Restorative experiences through culture, nature, and the five senses

Retreats, workshops, group journeys, and tailored experiences shaped by local expertise and meaningful connection.

Reawaken Your Senses.

What is Five Senses Retreats?

Based in Finland, we work with local experts in wellbeing, food, music, culture, nature, and craft to design retreats, workshops, group journeys, and tailored experiences guided by the five senses, both in Finland and abroad.

Experience Through the Five Senses

Depending on the experience, season, and location, this might mean:

Touch: Feel the reverberation of kantele strings under your fingers, the warmth of herbal sauna steam, or the cool of a lake plunge.

Sound: Listen to traditional instruments, forest silence, and the crackle of a teepee fire.

Sight: Notice seasonal light through photography, craft, landscape, and the visual traditions of different cultures.

Taste: Forage Nordic berries, prepare kimchi, taste regional teas, or explore local fermentation traditions.

Smell: Breathe in pine, wild herbs, and woodsmoke—the scents of a forest.

Teams and Private Groups

We create guided wellbeing days, cultural workshops, and private retreats for onboarding, team offsites, team building, and incentive trips. Experiences can combine nature, shared meals, creative practice, movement, and meaningful time to reconnect.

Teams

Private Groups

Recently at Five Senses Retreats

Our summer retreat took place in the heart of the Finnish forest — a landscape of lakes, silence, sauna, fire, and open sky. We partnered again with Haltia Lake Lodge, an award-winning hotel & glamping resort, to host the experience.

The Sun & Light

31 July — 2 August 2026

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Why

Why Five Senses Retreats?

Because modern life leaves little room to slow down, notice, and connect more deeply with a place, with others, or with ourselves.

We create thoughtfully paced experiences shaped by local expertise, nature, culture, and the five senses.

The result is space to reconnect, discover something new, and return with renewed energy and perspective.

Chairs on a deck with a firebowl and coffee mugs

Sit. Breathe. Be.

Who is Five Senses Retreats for?

Who

Five Senses Retreats is for people who value thoughtful pacing, local culture, nature, and experiences that engage the senses rather than simply fill the schedule.

We provide a different way to slow down, connect, and experience a place more deeply.

Foggy Nordic Forest with Rays of Sunlight Shining Through the Canopy.

Individuals

For people seeking restorative and meaningful experiences through nature, culture, and the senses.

Teams

For organizations looking for thoughtful wellbeing days, offsites, cultural experiences, and opportunities to connect in a different setting.

Lakeside Sauna in a Finnish Forest on a Serene Lake

Evening Veiw of Glowing Glamping Hut at Haltia Lake Lodge

Private Groups

For friends, families, and communities wanting a carefully designed shared experience without having to organize every detail.

Kati

Entrepreneur

My mind was running on overdrive. There were so many things that "needed" to be done. Five Senses Retreats helped me to slow down and focus on things that brought me calmness, clarity, and energy.

I felt genuinely revived.

Liisa

Brand & Growth Strategist

Five Senses Retreats is a rare concept in Finland: beautifully curated, deeply intentional, and built around something modern travelers need — stillness, presence, and a chance to reconnect with themselves through nature.

Nicole

Investor & Startup Advisor

Five Senses Retreats is thoughtfully designed. It brings together nature, people, and creativity in a seamless and meaningful way. It's refreshing and inspiring.

Meet Your Hosts

Each retreat, workshop, and group experience is shaped around carefully selected local hosts and practitioners. Alongside our accommodation partner and other trusted service providers, we work with expert practitioners to create an immersive experience rooted in local nature, culture, and wellbeing.

Somatic Mindfulness Practitioner

Ana Marques

Ana is a mindfulness instructor, podcast host, and founder of Movement Is My Constant. She works at the edges of movement and meditation, exploring how embodied practice can serve as a steady resource when life asks us to change.

Herbalist & Biologist. Wild foods and traditional Finnish wellness.

Anna Nyman

Anna's work bridges science and folklore, and she is often featured in media such as Food & Wine and Condé Nast.

Through her workshops and sauna rituals, Anna introduces her clients to Finnish foraging culture, herbal traditions, and nature-based self-care rooted in respect for the land.

Doctor of Music, Sibelius Academy
Kantele Musician & Researcher

Arja Kastinen

Arja specializes in Karelian kantele traditions and has dedicated her career to preserving Finland’s musical heritage.

Through performance and hands-on workshops, Arja leads participants through the resonant soundscape of the kantele, creating a grounding experience rooted in tradition.

Documentary Photographer. Analogue photography artist.

Heedo Lee

After moving to Finland over 20 years ago, Heedo fell in love with the Finnish landscape, which began to play an important role in his life.

In addition to his commissioned work, Heedo runs a studio, Atelier Mustarusakko, where he creates analogue photographs on Hanji, a traditional Korean paper.

Curator of Five Senses Retreats

Jonathan Lee

After years of working in fast-paced businesses in the U.S. and the Netherlands, Jonathan moved to Finland in search of a different rhythm of life. Drawing on his background in travel, hospitality, and partnerships, he now creates thoughtfully designed experiences that help people slow down, connect more deeply with a place and one another, and engage with nature and culture through the five senses.