive from Hämeenlinna and a little over an hour from Helsinki, Tampere, Lahti, or Turku. Carpooling or transportation from the Hämeenlinna train station is available.
Date: January 16–17, 2027 (Sat–Sun) – we’ll start with morning coffee at 10 a.m. on Saturday and wrap up the retreat with afternoon coffee on Sunday around 3 p.m.
Group size: The group will take place if there are at least seven (7) registrants. A maximum of twelve (12) participants will be accepted for the retreat.
Registration: Please send an email to kirsi.virkkunen@fenixinspiration.fi or annamari@sananhaltija.fi no later than January 4, 2027.
Price and cancellation conditions
The price of the retreat is based on the breakdown below:
Programme
Program organizers Fenix Inspiration and Sananhaltija. The price for the retreat program is €290 (incl. VAT). The participation fee will be invoiced in a single payment after the final registration date. Cancellations can be made free of charge up until the final registration date. If a cancellation is made after this date without a doctor’s note, half of the fee will be charged.
Accommodation & dining
Accommodations have been tentatively reserved for participants at Inkala Manor. The contact person will forward the reservation details to Inkala Manor. A separate agreement for accommodation and meal services will be made with Inkala Manor, and payment will be made on site. You will receive further details upon registration.
One night's accommodation and full board in Inkala Manor in a single room costs 210 € (incl. VAT). If you wish, you can also share a room with another participant for 180 € (incl.VAT).
The basic price includes:
- accommodation in a single room
- on Saturday morning coffee and snacks, lunch, afternoon coffee with pastry and dinner
- on Sunday breakfast, lunch and afternoon coffee with pastry.
Instructors
Kirsi Virkkunen - poet, literary and therapeutic therapist, group art therapist, sleep therapist®
Annamari Typpö - poet, literary therapist, word art instructor
Together, we create a space where we are allowed to breathe, to be silent and to surrender to poetry.