--- - :template: section_full_image :id: 1 :header: Hub Feenix :text: "Our vision:\r\n\r\nArt, craft, music, yoga, dance, meditation, nature, and creatives of every kind come together under our roof in a peaceful atmosphere with openness and learning in mind." :options: fixed: 'off' text_color: white text_align: center shade_color: solid_blue_25 item_align: center image_align: right button_link: '' button_text: '' :image_name: cafe_about :updated_at: 2023-10-30 09:45:04.205813186 +00:00 :page_id: 1 :index: 1 :image_id: 2 :updated_by: m.melanierichard@gmail.com - :template: section_full_up :id: 2 :header: About Us :text: "Hub Feenix is a community space that fosters creativity, healing, and connection. \r\n\r\nHub Feenix provides opportunities for creative people to live, work, learn, create, exhibit, and perform in a healing natural setting in the tranquil southeastern Finland forest.\r\n\r\nAs part of our commitment to ongoing connection and learning, Hub Feenix provides space for retreats, workshops, conferences, short and long-term residencies, and other gatherings.\r\n\r\nRead more about our values, principles and procedures from the link below." :options: background: light_orange text_color: solid_blue margin: none subheader: '' button_link: "/our_values" button_text: Values, Principles & Procedures text_align: center item_align: center :updated_at: 2023-10-30 09:47:58.917619897 +00:00 :page_id: 1 :index: 2 :image_id: :updated_by: m.melanierichard@gmail.com - :template: section_full_image :id: 3 :header: The road to Feenix :text: "[Click here to open](https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=H%C3%B6gbenintie+30%2C+10350+Meltola%2C+Raasepori&atb=v283-1&ia=web&iaxm=directions&end=what%3AH%25C3%25B6gbensv%25C3%25A4gen%252030%252C%252010350%2520Meltola%252C%2520Finland&transport=drive)" :image_name: map_wide :options: fixed: 'on' text_color: black text_align: left shade_color: none item_align: left image_align: left :updated_at: 2023-01-01 14:19:06.708801219 +02:00 :page_id: 1 :index: 3 :image_id: 6 :updated_by: torsten@villataika.fi - :template: section_full_image :header: Hub Feenix :text: "Hub Feenix is a large sanatorium converted into a community space.\r\nJust one hour to the west of Helsinki, about half way to Turku.\r\nIt is easy to reach even if it's in the middle of beautiful nature." :image_name: house :id: 4 :options: fixed: 'on' shade_color: black_25 text_color: light_blue text_align: center item_align: left image_align: center button_link: '' button_text: '' :updated_at: 2023-10-30 09:59:30.118100484 +00:00 :page_id: 2 :index: 2 :image_id: 8 :updated_by: m.melanierichard@gmail.com :card_template: '' - :template: section_cards :index: 2 :page_id: 3 :updated_at: 2023-01-25 17:04:54.467275443 +02:00 :updated_by: torsten@villataika.fi :id: 6 :options: subheader: '' margin: large order: left text_color: solid_black background: none button_link: '' button_text: '' columns: '2' text_align: left :header: Food :text: "\r\n " :image_id: :card_template: card_wide_square - :template: section_cards :index: 1 :page_id: 5 :updated_at: 2023-10-30 10:49:18.926050201 +00:00 :updated_by: m.melanierichard@gmail.com :id: 7 :options: background: white text_color: none margin: none subheader: '' text_align: center item_align: center button_link: '' button_text: '' columns: '4' :header: Daily local activities :text: "We are in the countryside, so nature is close (perfect for walking, swimming etc) \r\nBut there's also a surprising amount of local culture that is really worth the visit, see below." :card_template: card_normal_round - :template: section_cards :index: 3 :page_id: 3 :header: Facilities :text: '' :options: margin: large order: left text_color: none background: none columns: '3' subheader: '' text_align: center :updated_at: 2023-10-30 10:08:54.353757694 +00:00 :updated_by: m.melanierichard@gmail.com :id: 8 :card_template: card_normal_square - :template: section_cards :index: 1 :page_id: 3 :updated_at: 2023-10-30 10:00:53.862197522 +00:00 :updated_by: m.melanierichard@gmail.com :id: 9 :options: subheader: '' margin: none order: left text_color: none background: none button_link: '' button_text: '' text_align: left columns: '2' :header: Living :text: "Volunteers live in their own shared community. There is usually between 6-12, rarely less or more.\r\nWhile you get to know many people this way, communal living also requires everyone to participate (socially, cleaning, etc)" :image_id: :card_template: card_wide_square - :template: section_cards :index: 4 :page_id: 3 :updated_at: 2023-10-30 10:22:38.826111152 +00:00 :updated_by: m.melanierichard@gmail.com :id: 10 :card_template: card_normal_square :options: background: white columns: '4' subheader: '' text_color: none text_align: left :header: '' :text: Also these are things you can use in and around the Hub. - :template: section_cards :index: 1 :page_id: 6 :updated_at: 2023-10-30 11:12:10.847491269 +00:00 :updated_by: m.melanierichard@gmail.com :id: 11 :card_template: card_feature_normal :options: background: white columns: '4' subheader: '' color: none text_align: center text_color: none :header: Volunteering at Hub Feenix :text: "Assuming you have applied, here are all the information you need to know about volunteering at the Hub.\r\n" - :template: section_text :index: 2 :page_id: 12 :updated_at: 2023-10-31 06:18:11.272991124 +00:00 :updated_by: m.melanierichard@gmail.com :id: 12 :options: text_columns: '4' background: white color: none margin: none subheader: '' button_link: '' button_text: '' text_color: none text_align: left :header: Other handy things to know :text: "**PUBLIC SPACES**\r\nOur aim together is to always keep the public spaces looking nice and inviting in Hub Feenix! There can be visitors coming to look at the place any time, so let’s not leave tools, cleaning equipment, our clothes or shoes, etc. wandering around.\r\n\r\n**DOORS**\r\nAll the outside doors must always be kept locked. The main door can sometimes be open during events and courses, but only during daytime. And remember to give back your outdoor key when leaving!\r\n\r\n**RESPECT THE PROPERTY OF HUB FEENIX**\r\nEverything you see at Hub Feenix is always somebody’s property, that somebody has bought - including the things in the storage rooms and in the basement. So please always ask first if you need to take or use something. The food storages on the 1st floor are only for the use of the cafeteria / customer kitchen. Common Workaway food can be found in the accommodation corridor kitchen, and the room next to it.\r\n\r\n**COMPOSTING AND RECYCLING**\r\nWe recycle all the waste we can - old food, plastic, cardboard, paper, metal, glass.\r\nIn Finland you get money back from empty drinking bottles and cans, so it’s worth taking them back to the shop and not crush them.\r\n\r\n**HEATING**\r\nHeating the big house in the winter time is very expensive, so let’s take good care of the heated spaces. We do our best, but it is often pretty cool indoors too. The best way to stay warm is to wear a lot of warm clothes inside the house too. We will lend you some if you need.\r\n\r\n**NO CANDLES**\r\nThere is an automatic fire alarm system in the house, so we can not burn candles or incenses inside. It costs 1000€ if the fire brigade drives here for a false alarm.\r\n\r\n**VISITORS**\r\nWhen having visitors, and showing them around, only stay in the areas that are meant for the public. Please don’t take visitors to the basement or the storage corridors.\r\n\r\n**RENTING HUB FEENIX SPACES**\r\nIt’s possible to rent spaces for your own interest, like art studio, wood workshop, treatment space, etc. For the Workawayers, using a space for one hour, costs one hour of work. If heating is needed, there’s a separate fee for that. Talk to Torsten beforehand to agree on the renting details. If you would like to rent a space for a longer time, or for a bigger group of people, that is also possible: talk to Torsten about it.\r\n\r\n**QUESTIONS**\r\nAlways feel free to ask, if you need help or information. There are no silly questions!\r\n" - :template: section_full_image :index: 2 :page_id: 4 :header: Here we are, bottom left :text: '' :options: background: none text_color: solid_blue margin: large text_align: center item_align: center fixed: 'on' image_align: left-top shade_color: none button_link: '' button_text: '' :updated_at: 2023-01-25 16:41:17.767687999 +02:00 :updated_by: torsten@villataika.fi :id: 13 :image_id: 9 - :template: section_cards :index: 1 :page_id: 4 :updated_at: 2023-10-30 10:46:27.429751144 +00:00 :updated_by: m.melanierichard@gmail.com :id: 14 :card_template: card_feature_normal :options: background: white columns: '3' subheader: '' text_color: none text_align: center :header: How to get here :text: "Address: Högbenintie 30, 10350 Meltola\r\nNearby town: Karjaa (Karis)\r\nDistance from Helsinki: approximately 1 hour by train or car (75 km)\r\n\r\n[See on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Hub+Feenix/@60.1087256,23.7915169,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x468da5124a023e29:0xcae080e9021c7724!8m2!3d60.1087229!4d23.7937056)\r\n\r\n\r\n" - :template: section_cards :index: 2 :page_id: 5 :updated_at: 2023-10-30 11:00:02.694697943 +00:00 :updated_by: m.melanierichard@gmail.com :id: 15 :card_template: card_full_image :options: background: white columns: '2' subheader: '' text_color: none text_align: center :header: Other activities and possibilities :text: There are plenty of options when it comes to finding something exciting to do near the Hub, here are a few. - :template: section_text :index: 5 :page_id: 3 :updated_at: 2023-10-30 10:30:28.675736462 +00:00 :updated_by: m.melanierichard@gmail.com :id: 16 :options: text_columns: '3' background: white text_color: solid_black margin: none subheader: '' text_align: left button_link: '' button_text: '' :header: Games & shared activities :text: "**Basement hide and seek** - The basement is structured like a maze which allows for a lot of creative expression when it comes to finding somewhere to hide.\r\n\r\n**Among us / Jackbox** - The computer room allows for joined video gaming experiences.\r\n\r\n**Dudo** - Dudo is a fun dice game [Check out the rules here](https://bead.game/games/dice-games/dudo)\r\n\r\n**Card & board games** - The kitchen lounge has several board and card games.\r\n\r\n**Cross-country skiing** - There's a ski equipment in the Hub for everybody to use. \r\n\r\n**Ice skating** - You can borrow our ice skates too, in Karjaa there is a free ice skating arena and sometimes (depending on weather and snow situation) it's possible to skate on the lake too.\r\n\r\n**Watching movies** - There's a large screen and a comfy sofa in the living room.\r\n\r\n**Swimming in the lake** - Take a summer swim, or a walk during winter.\r\n\r\n**Bike riding, jogging, walking** - There are many possibilities to explore and enjoy the surrounding nature, there are both shorter and longer treks around the Hub.\r\n\r\n**Mushroom and berry picking** - This is a popular Finnish hobby in the late summer and autumn! Great way to spend time in the forrest and possibly find some healthy ingredients for cooking.\r\n\r\n**Sharing your skills with others** - It's fun to have little workshops together with other volunteers, if you have any hobby or skill you would like to share with others. We've already had for example Japanese tea ceremony, photographing workshops, French bread baking, Jiujitsu, Yoga and so on..." :image_id: - :template: section_cards :index: 4 :page_id: 4 :updated_at: 2023-01-24 18:58:50.923978171 +02:00 :updated_by: maijanposteja@gmail.com :id: 17 :options: background: white columns: '2' subheader: '' text_color: none text_align: left :card_template: card_gap_square :header: Welcome to join the Hub! :text: '' - :template: section_text :index: 1 :page_id: 12 :updated_at: 2023-10-31 06:10:02.440363421 +00:00 :updated_by: m.melanierichard@gmail.com :id: 18 :options: background: white text_color: none margin: none subheader: '' text_align: left item_align: center button_link: '' button_text: '' text_columns: '2' :header: Code of Conduct (House rules) :text: "Hub Feenix is a non-profit community and cooperation that promotes creativity, wellbeing and continuous learning. Hub’s own values are love of life, fairness, constant learning of new things, and giving back to life.\r\n\r\nThese common rules have been created, so that everyone who stays, works, lives and visits Hub Feenix can feel completely safe and well. These rules apply to everyone who works, lives and visits in Hub’s inside and outside premises.\r\n\r\nBoth adults and children follow the same rules, and also the guests who are taking part in events and courses. If for example some other rules have been agreed for the course space during the course program, participants must anyhow follow this Code of Conduct outside the course space in public areas.\r\n\r\nThe course leader is responsible for ensuring that all participants follow the rules of the house. This also includes rules regarding emailing and social media, which are updated according to need.\r\n\r\nAt Hub Feenix, everyone is treated and addressed kindly, respectfully and equally, regardless of gender, color, age, nationality, profession, sexual orientation or social status.\r\nEveryone respects the personal space and physical and mental integrity of others.\r\n\r\nAny kind of physical interaction always requires the consent of both parties. Course leaders are responsible for ensuring that this rule is followed also within their course program. If you would experience harassment in any situation, even as a part of a course program you’re attending, please contact our staff. We have a special person for these situations.\r\n\r\nEveryone in Hub Feenix’s indoor and outdoor premises commits to behaving in such a way that they do not cause disturbance or shock to other people in the area. In public spaces, everyone must wear clothing, and use swimsuits when using the sauna or swimming\r\nin the lake.\r\n\r\nVegetarian eating is complied within the house, as well as low alcohol consumption (and no substances) in all of Hub's premises and outdoor areas.\r\n\r\nEveryone in Hub Feenix respects the property of others. Use of the machines, equipment and spaces of the Hub is always agreed separately, as is the fee for using them.\r\n\r\nEveryone in Hub Feenix is obliged to be considerate of others and not cause disturbance. Loud working and other loud noises must be avoided between the hours of 22:00 – 08:00." - :template: section_large_image :index: 3 :page_id: 4 :updated_at: 2023-10-30 10:45:37.489197381 +00:00 :updated_by: m.melanierichard@gmail.com :id: 19 :card_template: '' :options: subheader: '' margin: medium order: left text_color: solid_black text_align: center background: white button_link: '' button_text: '' :image_id: 35 :header: What you should bring :text: "**Clothing** - it can get pretty cold during winter, so make sure to come with several layers of clothes, preferably woollen (we can also lend you some more). \r\nDon't forget a swimsuit for the sauna and swimming.\r\n\r\n**Grooming and shower** - The Hub has a hair dryer, soap and shampoo, but bring any other grooming equipment you may need. We'll provide a towel for you.\r\n\r\n**Yourself as you are** - With an open mind and heart, ready to share and learn new things!\r\n" - :template: section_cards :index: 1 :page_id: 7 :updated_at: 2023-10-30 11:37:10.994119639 +00:00 :updated_by: m.melanierichard@gmail.com :id: 20 :card_template: card_normal_square :options: background: white columns: '4' subheader: '' text_color: none text_align: center :header: Finland's 4 seasons :text: "Finland has four seasons, with a **real** winter.\r\n\r\nEach season is its own type of beautiful, and here we want to tell you a little bit about what you should expect...\r\n" - :template: section_cards :index: 2 :page_id: 7 :updated_at: 2023-10-30 11:40:37.620992227 +00:00 :updated_by: m.melanierichard@gmail.com :id: 21 :card_template: card_wide_square :options: background: white columns: '2' subheader: '' text_color: none text_align: center :header: Summer and winter :text: They're the two main seasons. :image_id: - :template: section_cards :index: 4 :page_id: 6 :updated_at: 2023-10-30 11:22:26.447896183 +00:00 :updated_by: m.melanierichard@gmail.com :id: 22 :card_template: card_full_image :options: background: white columns: '3' subheader: '' text_color: none text_align: center :header: See you soon :text: "On [Signal App](https://www.signal.org/)\r\n\r\nAlso, check [how to get here](/arriving)" - :template: section_cards :index: 1 :page_id: 8 :updated_at: 2023-01-24 22:44:41.910577819 +02:00 :updated_by: torsten@villataika.fi :id: 23 :card_template: card_full_image :options: {} - :template: section_cards :index: 2 :page_id: 9 :updated_at: 2023-10-30 11:51:33.544520328 +00:00 :updated_by: m.melanierichard@gmail.com :id: 24 :card_template: card_normal_square :options: background: white columns: '4' subheader: Dark and messy... text_color: none text_align: center :header: Clear and beautiful... :text: "And everything in between!!\r\n\r\nWinter usually starts in November. First snow can come and the days are getting shorter.\r\nAfter New Year, days are slowly getting longer, but the snow makes everything look nice. Usually, there's already more sun at this time.\r\nFebruary is often cold, minus twenty for weeks, but clear. Above picture was taken then.\r\nMarch gets warmer, people start going out without jackets, even wearing T-shirts. Even it is still minus, it feels very warm.\r\nIn April, the snow starts melting, green is coming back and the race to summer begins." - :template: section_half_image :index: 2 :page_id: 8 :updated_at: 2023-10-30 11:47:17.202272927 +00:00 :updated_by: m.melanierichard@gmail.com :id: 25 :card_template: '' :options: order: left background: white text_color: solid_black subheader: '' text_align: center button_link: '' button_text: '' :image_id: 37 :header: Summer in Finland :text: "Long long nights, at midsummer, the sun goes down at eleven, it never really gets dark.\r\n \r\n" - :template: section_full_up :index: 1 :page_id: 10 :updated_at: 2023-01-25 03:45:25.318340509 +02:00 :updated_by: torsten@villataika.fi :id: 26 :card_template: '' :options: {} - :template: section_full_image :index: 1 :page_id: 9 :updated_at: 2023-01-25 14:35:30.093313267 +02:00 :updated_by: torsten@villataika.fi :id: 27 :card_template: '' :options: fixed: 'on' text_color: none text_align: center item_align: center image_align: bottom shade_color: none button_link: '' button_text: '' :image_id: 55 :header: Winter Wonderland :text: '' - :template: section_story :index: 3 :page_id: 2 :updated_at: 2023-01-28 15:05:55.208568115 +02:00 :updated_by: torsten@villataika.fi :id: 28 :card_template: '' :options: {} :header: Latest Story :text: '' - :template: section_pictures :index: 4 :page_id: 2 :updated_at: 2023-01-28 15:05:45.843146663 +02:00 :updated_by: torsten@villataika.fi :id: 29 :card_template: '' :options: {} :header: Latest Pictures :text: '' - :template: section_half_image :index: 1 :page_id: 10 :updated_at: 2023-10-31 06:51:21.908151411 +00:00 :updated_by: m.melanierichard@gmail.com :id: 30 :card_template: '' :options: subheader: '' margin: none order: left text_color: solid_black text_align: center background: light_blue button_link: '' button_text: '' fixed: 'on' item_align: left image_align: left-top shade_color: white_25 :image_id: 66 :header: Tips for a trip to Helsinki :text: "The city is well-known for its innovative art, culture and architecture. \r\n\r\nLocated on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, in the Uusimaa region, and founded by King Gustavus Vasa of Sweden, the capital city is the largest in the country. There are over 670 000 people living there.\r\nA poetic name for Helsinki is \"The daughter of the Baltic Sea\". \r\n\r\nWhile staying at Hub Feenix, it is easy to travel there for a weekend." - :template: section_cards :index: 3 :page_id: 10 :header: What to see in Helsinki? :text: '' :options: order: left background: none text_color: none text_align: center subheader: '' button_link: '' button_text: '' text_columns: '3' margin: none item_align: left columns: '4' :updated_at: 2023-10-31 06:58:21.661115771 +00:00 :updated_by: m.melanierichard@gmail.com :id: 31 :card_template: card_normal_round :image_id: 61 - :template: section_cards :index: 2 :page_id: 10 :updated_at: 2023-10-31 06:52:06.204717918 +00:00 :updated_by: m.melanierichard@gmail.com :id: 32 :card_template: card_wide_square :options: background: white columns: '2' subheader: '' text_color: solid_black text_align: left text_columns: '2' margin: none button_link: '' button_text: '' :image_id: 61 :header: How to get to Helsinki? :text: '' - :template: section_full_image :index: 1 :page_id: 11 :updated_at: 2023-10-31 08:15:38.967924516 +00:00 :updated_by: m.melanierichard@gmail.com :id: 33 :card_template: '' :options: text_columns: '3' background: white text_color: solid_black margin: none subheader: '' text_align: center button_link: '' button_text: '' fixed: 'on' item_align: center image_align: left-top shade_color: white_25 :image_id: 80 :header: Travel to Turku :text: Turku is the oldest city in Finland, and the former capital of the country. It has a long history, stretching back to the Middle Ages. The city of Turku was born already in the 13th century in the place where the river Aura runs to the sea. The word turku comes from tǔrgǔ, which means ”market place” in Ancient Russian and tori in Finnish. It is located in the region of Southwest Finland, and it is the capital of the Province of Western Finland. - :template: section_cards :index: 3 :page_id: 11 :updated_at: 2023-10-31 08:19:31.437553176 +00:00 :updated_by: m.melanierichard@gmail.com :id: 34 :card_template: card_normal_round :options: background: white columns: '3' subheader: '' text_color: solid_black text_align: left :header: What to visit there? :text: '' :image_id: 81 - :template: section_cards :index: 2 :page_id: 11 :updated_at: 2023-10-31 08:19:09.623683383 +00:00 :updated_by: m.melanierichard@gmail.com :id: 35 :card_template: card_full_image :options: background: light_orange text_color: solid_black margin: none subheader: '' text_align: center item_align: left button_link: '' button_text: '' columns: '2' :header: How to get there ? :text: "The distance between Hub Feenix and Turku is 120 km. We reccommend you to take a train from the nearest station in Karjaa/Karis. The cost of the train ticket (one way) is approximetaly 10€-15€. The price depends on availibility and time of your booking. If you buy the ticket a few days or weeks earlier, tickets will be cheaper. Finnish railway is well developed and is one of the most popular way of traveling in Finland. The journey by train takes around 53 minutes. You can book your ticket [here](https://www.vr.fi/en).\r\n\r\nYou can also rent the Hub Feenix's car, it's around one and half hour drive." :image_id: 93 - :template: section_cards :index: 5 :page_id: 10 :updated_at: 2023-10-31 07:40:25.846388716 +00:00 :updated_by: m.melanierichard@gmail.com :id: 36 :card_template: card_wide_square :options: background: light_blue columns: '3' subheader: '' text_color: solid_black text_align: center :header: Where you can eat & drink in Helsinki? :text: '' - :template: section_cards :index: 4 :page_id: 11 :updated_at: 2023-10-31 08:23:14.958926843 +00:00 :updated_by: m.melanierichard@gmail.com :id: 37 :card_template: card_normal_round :options: background: light_orange columns: '4' subheader: '' text_color: solid_black text_align: left :header: Where to eat & drink in Turku? :text: '' - :template: section_half_image :index: 1 :page_id: 2 :updated_at: 2023-10-30 09:58:09.549772079 +00:00 :updated_by: m.melanierichard@gmail.com :id: 38 :card_template: '' :options: order: left background: white text_color: solid_black subheader: '' text_align: left button_link: "/volunteering" button_text: More info :header: Volunteering at Hub Feenix :text: "Hub Feenix is a non-profit organisation bringing all kinds of people together.\r\nWe also welcome travellers on a budget that prefer to work rather than pay money.\r\n\r\nThis mostly happens through the [Workaway website](https://www.workaway.info/en/host/735959816971), which creates a safe space for people to meet.\r\nAfter the intial application, we have a video chat, using the privacy of the [Signal App](https://www.signal.org/)\r\n\r\nA successful application usually contains the following:\r\n- your reason to join the Hub (not just coming to Finland)\r\n- details about you (what inspires, what skills you can share with us, etc.)\r\n- the work you want to contribute\r\n- your plans: timing & itinerary\r\n\r\nWe have a three weeks minimum stay and usually two months maximum stay.\r\nWe are aware that some people want to move to Finland, and we can discuss this once you are here, but no promises can be made for a stay longer than 2 months.\r\n" :image_id: 38 - :template: section_cards :index: 3 :page_id: 6 :updated_at: 2023-10-30 11:19:07.808192051 +00:00 :updated_by: m.melanierichard@gmail.com :id: 39 :card_template: card_normal_square :options: background: white columns: '4' subheader: '' text_color: solid_black text_align: center :header: More info about living at Hub Feenix :text: '' - :template: section_cards :index: 1 :page_id: 13 :updated_at: 2023-10-30 09:53:53.942591682 +00:00 :updated_by: m.melanierichard@gmail.com :id: 40 :card_template: card_normal_round :options: background: light_orange columns: '3' subheader: '' text_color: solid_black text_align: center :header: Our Values, Principles and Procedures :text: "### Hub Feenix\r\n\r\n#### Space to renew\r\n#### Joy of life accessible for everyone\r\n"