Nestled amidst the serene beauty of Finnish nature, Iloranta offers tailored school camps and educational tours for student and pupil groups, as well as education professionals from around the globe. Our aim is to deliver authentic countryside experiences while actively contributing to the advancement of environmental education. Iloranta is a ”Learning in the countryside”-audited camp school destination from as early as 1980. We have had the pleasure to serve over 40000 children in our school camps over the years. Our camp school offerings encompass comprehensive packages, ensuring a seamless experience for participants with guided programs, full board, and lodging included.

Phenomenon-based learning in Iloranta

Nature, environment and country life are the subjects of phenomenon-based learning at Iloranta. In our decades of school camps we have noticed that true learning is based on personal experience and insight. Here you can start to figure out which are the aspects of country life and nature that spark your interest, or that are all new to you. Before the beginning of your visit, you get to choose themes for the students to observe in smaller groups during the camp. The themes will be developed together with the teachers and our instructors throughout your stay.

Discover Finnish Culture

Our programs are meticulously crafted to immerse you in the wonders of Finnish nature, history, culture, and education. Each detail is thoughtfully designed to provide enriching learning experiences that resonate long after your journey ends.

You will engage in daily hands-on activities that allow you to truly “live like a local.” Whether it’s crafting woodwork in the forest, mastering the art of baking traditional rye bread, casting a line for fishing, or discovering the intricacies of crayfishing, these immersive experiences deepen your appreciation for Finnish heritage and culture while fostering insights into the diversity of our world.

Activities and experiences for school camps

The varied activities include crafts and sports. For example, you can bake rye bread, go fishing, snowshoeing, natural ice curling or try carding, spinning and felting sheep’s wool. Just grabbing fish and crayfish in your hand are great experiences that live on in stories that are told over and over again at home. Iloranta has a wide range of sports facilities, including ping-pong and pool tables, tennis courts, trampolines, volleyball and basketball courts and a climbing wall.

SDG-programme

Beyond food and waste, Iloranta leverages its natural setting to educate youth on the importance of climate action. Exploring the traces of the last ice age in the nearby forest allows students to draw connections between past climate fluctuations and the urgent challenges of today, as outlined in SDG 13. Iloranta’s model of leading by personal example resonates with SDG 4: Quality Education, empowering young people to adopt sustainable behaviors.

Educational travel and local schools visits

During the school camp you can visit several local schools and university, shedding light on the Finnish educational system but also offering active opportunities for discussions and acquaintance with pupils and students. We cooperate with Hauho comprehensive school, Finnish university; HAMK and Finnish high schools.

Authentic Finnish Educational Travel Product winner

Iloranta’s educational travel product was awarded the prize of the “Authentic Finnish Educational Travel Product Competition 2019”!

A jury consisting of representatives from Visit Finland and the Finnish National Board of Education judged our product “Diving into Finnish nature, culture, history and educational system” among the winners on 6 September 2019.

The award criteria of authenticity, locality, experiential, educational and unique, together with sustainability, have become familiar in Iloranta for decades.