We provide an opportunity to practice Zen in a group, under guidance of an experienced teacher and in connection to a living tradition.

Introductions in English We arrange brief and practical introductions to the meditation practise and formal zazen procedure. After this introduction You can start to practise on Your own and attend formal zazen with our group.

We arrange zazen, zen-meditation, several times per week and longer full day or weekend meditations. We arrange introductory workshops for beginners every now and then. Please look at our timetable for the occations. You may participate in weekend retreats in Finland and sesshins Zengården in Sweden.

Our teachers are Sensei Sante Poromaa and Sensei Kanja Odland, the spiritual leaders of Stockholm Zen Center. You can meet them for example during meditation retreats in Finland and in Sweden.

We practice zen according to the lineage that was established by the Japanese master, Sogaku Harada Roshi and that was brought to the west by Roshi Philip Kapleau. You find more about zen, our teachers and our lineage at the home pages of Rochester Zen Center and Stockholm Zen Center.

There are zen sitting groups also at the cities of Tampere, Jyväskylä, Oulu and Lahti. Please ask more by email.

Here You find all buddhist groups in Finland.

For further information please check our contact addresses.

The address of our zendo is:

Helsinki Zen Center ry
Kalevankatu 4
00100 HELSINKI
FINLAND