Come and help me around the house in Kokkola, Finland

Finland

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17/05/2022
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2022

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I am a woman taking care of some old houses and changing them for accommodation.

Right now we need some skilful help with repairing a minor water damage in one of our apartments. So if you happen to have skills and time you are welcome asap :)

I am living in a romantic wooden house and a big garden in a peaceful town KOKKOLA in Finland. I live here with my creative daughter and a friendly cat Lilli. We are always in need of help taking care of the house and the garden and also of pretty old summerhouse with nature close by almost moving in to the garden :)
We also run a small bed&breakfast to earn our living and I really do love my life❤️
There is a lot of things you can do to help. We also have wifi and of course a sauna or even two-three of them :)
We can offer you definitely a room of you own!
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Help around the house
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
The living in Finland is an opportunity to find a way back to the nature and the quietness what all we people need. It is easy to connect with people. The seaside is close. Kokkola is also an active cultural town with a lot of concerts, rock school, art school, youth center with many different nationalities. We have a nice and big common swimming/spa in the city center with several pools. If you dare we will also introduce the Finnish ice swimming for you. You never want to stop after testing it once :).
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
Varying tasks in different works like maintenance, painting, gardening, help preparing breakfast, cleaning etc
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Sami: Fluent
Swedish: Fluent
Spanish: Beginner
Accommodation
We have different sizes of rooms so you can have a room of your own or share with your friends. The breakfast is on the house and you can be part of our cooking team and share even the meals with us. There is free wifi in the house, three toilets, a shower and saunas. And even when the weather gets more chilly when we are getting closer to Christmas time, our houses are warm and cozy!
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 about 5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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The Old City in Kokkola

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22/03/2022

Left by Workawayer (Panka & Domonkos) for host

Dom:
Katriina was very kind and I really enjoyed the staying in Finland. She is a very clever and intelligent women, who happily shows you the best things in Finland and if you are open, you can learn a lot about this country. Her house in Pareinen is very cozy and it has a very good location close to Turku. The work was varied and flexible and… read more

(Excellent )

25/12/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Jasmin)

Jasmine is a dream person. She is reliable, smooth and friendly. She is ok to work independently, she is somehow reading you automatically, she knows what is needed to be done and how. She also understands your family life without no doubt or hint about it and gives a lot of space to your privacy (what we Finns also need :D :D) and supports you… read more

(Excellent )

12/09/2019

Left by Workawayer (Jasmin) for host

My time at Katriinas place was amazing. Katriina is a wonderful and warm-hearted person who will make your stay as pleasant as possible. I stayed with her for one month and it was my first WorkAway experience. She picked me up from the railway stations and I felt welcome from the very first second on. Katriina always makes sure that you got enough… read more

(Excellent )

17/09/2019

Left by Workawayer (Natalia & Tatiana) for host

We spent 1 week with Katriina and Emmi in September.It was a great time! We enjoyed our being there with such a nice people.
Katriina and Emmi are so kind ,open, easygoing,generous.)
Katriina met us at the bus station and showed us around the city. She gave us all information about different events which took place in Kokkola. We visited local… read more

(Excellent )

02/09/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Christina)

Christina is an easygoing and helpful team mate. She is reliable, fleissig, friendly, never on bad mood. She also has a good touch and understanding to "read" your need for help. She is handy with whatever she starts with. Also I had the feeling that she was interested in the Finnish Culture. I was happy that I could share our celebration of… read more

(Excellent )

27/09/2018

Left by Workawayer (Christina) for host

I spent one month at Katriina's place and I had a wonderful time there. I felt welcome from the first moment onwards, Katriina even picked me up from the railway station when I arrived in Kokkola. Work for me was helping with the houses and also in the garden, especially picking berries (very tasty :) ), making breakfast and sometimes I did some… read more

(Excellent )

15/08/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Jacob)

Jacob is a diamond! He really knows what he is doing and he is not just doing what is asked and hoped but he also is aware and alerted about small and bigger things which need to be fixed. Jacob is like he was born with the tools in his hands. He was never complaining, never checking the time but finished always his work before putting the tools… read more

(Excellent )

04/08/2019

Left by Workawayer (Jacob) for host

I stayed with Katriina for two weeks and it was great, work involved, yard work and home maintenance mostly. She is a very friendly and welcoming host and you will always feel comfortable when u are staying with her.

(Excellent )

14/07/2019

Left by Workawayer (Nicolas) for host

Katriina was my first WorkAway Host, she was really fun, kind, and compressive. I stay in her house for 1 month and I think it was just perfect. She is a really busy woman, that`s why we didn`t have too much time to practice her Spanish, talk, or just playing some games. But during my stay, she introduce me to a "Spanish speaking group", and we… read more

(Excellent )

01/07/2018

Left by Workawayer (Emilien) for host

Katriina is a very kind and amazing woman. I spent 1 month at her house with her daughter too.
The work was a lot of different things, from repairing bikes to painting or gardening.. but everything was not very hard and Katriina is very kind and patient and she don't force you to do the work.
She always offers some good food and you will never… read more

(Excellent )

09/04/2018

Left by Workawayer (Sophia) for host

La estancia con Katriina fue realmente inolvidable, ella y su familia son muy cálidos, tiene una casa muy bonita con una decoración linda, estar ahí fue como estar en un cuento, hablamos un poco español, y yo aprendí un poco más de inglés. Me dio la oportunidad de hacer amigos y conocer bellos lugares, el trabajo para mi fue divertido y relajado,… read more

(Excellent )

15/03/2018

Left by Workawayer (Gianella) for host

Katriina is an amazing woman, she is really funny, lovely and hardworking person. She took care of us (there was another volunteer) and showed us places in the city. Also, made a calendar with activities in the city for us!!!

We also spent lot of time chatting(trying to talk in Spanish also), cooking, watching movies, I felt really like in… read more

(Excellent )

28/11/2017

Left by host for Workawayer (Lisa & Zoé)

Lisa and Zoe came to help me out with the last gardening works on a very short call. They didn´t need weeks to plan their coming and they really were nice and sweet girls, always ready to help and so polite! They did their work well and gladly, never complaining about our cold weather. They don't argue with each other and of course not with me :D.… read more

(Excellent )

24/11/2017

Left by Workawayer (Lisa & Zoé) for host

We spent two wonderful weeks at Katriinas Bed&Breakfast. The work was about cleaning the house and also some gardenwork. The work was very fair and well explained and also flexible. You can work in your own rhythm.
Katriina cooked some super nice food and made a lot of suggestions about how to spend our free time. She took us to some nice places… read more

(Excellent )

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