Inclusion Criteria:  A diagnoses of depression (ICD -diagnostic system) BDI-I score 10 or above Treatment contact in a health care service Motivated to commit to a 12-session treatment group taking place in nearby nature environments Able to communicate adequately in Finnish in order to participate  Exclusion Criteria:  Active suicidal ideation Psychotic symptoms Substance misuse that is on a critical level Volunteers who had pain-related problems that restricted daily life or were pregnant were not admitted to the study