Pony rides

Reippi sauna

Carriage rides and escorted rides on Gotland Russ ponies, who are accustomed to the hustle and bustle of the market, and with the assistance of a cheerful support team.

Presentation of a Prehistoric Dugout Canoe

Reippi sauna

Ari Laakso will present a traditional boat carved from an aspen trunk at Reippi sauna on both event days from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM and from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM.

Needle binding workshop

Reippi sauna

Come and learn the historical needle binding technique! The fabric is beautiful, warm and durable. There are many variations to the technique, but we will only focus on one in this workshop and teach you the different phases of the process. The workshop will provide the materials needed: some yarn and a needle (you can […]

Fire making workshop with ancient methods

Reippi sauna

This workshop, led by wilderness guide Pekka Mikkonen, will show how fires were started with various methods before the invention of matches and lighters. These methods include, for example, friction heat, quartz stones and steel spikes and tinderboxes. Various forms of friction heat were used in the Stone Age and are still used even today […]

Presentation of a Prehistoric Dugout Canoe

Reippi sauna

Ari Laakso will present a traditional boat carved from an aspen trunk at Reippi sauna on both event days from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM and from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM.

Fire making workshop with ancient methods

Reippi sauna

This workshop, led by wilderness guide Pekka Mikkonen, will show how fires were started with various methods before the invention of matches and lighters. These methods include, for example, friction heat, quartz stones and steel spikes and tinderboxes. Various forms of friction heat were used in the Stone Age and are still used even today […]