FOTO CSILLA STRID
Y T T E RJÄ R N A
GUIDE
www.ytterjarna.se
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YTTERJÄRNA CULTURAL CENTRE
These buildings house everything
from a hotel, shops and restaurants to
housing, offices, rehearsal and music
rooms. Several influential exhibitions
dealing with architecture and landscape art have been put on in Ytterjärna. Conferences, lectures and artistic
performances are continually held.
FOTO KULTURHUSET/MAX PLUNGER
FOTO KULTURHUSET/MAX PLUNGER
Starting at the beginning of the 1930s,
a number of activities inspired by anthroposophy have grown up in Ytterjärna and its surroundings. These include
a culture centre, hospital, schools, biodynamic farms, dairy, a market garden,
homes for people with disabilities, and
many others. Artist Arne Klingborg was
one of the founders of Kulturcentrum
Järna (then Rudolf Steinerseminariet),
which was established in 1964. Activities were initially housed in Vita
Huset, a building from the turn of the
century built by the painter Bruno
Liljefors. As activities increased, architect Erik Asmussen was commissioned to draw the buildings that can
today be seen around Kulturhuset.
FOTO KULTURHUSET/MAX PLUNGER
BACKGROUND
ARCHITECTURE
The world-famous architecture at Ytterjärna Kulturcentrum is from Erik Asmussen and his colleagues in cooperation
with Arne Klingborg and the colour designer Fritz Fuchs. Unique surroundings
have been created by the use of organic forms, natural materials, light
and colour. Each house is itself a work
of art. The way in which architecture
can support an activity can be seen
FOTO LENA LILJESTRAND
FOTO JOEL HALLKLINT
Ytterjärna has a wonderful location on
the Baltic coast and Ytterjärna Kulturcentrum is surrounded by biodynamic
farms, the forests of Södermanland,
and open meadows. Several centres
of curative education are located in
the Järna region, as are social thera-
Welcome to Ytterjärna!
More information about the activities at Ytterjärna and the surroundings
are available at www.ytterjarna.se. Feel free also to visit or contact the
reception at Kulturhuset for more information, tel: +46 8 554 302 00.
FOTO ANDIKA PRADANA DIKA
THE SURROUNDINGS
agricultural enterprise and a lively
centre for people with special needs,
including Skäve café. Saltå Kvarn is
also home to a bakery and café.
FOTO KULTURHUSET/MAX PLUNGER
FOTO ERIK OLSSON
particularly clearly in, for example, the
clear blue Eurythmy building. The high
ceiling lifts those practicing eurythmy,
while the eight-sided floor space at the
same time stimulates movement and
choreography. The Almandine in the
cupola roof reflects and dramatises the
rounded hills that surround the building. The colouring also strikes harmony
with this motif. Both Kulturhuset and
the Robygge building have won prestigious prizes for their architecture.
peutic homes and schools for children
and adults with disabilities. The skincare
and pharmaceuticals company Weleda
has its offices at the biodynamic farm
Skillebyholm. Both agriculture and
market gardening are carried out at
Skilleby Gård, beautifully embedded
between forest and field.
Ekobanken – a transparent bank that
aims to give added value to money
by placing it so that it supports social,
ecological and cultural development –
is located at Skäve Gård. It shares the
property with the largest Waldorf kindergarden in Järna, with its biodynamic
FOTO MAX PLUNGER
This magnificent building houses a theatre, restaurant, café, conference facilities and offices. The building was opened in 1992 and has developed in the
short period since then into a centre of culture with a rich programme. Here,
you can experience everything from grandiose opera, dance and symphonies
to solo concerts, one-man shows and circus performances. And much more.
Kulturhuset was built to inspire innovative thinking in all areas of life. The excellent acoustics, the visual beauty and the wall sculptures join in harmony to
form a unique concert hall with space for an audience of 500. The building was
drawn by architect Erik Asmussen and in 2001 won the silver medal in the competition to find Sweden’s most loved modern building.
FOTO JOEL HALLKLINT
KULTURHUSET
Telephone: +46 8 554 302 01
Ticket booking: www.ticnet.se
www.kulturhuset.nu
Wake to the susurrations of the forest and the distant mooing of cows in Ytterjärna’s new
conference and design hotel. We have everything from single rooms to suites, and you
can choose the colour in which you are most comfortable: red, green, yellow or blue. Start
the day with a fully organic breakfast buffet with locally produced ingredients. Here you
can hire a cycle and go exploring, enjoy a full-body massage, train in our new Nautilus
gym, ramble along the trails, taste organic wines or just relax and go with the flow.
We offer beautiful conference facilities for companies, suitable for everything from an intimate conversation to a large conference with 500 participants. Meet in front of the open
fire in one of our conference rooms, or take an ambulatory meeting from the rose garden
down to the reed hut by the sea.
FOTO MAX PLUNGER
Telephone: +46 8 554 302 00
E-mail: hotell@kulturhuset.nu
www.hotellkulturhuset.se
JÄRNA KAFÉ OCH RESTAURANG
Enjoy coffee with buns and cakes from our own bakery in the foyer of Kulturhuset.
The organic and biodynamic ingredients speak for themselves. We have our
own blend of coffee and the beans are ground immediately before the coffee is
brewed. We have close collaboration with farmers and other producers in the
area, and the food reflects the natural turning of the seasons. Lunch is served
every day, and the restaurant is open on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings
during May-September, unless events in Kulturhuset prevent this. Telephone to
book a table for the evening.
Telephone: +46 8 554 302 15
www.jarnakafe.se
FOTO ERIK OLSSON
FOTO MAX PLUNGER
HOTELL KULTURHUSET
TRÄDGÅRDSPARKEN
I YTTERJÄRNA
(YTTERJÄRNA GARDENPARK)
Wander between copses and cultivated beds, under fruit trees
over 100 years old and through the delightful rose garden. Meander among magnolia trees and seek tranquility calm in the
lovely little reed house by the waterside. Experience the meeting between the park and the natural world of Södermanland,
see how park surroundings of the clearance ponds transform
into the seaside of the Baltic coast. Suddenly it becomes possible to see wonderful of the everyday.
Telephone: +46 8 554 302 56
E-mail: info@kulturcentrum.nu
www.kulturcentrum.nu
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KULTURCENTRUM JÄRNA
Kulturcentrum Järna (previously Rudolf Steinerseminariet)
began operations in 1964 as a Nordic educational project
founded on anthroposophist principles. Today, Kulturcentrum
Järna, with its award-winning architecture, has developed
into an institution giving courses and education with an
international profile, in which art, health and human development inspired by anthroposophy are promoted. The
characteristic buildings and the beautiful park make Kulturcentrum Järna an inspiring destination to visit.
Telephone: +46 8 554 302 50
E-mail: info@kulturcentrum.nu
www.kulturcentrum.nu
YTTERJÄRNA RESTAURANG
(YTTERJÄRNA RESTAURANT)
The restaurant offers a lunch buffet full of taste. A close
collaboration with local producers of crops and animal
products allows our cuisine to be based on top-quality biodynamic and organic ingredients. Sit down in the peaceful
dining room or take your plate out into the luxuriant inner
garden. The restaurant also provides catering and party
services in the beautiful dining room.
Telephone: +46 8 554 302 28
www.ytterjarnarestaurang.se
NIBBLE TRÄDGÅRD
(MARKET GARDEN)
Nibble Trädgård produces biodynamic vegetables, and has
fields, greenhouses and a shop. We cultivate a wide range
of vegetables, such as tomato, cucumber, pumpkin and
herbs for sale, and offer seedlings for you to plant at home.
The shop is open throughout the year and has a wide range
of biodynamic and organic foods. Here you can find beestings pudding, bread from local bakeries and products from
the Järna dairy. We also have perennials, summer flowers,
cut flowers for self-picking and flower pots. We look forward to seeing you at Nibble.
Telephone: +46 8 551 502 35
ROBYGGE
A shop for all senses. Here, there is a wide range of goods, carefully selected
with consideration of quality, meaning and splendour. Here, there are decorating accessories, clothes, books and crafts together with ecological skin-care
products, toys, musical instruments and jewellery.
Robygge wants to nurture traditions of handcraft – items that are designed
and produced with care. We also want to offer nourishment for the senses and
the soul. The shop has been operating for nearly 40 years.
We look forward to welcoming you.
Telephone: +46 8 551 506 90
www.robygge.se
SKYSPACE
This is the most northerly Skyspace in the world, designed by James Turrell and built following Swedish traditions using materials from the neighbourhood. The inside of the installation
consists of walls painted white and a white-painted cupola that is open to the sky. It has also a
magnificent marble floor of the Swedish stone known as “Diamant bas”. The floor and seating
are heated, making it possible to visit the Skyspace throughout the year, no matter what the
weather. Sitting in the Skyspace during the day gives the experience of the sky being brought
down through the opening in the roof. It brings the heavens close and captures sounds from the
natural world around. From 30 minutes before sunset until 60-90 minutes after, visitors sitting in
the Skyspace witness a colour performance in the sky. This is a relaxing and meditative slow art
performance that gives the opportunity for reflection and stillness.
Booking: Reception desk at Kulturhuset
Telephone: +46 8 554 302 00
www.skyspace.se
(“THE VIDAR CLINIC”)
Vidarkliniken is the only hospital in the Nordic region that integrates conventional medicine
with anthroposophical medicine. The operation is a not-for-profit centre, and has agreements
with several county councils and regions to receive for rehabilitation patients with cancer,
pain conditions, stress and other conditions of internal medicine. The local health centre at
Vidarkliniken is part of the primary care system of the county council. Residents in Stockholm County can choose the
Vidarkliniken as their GP (such persons are listed at Vidarkliniken), while others are welcome to visit on a per-occasion basis.
Vidarkliniken has a long history of research and development, and the educational unit offers education and training in
anthroposophical medicine. The clinic has been created with deep insight into patient experience, and is designed to
stimulate healing and harmony. Feel free to join in on a study visit, take lunch in the canteen or look at the art exhibits.
Telephone: +46 8 551 509 00 (switchboard)
+46 8 551 509 99 (Vidarkliniken local health centre)
+46 8 551 509 77 (study visits)
+46 8 551 509 84 (for lunch booking)
www.vidarkliniken.se
NIBBLESTIFTELSEN
(NIBBLE FOUNDATION)
Nibble Foundation has owned Nibble Gård since 1964, and
the farm has operated since that time as a biodynamic farm,
mainly producing milk. All milk is delivered to Järna Mejeri
on the same site, to produce cheese, butter, yoghurt, fresh
milk and other products. The site also is home to Nibble
Trädgård, Nibble Bageri, Nibble Såg and, not least, Järna
Naturbruksgymnasium (since 1999). A close collaboration
was established with the BERAS project during 2011, and
the biodynamic research institute was founded. We are
happy to receive study visits.
Telephone: +46 8 551 504 44
JÄRNA NATURBRUKSGYMNASIUM
(AGRICULTURAL UPPER SECONDARY SCHOOL)
Located since 1999 at Nibble Gård, which has conducted biodynamic cultivation for milk
production since the 1960s, the Järna Naturbruksgymnasium is Sweden’s only upper secondary school focused on ecological-biodynamic cultivation and animal husbandry. The
school follows Sweden’s national curriculum for the agricultural program, and the education is based on the Waldorf theory of education.
Students work with the animals and the land, market gardens and the forest. By weaving
theory and practice, the students learn an overall ecological approach that can be applied
in all areas of life. Järna Naturbruksgymnasium is happy to receive study visits, and can
accommodate such visits also at weekends. Call us to book a date.
Telephone: +46 8 551 504 07
www.jarnanaturbruksgymnasium.se
FOTO JOHAN GREEN
VIDARKLINIKEN
THE INTERNATIONAL YOUTH
INITIATIVE PROGRAM (YIP)
YIP is a one-year English course in initiative and social entrepreneurship that is
intended for young people aged 19 to 25. The participants explore personal development and the ways of society, and they develop skills that will enable them
to make a positive contribution to today’s society. YIP teaches the participants to
take the initiative by combining theory and practice, with international secondment places opportunities and experienced leaders. YIP aims to nurture the creative energy of 40 youngsters every year from all over the world and put them
into direct contact with the needs and expectations of the local society. YIP is a
programme given by the Vårdinge By Folkhögskola, and also hosts public lectures
and open courses.
Telephone: +46 8 551 700 87
E-mail: info@yip.se
www.yip.se
The northern wing of the Library house the architects who draw buildings inspired by anthroposophy and ecology. The current architect group is the successor to Erik Asmussens Arkitektkontor, whose work included many of the buildings at Ytterjärna Kulturcentrum.
Those who commission work from the group value the focus on, and the experience from,
working with materials, form and colour to stimulating and functional unity. The office has
vast experience of working in this way, something that the customers also appreciate.
Examples of projects are Waldorf schools, buildings for the healthcare sector, residential
properties for several families, and one-family houses. We welcome study visits.
Telephone: +46 8 551 508 50
www.asmussens.se
ÖRJANSKOLAN
Örjanskolan is a non-profit Waldorf school in which art permeates all subjects. The school offers close contact between teacher and pupil in a secure school environment in which pupils
are allowed to be the persons they are and to become the persons they want to be. Pupils
are encouraged to activate both creative and critical thought processes and this gives them
an ability for independent problem solving and taking the initiative. Education is guided not
only by ready-produced material but also by the teacher’s narrative, group work and artistic
processing. Travel and practical secondments are part of the teaching methods used. Örjanskolan accepts pupils for compulsory school and upper secondary school from anywhere in Sweden. The upper secondary
school offers the art, music and drama programme, the natural science programme and the natural science programme with
the natural world, all of these being taught using methods based on Waldorf teaching theory.
Telephone: +46 8 551 500 51
E-mail: info@orjanskolan.se
www.örjanskolan.se
FOTO MINNA ROMBO-ZÄTTERLUND
ASMUSSENS ARKITEKTGRUPP
ANTROPOSOFISKA SÄLLSKAPET
(THE SWEDISH ANTHROPOSOPHICAL SOCIETY)
Antroposofiska Sällskapet is a meeting place for people who seek a deeper understanding of, and a connection with, existential questions. We work towards
changing the world, and taking responsibility for human values and the natural
world are critical.
Visit our website, send an e-mail or call us for more information and for details
of courses and events. Our office is located in Kulturhuset in Ytterjärna, and you
are welcome to visit us there with questions.
Telephone: +46 8 554 302 20
E-mail: kontakt@antroposofi.nu
www.antroposofi.nu
FÖRENINGEN SOFIA
PHOTO MIKKO TUONONEN
PHOTO MOA NORDIN
SOFIA is an acronym for “SamarbetsOrganisation För Internationella Initiativ på Antroposofisk
grund” (“Collaborative organisation for international initiatives based on anthroposophy”), and
the society is an umbrella organisation for many project groups in Sweden. Inspired by anthroposophy, we work with international development together with local groups all over the world,
and in Sweden. We work with international projects in Latin America, Africa, Asia and the former Soviet Union, and we work in three programme fields: Cultivation and the environment, the
Development of teaching methods, and Health and medical care. The society also conducts
information initiatives in Sweden in which general global issues are discussed and individual
projects presented. We have extensive informational material designed for young people and
schools, and we also offer young people aged 20-30 international secondment places.
Telephone: +46 8 551 716 48
www.foreningensofia.org
SALTÅ KVARNS BUTIK
(THE SHOP AT SALTÅ KVARN)
Saltå Kvarn is a company producing organic food, with its own mill and bakery.
Our production methods are focused on high quality, obtained in a natural manner, with minimal impact on the environment.
In a small red house next to the stream lies the Saltå Kvarn shop, selling all of
the products of the Saltå Kvarn range. Flour, cereals, beans, müsli, nuts, pasta,
fruit juices and much more. The shop also has larger packages than those sold
in other shops. Fresh baked bread and buns are delivered to the shop from our
own bakery six days a week.
Telephone: +46 8 551 503 22
www.saltakvarn.se
WELEDA
Weleda was founded in Switzerland in 1921 by Dutch physician Ita Wegman and the philosopher Rudolf Steiner. We have since the start produced anthroposophist medicines and
skin-care products, based on tried and tested healing plants, minerals, natural plant oils
and pure essential oils. The company came to Sweden in 1958 and its main office is now
located in Skillebyholm, surrounded by biodynamic cultivation.
The goal of Weleda is to help all, young and old, to regain health and achieve well-being.
We aim at this goal in a manner that is natural, ethical and safe, that does not harm the environment, and is not based on animal experiments. Our products are of the very highest
quality, and can be bought at Robygge and in our own store on Storgatan in Järna.
Telephone (Switchboard): +46 8 522 961 00
Telephone (Shop): +46 8 522 961 40
www.weleda.se
EKOLEDEN
Järna / Stockholm
Skilleby
(”ECOLOGY TRAIL”)
A walk through pristine countryside and ecological fields. Ekoleden
will open
Yttereneby
on 25 May 2012, uniting Kulturcentrum Järna with neighbouring gardens, farms,
Nyköping
forests and the coast of the Baltic Sea. The trail is approximately 12 km and
should take something like half a day to walk, including some rests.
The trail will be developed and improved during 2012, making it more accessible in both the real worldSkillebyholm
and the virtual one.
Ekoleden is a BERAS project in collaboration with (among others) Vidarstiftelsen
(the Vidar Foundation), Kulturcentrum Järna, Nibble Stiftelse, Skillebyholm, Skilleby, Agapestiftelsen, Föreningen Ytterjärna Nätverk and Södertälje municipality.
Kulturhuset
Vidarkliniken
Nibble Gård
Skogsbrynsbyn
Solvikskolan
www.jarnaekoleden.se
Järna / Stockholm
Skilleby
Ekoleden
Skog
Åkermark
Vatten
Markeringar av Ekoleden.
Kulturhuset
Yttereneby
Vidarkliniken
Nyköping
Nibble Gård
Skillebyholm
Skogsbrynsbyn
Solvikskolan
Ekoleden
Skog
Åkermark
Vatten
Hönshuset
Glasateljén
Nyköping
Weleda
Kulturhuset
Accommodation
Järna /
Stockholm
Saltå Kvarn
P
Anapesten
P
Dining
P
Örjanskolan
P
Naturbruksgymnasium
Conference Facilities
Bus Stop
School
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Vidarkliniken
KULTURCENTRUM
JÄRNA
Health and Patient Care
Almandinen
Hotell Kulturhuset
Blå Ateljén
Vidarstiftelsen
BERAS
Järna Kommunikation
Föreningen Sofia
Asmussens
Panncentralen
Terrakotten
Nibble
Handelsträdgård
Shopping
Tallevana
Rosen-trädgård
Associations
Pavillion
Robygge
Butik & Restaurang
Attractions
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Vita huset
Ekoasen
Kulturcentrum Järna
YIP
Trumpeten
Outdoor Adventures
Röda villan
Trädgårsparken
Biologiska
dammar
Magasinet
Skogsbrynsbyn
Nibble sågen
Handicap Lavatory
Lavatory
Skyspace
50 METER
Nibble
Gård
Find your way to Ytterjärna!
50 km south of Stockholm, 20 km south of Södertälje, 6 km from Järna, Along the E4 motorway, Exit Järna
For a more detailed description, go to www.ytterjarna.se
Members of the Föreningen Ytterjärna Nätverk
Ahlin & Gran AB
Antroposofiska Sällskapet
Asmussens Arkitektgrupp AB
BERAS
Eleanor Hill Edwards arkitekt
Erik Asmussens Stiftelse
Ett Steg
Föreningen SOFIA
Föreningen Örjanskolan
Föreningen Individual Studies Järna
Granstedt Kultur & Samhälle HB
Hotell Kulturhuset
ITologen
Järna Kafé och Restaurang
Järna Kommunikation
Järna Naturbruksgymnasium
Kulturhuset i Ytterjärna
Kulturforum Järna AB
Kulturcentrum Järna
Livsrumskreatören Kerstin Hemlin
Nu Rum
Nibblestiftelsen
Nibble Trädgård
RK Lauréns AB
Robygge AB
Scharlottendals Gård
Stiftelsen Hilma af Klints samlingar
Stiftelsen Vidarkliniken
Stöd att växa
Vidarstiftelsen
Virbela Ateljé
WeSea
Ytterjärna Restaurang
The International Youth Initiative Program (YIP)
Föreningen Ytterjärna Nätverk receive funds from Leader Södertälje Landsbygd for Projekt Ytterjärna.
www.ytterjarna.se