NPA started in 2020 with Andreas Jonsson and Maria Svennbeck from Sweden and Cathrine Dolleris and Karoline Nolsø Aaen from Denmark joining forces as permaculture diploma mentors. Since 2023 Andreas and Cathrine have mentored the approximately 70 diploma apprentices...
Erkki Pöytäniemi
Nordic Permaculture Academy diploma retreat in Estonia, 13. – 15. June 2025
We meet in Turi, a smaller town in the middle of Estonia, at the community house called Konn, which means frog. And for sure there are many frogs here. That’s probably because of the lowlands and the river. We have even seen two storks´ nest with chicks. The town of...
The NPA Meeting in Finland Karjalohja 21.-23.3.2025
Text and Photos: Mari Palgi This was my very first NPA meeting after joining NPA in 2024. There were three of us coming from Estonia. The accommodation was in an old water mill building rebuildt for a big family house with a mill museum. The owners gladly told us the...
NPA Diploma Gathering in Holma in November 2024
On 22 November, the Nordic Permaculture Academy (NPA) permaculture diploma apprentices and holders met at Holma Folkhögskola in southern Sweden. The NPA usually organises two diploma gatherings a year, one in March and one in November. This time around 25 Academy...




