Freediving happening – 1st & 2nd August 2026

Freediving happening. FSE logo.

A freediving happening featuring many underwater activities.

Date

Starts Saturday August 1st
Ends around 4 PM Sunday August 2nd


FREEDIVING HAPPENING CONTENT

Freediving flea market, excursions, depth diving (up to 35 meters), participation in games competitions, test equipment, yoga, sauna, bonfire, film, sleeping place (bring sleeping bag).

Game competitions

  • Guess-your-depth
  • Breath holding – Magic 3
  • CNF Noseclip only
  • VWT
  • Depth relay
  • Team breath holding
  • Underwater treasure hunt
  • Other

Booking

Indicate your personal best in depth diving with fins.
Also indicate your 2025 personal best, if it is different.
Indicate your personal best in static breath holding.
Indicate if you have a dive partner with you.


Payment

70 €
Bank Giro: 5609-0384
STATE name and “Jippo26”

Equipment/suit can be rented: 30€

Bring training clothes and bed linen. Soft clothes for stretching and hat and jacket for boat excursion.

You can also come here and camp in your own tent/van, water and outhouse are available.

Bring your own food for the grill or buy food from us 20€ per day.


Possible schedule

(all activities are weather dependent)

SATURDAY

11.00 Own warm-up in pairs

12.00 Breath holding – Magic 3
Everyone starts simultaneously in static breath holding, the one who ends their breath hold closest to 3 minutes…wins.

12.15 Own diving in pairs.
Lines at 10, 20, 30 meters

13.00 Guess-your-depth

On an unmarked depth line you shall swim down to what you think is 15 meters. Do not touch the line. The one who is closest…wins.
May be repeated two times.

14.00 Depth relay in teams (FSE makes the teams)
Teams of three. 3×15 meters. Swim or pull yourself down to 15 meters and up again and switch to the next participant through hand clap above the surface.
May be repeated two times.

15.00 Sled riding
Stand without fins on a bottom weight and be lowered down, release when you want, pull yourself up. Not competition. One chance.

15.00 Underwater treasure hunt in pairs. Find things at different depths on the bottom. 3-20 meters. Area 100×20 meters. Stones in colors of gold 5 points, silver 3 points, white 1 point.

17.00 Diving ends

18.00 Sauna

20.00 Dinner, bonfire in the Tavern. Calculation of score standings.


SUNDAY

9.00 Yoga

10.00 Breakfast in the tavern.

11.00 Own warm-up in pairs.

11.00 Underwater treasure hunt in pairs. Find things at different depths on the bottom. 3-20 meters. Area 100×20 meters. Stones in colors of gold 5 points, silver 3 points, white 1 point.

12.00 Team breath holding
In teams of three hold your breath as long as you can in relay. Longest total time wins. Next participant must be under the surface before the next diver comes up.

12.30 Depth relay in teams (FSE makes the teams)
Teams of three. 3×15 meters. Swim, or pull yourself down to 15 meters and up again and switch to the next participant through hand clap above the surface.
May be repeated two times.

13.00 CNF Noseclip only
As deep as you can with only nose clip and swimsuit. No mask, no suit. This category has a special prize.

13.00 Sled riding
Stand without fins on a bottom weight and be lowered down, release when you want, pull yourself up. Not competition. One chance.

13.00 Underwater treasure hunt in pairs. Find things at different depths on the bottom. 3-20 meters. Area 100×20 meters. Stones in colors of gold 5 points, silver 3 points, white 1 point.

15.00 Diving ends

16.00 Meeting at the farm, prize ceremony.
All performances are counted together (approximately 12 competition efforts). Your placements in each competition.



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Creative festival – 23rd July – 2nd August 2026

During our creative festival, we explore the things that Hästekasen community has proven to be passionate about over the years. During ten days, at the height of Swedish summer, we invite old and new friends to share our favorite activities and traditions.

Accommodation in tents that we provide. Come one or more days.

LARP

23rd – 25th July

Two days of an imersive medieval role playing game in our fantasy forest. More details here.

Land activties

26th – 31st July

Workshops and study visits: permaculture, compost, off grid homes, clay tiny houses, nature reserve, forest, berry picking, drumming, yoga, personnal development, fire circles.

Sea activties

1st – 2nd August

Swimming, snorckeling, cliff jumping, fishing, canoe trips, sea weed gathering. And special freediving.

Creative festival schedule

23-25th July; LARP
26th July; arrival, study visit, social games, “loppis”
27th: details later
28th: details later
29th: details later
30th: details later
31st: details later
1-2nd August; freediving, snorkeling and sea excursion days. Cliff jumping and fishing.

7.30 breakfast
14.00 lunch
19.00 dinner

Daily sessions

9.00-11.00 session #1
11.30-13.30 session #2
16.00-18.00 session #3
20.00-22.00 session #4

Study visit; off grid homes, Tiny houses, natural building techniques
Study visit; soil, gardening, compost, water systems, permaculture
Study visit; larp area including trying archery and larp sword fighting
Long walk: Swedish nature, trekking skills, ecology theory
Boat trip: nature reserve island & shopping in the next village harbor
Boat trip: Camp on a beach/island. Swim
Canoe in the bay: and seaweed collection
Long session / sleep out: survival trekking hide and seek sleep out
Session: Drumming and chanting for dummies
Session: Jamming session by the fire
Session: Berry (mushroom?) picking.
Session: Early morning animal watch (05.00)
Session: Nighttime maze walk with torches (24.00)
Session: Talking circles on specific topics
Session: Body movement
Session: Breath, mind focus and breath hold session
Session: Library quest (Swedish)
Session: Yoga
Session: Blacksmithing
Session: Karma yoga – soil work
Session: Local cultural heritage (lecture)

Fees

Place in a tent (bring sleeping bag)5€/day
Material for activities10€/day
Simple food (fancier food will be sold)10€/day
LARP (incl. costume)50€ + 50€ deposit
Freediving special70€