Solheimar was founded in 1930 by Mrs. Sesselja Hreindis Sigmundsdottir as a children’s home and organic farm, and that tiny settlement has grown into the prosperous community that it is now ...

Built from sustainable timber, driftwood, and glass, and clad in a sod roof, Sesseljuhus is the hub of eco-friendly living in Iceland's Solheimar ecovillage.

An isolated community in the south-west of Iceland, Solheimar was founded 80 years ago as the world's first eco-village. It is sustainable, it is self-sufficient – and it's also tackling prejudice.

Solheimar in Iceland was founded in 1930 as a home for children with special needs and has evolved into an ecovillage of 100 people with shared greenhouses, kitchen and bakery, cafés, offices, a ...

Solheimar Eco-Village is the first of its kind in Iceland. The sustainable community of 100 able-bodied and special-needs residents work together, producing everything from organic food sold ...