2025 - an exciting year

We wish you all the best in the new year! We hope 2025 will bring you knowledge, happiness and friendship.

Our beloved subjects Bushcraft, Survival and Preparedness continues to develop and help us all learning about ourselves as well as support us when challenged by climat change and troubling situations in our world. Old skills combined with modern insights is a priceless resource in life.

One exciting part of 2025 will be the Global Bushcraft Symposium that will be arranged here in Sweden this year! During this international event you can learn, share and experience Wilderness Skills together with profesional instructors and enthusiasts from all over the world.

You can on among other places read more about the event and the background on Jonas Vildmark Bushcraft Center's blog.

Hope to see you there!

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Event Spring 2022 on hold for now

Hello dear Bushcraft and Survival lovers, hope you all had a fantastic start to your week!  

We, in the team, have decided to put our plans for a event this Fall (2022) on hold for now. We are grateful to say that the team members have a a busy schedule for this year, attending all kinds of inspiring events all over Sweden. But you also keep busy in the woods in a caring way and stay tuned in our social media channels for more inspiration, pics and other fun stuff until next time we meet.  

Kind Regards 

The Bushcraftfestivalen Team  💚  

#bushcraftfestivalen #gottröra #skinnskatteberg #sweden #bushcraft  #survival #överlevnad #vildmarkskunskap #beredskap #bushcraftfestival

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Bushcraftfestivalen 2022

Hello dear friends, hope all is well despite the circumstances in the world right now.
We are aiming to arrange an event during the first weekend of September 2022.

Save the date: We hope to be able to arrange some kind of event September 3rd-4th 2022 in Skinnskatteberg Sweden, pending om the circumstances of the pandemic.
Welcome to contact us if you want to contribute in any way. 

Follow Bushcraftfestivalen via Facebook and Instagram. Also feel free to register for our Newsletter, to keep your selves updated on the stuff we do.

Please take care dear friends and try to dedicate any extra spare time at home peacefully reflecting, out by the camp fire or at home in front of the fireplace with a good book about nature.
Bushcraftfestivalen sends you love and wish you all a nice and healthy day!

Photo: Jonas Landolsi

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The Swedish Friction Fire Championship 2019 - At Hults Bruk September 8th

Sunday September the 8th it's time for the Swedish Friction Fire Championship 2019, held at Hults Bruk in Åby Sweden. 

Between 11.00 and 15.00 the Hultafors forge will be open for you to visit. Come and witness the Hultafors axes come to life in the hands of the skilled black smiths. 
At the Hult Bruk Forge Center a lot of fun activities will be held. 
You are welcome to meet and talk to us managing the Bushcraftfestivalen and get some advise on fire making prior to the fire challenge that will start at 13.30. 

Photo: Jonas Landolsi

There will be a beautiful price table on site from which the participants get to choose prices in the order of placement, directly after the competition.

The earlier Champions
2018, Mr. Tobias Norén, 10 min 23 sec
2017, Mr. Patrik Södergren, 13 min 20 sec
2016, Mr. Marcus Lepola, 10 min 30 sec 

We hope to see You in pole position this year!

Also check out the Facebook event for more info and rules; click HERE.


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Thanks for a Great Weekend at Explore 2019

A big and warm Thank You to all of you visiting us at the Bushcraftfestivalen area at the Explore Outdoor fair 2019. Your curiosity for wilderness skills inspires us.

Here you have a movie showing some footage from our memorable weekend together in Älvsjö Sweden.

Thank you also to the Explore & Stockholmsmässan team for a well arranged event.


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Jonas Vildmark at Bushcraftfestivalen Explore 2019

You have the possibility to meet Therese & Jonas Landolsi at Explore 2019. Together they manage the company Jonas Vildmark passionate about everything that strengthen people's knowledge about; Nature, The environment, Health and Culture history. At the Bushcraftfestivalen area at Explore 2019 you'll find the Jonas Vildmark booth where you can learn more about Therese & Jonas' services.

Photo: Per Groth

Back in 2009 Jonas Landolsi founded the company Jonas Vildmark wanting to share his passion for Nature and Wilderness. Jonas has always been in love with the rustique forest life wish made him at an early age to walk the paths leading to knowledge about the subjects Bushcraft and Survival.
Today Jonas Vildmark is a family owned company covering all aspects of the subjects, working towards both private and cooperate customers.
Jonas is also the Initiator of the the international event Bushcraftfestivalen which today has grown into a globally recognized brand.

If you're interested in getting your Swedish Hunters License (Jägarexamen) you should talk to Jonas Vildmark during the weekend in Älvsjö. As Hunting is a natural part of Bushcraft; Jonas Vildmark offer unique courses leading up to your certificate and into the world of sustainable hunting.

Photo: Henrik Wester

If you want to hear Jonas speak about Survival; also take the opportunity, while at Explore 2019, to attend Jonas sessions at the Basecamp area at the fair arranged by the company Swett. Jonas are speaking there once a day during the weekend and you can read more about that by clicking HERE.

Welcome to Explore 2019 at Stockholmsmässan in Älvsjö Sweden March 22nd-24th.

See the rest of the Bushcraftfestivalen area program by clicking HERE.

Also visit Explore's website for further info by clicking  HERE.


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Mr. Babek Toloe at Bushcraftfestivalen Explore 2019

We are happy to welcome our friend and college Mr. Babek Toloe to the Bushcraftfestivalen area at Explore 2019 i Älvsjö Sweden.
Babek is a man of many skills, and one of his passions is to use his outdoor experience to help and strengthen young people to make the rights choices in life.
To quote Babek:
"Nature doesn't care who you are and where you come from. It doesn't give a damn about nationality,  race, sexuality, religion and politics. Nature treat all mankind the same no matter what."

Photo: Tanja Zecevic

Babek is a warm and vise man with a lot of experience. In 2015 Babek was announced the Outdoor Personality of the Year by Friluftsgalan and he was one of the participants of the Fjällräven Polar 2016.
At the Bushcraftfestivalen area at Explore 2019 Babek will speak to us about his work with nature and young people. Babek's sessions during the weekend:
Friday 22nd, 16.00-16.30
Saturday 23rd, 15.00-15.30
Sunday March 24th, 14.00-14.30

See the rest of the Bushcraftfestivalen area program by clicking HERE.

Also visit Explore's website for further info by clicking  HERE.

See you all in Älvsjö!


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