Goenka (U Ba Khin) · Residential centre
Ödeshög, Östergötland, Sweden
Dhamma Sobhana ('beauty of Dhamma') was established in 2007 as the first Vipassana centre in the Nordic area. It is near Ödeshög in central Sweden, about two and a half hours by car from Stockholm and Gothenburg, and holds 20–25 courses a year for about 2,000 students.
Apply online through the centre's page on dhamma.org (in Nepal, start from np.dhamma.org). New students must first complete a 10-day course, and there is no charge.
Donation-funded 10-day courses taught with S. N. Goenka's recorded instructions, in the line of Sayagyi U Ba Khin, at centres in Nepal and worldwide. Read about Goenka (U Ba Khin).
Details checked 24 Sept 2026. Course dates, rules and contacts change: confirm on the centre’s own site.