Description
My daughter and I live in a house in the wilderness of North Sweden in the County of Jokkmokk. We are originally from the Netherlands and we have been living in Sweden for more than 18 years. My daughter studies marine biology in South Sweden and she is staying home only during the summer and on some other occasions. We have a lovely mixed breed husky dog called Snuff.

We need volunteers for helping with our building and painting projects. We also have some other smaller projects indoors and outdoors.
in winter time we need to help partly with snow clearing both on the roof and on the ground. we also need help with firewood to pot it in house.

It also be good IF there is sombody that is good with vehicle because we are in need of help with cars and snowmobile problems.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Charity Work
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Here you will be able to learn Swedish and Dutch culture & language also you will get a lot of opportunities to see northern animals like mooses, reindeers, foxes, beavers, birds, and beautiful northern nature.

Wilderness is all around of you!
Fishing, animals, swimming, biking on-road and off-road, there are also nice mountains around so you can take nice walks and go on to adventures.

We can sometimes go to the museum of Naturum national park (on the mountains) or Jokkmokk museum of Ajtte. There's also a small water park called Spegeldammen and the longest fall of Europe called Storforsen and many other places. Jokkmokk in Lapponia has a lot of Sami culture.
Help
We do not expect you to be a professional carpenter but some basic carpentry skills would be good. We plan and do everything together. We have also a lot of other tasks depending on the season.

We expect you to do 5 hours per day, 5 days per week. On your days off you can do fishing, swimming, hiking in nature, etc.
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
Sami: Fluent
Swedish: Fluent
English: Beginner
Accommodation
You will share accommodation with other volunteers if there is more than one person. The accommodation is in a small cabin with two rooms. One room has two beds and the other one is the "living room" with a table and chairs.
You have access to Wi-Fi, but we hope you don't do movie streaming or download big files as the connections in the countryside aren't very fast. Shared kitchen and bathroom will be in the main house. There is also a wooden toilet outside near the barn.diss is more in the summer time in winter time you came and stay in the head house in a geast room.

The yard itself consists of a larger area out in the wilderness. Just a bit behind the yard we have a small stream what is in some parts around 2 meters deep and in the summer it will be a great place to take a morning or afternoon dip.
What else ...
by email or phone
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
- Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
Can possibly accept pets
This host has said they are willing to accept those travelling with a pet.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
5 hours a day, 5 days a week

Host ref number: 526862945769

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27/12/2022

I spend two weeks in December 2022 at Marianne's place. She is a very kind and thoughtfull person and always up for a conversation about anything. She is very thankfull for the work you do for her and will tell you so as well. She is also Dutch and thus direct, but in a nice way. I, as a Dutch person, really like this. Before I went up north to… read more her place, I was spending time in Stockholm. Marianne provided me with information on what to do and what to see in Stockholm. Also she adviced me on which clothes to buy where in Stockholm to be able to survive the extreme winter colds in the north of Sweden. Even after I arrived in Sudok, she had some nice spare warm clothes for when my own clothes were not doing the trick. Also the food is plentifull. Over the years she gathered a lot of tricks and insights about how to deal with and work in the cold and she is happy to share this with you. She even drove me to a really beautifull and impressive waterfall, showed me the city of Jokkmokk and went hunting for the aurora. If there is one in the night, she will kick you out of bed to go and watch it. Unfortunately during my stay at her place we only had a faint aurora, but she did tell me that normaly there is a lot of aurora to be seen around her place. After I left she did see beautifull auroras and send me some pictures. She really goes out of her way to make sure you are doing fine and also she is realistic about the work that can be done in the cold. During my time at her place I also got to know her daughter, who was visiting her for a few days. She is a really cheerfull, funny and nice person to be around. Also Marianne's dog, Snuff, is a great dog. The first few times coming into the house, he might bark at you, but only for a few seconds. When that is over, he is really happy see you and get petted. I made some really nice walks around the place with him as well.

Marianne's place is located in the town of Sudok, a very small town with only a couple of other houses around. So you will really be in the middle of nowhere together with Marianne. There is no public transport through Sudok. There is a lot of forrest around, a couple of lakes and some small mountains. During the time I was there, everything was covered in snow and ice, which made for a really magical surrounding. Unfortunatly I did not get to see a lot of animals, but suposedly normally there should be a lot around, so I guess I was just unlucky. There is paths around on which you can hike, however they are not really to be found on any online map, so you kind of have to discover for youself. But Marianne is happy to point you in the right direction. I did post one small hike on wikiloc, which you could follow to get you started.

The work I did at her place was mostly repairing and building stuff in and around the house. There are a lot of projects with which help is needed. During my time I installed a satellite dish on the roof, fixed some loose roofing and roof boarding, started with building a sauna, installed a home cinema set, made a table for storing potatos and other small and bigger tasks. Expect to work around 5 hours a day, 5 days a week, but time is not watched meticulously. Marianne has good ideas about how she wants stuff done and is very creative at it as well.

Just go there and help Marianne in and around the house.

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19/10/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Elsbeth)

Hey I’m really happy that have had the chance to meet you and that you have stayed.
You have helped me a lot around my house and also in the house and Snuff loved also to have had you her.

I really like the video you showed what you work with and I hope you continue all your goals.thank you for everything.

(Excellent )

18/10/2019

Marianne is really a special lady. Warm, with enthousiasm, and grateful with every help. We talked a lot about life.
It was special to be at this place and see how much work living at this place in the wilderness takes and how creative and persistant Marianne is to get the things done. With great respect I will think of this place.

(Excellent )

08/08/2019

I stayed Marianne's place over 3 weeks. She and her daughter Cheyenne are like Alaskan or Siberian people; "hard boiled" survivalists but they're also very kind hearted and friendly.

I had really great time working with Marianne and Cheyenne. We could finish many projects, some smaller ones and some bigger.

I loved the work, the nature of… read more

(Excellent )

05/08/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Mika)

mika has been a great person to have here with us, he has helped around our house with construction/building projects and also been very kind hearted with our rabbit Fluffy and our dog Snuff.

Mika takes very good responsibility and works very hard and well independently.

He is very nice person, it has been nice to have him here in our host and… read more

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