Founded in 2016, the Finnish Permaculture Association promotes a sustainable lifestyle and society based on the permaculture philosophy. Our aim is to apply and develop permaculture specifically for the Finnish context, to provide support and contacts for permaculture projects in cities and rural areas, and to act as an official body for international cooperation in permaculture. The association organises events related to permaculture, provides information and publications and creates links between other like-minded organisations and all people interested in permaculture. 

Permaculture is an ecology-based design method that seeks to develop sustainable systems that fulfil the needs of both the individual, human communities and the earth in the short and long term by imitating and benefitting from nature’s processes. These systems can be, for example, systems related to food and energy production, housing or the organization of economic activities.

At the heart of permaculture are three ethical principles, that are always followed in permaculture design:

• caring for the earth – taking care of the earth, forest, water, air and living beings
• caring for people – taking care of ourselves, close ones and communities locally and globally
• fair share – a sensible balancing of consumption in relation to production and resources and the return of surplus to circulation.

In addition to these, permaculture design is based on a varying set of general design principles formed by observing the functioning of natural ecosystems and identifying the regularities in them. By following these principles it becomes possible to create systems that are productive and self-renewing, and that are better able to adapt to changes in the environment.

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The Purpose of the Association

Founded in 2016, the Finnish Permaculture Association promotes a sustainable lifestyle and society based on the permaculture philosophy. The association is politically and religiously neutral. The purpose of the association is:

● To promote permaculture in Finland.
● To gather important information on permaculture solutions suitable for northern conditions, and thus support its development and application.
● To inform about permaculture-related projects and training events in Finland
● To act as part of an international permaculture network, both in the Nordic countries and more widely
As a member of the association, you will get involved in learning about sustainable lifestyles, meeting like-minded people and supporting the work for permaculture in our country.
Everyone is welcome to join!