Ilkka Veiström has been studying Japanese tea tradition, Chadō, according to the Urasenke school, since autumn 2016. Studying the tradition, often known as the tea ceremony in Finland, is a multi-level practice where each participant; the tea maker (teishu) and the guests have their own, precisely defined roles and etiquette. However, at the heart of everything is the original starting point - to offer a cup of tasty tea.
Veiström established a training tea room (keiko chashitsu) in his home in Kamppi in the summer of 2023. The background is the idea that, in addition to Veiström's own training, also offer the opportunity for okeiko (-training) to other students of Japanese tea.
When preparing tea in the tea room, the equipment plays a key role technically and from the point of view of paying attention to the guests. As a result, the equipment used in the tea room has started to be added to the ilkkaveistrom.fi website, and the equipment can be found under "Japanese tea - Chadō".