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5 Oct 2023
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Hi there, we are looking for a handy couple, or two friends, preferably over 25 years of age for outdoors work and renovations. If any of you have carpentry skills, it's a big plus!
We would like to have a 2 weeks at least visit, in June-July or September-october.
Mind that it takes at least a full day to travel here from Stockholm or Oslo.
We live in a big old, wooden schoolhouse of 800 m2 with a lake below and mountins behind, in Jormvattnet, a mountainvillage in the middle/north of Sweden. Basically we are on the border to Norway.
At the moment there are only two of us, Pexo and Maria plus a few chickens. We have friends and family visiting often, so sometimes we are more people in the house. When we are more people living in the house, we cook togheter and have gatherings around things that concern the work of the house and what comes up in the proccess of living together.
We like music, food, to socialise, and to live the life we are offered here where the sun lights up the summer sky all night long and the winters are tough and booring :)
Workwise it's a lot of outdoors work, mainly woodstacking, gardening and renovations takes place. Indoors jobs can be painting, cleaning and cooking if interested.
Many possibilities to walk in the forrest and in season (Aug-Sept) pick berries or mushrooms. Fishing is big up here. Moose and reindeer, even bear is not uncommonly seen. Wintertime can be grim and isolated with lots of snow, barrels of wood to haul and cold weather. But also cosy and calm with a live fire in the livingroom, sauna in the basement and lots of indoorsspace. Different workshops around the house allows for opportunity to be creative if one is interested. Skiing and other winteractivities is best in March and April when the light is coming back.
If interested, hit the mailbox.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You can learn swedish, cooking and soapmaking.
Outdoors adventures, making a fire etc
Help
Big jobs in summer is stacking firewood outdoors, weeding, planting, taking care of the chickens and painting.
In the winter snowshovelling, taking in firewood and depending on season, renovation and maintanance, painting, scraping windows and heaters to be repainted. General help with cleaning and other housework, cooking if interested. If you have artistic skills you can also get to express that if it´s fitting somewhere.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Swedish: Fluent
German: Intermediate
French: IntermediateThis host offers a language exchange
Pexo is a Swedishteacher if you're up for learning Swedish!
Accommodation
Comfortable sleeping indoors, omnivores.
What else ...
This is quite far north and takes atleast a full day to reach from Stockholm. Coming in from Trondheim, Norway is also a viable option, contact us for more information.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
Space for parking camper vans
Big yard so any type of van can be accommodate, electricity available.
Can possibly accept pets
Any kind of pet as long as they don't go poo indoors. The chickens often run loose on the yard so dogs can't be loose outdoors.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (16)
the mood is easy going and they will make you feel at home from the very first day, with local swedish food and relaxed enviroment
beautiful nature in the surrounding, really in the middle of nowere and with a lot of things to see around.
maria is skilled in a lot of things and… read more
They’re wonderful people, open hearted and loving, the way they treated me as a member of the family right away.
I could be myself, I felt welcome and safe. And that was actually the first time that I felt safe in another country while travelling alone, and I really… read more
Bright, upbeat and creative, Luna is a good addition to any household. Thanks for all the help in the most stressful tim of year for me!
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the mood is easy going and they will make you feel at home from the very first day, with local swedish food and relaxed enviroment
beautiful nature in the surrounding, really in the middle of nowere and with a lot of things to see around.
maria is skilled in a lot of things and… read more
They’re wonderful people, open hearted and loving, the way they treated me as a member of the family right away.
I could be myself, I felt welcome and safe. And that was actually the first time that I felt safe in another country while travelling alone, and I really… read more
Bright, upbeat and creative, Luna is a good addition to any household. Thanks for all the help in the most stressful tim of year for me!
Both of them are really kind,warm-hearted and open-minded.:) Maria is the most creative person I have ever met. She makes so many lovely products!
The whole month was great and full of unforgettable moments.
Meaningful… read more
Everybody misses you Julius, especially Max.… read more
I am so thankful for everything they did for… read more
She's such a joyful, warm and entertaining person, you will never want to leave once you set a foot in this sunny household.
Pexo and Maria took us to beautiful places in the mountains, waterfalls, mushroom & berry picking in Norway, even a treat out to an Italian… read more
We really enjoyed all the interesting conversations, the delicious meals, making… read more
Thanks to Sara, Björn and lovely Embla! It was so nice to meet you and learn more about… read more
Each person of this house is unique and taught to us so much.
They show to us so many things about the area and peoples too.
We spend good times together with music and good conversations!
All those moments will be kept forever in our soul! Thanks for everything!
We'll be… read more
we never imagenend to experience such a great time like we had with you. We know now the real paradis starts in nothern Sweden. Can't wait to see this wonderful landscape again.
You are the most friendly and heart-opened people we met on our journey through Sweden. Thank you very much for everything, for the… read more
