{"id":739,"date":"2024-08-19T14:26:43","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T16:26:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kurkiecovillage.fi\/?page_id=739"},"modified":"2026-04-07T10:19:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T12:19:19","slug":"varikas-joukko","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kurkiecovillage.fi\/en\/varikas-joukko\/","title":{"rendered":"A colourful bunch"},"content":{"rendered":"


Our community lives in a wealth of different people, ideas, knowledge, skills and dreams. Some of the villagers have their own apartments, some live in rented accommodation. There are both Finns and foreigners, permanent residents and volunteers who stay here for a while. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Vesa Nevala<\/strong> is involved in many things and has tools in his pocket, ready to build and repair places in our village. He mainly worked in sales and is now actively involved in the renovation of the barn. Vesku also takes care of the village sauna and converting the villagers to Ilves fans.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Tuija Nevala<\/strong> is our village grandmother and the chairman of the board of Kurjen tila oy. She is already retired, but worked as a restaurant manager and school curator, among other things. Tuija often works in the kitchen of our community center and teaches cooking secrets to our ESC volunteers. The whole village is important to Tuija.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Susanna Kanerva <\/strong>ty\u00f6skenteli steinerp\u00e4iv\u00e4kodin varhaiskasvattajana ja johtajana. H\u00e4n vastaa kyl\u00e4n kes\u00e4kahvilan taiteellisesta toteutuksesta. Susannan tapaa aina ulkona l\u00e4mpim\u00e4ll\u00e4 s\u00e4\u00e4ll\u00e4 ja h\u00e4n iloitsee py\u00f6r\u00e4tuolilla liikkuessaan siit\u00e4, ett\u00e4 t\u00e4\u00e4ll\u00e4 voi touhuta monenlaista my\u00f6s esteett\u00f6m\u00e4sti. H\u00e4n my\u00f6s harjoittelee tunnollisesti espanjaa.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fabrizio Bucca<\/strong> rakastaa mets\u00e4\u00e4 ja villikasveja. Fabri ohjaa uusia ESC-vapaaehtoisia. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Ola Wilkosz<\/strong> on kotoisin Puolasta ja tuli t\u00e4nne ESC- vapaaehtoisena vuonna 2025. Ola on maisema-arkkitehti, h\u00e4n soittaa ukulelea ja laulaa ja rakastaa kasveja sek\u00e4 luontoa. Ola on nykyisin vapaaehtoisty\u00f6ntekij\u00f6idemme mentori ja hoitaa vihannesviljely\u00e4 pelloillamme. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Jonna Kolkka<\/strong> is a board member of the ecovillage association and an important part of ESC projects. She is the association's go-to person for applications and administrative work. Jonna is a Kundalini Yoga teacher and a Master of Science in Environmental and Energy Technology. Edible gardens are close to Jonna's heart. Jonna is a permaculture teacher and runs sustainable development courses.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Tero Kolkka <\/strong>is the CEO of Kurjen tila oy and works in the ICT sector in Tampere. Tero instructs ashtanga yoga in the village and acts as the running water for our communal gardens. He has been the long-time treasurer of the ecovillage association and keeps Excels in check and in shape! Many people in our village seek relief from their shoulder pains from Tero's unique treatment.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Jukka Kivel\u00e4<\/strong> is a Master of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, and a recycling nutrient consultant, although he is supposedly retired. Jukka is still working on his doctoral dissertation and aims to complete it by the age of 85 at the latest. Jukka can also be seen in our fields riding a tractor in the evening sun. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Elina Nurmi <\/strong>is an agronomist by profession and works as an organic farmer on her home farm in Urjala. Elina has gained a lot of experience in communication tasks in sustainable agriculture projects. She is the secretary of the board of the ecovillage association and is involved in everything related to gardening and farming in the village. Elina is the project manager for our Forest Gardens for All project. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Tiina Jaatinen <\/strong>is the chairman of the board of the ecovillage association and enjoys participating in the village's activities. She is an international education expert, teacher and environmental educator by profession. Tiina is renovating our village barn, or at least creating content about the renovation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Adon<\/strong> on ammatiltaan koodari, ja auttelee nyt Kest\u00e4v\u00e4n kehityksen keskuksen kunnostamisessa. Adon on muuttanut Suomeen Keniasta vuonna 2008, mutta oppi puhumaan suomea sujuvasti vasta t\u00e4\u00e4ll\u00e4 maaseudulla. Adon hoitaa kyl\u00e4n puhelin- ja nettiasioita.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Jan<\/strong> has moved to Finland from Germany, used to build ships and has three lovely children. Today, Jan works as a sustainability researcher and teacher at the university. He enjoys repairing the village's buildings and structures and enjoys a good steam bath in the village sauna.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Michelle <\/strong>is from Inari and a mother of three. She is finishing her doctoral dissertation on teacher education, is enthusiastic about designing her own garden, enjoys coffee breaks on the terrace with neighbors and philosophical discussions in the village sauna. The best entertainment in the village is the dance club and karaoke evenings in the community center.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Jarkko<\/strong> Mattila <\/strong>is the construction manager of our village. He is a master builder by profession and has actively participated in the construction of the village. While living in the village, Jarkko has become enthusiastic about permaculture farming and food production. Jarkko is often followed by a flock of \u201cgirls\u201d, the family\u2019s chickens.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Satu Mattila<\/strong> is the executive director of the ecovillage association and has been an active participant in it since its founding. She is also the project manager of our Sustainable Development Center project. Satu enjoys hosting groups of visitors and acts as a contact person for people who are interested in the community and moving here. And yes, Satu often goes to the sauna.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Jalo Kolkka <\/strong>toimii ekokyl\u00e4yhdistyksen rahastonhoitajana ja on juuri perustanut 4H-yrityksen Kolkan monipalvelut<\/em>. Yrityksess\u00e4 Jalo tarjoaa mm. renkaiden vaihtoa, nurmikon leikkuuta ja muita pihat\u00f6it\u00e4. Jalo k\u00e4y lukion toista luokkaa.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Onni Kolkka <\/strong>already lives on his own on the Hervanta university campus, but regularly visits the ecovillage on weekends. He is passionate about studying programming and has coded this website of ours.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Urho Kolkka <\/strong>is enthusiastic about cooking, especially different ethnic dishes. Urho is probably the fastest Rubik's Cube solver in our village.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Kids in the village<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ilona<\/strong> is a cheerful kindergartener who is the most enthusiastic irrigater of the crops in the village. Ilona likes to work as a foreman of the collective farms with a watering can in her hand. She has said that she loves being at Mankeli, the village's communal house.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amelia<\/strong> on maailman ainut paljasjalkalainen Kurjen ekokyl\u00e4l\u00e4inen. H\u00e4n syntyi kes\u00e4ll\u00e4 2024 ja on asunut t\u00e4\u00e4ll\u00e4 koko pitk\u00e4n el\u00e4m\u00e4ns\u00e4 \ud83d\ude42 Amelia ottaa mielell\u00e4\u00e4n suupaloja toisten lautasilta yhteisruokailuissa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Viola<\/strong> is a kindergartener who has lived in the Kurki ecovillage almost her entire life. She loves going to the village sauna and asks the village grandmother to let her go with her if her parents can't. Viola spends a lot of time swinging in the village's common yard and wishes that unicorns really existed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sophie <\/strong>is a flute player and floor ball player who can make amazing castles in the sandbox. She likes to help out and play different hopscotch games in the yard. Sophie hopes that one day we will have cows, horses, goats and mini pigs in our village.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emil <\/strong>likes to play football and is a real businessman. You might spot Emil's bakery stall on the side of the road to our village, so it's worth slowing down a bit. Emil dreams of having cats and his own dog in the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Venla <\/strong>is a 5 year old and <\/strong>likes to swing outside with outher kids. She would really like a giraffe. Venla has started to bike to the kindergarten.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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