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Our Story: Meaning Carved in Time

We created Skýra for those who are tired of performing rest. For those who crave something quieter, deeper, and real. Here, luxury isn’t found in what’s added but in what’s allowed. Stillness. Silence. Space to feel again.

Raw luxury is our philosophy. It's a return to the essentials the body already remembers. Warmth and cold. Hunger and nourishment. Movement without performance. Rest without guilt. It’s the kind of luxury that doesn't soften you into forgetting, but brings you home to yourself.

Skýra was built by those who needed stillness too. People who have known noise, overwhelm, and the ache for something honest. The wish for a return to nature and meaning is where Skýra was born from.

That’s why everything here is shaped not to distract, but to hold. Beauty here is not just decoration. It’s devotion to the feeling and the belief that what is well made, well placed, and well cared for can hold us better.

Here Time Is Yours. It is yours to live and breathe in. Yours to exist in. Time that allows you to come back to who you are, without rushing to be anything else.

 

For years, I dreamed of a place where silence speaks louder than noise. Skýra was born from that longing. Through my journey in hospitality, I’ve seen how deeply people crave stillness, authenticity, and something that feels… real. Not just luxury in materials, but luxury in meaning. At the heart of it all stands an old 1950s village school in Norvajärvi. Its wooden walls have seen generations grow, learn, and become. “We all age,” the school seems to say, “and in that aging, we become more true.” Around it, we’re shaping a retreat guided by simplicity, and inspired by the kind of wisdom only time and nature can offer. What we call Raw Luxury. Skýra is not for everyone. But if something in you has been searching, we hope this is the place it’s been searching for. Thank you for finding your way here. I can’t wait to welcome you.

Susanne Hulbekkmo | Founder of Skýra Retreat

 

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We offer our services and experiences in collaboration through trusted, hand-selected partners who share our values and vision. 
 
Still, we reserve a small number of places, shared only by personal invitation, for those who feel called to the North and its quiet restfulness.

By joining our private waitlist you let us know you’re listening. In return, we’ll offer an invitation curated gently just for you, by us.