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We are two women, Lena (mother) and Yrsa (daughter) living in the heart/middle of Sweden. We need help with building, cooking, gardening, picking berries, forest clearing, mechanical stuff, house sitting... we are interested in a lot of other skills too, so give it a try!
For further information please have a look under “Help”.
We live in an old house built in 1918, which I (Lena) am gradually building and renovating, using traditional materials and techniques. As I am poor in money, but rich in freedom, I have to build everything myself and on a low budget. Still, I like good quality.
Theoretically, I have some knowledge about building, but hopefully you have more and we can do a good job together. You need to have education/experience enough to be able to work independently.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Help
We need:
People with good skills in building/carpenter/joiner/foundation/sheet metal roofer/ventilation...
Forest clearing, safe while handling an axe or machete.
Mechanical skills. I have a car, van, tractor, digger and other machines that need to be taken care of every now and then.
Gardening; both maintenance and creating improvements.
Cooking and household.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Swedish: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
Workawayers often come to us to learn Swedish or develop their English. Yrsa speaks English more often than Swedish, but we are both interested in developing our English skills more. In addition to that, it is always interesting to compare different languages and cultures.
Accommodation
We eat together, or some meals separately if you prefer.
You will live in a workers caravan with a bedroom with 2 beds, a small kitchen and shower. We are all using the workers caravan for washing up and showers, so you must get used to some mess and sharing. In case we have more people staying we also have a van with double bed. And lots of out door space if you prefer to live in your own van or tent.
The living is simple and the toilets are like in the olden days. We offer bed linen, towels and food.
What else ...
Here you can experience a different way of living. The nearest village with some service is 42 km away from our place. We have about 150 km to the towns/cities Sundsvall and Östersund. And still… a lot of interesting things happen during the summertime. The winter is much slower, so then you really need to like the cold, snow, isolation and your own company.
In your spare time feel free to walk your own paths and if you are used to canoeing you can borrow ours. If not, we will happily teach you how to do it.
You are very welcome to stay around with us too. We are interested in a lot of things but also curious about other people’s interests. So what we usually do is… having picnics, taking photos, go canoeing, visit local exhibitions and events… or just wander around in the woods. Yrsa also likes drawing, singing and other kinds of art.
We love to have people living and working here, but we also like to travel every now and then. Depending on what opportunities turns up, sometimes we have been lucky enough to leave our home in the hands of caring workawayers. Of course we don’t plan anything without your knowledge and interest. No surprises :)
Hope you will join us for a while :)
Because of our chronic health issues we try to stay as safe from covid as possible. Therefore, people coming to our place must be vaccinated and tested on arrival, as well as keeping good distance to people outside our place while staying here.
To stay here you also must have your own health/accident insurance in place, which also has to cover unpaid work.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have wired internet throughout the house and it is possible to sit here and work. In the summertime when the weather permits, you can pull out the cable and sit outside... if you prefer. However, there is no Wi-Fi yet.
Space for parking camper vans
We have lots of space for your own mini-house on wheels.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
4-5 hours x 5days a week, or more hours/day and less working days. As you or we or the weather please! Your schedule is up to you. If you work more some days, there will also become more days off in total. We are flexible and hope our visitors will be too
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Two weeks in one of the most beautiful locations on Earth, with some of the friendliest people on Earth.
From the moment I arrived I was made to feel instantly comfortable and welcome. And within a few days, it was like being at home.
Lena is the perfect host, and a great… read more
In just a short time Jens has turned a lot of my wild garden into an almost clear park. I have ploughed and cultivated a large new area and Jens raked it completely clean off grass roots so that I can grow potatoes next year. He has been using both lawn… read more
And as I hoped is my Swedish much better now.
The outdoor possibilities in the wintertime are limited, but we had excursions and I learned a lot about the regions history and I… read more
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Two weeks in one of the most beautiful locations on Earth, with some of the friendliest people on Earth.
From the moment I arrived I was made to feel instantly comfortable and welcome. And within a few days, it was like being at home.
Lena is the perfect host, and a great… read more
In just a short time Jens has turned a lot of my wild garden into an almost clear park. I have ploughed and cultivated a large new area and Jens raked it completely clean off grass roots so that I can grow potatoes next year. He has been using both lawn… read more
And as I hoped is my Swedish much better now.
The outdoor possibilities in the wintertime are limited, but we had excursions and I learned a lot about the regions history and I… read more
But in a strictly workawayer hosts point of view, Raffe is full of energy and skilled in a lot of things, but she also likes to relax quite a lot. Rob might be more of a thinker than a laborer, but when he works he is really good at it. Raffe and I got a lot… read more
Lena picked me up at the train station and I got a really warmhearted welcome. I really enjoyed the cooking, baking and… read more
Anina is mature, calm, reliable, interested in things going on and just so natural to be around. She sees what… read more
First; we shall describe our… read more
We have had eight great weeks enjoying good company and work. Jessica’s cooking is terrific and in between the house holding… read more
Ernest and Clara, we are really happy that we met you and we miss you sooo much.… read more
