Dive into words, knit verses, weave poems - poetry retreat at Inkala Manor in Hattula 31.1.-1.2.2026
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 15 minutes from Hämeenlinna and just over an hour from Helsinki, Tampere, Lahti or Turku.
Time: 31.1.-1.2.2026 (Sat-Sun) - we start on Saturday with morning coffee at 10 am and end the retreat with afternoon coffee on Sunday around 3 pm.
Group size: the group will take place if there are at least seven (7) participants. A maximum of twelve (12) participants will be admitted to the retreat.
Registration. kirsi.virkkunen@fenixinspiration.fi or . annamari@sananhaltija.fiIf you are interested in registering, please send an email to or send an email to by 16.1.2026 at the latest.
Price and cancellation conditions
The price of the retreat is based on the breakdown below:
Programme
Responsible for the programme Fenix Inspiration and Wordholder. The price for the retreat programme is 290 € (incl. VAT). The participation fee will be invoiced in one instalment after the last day of registration. Cancellation is free of charge until the last day of registration. If cancellation is made after this date without a medical certificate, half of the fee will be charged.
Accommodation & dining
Provisional accommodation has been reserved for participants Inkala Manor. The holder of the word will forward the reservation information to Inkala Manor. The contract for the purchase of accommodation and catering will be made separately with Inkala Manor and paid for on the spot. Further information will be provided 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.