Help us in our garden and summer theatre, Häme, Finland

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  Description

  We have a summertheater in our backyard. It has a rotating seating for 350 viewers. The garden is big, a lot of lawn and flowerbeds. In our theater we have 2 different plays each summer ( together 24 shows), outdoor jooga on mondays on July, smokesauna-evenings for everybody; 2 in the summer. ( We have a regular sauna, smoke sauna, swimming pool), stand-up night and a night for poems and songs. Alltogether we expect to get about 4000 visiters next summer. We need help with garden and some help to put up the theather ( sets etc), maintaining the house, and many odd jobs that just "jump out".

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  Type of help

  Gardening
  Cooking / shopping
  General Maintenance
  Help in the house
  Art project

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  Help

  we have a big garden, which needs to taken care of ( both lawn and flowerbeds) . We have an open summer theatre, which has two plays that needs setting. It would be good to be able to hold hammer. An artist could paint backsets.
  also a big house needs maintenance, that includes basic cleaning, plus windows, maybe painting, what ever comes up.

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  Languages spoken

  english, swedish, german, some portuges

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  Accommodation

  We have a big house where we live, it is an old school. There are unused rooms upstairs; two small ones and one larger. There is a common bathroom. There is also 2 saunas in the house + 2 showers.

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  What else ...

  We have a large garden, sauna and swimmingpool, which can be used. South Finland with its nature and also cities are around us, on free days an easy busconnection will let you see a lot more. we are in the heart of countryside, with one of the biggest summertheaters in Finland. There is the grand old man who has founded all of this, me and my huspand. Together we have also 2 cats and a dog ( great dane) . Our summer is spent at home, entertaing our visiters.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  We live in a country side of southern Finland, in a middle of farming area. Beautiful nature is around us ( lakes are a bit futher :( ) It is about 120 km to the main big cities. It is a very relaxing surrounding.

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  Volunteering hours expected

  Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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