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Towns : Sólheimar in Grímsnes

Sólheimar is a self-sufficient community with a notable past and is the first community of its kind in the world, where people with special needs and those without live and work together. Inspired by the theories of Rudolf Steiner, Sólheimar has focused on cultivating the individual and the environmental and was the first community in Scandinavia to practice organic cultivation.

Sólheimar was founded in 1930 by Sesselja H. Sigmundsdóttir who studied the care of children and the mentally challenged in Germany and Switzwerland. Sesselja was fascinated by the vision and theories of Rudolf Steiner, and based her work primarily on his methodologies. She emphasised organic horticulture, healthy food and artistic expression in her work with both children with learning difficulties alongside with those without. Today, Sólheimar is a charming village of about 100 inhabitants, renowned for its international, artistic and ecological atmosphere, and prides itself on its varied cultural, social and sporting activities.

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