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Description
We are a community with two families living in one big house. We have two toddlers and two dogs. We are living in Finland´s Lapland in Kilpisjärvi. Kilpisjärvi is a small village with 120 inhabitants. We mainly have tourism here because of our unique nature. Nature exploring is the best thing you can do here, and you can enjoy the silence of it.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Interests
Culture
Pets
Movies & TV
Plant care
Music
Books
Photography
Gardening
Cooking & food
Animals
Nature
Winter sports
Mountain
Outdoor activities
Hiking
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Our small village in Finnish Lapland is unique in its nature and culture. Here you can make contact with living Finnish Lappish countryside. You can take part in Finnish culture and how we combine Sami people living in Kilpisjärvi. You can learn how to live near nature, how it´s present every day, and see how seasons (if you stay longer with us) change in the fell side. Kilpisjärvi is the perfect place for hiking, fishing, forest skiing, and relaxing. Here you can learn to live day by day and forget a calendar-based hour-by-hour lifestyle. If you want to find the connection to your inner self and learn to listen to yourself better, many have said that this is the place for it.
We are living in a big commune house so we are present with you every day. We are quite a relaxed family with two small boys so there is some action in the house for sure. Most of us work in the family business and we work either from the house or around our resort. Our work can be quite busy and time at home then needed for rest. So it´s good if you are ready to explore the surroundings independently.
We would like to share with you our culture, cooking, and living ways near the Northern nature.
We hope that we are learning parts of your culture and that our children get to know multicultural ways from the start. We are also really passionate about exploring different food cultures.
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Projects involving children
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Help
We are living in a community in high-up Finland Lapland in Kilpisjärvi. We are looking for an extra hand to help our daily routine with our two small boys and two dogs. Mainly we are looking for daily help with cleaning, walking with dogs, and cooking. We also have some bigger tasks waiting.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Finnish: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
You can contact them directly for more information.
Accommodation
Room in our community. We live in a three-floor house, one family on the top floor and one family on the ground floor. There would be a room on the floor one available. There is a shared toilet on the middle floor with a shower. We hope that we can exchange recipes and cook together or change a bit the days that who would be cooking. We are taking care of the main supplements for food with this exchange and we can talk then further about how would be best to organize the rest.
What else ...
Here it´s perfect to go around in nature and explore it as it´s appearance. You are able to travel nearby villages easiest with own car. There is also one bus line going south once a day towards Rovaniemi and after the December to spring time also one bus line to north towards Norway and Tromso.
Our Government Forest department (Metsähallitus) has collected a good information about Kilpisjärvi, services and what you can do around.
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
This host can provide space for campervans.
Can possibly accept pets
We have two dogs but if all pets are getting along well we are welcoming them.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Feedback (6)
Karoliina is fun and helpful, and the whole family is kind.
The house is lovely, and many guests come, so I had the chance to meet a lot of people.
The kids are full of energy, always doing something, learning every… read more
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Karoliina is fun and helpful, and the whole family is kind.
The house is lovely, and many guests come, so I had the chance to meet a lot of people.
The kids are full of energy, always doing something, learning every… read more
Kiitos everyone for the amazing time and hope to see you again some day. :)
I enjoyed my time a lot and I will for sure come back! Kiitos todella paljon!
