in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin
Course Schedule
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** Unless noted otherwise, course instructions are given in the following language(s): English / Finnish
Vipassana courses have been organised in Finland since 2004. The courses are organised at a rented site which is a hotel in Mikkeli (Heimari). A shuttle bus takes students to the course site on the first day of the course. The courses accommodate about 60 students.
The closest Vipassana center to Finland is Nordic Vipassana Centre, Dhamma Sobhana, in Sweden. Dhamma Sobhana offers 20-25 courses a year and two courses a year are held in Finnish.
- Access the application form by clicking Apply for the desired course. Old students will be given the option to serve.
- Please carefully read the Introduction to the Technique and Code of Discipline which you will be asked to follow during your course.
- Fully and completely fill out all the sections of application form and submit it. An application is required to register for all courses.
- Await notification. All correspondence will be through e-mail if you give an e-mail address in your application. Due to the large volume of applications, it may take up to two weeks before receiving notification.
- If your application is accepted then we require you to confirm you will be attending in order to secure your place in the course.
Applications accepted from 7 am on the first day of registration (during summer time from 8 am).
Please note that the actual starting time may be even an hour later due to the automated nature of the system,
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| 26 Apr |
Children/Teens 8-18 Years
Finnish |
Applications accepted starting 27 Mar | Helsinki |
Anapana course for children/teenagers (8-18 years) Course language: Finnish Time: 9.45 am - 4 pm Information about Children's and Teenagers' Courses |
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| 28 Aug - 30 Aug |
Children 8-12 years
Finnish |
Applications accepted starting 30 May | Antaverkka, Ylöjärvi |
The course is held in Finnish only.
Information about Children's and Teenagers' Courses
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See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| 07 Mar |
4 hour Meditation
English |
Completed | Helsinki |
For old students |
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| 14 Mar | 1-Day | Completed | Tampere |
For old students |
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| Apply* | 29 Mar | 1-Day | Women - Filling Up Men - Open Servers - Closed | Helsinki |
For old students |
| Apply* | 29 Mar - 01 Apr | Work Period | Servers - Open | Heimari, Ristiina |
For old students Help with course set up
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| Apply* | 01 Apr - 12 Apr | 10-Day | New Women - Wait List Old Women - Filling Up Men - Wait List Servers - Women - Filling Up Servers - Men - Open | Heimari, Ristiina |
Servers needed
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| Apply* | 18 Apr | 1-Day | Women - Open Men - Open Servers - Closed | Tampere |
For old students |
| 19 Apr |
4 hour Meditation
English |
Applications accepted starting 09 Apr | Helsinki |
For old students |
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| 25 Apr | 4 hour Meditation | Applications accepted starting 01 Apr | Helsinki |
For old students |
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| Apply* | 20 Jun - 23 Jun | Work Period | Servers - Open | Heimari, Ristiina |
For old students Help with course set up
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| Apply* | 23 Jun - 04 Jul | 10-Day | Open | Heimari, Ristiina | |
| 04 Jul - 05 Jul | Trust Meeting Weekend | Applications accepted starting 05 Apr | Heimari, Ristiina |
For old students Saturday: Committee meetings
Sunday: Trust meeting All old students welcome! |
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| 09 Jul - 12 Jul |
3-Day
English |
Applications accepted starting 10 Apr | Heimari, Ristiina |
For old students Only in English
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| 15 Jul - 26 Jul | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 16 Apr | Heimari, Ristiina |
This course is not yet confirmed. If the course cannot be held, it will be removed from this page before registration opens.
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| 07 Oct - 18 Oct | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 09 Jul | Heimari, Ristiina |
This course is not yet confirmed. If the course cannot be held, it will be removed from this page before registration opens.
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| 27 Dec - 30 Dec | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 28 Sep | Heimari, Ristiina |
For old students Help with course set up
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| 30 December, 2026 - 10 January, 2027 | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 01 Oct | Heimari, Ristiina |
As a privacy measure, the online application form encrypts the information you provide us with before it is sent from your device to our application server.
To access the Old Student Regional Site please click http://fi.dhamma.org/os. A user name and password will be required to access these pages.
Questions may be addressed to Email: info@fi.dhamma.org
All courses are run solely on a donation basis. All expenses are met by donations from those who, having completed a course and experienced the benefits of Vipassana, wish to give others the same opportunity. Neither the Teacher nor the assistant teachers receive remuneration; they and those who serve the courses volunteer their time. Thus Vipassana is offered free from commercialisation.
Old students are those who have completed a 10-day Vipassana Meditation course with S.N. Goenka or his Assistant Teachers. Old students have the opportunity to provide Dhamma Service at the courses listed.
Bilingual courses are courses which are taught in two languages. All students will hear daily meditation instructions in both languages. The evening discourses will be heard separately.
Meditation courses are held at both center and non-center locations. Meditation centers are dedicated facilities where courses are held regularly throughout the year. Before meditation centers were established in this tradition, all courses were held at temporary sites, such as campgrounds, religious retreat centers, churches and the like. Today, in regions where centers have not yet been established by local students of Vipassana who live in the area, 10 Day meditation courses are held at non-center course sites.
10-day Courses are an introductory course to Vipassana Meditation where the technique is taught step-by-step each day. The courses begin after a 2 - 4 pm registration period and orientation, followed by 10 full days of meditation, and end the morning of the 11th day by 7:30 am.
Children's Anapana Courses are generally open for all children aged 8-12 years old who wish to learn to meditate. However there are local variations in age range, so please check the schedule.
Teenagers' Anapana Courses are generally open for all teenagers aged 13-18 years old who wish to learn to meditate. However, there are local variations in age range. In India and a few other countries there are also 7-day Vipassana courses for older teenagers. Please check the schedule for details.
Old Student Course Qualification Requirements
Old Student Short Courses (1-3 days) are for any student who has completed the 10-day course with S.N. Goenka and his assistant teachers. All old students are welcome to apply to attend these courses, including those where it has been some time since their last course.
Old Student Course Qualification Requirements
Old Student Programs are similar to Service Periods where there is time to work on a variety of Centre maintenance, construction, household and gardening projects, but have a more full and structured program, an opportunity to meet with assistant teachers, and possibly committee and trust meetings. All Old Students are welcome to participate. The daily program will include three group sittings with morning and afternoon work periods and in the evening there will be tapes played of special discourses and talks that S.N. Goenka has given to Old Students.
Work Periods have been set aside to work on a variety of Centre maintenance, construction, household and gardening projects. All Old Students are welcome to apply. The daily program will include three group sittings with morning and afternoon work periods. On selected evenings, there will be tapes played of special discourses and talks that S.N. Goenka has given to Old Students.
