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Dhamma Sobhana, Ödeshög, Östergötlands län [SE-05], Sweden
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** Unless noted otherwise, course instructions are given in the following language(s): English / Swedish

Dhamma Sobhana means "Beauty of Dhamma" in Pali language and is the first Vipassana centre to be established in the Nordic area. It's located in central Sweden, near Ödeshög, Vadstena and Linköping. By car it's about two and a half hours from Stockholm and Gothenburg (Göteborg), and about three and a half hours from Malmö. The centre was established in 2007 mainly to serve the Nordic area but students come from all over the world. Dhamma Sobhana offers 20-25 courses a year, with about 2 000 students.

How to Apply to Attend or Serve a Course

Access the application form by clicking Apply for the desired course. Old students will be given the option to serve.
Please carefully read the Introduction to the Technique and Code of Discipline which you will be asked to follow during your course.
Fully and completely fill out all the sections of application form and submit it. An application is required to register for all courses.
Await notification. All correspondence will be through e-mail if you give an e-mail address in your application. Due to the large volume of applications, it may take up to two weeks before receiving notification.
If your application is accepted then we require you to confirm you will be attending in order to secure your place in the course.

Additional information

Address: Dhamma Sobhana, Holmen 1, S-599 93 Ödeshög, Sweden

Email: [email protected]

Phone: [46](0) 143 - 211 36

Registration procedure for students on courses in English/Swedish at Dhamma Sobhana:

- Three months before the start of the course, registration opens at 6 am (7 am when daylight saving time). Registration is open until midnight.

- An electronic random selection will then allocate available places for the course and establish a waiting list.

- If the course is not full, you can also apply later.

Schedules for 1-day courses in Sweden and for courses in other Nordic countries
1-Day Courses in Sweden Norway Denmark Finland

Teenagers' and Children's Courses

Please click here for more information

2026 Teenagers' and Children's Courses

Attend / Serve	Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
Apply*	13 Nov - 15 Nov	Teenagers 12-18 years Swedish	Girls - Filling Up Boys - Open Servers - Women - Wait List Servers - Men - Open	Ödeshög	The course is held in Swedish only.
Apply*	14 Nov	Children/Teens 8-18 Years Finnish	Open	Vaasa	Anapana course for children/teenagers (8-18 years) Course language: Finnish Time: 9.45 am - 4 pm Information about Children's and Teenagers' Courses

2027 Teenagers' and Children's Courses

Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
19 Mar - 21 Mar	Children 8-12 years Swedish	Applications accepted starting 19 Dec	Ödeshög	The course is held in Swedish only.
30 Apr - 02 May	Teenage boys 12-18 years Swedish	Applications accepted starting 30 Jan	Ödeshög	The course is held in Swedish only.
03 Sep - 05 Sep	Children 8-12 years Swedish	Applications accepted starting 05 Jun	Ödeshög	The course is held in Swedish only.
12 Nov - 14 Nov	Teenage girls 12-18 years Swedish	Applications accepted starting 14 Aug	Ödeshög	The course is held in Swedish only.

Ten Day & Other Adult Courses

All ten day courses begin on the evening of the first day and end on the early morning of the last day.
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.

2026 Ten Day & Other Adult Courses

Attend / Serve	Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
	01 January, 2026 - 01 January, 2028	Long-Term Service	In Progress	Ödeshög	For old students Old students are welcome to apply for long-term service at the centre. Please visit the old student website for more information. To apply for long-term service, please click here.
Apply*	13 Sep - 18 Sep	Service Period	In Progress	Ödeshög	For old students
Apply*	18 Sep - 27 Sep	Satipatthana Sutta	Women - Filling Up Men - Filling Up Servers - Women - Filling Up Servers - Men - Open	Ödeshög	Old Student Course Qualification Requirements
Apply*	27 Sep - 29 Sep	Service Period	Servers - Open	Ödeshög	For old students
Apply*	29 Sep - 10 Oct	10-Day English / Norwegian	New Women - Closed Old Women - Wait List New Men - Closed Old Men - Filling Up Servers - Women - Filling Up Servers - Men - Open	Ödeshög	SERVERS NEEDED
Apply*	10 Oct - 11 Oct	Trust Meeting Weekend	Open	Ödeshög	For old students Saturday: Committee meetings Sunday 7.30-12.30: Trust meeting All old students welcome!
Apply*	10 Oct - 14 Oct	Service Period	Servers - Open	Ödeshög	For old students
Apply*	14 Oct - 25 Oct	10-Day English / Danish	New Women - Wait List Old Women - Open New Men - Filling Up Old Men - Wait List Servers - Women - Open Servers - Men - Filling Up	Ödeshög	Students with Danish as their first language are given priority until 31 July.
Apply*	25 Oct - 28 Oct	Service Period	Servers - Open	Ödeshög	For old students
Apply*	28 Oct - 08 Nov	10-Day	Women - Wait List New Men - Filling Up Old Men - Wait List Servers - Open	Ödeshög
Apply*	08 Nov - 18 Nov	Service Period	Open	Ödeshög	For old students
Apply*	18 Nov - 22 Nov	3 Day Course for Old Students	Open	Ödeshög	For old students
Apply*	22 Nov - 24 Nov	Service Period	Servers - Open	Ödeshög	For old students
Apply*	24 Nov - 05 Dec	10-Day	New Women - Filling Up Old Women - Open Men - Open Servers - Open	Ödeshög
Apply*	05 Dec - 06 Dec	Trust Meeting Weekend	Open	Ödeshög	For old students Saturday: Committee meetings Sunday 7.30-12.30: Trust meeting All old students welcome!
Apply*	05 Dec - 09 Dec	Service Period	Servers - Open	Ödeshög	For old students
Apply*	09 Dec - 20 Dec	10-Day	Open	Ödeshög
	20 Dec - 23 Dec	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 21 Sep	Ödeshög	For old students
	23 December, 2026 - 03 January, 2027	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 24 Sep	Ödeshög

2027 Ten Day & Other Adult Courses

Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
01 January, 2027 - 01 January, 2028	Long-Term Service	Servers - Open	Ödeshög	For old students Old students are welcome to apply for long-term service at the centre. Please visit the old student website for more information.
06 Jan - 17 Jan	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 08 Oct	Ödeshög
17 Jan - 20 Jan	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 19 Oct	Ödeshög	For old students
20 Jan - 31 Jan	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 22 Oct	Ödeshög
31 Jan - 02 Feb	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 02 Nov	Ödeshög	For old students
02 Feb - 13 Feb	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 04 Nov	Ödeshög
13 Feb - 14 Feb	Trust Meeting Weekend	Applications accepted starting 15 Nov	Ödeshög	For old students Saturday: Committee meetings Sunday 7.30-12.30: Trust meeting All old students welcome!
13 Feb - 17 Feb	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 15 Nov	Ödeshög	For old students
17 Feb - 28 Feb	10-Day English / Norwegian	Applications accepted starting 19 Nov	Ödeshög	Students with Norwegian as their first language are given priority until 3 December.
28 Feb - 03 Mar	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 30 Nov	Ödeshög	For old students
03 Mar - 14 Mar	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 03 Dec	Ödeshög
14 Mar - 24 Mar	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 14 Dec	Ödeshög	For old students
24 Mar - 28 Mar	3 Day Course for Old Students	Applications accepted starting 24 Dec	Ödeshög	For old students
28 Mar - 30 Mar	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 28 Dec	Ödeshög	For old students
30 Mar - 10 Apr	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 30 Dec	Ödeshög
10 Apr - 11 Apr	Trust Meeting Weekend	Applications accepted starting 10 Jan	Ödeshög	For old students Saturday: Committee meetings Sunday 7.30-12.30: Trust meeting All old students welcome!
10 Apr - 14 Apr	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 10 Jan	Ödeshög	For old students
14 Apr - 25 Apr	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 14 Jan	Ödeshög
25 Apr - 05 May	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 25 Jan	Ödeshög	For old students
05 May - 16 May	10-Day English / Danish	Applications accepted starting 04 Feb	Ödeshög	Students with Danish as their first language are given priority until 18 February.
16 May - 19 May	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 15 Feb	Ödeshög	For old students
19 May - 30 May	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 18 Feb	Ödeshög
30 May - 02 Jun	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 01 Mar	Ödeshög	For old students
02 Jun - 06 Jun	3 Day Course for Old Students	Applications accepted starting 04 Mar	Ödeshög	For old students
06 Jun - 08 Jun	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 08 Mar	Ödeshög	For old students
08 Jun - 19 Jun	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 10 Mar	Ödeshög
19 Jun - 20 Jun	Trust Meeting Weekend	Applications accepted starting 21 Mar	Ödeshög	For old students Saturday: Committee meetings Sunday 7.30-12.30: Trust meeting All old students welcome!
19 Jun - 23 Jun	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 21 Mar	Ödeshög	For old students
23 Jun - 04 Jul	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 25 Mar	Ödeshög
04 Jul - 07 Jul	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 05 Apr	Ödeshög	For old students
07 Jul - 18 Jul	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 08 Apr	Ödeshög
18 Jul - 21 Jul	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 19 Apr	Ödeshög	For old students
21 Jul - 01 Aug	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 22 Apr	Ödeshög
01 Aug - 03 Aug	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 03 May	Ödeshög	For old students
03 Aug - 14 Aug	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 05 May	Ödeshög
14 Aug - 15 Aug	Trust Meeting Weekend	Applications accepted starting 16 May	Ödeshög	For old students Saturday: Committee meetings Sunday 7.30-12.30: Trust meeting All old students welcome!
14 Aug - 18 Aug	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 16 May	Ödeshög	For old students
18 Aug - 29 Aug	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 20 May	Ödeshög
29 Aug - 08 Sep	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 31 May	Ödeshög	For old students
08 Sep - 12 Sep	3 Day Course for Old Students	Applications accepted starting 10 Jun	Ödeshög	For old students
12 Sep - 17 Sep	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 14 Jun	Ödeshög	For old students
17 Sep - 26 Sep	Satipatthana Sutta	Applications accepted starting 19 Jun	Ödeshög	Old Student Course Qualification Requirements
26 Sep - 28 Sep	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 28 Jun	Ödeshög	For old students
28 Sep - 09 Oct	10-Day English / Norwegian	Applications accepted starting 30 Jun	Ödeshög	Students with Norwegian as their first language are given priority until 14 July.
09 Oct - 10 Oct	Trust Meeting Weekend	Applications accepted starting 11 Jul	Ödeshög	For old students Saturday: Committee meetings Sunday 7.30-12.30: Trust meeting All old students welcome!
09 Oct - 13 Oct	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 11 Jul	Ödeshög	For old students
13 Oct - 24 Oct	10-Day English / Danish	Applications accepted starting 15 Jul	Ödeshög	Students with Danish as their first language are given priority until 29 July.
24 Oct - 27 Oct	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 26 Jul	Ödeshög	For old students
27 Oct - 07 Nov	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 29 Jul	Ödeshög
07 Nov - 17 Nov	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 09 Aug	Ödeshög	For old students
17 Nov - 21 Nov	3 Day Course for Old Students	Applications accepted starting 19 Aug	Ödeshög	For old students
21 Nov - 23 Nov	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 23 Aug	Ödeshög	For old students
23 Nov - 04 Dec	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 25 Aug	Ödeshög
04 Dec - 05 Dec	Trust Meeting Weekend	Applications accepted starting 05 Sep	Ödeshög	For old students Saturday: Committee meetings Sunday 7.30-12.30: Trust meeting All old students welcome!
04 Dec - 08 Dec	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 05 Sep	Ödeshög	For old students
08 Dec - 19 Dec	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 09 Sep	Ödeshög
19 Dec - 29 Dec	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 20 Sep	Ödeshög	For old students
29 December, 2027 - 09 January, 2028	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 30 Sep	Ödeshög

Non-Centre Courses

Courses and Activities conducted at other locations.
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.

2026 Non-Centre Courses in Sweden

Attend / Serve	Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
Apply*	17 Oct	1-Day	Women - Open Men - Open Servers - Closed	Orust	For old students
Apply*	31 Oct	1-Day	Women - Filling Up Men - Filling Up Servers - Closed	Stockholm	For old students
Apply*	29 Nov	1-Day	Women - Filling Up Men - Filling Up Servers - Closed	Stockholm	For old students
Apply*	12 Dec	1-Day	Women - Open Men - Open Servers - Closed	Orust	For old students

2026 Denmark Courses Website | Map

Attend / Serve	Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
Apply*	11 Oct	1-Day English / Danish	Women - Open Men - Open Servers - Closed	Copenhagen	For old students
	14 Oct - 25 Oct	10-Day English / Danish	Open	Ödeshög, Sweden	The course will be held at the Nordic Vipassana center in Sweden. Please apply via Dhamma Sobhana's schedule page: https://www.dhamma.org/en/schedules/schsobhana
	29 Nov	1-Day English / Danish	Applications accepted starting 30 Sep	Copenhagen	For old students
	13 Dec	1-Day English / Danish	Applications accepted starting 14 Oct	Copenhagen	For old students

2026 Finland Courses Website | Map

Attend / Serve	Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
Apply*	19 Sep	4 hour Meditation	Women - Open Men - Open Servers - Closed	Tampere	For old students
Apply*	03 Oct	4 hour Meditation	Women - Open Men - Open Servers - Closed	Tampere	For old students
Apply*	05 Oct - 07 Oct	Work Period	Servers - Open	Heimari, Ristiina	For old students Help with course set up
Apply*	07 Oct - 18 Oct	10-Day	Women - Filling Up New Men - Filling Up Old Men - Wait List Servers - Women - Filling Up Servers - Men - Open	Heimari, Ristiina	New Course!!
	01 Nov	4 hour Meditation English	Applications accepted starting 22 Oct	Helsinki	For old students
Apply*	07 Nov	1-Day	Women - Open Men - Open Servers - Closed	Tampere	For old students
	27 Dec - 30 Dec	Work Period	Applications accepted starting 28 Sep	Heimari, Ristiina	For old students Help with course set up
	30 December, 2026 - 10 January, 2027	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 01 Oct	Heimari, Ristiina

2026 Norway Courses Website | Map

Attend / Serve	Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
	29 Sep - 10 Oct	10-Day Course English/Norwegian	Open	Dhamma Sobhana, Sverige	The course will be held at the Nordic Vipassana center in Sweden. Please apply through the Dhamma Sobhana schedule: https://www.dhamma.org/en/schedules/schsobhana

As a privacy measure, the online application form encrypts the information you provide us with before it is sent from your device to our application server.

To access the Old Student Regional Site please click http://sobhana.dhamma.org/os. A user name and password will be required to access these pages.

Questions may be addressed to Email: [email protected]

All courses are run solely on a donation basis. All expenses are met by donations from those who, having completed a course and experienced the benefits of Vipassana, wish to give others the same opportunity. Neither the Teacher nor the assistant teachers receive remuneration; they and those who serve the courses volunteer their time. Thus Vipassana is offered free from commercialisation.

Old students are those who have completed a 10-day Vipassana Meditation course with S.N. Goenka or his Assistant Teachers. Old students have the opportunity to provide Dhamma Service at the courses listed.

Bilingual courses are courses which are taught in two languages. All students will hear daily meditation instructions in both languages. The evening discourses will be heard separately.

Meditation courses are held at both center and non-center locations. Meditation centers are dedicated facilities where courses are held regularly throughout the year. Before meditation centers were established in this tradition, all courses were held at temporary sites, such as campgrounds, religious retreat centers, churches and the like. Today, in regions where centers have not yet been established by local students of Vipassana who live in the area, 10 Day meditation courses are held at non-center course sites.

10-day Courses are an introductory course to Vipassana Meditation where the technique is taught step-by-step each day. The courses begin after a 2 - 4 pm registration period and orientation, followed by 10 full days of meditation, and end the morning of the 11th day by 7:30 am.

Children's Anapana Courses are generally open for all children aged 8-12 years old who wish to learn to meditate. However there are local variations in age range, so please check the schedule.

Teenagers' Anapana Courses are generally open for all teenagers aged 13-18 years old who wish to learn to meditate. However, there are local variations in age range. In India and a few other countries there are also 7-day Vipassana courses for older teenagers. Please check the schedule for details.

Old Student Course Qualification Requirements

Old Student Short Courses (1-3 days) are for any student who has completed the 10-day course with S.N. Goenka and his assistant teachers. All old students are welcome to apply to attend these courses, including those where it has been some time since their last course.

Old Student Course Qualification Requirements

Old Student Programs are similar to Service Periods where there is time to work on a variety of Centre maintenance, construction, household and gardening projects, but have a more full and structured program, an opportunity to meet with assistant teachers, and possibly committee and trust meetings. All Old Students are welcome to participate. The daily program will include three group sittings with morning and afternoon work periods and in the evening there will be tapes played of special discourses and talks that S.N. Goenka has given to Old Students.

Satipatthana Sutta Courses have the same timetable and discipline as 10-day courses. The difference is that in the taped evening discourses the Satipatthana Sutta is carefully examined. This is the principal text in which the technique of Vipassana is systematically explained. These courses are open to serious old students who have sat (not including courses served) at least three 10-day courses, have not been practising any other meditation techniques since last 10-day course, have been practising this technique of Vipassana for at least one year, and who are trying to maintain their meditation practice and the five precepts in their daily lives, at the very minimum from the time of applying to the course.

Work Periods have been set aside to work on a variety of Centre maintenance, construction, household and gardening projects. All Old Students are welcome to apply. The daily program will include three group sittings with morning and afternoon work periods. On selected evenings, there will be tapes played of special discourses and talks that S.N. Goenka has given to Old Students.