HAIHATUS AIR
Haihatus artist residency aims to collaboration and communication between arts and artists. 

Artists of all disciplines are welcome.  There is lots of space to make art and colleagues to work and discuss with, but own space and time is also available. Haihatus also offers artists the possibilities to submit their own art forms in happenings, workshops and exhibitions. Residence artists´ joint exhibitions are held once or twice a year in Haihatus Gallery.

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ROOMS 
The residency accomodation rooms are 17 – 23 m2 in size with one or two beds. Rooms are furnished and each of them includes a small kitchen with dishware. Toilets and showers are located in the joint hallways. There are 10 - 60 m² sized studios to work or excercise, room for performing, exhibitions, dwelling, wi-fi, a sauna etc. Three cats, Purhonen, Korhonen and Räisänen are freely purring all over the house, which might the allergic ones be good to be aware of.

FEES
The residency fee is 650 euros/month/private room and 975 euros/double room/ artist couple. The fee includes the accomodation room, shared studio and the right to use common spaces (a bigger joint kitchen/ living room, tv-room, sauna etc.) Travel, food and other living costs pays the artists themselves.

LOCATION
Haihatus is located in southern Finland, a rural community of Joutsa. The distance from Helsinki to Joutsa is 200 km and from nearest city Jyväskylä 70 km. There are good daily express coach services and you´ll reach Joutsa by bus in 3 hours from Helsinki Airport. There are supermarkets, shops, flea markets, restaurants cafes and a good library. Nature is beautiful and the seasonal change is very affective. Haihatus is in middle of forests to ramble and lakes to swim - or ski and ice skate in winter.