Orthodox Lifestyle Week 6/2026

08.06.2026 00:00 - 14.06.2026 00:00

Registration ends: 25.05.2026 00:00 - If registration has already closed, please inquire about course places by calling 017 570 1810.

myyntipalvelu@valamo.fi, p. 017 5701 810

, 350€/Guesthouse 1 room, incl. accommodation, tuition, meals

Course description

Orthodox life is about knowing and participating in Christian life. It is simple in practice, but diverse in content. During the week we will get to know the most important questions of the Orthodox lifestyle. We will take a trip to a prayer forest and conduct lay services. During the Lifestyle Week, the teachers of the institute and the monastery brotherhood will teach.   The course is suitable for everyone interested in Orthodoxy and for those church members who want to deepen their relationship with their own church or review what they learned in the kripar with this “adult kripar”! The teachers are TT Juha Riikonen and other teachers of the Valamo institute. The course receives support from the Orthodox Church of Finland.

Special price 350 €/person. /OH1-2 or VM1 incl. tuition, accommodation and meals according to the program. No other discounts. 

Course program

Rights to changes reserved

Teacher

Riikonen Juha

I am a full-time teacher at Valamo College, TT Juha Riikonen. I teach theological subjects. My courses of responsibility are related to the Orthodox lifestyle, such as “Get to know Orthodoxy” and “Do I feel like an Orthodox?” I also teach retreat courses. My special expertise is related to church history. In my second profession, I am a historian. My doctoral dissertation dealt with the canonical, or church administrative, dispute between the Finnish Orthodox Archbishopric and the Moscow Patriarchate in the years 1945–1957. The topic is very topical again, as the political situation in Europe has become tense due to the war in Ukraine. My hometown of Ilomantsi and Karelianism are an important part of my identity.