Valamo Monastery invites you to spend a unique Greece Day!
During the day, you will get to know Greek culture, spirituality, and flavors in Valamo's unique environment.
Come and experience the peace of Valamo Monastery combined with Greek hospitality – a celebration of culture, spirituality, and flavors awaits you!
The event is organized by Valamo Monastery in cooperation with Finland-Greece Friendship Associations
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Program
Valamo's Greece Day Sat 21.2.2026
09:00 Opportunity to join a church tour -guided by Father Stefanos
10:00 Welcome to Valamo -Abbot Archimandrite Mikael and the greeting of the Greek Ambassador H.E. Mrs Natalia Karageorgou
10:15 Greeting from the Federation of Finland-Greece Associations -Chairman Heikki Myllylä
10:30 Light and Shadow in the Life of the Greek People - Fateful Moments in History -Hannu Pöyhönen, Executive Director of the Athos Foundation
11:15 Greek Food Culture -restaurateur Andreas Andreou
12:00 Paraklesis service in Greek -conducted by Archimandrite Andreas from Lintula Convent
12:00-14:00 Monastery Lunch
14:00 Greek Icon Art -icon painter Alexander Wikström
15:00 Greeks and the Mother of God, Inseparably One – Miracles and Pilgrimage Sites- Hannu Pöyhönen
16:00 Coffee break in Greek style
17:00 Byzantine Music Today -Panagiotis Panagiotakopoulos
18:00 Vigil service
20:00 Byzantine dinner with Greek music - Evangelos Velentzas and Panagiotis Panagiotapoulos
The dinner will be prepared by Andreas Andreou from Restaurant Papa Andreas in Helsinki and Tapio Mäkitalo from Restaurant Trapesa in Valamo
The program is hosted by writer Annina Holmberg. The event will be held in the Cultural Center Hall.
Divine Services are held in the monastery's Main Church.
The meals and non-alcoholic drinks mentioned in the program are included in the package and are available at the café-restaurant Trapesa.
Greek drinks are available for purchase with meals.
Dinner menu
Starters
Herbal olives, marinated peppers on a salad bed, potato feta salad, tzatziki, sun-dried rosemary tomatoes, marinated artichoke hearts, vine leaf rolls and bread
Main Course
Fish stew and rice OR stuffed zucchini and rice
Dessert
Fruit platter and honey halvah sauce, coffee
Full day program 80 €/person (incl. lectures, lunch, afternoon coffee and dinner)
* day program 35€ (incl. lectures, lunch and afternoon coffee)
* Byzantine dinner 45€
Accommodation
60€/night in a single room in the guesthouse
45€/person/night in a double room in the guesthouse
72,50€/person/night in a double room in the hotel
Prices include monastery breakfast
Registration by Wed 18.2.2026, possible special diets and main course choice for dinner must be informed upon registration.
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Reservations and further information:
tel. 017 570 1810
salesservice@valamo.fi
