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Description
Murjek is a small village close to the Arctic Circle, conveniently situated on the main railway line between Stockholm and Narvik. From here you can take a bus (45 minutes) to Jokkmokk, the gateway to the mountains, or travel by bus or train (90 minutes) to Luleå on the coast. About 60 people live here now. It's a quiet and peaceful place in the middle of Lapland. People live close to nature here: you can go fishing, hiking or cycling in the summer time, in the autumn you can pick berries and mushrooms, while in the winter you can go skiing or do ice fishing.
We run a lunch restaurant and a bed and breakfast hostel in a beautiful old building in the centre of the village.
Our association is a non-profit-association and unfortenately we can´t offer any wages but we can offer you a nice place to stay in, friendly people, good food and a lot of recreation time.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Help around the house
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
During your stay with us we will be happy to help you discover our way of life in the northern part of Sweden. How we organize ourselves over the seasons with what nature offers us. You will experience the midnight sun in the summer and in the winter Aurora Borealis. 60 km from Murjek the center of Sami people is situated. In February you can experience the eldest market in Sweden, the Jokkmokk Market with a lot of handicraft made by Sami people.
Help
We need help with cleaning, gardening and some renovation. If you are practical and have some working-experience, you are welcome.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Swedish: Fluent
German: IntermediateThis host offers a language exchange
If you want to learn swedish we are interested in learning you our language.
Accommodation
Own room in the hostel and lunch together with the lunch guests. Dinner and breakfast must be prepared by yourself, but the local association buys all the food.
What else ...
Important: we prefer to have a couple or two friends, because in the evenings and mostly after work there will be nobody around the house. It´s good if one of you speaks basic Swedish, because those people who can speak english or german are not always around.
You can reach Murjek by train, directly from Stockholm.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
We have a big area around the house where you can park your campervan.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
5 hours
Feedback (16)
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Alexandra cleaned the rooms and public areas in the hostel and took care of the laundry.
She also assisted in the kitchen when needed. During the christmas lunchevent she was
very helpful both with serving food, do the dishes and cleaning the dining rooms afterwards.
Alexandra… read more
I spent one month in Murjek. It feels special traveling in the north of Sweden, specially in the more remote areas. The place in which you will stay has this old house charm and is well-maintained, they even have a little museum on the top floor. You will have a very comfortable accommodation and good… read more
We enjoyed his lunches and… read more
Elena is humble, pleasant, social and cooperative. She took care of our small hostel in the very best way – cleaned, took care of the laundry and welcomed our guests. In the kitchen she helped our chief with serving the lunch and she was responsible for keeping the… read more
Birgit is one of the nicest and most generous persons you will meet. She has been so kind to me since the very first moment where I was in trouble due to a… read more
Birgit is such a great person, kind and always willing to help. I stayed with other workaweyers and she treated all of us perfectly.
I’ve been mostly doing the housekeeping and sometimes I helped in the kitchen when it was needed. The tasks… read more
The description of the place and things to do is well depicted in other reviews. It is a very nice building in a charming village with beautiful surroundings,… read more
They are fantastic people with many excellent qualities: they are committed, sharp, willing to cooperate, sociable and self-motivated.
They have great skills and are very accomplished at… read more
Anne… read more
We have stayed 6 weeks in Murjek and we have come home with beautiful experiences in Lapland and we have made friends with so great people in Murjek. We will not repeat all the good things written by the former workawayers, they describe it so well. We are Danish, so it was comparatively easy for us to try to speak Swedish and make… read more
So we have just finished 6 months of volunteering in Murjek and let me tell you, if you wish to see out an Arctic winter in a warm house in Lapland then this is a great place in which to do it. A small town, nice and friendly people, a relaxed pace in the work, a great work schedule and the vast and deadly silent nature of Northern Sweden right… read more
It was amazing that there is no sundown in summer.
Great to have an opportunity to explore other towns, too.
