Gaialand

Documentary series

Director Hannu Kontturi, Yvonne Debeaumarché

Producer Vera Olsson/ Mediawan

Gaialand - the mystery of lifestyle Indians reveals the whole story of the community that gained a cult reputation. In 1991, a group posing as an Indian tribe ended up in Finland and finally camped in Kittilä. Finns also joined, e.g. Ilpo Okkonen from Oulu and his family. The community was led by a shaman, Norman William. He dreamed of Gaialand, a place where we would live in harmony with nature. Cheats and manipulation were revealed from William's background and things started to happen within the group, which Ilpon finally found unacceptable.