The festival is inspired by the writers’ and artists’ residency SATAMA HOUSE, located in the center of Ekenäs. The residency is run by Annette Brüggemann and Damian Franzen, and has welcomed guests from all over the world since 2019.

This is the third time that Villa Skeppet has collaborated with Annette Brüggemann and SATAMA HOUSE. For Villa Skeppet, the connection to this festival is a natural one: Göran Schildt was a writer, and in the garden the conversation continues, in close dialogue with both the house and its architecture.

Programme

Thursday 6.8. 11-12.30h
Villa Skeppet Garden
Göran Schildt – In the wake of a wish
Jennifer Dahlbäck meets Henrik Knif
(Language: English)

Friday 7.8. 11-12.30h
Villa Skeppet Garden
Language: English
Lempi, that means love:
Elina Kritzokat meets Minna Rytisalo
(Language: Finnish-German)

Friday 7.8. 18-19.30h
Sigurd Snåresalen
Live Write Dream:
Wolfram Eilenberger meets Merete Mazzarella
(Language: English)

Saturday 8.8. 11-12.30h
Villa Skeppet Garden
The Course of Life:
Elina Kritzokat meets Pirkko Saisio
(Language: Finnish-German)

Saturday 8.8. 18-20h
CHAPPE Art House
Finland’s dream:
Wolfram Eilenberger meets Henrik Meinander
(Language: English)
Followed by a concert of the PHILOMELA CHOIR

Book your ticket here: https://villaskeppet.fi/produkt-kategori/ekenas-dialog/

The festival has been supported by the following foundations and funds:
Svenska kulturfonden, Suomen Kulttuurirahasto, Sophie von Julin stiftelse, Eugène, Elisabeth och Birgit Nygréns stiftelse, and Stiftelsen Emilie och Rudolf Gesellius fond.