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My name is Dolde and I’m 75 years old. I'm from Germany myself, but I've lived in Finland since I got married to a Finnish man. My live has changed now, because my husband passed away three years ago ,and I have had to learn to live without the big help of his. I want to try to take once again helpers.
I hope you have a mindset for a real countryside experience in this silent and quite isolated place. I hope you feel comfortable in rubberboots.
I have two horses , an Iceland horse which is already 28years old and The other horse is from Estonia 17 years old some hens,a lovely dog and two cats. I always ride the horses in the forest. But this year I mostly rode
The younger horse and Sandra ,My Iceland horse came with me on the leash
I am mostly alone here, but three children and their kids come visit here when they have time.The kids can be noisy. Other times it is very quiet.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Elderly Companionship
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You will see the Finnish life in the countryside surrounded by forest in the privacy and solitude. You can pick berries in the summertime and mushrooms in the autumn. Here are lakes near by, where you can go to swim every day. It's very quiet and calm.
You can also try the Finnish sauna.
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Help
I'm glad if you can take care of horses and you know how to ride.
During the summer months I am used to ride the horses early in the morning.
Or sometimes I need someone strong to do the firewood work or if you can cook its good too
The tasks are little different depending on which time of the year it is.
In summer: I hope you could help in the vegetable garden and to stack firewood.
In autumn I might also ask you to sweep the leaves so that they can be used in the stable.
In winter we warm the house with wood. I need you to bring in the firewood and to help with warming the house.
+feeding the animals and shovelling horse poop, searching the eggs
In general I would appreciate someone who spontaneously helps with for example by making the food and also who wants to talk with me. Also if you have a spesific skill you can use that.
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
Finnish: Fluent
English: Intermediate
French: Beginner
Accommodation
A big wooden house, heated by firewwood. You will have your own room and own entrance to the house and also outside. The bathroom you share with me. The toilette is a dry,biologic toilette outside. Sauna-house is also outside.
It's 5km to the next village and where I go shopping it's 20km. The nearest city is Lappeenranta. It takes 60km there.During the school time you can go by bus in the morning and come back in the afternoon. There are also national parks near where its very beautiful to hike.
What else ...
Musicians are very welcome to bring some noise here! I love listening to classical and folk music.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can possibly accept pets
They should get along with my animals.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
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you do not need to explain than a little bit and they know what and how to do. We have had the same mind of politic and what happen in the world ,so there was always something to talk… read more
She is a cool and very nice person :) The communication was always great and sharing life with her was very easy for us.
The house is beautiful and full of light, working was fun and we could organize our schedule as we wanted. She gave us a lot of trust and responsibility,… read more
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you do not need to explain than a little bit and they know what and how to do. We have had the same mind of politic and what happen in the world ,so there was always something to talk… read more
She is a cool and very nice person :) The communication was always great and sharing life with her was very easy for us.
The house is beautiful and full of light, working was fun and we could organize our schedule as we wanted. She gave us a lot of trust and responsibility,… read more
my lifestyle, to my dayly timetable She was really a big help, often a work was already done,when I thought
to do It. She learned to split firewood and there was always enough done and She splited so
much firewood that I still have some now in the end of… read more
She was always ready for horseback riding, and she even rode The both horses alone together,because for a time It was forbidden for me.
And as well all my house works She learned quickly to do. It was a good Time together… read more
She is a lovely, fit and most of all warm and friendly woman. You immediately feel at home. The nature and location of the house as well as the work is just right for all nature and animal lovers.
If you want to experience the Finnish way of life in the countryside and… read more
We discussed for a long time with Dolde before the departure to know a lot about her. We knew that she was an old woman living alone in a big house, with… read more
It was my first workaway experience and I absolutely loved it.
She immediately let me feel like I was at home and included me in everything.
The animals were amazing. I loved that we took the horses in the forest every morning. The cats were really sweet, I even got the chance to… read more
But I think sometimes she will come back to visit me
I wish you the best
Thank you Franzi for this time and… read more
the horses, Emma the dog, the cats and of course Dolde and her family. Dolde showed me a lot in nature and taught me a lot about life far away from the big city. She was super committed to teaching me things and showing me Finland. I felt very comfortable with… read more
in this way was more variation. The most important thing for her was horsebackriding. she enjoyed of the riding in the terrain in the autumn and in the cold wintertime too. ,the works I gave her to do for every day were always done.… read more
Marie was always so… read more
It was awesome!
I hope you… read more
She was industrious ,friendly and easy going. And she liked it to rise early in the morning to have riding tours together with me.
If you want to come back sometimes you are always welcome.
All the best for you Dolde
No book could teach me more about finnish nature and history than Dolde. I really miss our morning rides with horses, when she would tell me all kinds of stories.
The area around the house is beautiful, there… read more
