Kliemannsland is the permanently growing real and creative project of Fynn Kliemann. Kliemann (* 1988) is a German web designer, entrepreneur, musician, author and YouTuber. In 2016, he acquired an old farm in Lower Saxony together with Hauke Gerdes, a former employee of Rocket Beans TV. The farm was transformed into the Kliemannsland project. Numerous courses, workshops, concerts and various events are held on site. The area can be visited and serves as a space for exchange and the realisation of various projects. Kliemannsland is located in Rüspel, a village with 250 inhabitants. It has gradually become a centre for creative people (»the first, best, freest interactive state in the world«). Anyone can become a citizen via the Kliemannsland website. Kliemannsland currently has around 55,000 citizens. The lived utopia is based primarily on the help of volunteers who can register via the »Fynnder« platform. At the same time, »Fynnder« offers the opportunity to vote on projects and contribute their own ideas. All citizens of Kliemannsland subsequently decide on suggestions made with »Fynnd ich gut« or »Fynnd ich kagge«. In addition to numerous volunteers, there are only a few full-time employees who are mainly responsible for the organisation and economy of the project. Kliemannsland is accompanied and documented via its own YouTube channel and via broadcasters such as NDR.

»Ein Ort an dem Menschen von Menschen lernen, an dem sie Sachen einfach ausprobieren, anstatt Angst vor Ihnen zu haben. Um die Welt zu verstehen, bauen wir sie hier auseinander. Unser Traum ist es, deine Träume möglich zu machen. Seit Jahren werkeln wir an dieser riesigen Spielwiese, bauen sie aus und schaffen Infrastruktur, die wir alle zusammen nutzen können.« (Website)

Today, the project includes a variety of different events, sub-projects and cooperations. In the summer of 2017, for example, the Viva con Agua network meeting took place on the site with 500 participants. The Kliemannsland is known beyond the region and is a catalyst for various projects. The Youtube channel has over 600,000 subscribers. The videos have been viewed over 165,000,000 times. Partly criticised is the labour force, which is mostly based on voluntary work.

Fynn Kliemann