Come and enjoy cultural exchange in Sweden, close to Stockholm

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We are a family of three, myself, my husband, and our son (18). We have two projects, one project is close to Stockholm-our main family home, the other is our summerhouse in the Stockholm archipelago. We need help with small building tasks and help to maintain the garden. Both places are in great locations. The mainland house is in between Stockholm Arlanda Airport and Stockholm City Center. The island house in the archipelago is easy to reach with a free ferry from the mainland (Vaxholm). The island is called Rindö.
While you are staying with us, you will stay at the island house, which is approximatly 1 hour from the family house. Thats why we won´t be able to eat every meal together, but we try as often as possible. You will get here freedom and responsibility :-)
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We are an international family Swedish/German who like to socialize and love to teach you about the Swedish culture and traditions. We love to cook typical Swedish food and are very interested in other cultures. We will make you feel as comfortable as we can and welcome you to enjoy the Swedish way of life.
Help
Carpenter, carpentry, joinery, plumber, plumbing, tiling, building, gardening, landscaping, cleaning, stone paths, stones patios.
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Swedish: Fluent
Accommodation
You will have a cosy, comfortable, cottage, with amazing garden and a traditional Finnish sauna.
Of course, we provide food and sticking to the 25-hours working week. The volunteering hours can be agreed on and is very flexible.
What else ...
Our family home is perfect to visit Stockholm city. It takes 10 minutes by train to get to the city centre, by bike around 30 minutes.
In the summer months, the island is a nice place to go swimming, fishing, cycling, kayaking, hiking, relaxing. There is a pizzeria and a shop on the island. Lots of nature and wildlife: deer, badgers, foxes seen in the garden.
We like to have a friendly win-win situation, and our workaways are supposed to have a good time here : )
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
- Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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(5.0)

Cultural exchange:
(4.8)

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(5.0)

23/02/2020

Left by Workawayer (Britta & Patrick) for host

This was our first place where we stayed as workawayers and if the next hosts are only as half as good it would be definitely a good decision to stay there. Margot and Kjell are really nice and welcoming people. Concerning work there are many different things to do. So, we are quite sure, if you like, you will find the work you like to do. The… read more

(Excellent )

11/12/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Britta & Patrick)

Britta and Patrick are outstanding workawayers. They are so handy and brilliant! We gave them serveral - really difficult- tasks and they did it so much better than we expected. Britta and Patrick are a dream team and always have an amazing idea and solution for any problem. They are allrounders which can do anything what has to do with wood and… read more

(Excellent )

05/11/2019

Left by Workawayer (José Antonio) for host

Dear fellow Workawayer, you can go around the world two, three, four times ...; you can find wonderful people everywhere (there are millions of them!) on your way; you probably would also find lovely homes where you will received as a family member, but I can guarantee you, you will never find a better Workaway destination than this Swedish home.
… read more

(Excellent )

05/11/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (José Antonio)

Jose, what a wonderful, lovely, kind and smart person! Jose is someone to love. He is so interesting, skillful, funny, trustworthy and helpful! A very unik person. He is interested in everything, he is easy going, always calm, friendly and nice. Jose is the most positiv person ever! Spending time with him gave us a lot of new views and thoughts… read more

(Excellent )

04/11/2019

Left by Workawayer (Wayne & Pawn) for host

Pawn and I have been doing workaway for 3 years and this was the best experience so far. Let's start with our hosts, Kjell, Margot, and their son Mikael. They are the kindest, most generous people that we have met. Kjell, a chef, cooks the most amazing meals. He introduced us to Swedish cuisine with delicious dishes such as Swedish meatballs and "… read more

(Excellent )

21/10/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Wayne & Pawn)

Pawn and Wayne - the nicest people ever! …so positive, nice, helpful, interesting, respectful, creative, easy going, diligent and hard working!
Dear hosts if you ever get the chance to host this lovely couple, take it! It was a pleasure to have Pawn and Wayne here. Our dinners were so interesting and funny. Pawn is the kindest person you can… read more

(Excellent )

27/06/2019

Left by Workawayer (Theresia & Stefan) for host

Thank you so much for hosting us. We felt very welcome in your open and warm family. There are so many positive vibes and it is always time for a chat or a funny story. Daily life is well organized but still flexible.
You have a paradise - or two :). We enjoyed our stay both in the Stockholm cottage and on the island. Yes, it was a lot to do but… read more

(Excellent )

16/06/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Theresia & Stefan)

What a great couple! We had the pleasure to host Resi and Stefan, an amazing couple. They are not only reliable, trustworthy and good fun they are diligent and hard working. We are so thankful for the great jobs they have done for us. They had several small jobs and one big project, and the results had exceeded our expectations. They stayed at the… read more

(Excellent )

17/06/2019

Left by Workawayer (Steven) for host

I am so lucky to have Kjell and Margot as my first workaway experience. They are some of the most kind and genuine people I have ever met. They have a lot of fun and interesting jobs to do around their beautiful home. They were very flexible allowing me to create my own work schedule and it was great having family dinner each evening enjoying some… read more

(Excellent )

16/06/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Steven)

Thanks Steve for your stay and your help with our project. Steve is very professional and when it comes to building he knows everything. Steve works independent and the result of his jobs here are fantastic, couldn´t have been better. We will often think about you, and we are so grafeful for your instulation job and building our new walk-in… read more

(Excellent )

17/04/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Daniëlle)

Thank you Danielle for helping us with our garden and with the shed. Danielle is an absolutly wonderful chef ! She cooked some amazing vegetarian dishes for us, and lyckyly we got even the recipes :-) Thank you for the nice dinners and the good talks. All the best for you!

(Excellent )

08/04/2019

Left by Workawayer (Daniëlle) for host

Very spontaneously I was welcomed at Kjel and Margots place and as I could already sense from the very first moment we were in contact; they are such warm hearted and lovely people! Unfortunately I was not feeling super well and when I got sick I was treated sooo so well! Huge thanks for that! They are willing to adapt the tasks to your interests… read more

(Excellent )

10/03/2019

Left by Workawayer (Iratxe & Jacob) for host

What a wonderful experience. Kjell and Margot are the perfect hosts. We have spent a month and a half next to them, helping them to renovate the basement, but above all enjoying the nature that
surrounds them and the company of this special family, and eating delicious food !!! (Kjell is an incredible chef!! We still dreaming with his food) Its,… read more

(Excellent )

06/03/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Iratxe & Jacob)

Iratxe and Jacob are dream workawayers:-)
They have such sweet personalities; kind, honest , lovely - just the best! They are skilled and hard workers with lots of energy. Nothing is too much for them, they love to work and are eager to learn.
We will be thinking of you two every time we go to the basement - it has become a little paradise. We… read more

(Excellent )

12/02/2019

Left by Workawayer (Cayden) for host

CARPENTERS!
I had Margot and Kjell for my first experience with workaway. I wasn't quite sure what to expect, but I'll tell what, I doubt I could have found anyone better! They are fantastic people! Awesome company and they really make you feel at home. Extremely comfortable living and a good range of interesting jobs to do, and if you play your… read more

(Excellent )

23/01/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Cayden)

It was a very sad day for us when we had to say goodbye to Cayden.
But we are honoured to have been the first host for this amazing guy. It was pure pleasure to have Cayden around and we will miss him a lot.
Cayden is a top-notch carpenter, so skilled! On top of this Cayden is easy going, responsible, motivated, good company, kind, helpful,… read more

(Excellent )

11/12/2018

Left by Workawayer (Marek) for host

Margot, Kjell, Michel and Puma. Thank you very much for the month+ that I stayed at your place.
This family is very accepting and easy going. They hosted us (volunteers) in a newly renovated guest house with all the luxury of a modern appartment. We mainly shared our dinners, Kjell was cooking his delicious meals of all kind but primarily swedish… read more

(Excellent )

07/12/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Marek)

Marek is a helpful and diligent person. He is a reliable, polite, intelligent person you feel very comfortable having around. Marek stayed with us for nearly 6 weeks. His main „mission“ was building and organizing a shed, which he took with accuracy and professionalism. Marek worked independent, from planning the construction, building and… read more

(Excellent )

06/12/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Carlos Andres)

Andres - what a sunshine! Andres is always happy , always nice, always full of energy and a very helpful, caring, lovley person. A really very good guy, positive and open minded! We enjoyed our time with him very much. Andres told us a lot about Argentina and about the latin way of life! We had a great time together, chatting, laughing and lots of… read more

(Excellent )

25/11/2018

Left by Workawayer (Carlos Andres) for host

This rating system does not fit with Kjell and Margot, if I had to qualify them with stars, it would break the system. If I had to describe them in a simple way, I could not, but I could say that I would never find a better host in all of Sweden, and I do not speak of their home, but of their kindness, understanding, support, laughter, stories,… read more

(Excellent )

14/11/2018

Left by Workawayer (Emiliano) for host

Kjell and Margot are absolutely more than the best you could ever expect from a Workaway host. They really made me feel a part of their family and helped me a lot to reach my goals in Stockholm. They are absolutely flexible, we always found a way for all of us to be happy. Please not to mention the food, OMG, Kjell is a professional chef and you… read more

(Excellent )

28/10/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Emiliano)

It was a great pleasure to have Emiliano staying with us. He is absolutely wonderful! When we first met, we got on immediately. It was friendship from the first second - he just came and was a part of our family.
Emiliano has helped us in the garden and to build some concrete steps.
Its easy to get along with him and he is willing to help out with… read more

(Excellent )

04/09/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Víctor)

Victor was a real pleasure to host. He is a handyman and an excellent workawayer. Victor was always very hard working. He is self motivated, so could work without supervision. Victor is creative, skilled and curious to try new things - which we really appreciate! We are very impressed by the way he thinks! Victor choose out of all tasks to build… read more

(Excellent )

31/08/2018

Left by Workawayer (Víctor) for host

After one year travelling doing workaway, and being with around 20 hosts, I can say that my stay with Margot and Kjell was probably the best, accounting for everything:
Was certainly the best accommodation so far: an independent apartment newly renovated with all the necessary and just to shared with the other workawayer.
The food was great,… read more

(Excellent )

03/09/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Florian)

We had the pleasure of having Florian for 3 weeks here. He has done a fantastic job with landscaping our garden. Florian is very skilled, knows a lot about nature and is very experienced in gardening. He helped us enormously with our large garden. He knew exactly what to do, did it with energy and joy.
When Florian left we had reached our goal - a… read more

(Excellent )

03/09/2018

Left by Workawayer (Florian) for host

I just can say, if you want to sleep well – go to Kjell. Kjell and Margot you presented me 3 beutiful weeks. I enjoyed being integrated in your family, and also not losing my free space. It was the perfect dosis. Each dinner was a high gourmet meal. A mix of swedish culture (what i really wanted) and international kitchen. Wow! Also lodging wow!… read more

(Excellent )

12/08/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Lasse & Kaya)

Kaya and Lasse were an amazing couple! They are friendly, reliable, skillful, enthusiastic and easygoing, they listen and understand instrucions very well and have lots of good ideas.
A thousand stars to them! Kaya and Lasse helped us take care of the house and our cat while we were on holidays.
They watered the garden, did a great job cleaning… read more

(Excellent )

20/07/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Katie & Chris)

Wow! Veni vidi vici!
Words can´t describe Katie and Chris. What a wonderful couple! If you´re lucky enough to have them grace your doorstep, you will get lots of things done, they are hard-working, reliable, trustworthy, creative, responsible, ambitious, selv-reliant and very positive people.
We came to love them like family/friends and they are… read more

(Excellent )

19/07/2018

Left by Workawayer (Katie & Chris) for host

We wish we could give Margot and Kjell 10/5 stars!!! We really can’t put into words how amazing our experience has been staying with them both.
From day 1 we were made to feel so welcomed. They gave us so much freedom in the variety of tasks that needed to be done, from tending to the garden and trees to painting and creating a new guest house on… read more

(Excellent )

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