| Tuesday 9.6.2026 | Wednesday 10.6.2026 | Thursday 11.6.2026 |
| 9:00-12:30 Registration 9:30-11:30 Going Out Wild – Research Symposium: Opening remarks and Presentations sessions | 5:30-7:30 Summer morning in urban nature: Early Birds of Lake Iidesjärvi – a Bird Walk 7.30-9.30 Life in Urban Streams – Trout Returning to the City 7.30-9.30 Birdwatching (FI, EN) 9.30-10.30 Expo at Sammon koulu Check out the exhibitors! 9.30-18.00 Urban Nature Trail: Outdoor Skills and Archery in Sorsapuisto 10.30-11.30 Keynote-dialogue (FIN): Arvot, etiikka ja hyvä elämä (Values, ethics, and the good life) Workshop: Literary Forest Walk Workshop: Values in Climate Change Education Round table: Differentiated Instruction For the Environment For All | 8.00 Group departures to E-workshops from Kiovanpuisto 8:30-10:00 Short workshops E *My Own Heritage -workshop *Wild huts, spaces, and structures FIN (ENG) 8:30-11:30 Long workshops (EF) *Experience the Journey- From Adventure to Employment – en *Ant workshop FIN (ENG) *Death is part of life – Exploring a cemetery in urban outdoor education 8.30-13.30 (4h workshop) Field trip and workshop at the Hyytiälä Forest Station 10.00–10.30 Independent transfer to F-workshop; guidance available in Kiovanpuisto 10:30-12:00 Short workshops F e.g. Treasures of The Life Cycle |
| 11.00-12.30 Park lunch 12:30-13:45 Opening ceremony and Keynote: Environmental education otherwise 13.45 Take your meal for the workshop with you and take a break whenever it suits you. (Provided by organizers) 14.00-14.15 Group departures to A-workshops from Kiovanpuisto 14:30-16:00 Short workshops A *Could the circular economy be the solution? 14:30-17:30 Long workshops AB *Teaching Social-Emotional Skills through Low Rope Courses *When Nature Education meets Phenomenon-based Learning: Mini Projects in the Forest *Wild in the City of Sustainable Action | 11:30-17:30 Expo at Sammon koulu Check out the exhibitors! 11.30-13.00 Park lunch Take your meal for the workshop with you and take a break whenever it suits you. (Provided by organizers) 13.15 Group departure to C-workshops from Kiovanpuisto 13:30-15:00 Short workshops C e.g. *Welcome to wild pedagogies *Fun Learning goes outdoors *Rethinking Aesthetic Experience: Blending museum based education and nature pedagogies *Case studies and methods for implementing differentiated environmental education as part of a MOOC course *Future skills *The Journey of a Migratory Bird Game | 12:00-13:30 Park lunch 13.30-15.00 Closing ceremonies: Villi päättäjäiskeskustelu – teemana hyvinvointia luonnosta (FI) Wild Thoughts – Connecting with nature and friends (EN) |
| 14:00-17:00 Going Out Wild – Research Symposium: presentation sessions and closing discussions 16.00-16.30 Independent transfer to B-workshop; guidance available in Kiovanpuisto. 16:30-18:00 Short workshops B *Systems thinking in practice *Art Planting Boxes by Taidekaari FIN (ENG) | 15.00-15.30 Independent transfer to D-workshop; guidance available in Kiovanpuisto. 15:30-17:00 Short workshops (D) *Joy, wonder, beauty and ugliness in human-nature relationships *Wild Inks: a natural color workshop *Future skills *The Journey of a Migratory Bird Game 17:30-18:30 Keynote: Biodiversity and nature loss (ENG) | 15:00 Take your meal with you to the park or for the way home 16:00 The event ends, cleanup and dismantling begins 15.00-20.00 Urban Nature Trail: Ulkona. Perillä. -tour at Kaupinoja Self-organized activity: Get to know the Saunas |
| 19:00-> Network meetings 18.00-23.00 Evening cafe by Scouts (Drinks and snacks for sale) Campfire-program in Liisanpuisto 19.00-21.00 Urban Nature Trail: Meadow Excursion in the Kalevankangas Area 22.30-23.30 Urban Nature Trail: Nature in the Church – the Church in Nature – Kaleva church Self-organized activity: Get to know the Saunas | 18:30-19:30 Evening program: Stella Polaris improvisational performance about the loss of nature A light evening meal to go 20.00-23.00 Evening cafe by Scouts (Drinks and snacks for sale) Campfire-program in Liisanpuisto Self-organized activity: Get to know the Saunas |
Keynote: Environmental education otherwise (Toisin tehty ympäristökasvatus) 9.6. 12.30 (EN)
Professor of Environmental Education Kirsi Pauliina Kallio from Tampere University is a multidisciplinary researcher who often comes up with absurd questions. By posing them to other researchers, stakeholders, professionals, students, and other people, she has learned to find answers in surprising places.
Environmental education can take place anywhere everyday life unfolds—not only indoors or in nature, but also in urban spaces, cultural settings, and various semi‑public places. By learning to find environmental issues in unexpected locations, we can approach the ecological crisis as human‑sized questions. The goal is not so much to solve the world as to learn to live in it while respecting all forms of life.
Keynote-dialogue : Arvot etiikka ja hyvä elämä (Values, ethics, and the good life) 10.6. klo 11.00 (FI)
Speaker: Sofia Laine
Research Professor Sofia Laine leads the planetary youth research program at the Finnish Youth Research Society. Planetary youth research encourages youth research to develop towards caring for the sustainability of the planet through the four dimensions of “global ethics.” Sofia invites the academy to come out: she can be found in the youth-oriented Planetary Garden, building a sustainability utopia for future
Speaker: Jarmo Kokkonen
Jarmo Kokkonen heads a unit at the Church Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland that works to build a better world and future for children, young people, and families. His focus is on holistic well-being, enabling the miracles of growth, and dialogue between people and with creation. He spends his free time outdoors: on long runs on trails, in the fells, and on the coast.generations.
The presentation will be held in Finnish. Workshops in English will be held at the same time.
Keynote: Biodiversity and nature loss (Luonnon monimuotoisuus ja luontokato) 10.6. klo 17.30 (EN)
Professor of Biodiversity Research Ilari E. Sääksjärvi specializes in research on biodiversity and environmental degradation. He has studied the biodiversity of the Amazon rainforest in particular and developed multidisciplinary biodiversity research. Sääksjärvi is a versatile science communicator. He heads the Department of Biodiversity Sciences at the University of Turku and the BIODIFUL research consortium, and serves as vice-chair of the Finnish Nature Panel.
In collaboration with Priodiversity LIFE.
Stella Polaris improvisational performance about the loss of nature 10.6. klo 18.30 (FI/SVE/EN)
After the Keynote lecture, the theme of nature loss is sure to take on a new and surprising perspective in the improvisational theater performance by Stella Polaris!
In collaboration with Priodiversity LIFE.
Early Birds of Lake Iidesjärvi – a Bird Walk
Wake up early on a summer morning and hop on the first tram! This time, ULOS-UT-OUT’s traditional birdwatching trip will take you to the bird paradise of Lake Iidesjärvi, where you can observe the birds’ morning activities and even watch them being ringed.
Photo: Vilma Issakainen / UUO2023
Life in Urban Streams – Trout Returning to the City
After the birdwatching trip, the journey continues to Vuohenoja. A surprise awaits in the stream flowing into Lake Iidesjärvi! At the Vuohenoja rapids in Sandelin Park, we learn about trout stock management. Morning coffee is also available for early risers.
Photo: Lassi Toivakka
Closing ceremony: Wild Thoughts 11.6. klo 13.30 (EN)
On the final day of the conference, international guests gather in the park. We let the thoughts that have been ripening for three days finally settle and surface. No walls, no stage, no microphone – just grass beneath your back, people around you, and the wild thoughts that are still looking for the right words. Facilitated by Ulla Myllyniemi.
Photo: Vilma Issakainen
Program pathways
The programme paths provide more detailed information about parallel workshops, roundtable discussions and speaking tours. The paths help you create your own programme. You can also deviate from the paths. You can choose a maximum of one programme from each time slot (A–F).
Places in parallel programmes are reserved in the event app, which you will receive a link to once you have registered for the event. The event app also contains more detailed descriptions of the programmes and their target groups. Places in the individual programmes are limited and will be filled in order of registration. Everyone can participate in the lectures and evening programme. There is a lot to choose from, so you can pick exactly what you need from the programme – and leave room for relaxation if you want.
The letter in front of the programme indicates its length. AB and EF are 3 hours long, and the others are 1.5 hours long. Changes to the schedule are still possible and even likely at this stage.
| Tuesday 9.6. | Wednesday 10.6. | Thursday 11.6. |
| A 14:30–16:00 | C 13:30–15:00 | E 8:30–10:00 |
| AB 14:30–17:30 | D 15:30–17:00 | EF 8:30–11:30 |
| B 16:30–18:00 | F 10:30–12:00 |
Please take travel times into account when choosing workshops. We recommend selecting workshops in a way that allows enough time to move between workshops throughout the day. The workshop locations for each program can be found in the event app.
The table below shows the approximate travel times from Sammon koulu (school). In addition to walking and the tram, you can also use city bikes. Read more about public transport and city bikes.
| On foot | By tram | |
| Nearby parks | approx. 5–15 min | – |
| Kalevankankaan hautausmaa (cemetery) | approx. 10–15 min | – |
| Kauppi workshops | approx. 20–35 min | – |
| Iidesjärvi Bird Tower | approx. 45 min | approx. 25 min |
| Iidesjärvi A (workshop location) | approx. 35 min | – |
| Pyynikki workshops | approx. 1 h | approx. 30 min |
