Activities
Outdoor activities in fantastic archipelago surroundings
unique outdoor experiences
Naawa offers you unique outdoor experiences in the beautiful Finnish archipelago outside of Turku. Old or young, individual or group, Naawa has something to offer for everyone.
All the activities can be arranged in either Swedish, Finnish or English
All the activities can be arranged in either Swedish, Finnish or English
ACTIVITIES FOR GROUPS
The following activities can also be arranged for groups. Contact us for an exciting day in nature with your work team, school class or family and friends.
These outdoor activities are a fun way to strengthen the bonds of a team while enjoying being outside and in nature. All the activities can be arranged with food and accommodation, either in adventurous outdoor sceneries at Naawa Nature Camp or at one of the local hotels.
Are you the manager of a company looking to do something different with your employees? Are you the leader of a young group? Are you a teacher at a school? Contact us, and we will organize a suitable day out for you!
These outdoor activities are a fun way to strengthen the bonds of a team while enjoying being outside and in nature. All the activities can be arranged with food and accommodation, either in adventurous outdoor sceneries at Naawa Nature Camp or at one of the local hotels.
Are you the manager of a company looking to do something different with your employees? Are you the leader of a young group? Are you a teacher at a school? Contact us, and we will organize a suitable day out for you!
Outdoor cooking
This activity will give You a chance to learn the basics in outdoor cooking.
Survival skills
In this program, You’ll learn the basics in surviving under the conditions of nature.
Nature School
Easy
This activity will give You a chance to learn the basics in nature
We will examine some common scandinavian flora and try to spot some of the animals of the forest. After a relaxing and informative nature walk You get to make Your own fire in a traditional way and we’ll prepare some tea and snacks from what we’ve found in the forest. The programme will be altered according to season and a more seaside focused programme is also available.
- Nature school program
- Snack by the fire
- Public transportation nearby
- Korpo is situated 2 hours drive from Turku and 4 hours drive from Helsinki. Buses travel daily and the bus stop is 500 meter from the starting point.
- Korpo is an island in the outer archipelago outside of Turku.
- The snack included is plant based and locally produced.
- For the activity it’s good to have proper wind and water durable clothing, the weather can change quickly in the archipelago.
- Bring a hat on sunny days.
- more than 14 days before the start of the activity: 100% refund
- more than 7 days before the start of the activity: 50% refund
- less than seven days before the start of the activity: no refund
Outdoor cooking
Easy
This activity will give You a chance to learn the basics in outdoor cooking.
We will prepare a dinner together over an open fire made from plants found in nature alongside local ingredients. You will learn how to take hygienic aspects into consideration in the field, get the basics in fire safety and get some insider tips on different ways to cook a meal over open fire.
We will finish off with some discussion while we enjoy our self-prepared meal around the fire.
- Food & drinks
- Basics in outdoor cooking
- Fire safety
- Dinner made over open fire
- Public transportation nearby
- Korpo is situated 2 hours drive from Turku and 4 hours drive from Helsinki. Buses travel daily and the bus stop is 500 meter from the starting point.
- Korpo is an island in the outer archipelago outside of Turku.
- The meal included is plant based and locally produced.
- For the activity it’s good to have proper wind and water durable clothing, the weather can change quickly in the archipelago.
- Bring a hat on sunny days.
- more than 14 days before the start of the activity: 100% refund
- more than 7 days before the start of the activity: 50% refund
- less than seven days before the start of the activity: no refund
Survival skills
Easy
In this program, You’ll learn the basics in surviving under the conditions of nature.
You’ll learn how to “call” for help, how to build a quick-fix shelter, and how to make a fire to keep You warm without matches or lighters.
After the program, we will enjoy a hot beverage by the fire and discuss surviving and safety outdoors
- Survival skills
- Hot beverage by the fire
- Public transportation nearby
- Korpo is situated 2 hours drive from Turku and 4 hours drive from Helsinki. Buses travel daily and the bus stop is 500 meter from the starting point.
- Korpo is an island in the outer archipelago outside of Turku.
- For the activity it’s good to have proper wind and water durable clothing, the weather can change quickly in the archipelago.
- Bring a hat on sunny days.
- more than 14 days before the start of the activity: 100% refund
- more than 7 days before the start of the activity: 50% refund
- less than seven days before the start of the activity: no refund
Naawa Nature Camp
Korpo kajakbod
about korpo
Korpo is a central island in the journey out to the Finnish Archipelago. The island is full of beautiful archipelago nature, small winding roads and picturesque old villages. Take your time to fully enjoy and discover the calm paste and wild nature this area has to offer.
The famous Archipelago ring route crosses half of the island, and the location of Naawa Nature Camp is just perfect for an overnight stay, as it is just a few hundred meters away from Galtby harbor.
The famous Archipelago ring route crosses half of the island, and the location of Naawa Nature Camp is just perfect for an overnight stay, as it is just a few hundred meters away from Galtby harbor.
About the instructors
Sara Söderlund
This is Sara, the amazing creator and owner of Korpo Kajakbod and Naawa - Nature Awakening. Sara is an entrepreneur, wilderness guide and passionate about teaching the magical aspects of nature to others. She is a free soul who finds her energy in Nordic nature, surrounded by wild forests, windy seas and snowy mountain tops. She is the one to call for the most unique nature experiences in the area!
Andreas wiberg
This is Andi, our fantastic guide! Andi is a devoted family man, yoga instructor, paramedic and a wilderness guide. He is passionate about nature and the sea, devotes himself to sharing the love for all living beings and the experience of the magical bliss of nature. You’ll find him in Korpo Kajakbod this summer or why not book a guided tour to spend more time with this magnificent individual?
naawa nature's principles
outdoor life
We inspire you to spend more time outside, involved in joyful and calm activities in Nature.
nature healing
We inspire you to enjoy the calming and healing effects that nature has to offer.
active living
We inspire you to be active outdoors to get boosting and energizing benefits from the fresh air.
positive energy
We inspire you to indulge all the positive energy you get from nature and share this positivity with others!
responsibility
- We purchase products from reliable partners who respect the responsible values. We prefer local and domestic products.
- We sort all our waste and offer a trash sorting station for the customers
- We only serve plant based products at our activities.
- We use a compost for food waste and have compostable toilets
- We are self sufficient on electricity from solar panels installed at Naawa Nature Camp
- We prefer second hand shopping and strive to buy used products when possible
- We reuse old material as far as possible when building and renovating
- We use our own compost to fertilize the gardens
- We are proudly part of the LGBTQ community: We speak gay.
- We create an environment where everybody is welcome and have zero tolerance towards any kind of discrimination
- We let parts of the grassland areas grow tall to create living spaces for the pollinators
- We install bird houses at Naawa Nature Camp
- In the near future, we want to organize more events on the subject of sustainable development
- Be a strong influence on sustainability and ecological living
- We want to enter a program for climate compensation to make sure we create zero negative impact on the climate
- We are certified with Biosphere Sustainable tourism certificate
- We are a proud support company of the association Keep the Archipelago tidy
- At Korpo Kajakboden we donate a small sum for every kayak and SUP-board rented as well as a small percentage of the guided tours to the John Nurminen Foundation
- The owner is a certified Biosphere ambassador
- We are proudly part of the LGBTQ community: We speak gay
- Naawa is awarded with the Sustainable Travel Finland label. The label is awarded by Visit Finland for companies that have undergone the whole program and fulfilled the criteria about sustainable and responsible tourism.
let Nature Awaken you