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Last replied
26 Feb 2024
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Description
I live at the b&b all year round. The summers are quit busy and the winters more relaxed. I write and direct the summer theater plays that we perform every year before midsummer. Most of the guests we have, are from Finland but we do get occasional European tourists, too.
Types of help and learning opportunities
GardeningGeneral MaintenanceCultural exchange and learning opportunities
Somero is typical finnish countryside - quiet and peaceful. We have great outdoor dancing places for finnish dancing, we are about an hour drive from the biggest cities Helsinki, Turku and Tampere.
Help
The b&b with 11 rooms and a theater on the premises. Big garden and an old house is combination that needs looking after. We need help cleaning, tending to the garden and getting the theater ready for shows.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Finnish: Fluent
Swedish: Fluent
German: Beginner
Portuguese: BeginnerThis 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
Since this is a b&b you will be staying in one of the b&b rooms. There is a kitchen, bathroom and a livingroom at your disposal.
What else ...
We are 15 minute drive away from the shops, banks etc. We are surrounded be fields and forest - A great place for a nature lover, but terrible for a shop-a-holic!!!!
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (3)
Such an unforgettable experience in the most beautiful and peaceful place!
So thankful to Olla-Riitta and everyone else there!
This surely was one of the best experiences of my life, my first workaway and definetively not the last. I worked at Olla's b&b for one moth and a half: Somero is the perfect place to stay if you really want to experience the true finnish countryside life and have some relax away from the chaos of big cities. If you are… read more
She was so nice to accept hosting me during one month, and she manage to offer a place for me to stay during the week end at her nice sister s place.
It was a pleasure to meet her… read more
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Such an unforgettable experience in the most beautiful and peaceful place!
So thankful to Olla-Riitta and everyone else there!
This surely was one of the best experiences of my life, my first workaway and definetively not the last. I worked at Olla's b&b for one moth and a half: Somero is the perfect place to stay if you really want to experience the true finnish countryside life and have some relax away from the chaos of big cities. If you are… read more
She was so nice to accept hosting me during one month, and she manage to offer a place for me to stay during the week end at her nice sister s place.
It was a pleasure to meet her… read more