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Host rating
100 %
Last replied
3 May 2025
Reply rate
100.0 %
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Feedback
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Description
Hello! I'm Simon and I live on a Swedish farm, in the traditional style with some buildings from the 19th century. There is nature all around, open fields and forests. Lots of wild animals and birds. There are Valais Blacknose sheep on the farm, and I'm planning for more animals in the future. I'm expanding my vegetable garden, which I wish to grow organically.
I enjoy the country life and the practical work renovating the houses, chopping fire wood, milling lumber and tending to the garden. I am also interested in a broad range of topics, such as natural sciences, technology, history, politics, society. I like board games, especially the classical ones. Hoping to play with guests that share the interest!
Some examples of musicians I like are Keith Jarret, Nils Frahm, Árstíðir.
There is a train station about 2 km from my house, with commute trains to Norrköping (10 min) and Linköping (17 min). Both cities offer cultural activities, museums, libraries et c.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Interests
Books
Videography
Technology
Sustainability
Politics / Social justice
Pets
Self development
Movies & TV
Farming
History
DIY & crafts
Gardening
Carpentry
Animals
Astronomy
Hiking
Sailing / Boating
Mountain
Camping
Nature
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
I am personally interested in lots of topics, and an avid DIY person. I like to learn new skills and hope we can learn from each other.
Help
I'm currently renovating the farm, which is of an older standard. There is work to improve the pastures and stable for my sheep, and I wish to expand my vegetable garden. I would appreciate help in all areas :)
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Swedish: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
I'd like to learn German
Accommodation
There is a guest room and a guest house on the farm. There is Wifi, best coverage is in the main house.
I supply food ingredients which I source locally when I can.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
Wifi is available. House hooked up to fiber 500 Mbit/s
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Feedback (9)
Every morning, Simon provided us with clear instructions for the day, making the tasks easy to manage and varied enough to keep things interesting.
We spent most of our time working outdoors, which we really enjoyed, whether it… read more
Alfred is very dependable, hard working… read more
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Every morning, Simon provided us with clear instructions for the day, making the tasks easy to manage and varied enough to keep things interesting.
We spent most of our time working outdoors, which we really enjoyed, whether it… read more
Alfred is very dependable, hard working… read more
Tim helped out with everything from cutting firewood, garden work, helping out to paint a whole house red, and preparing food. I learned… read more
They… read more
We had the honor to stay at Simon’s farm for two weeks! Simon is a really sweet, clever and relaxed person.
We had a lot of fun together and we were joking around a lot. Everything felt really chilled, without any pressure or strict timetables etc. Both of us got used to the lifestyle pretty fast and developed some little routines. He also… read more
Immediately taking charge of the kitchen, showing off excellent German cuisine, putting in a ton of work fetching and loading hay in the barn for the whole winter, shearing the sheep, and other tasks in the garden. I also got architectural suggestions… read more
I enjoyed the company, our dinner discussions and board game nights. Jarno… read more
We had some great conversations with topics going from politics to gaming to farming, and everything in between. Simon was really considerate in showing me and Lucas how to use the different machines and the safety precautions. Our dinners were nothing short of amazing, with each of us taking turns to cook; in fact, I would often hope… read more
Not shy of hard work, he helped with many tasks in the garden, firewood chopping, building maintenance and around the house. Some… read more
I had the incredible opportunity to stay at Simon's place for one month, and it was an amazing experience. I would need to write a whole article to fully express my gratitude for everything I got to experience. So many aspects of my stay were exceptional: the delicious food, the humor, the interesting work and tasks, the stimulating… read more
He lives on an old farm were there is almost everything you could imagine. So no matter what you need, you'll probably find it somewhere there (propably there's even a Spätzleschwob somewhere, but we just… read more
Simon loves good food and buy essentially local and quality provisions so I could also suggest some recipes and be free to cook them.
Tasks and missions were easy and not hard, mainly in the garden.
I can only recommend this place in… read more
