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Greetings! We are Joonatan and Agnessa, married Christian couple, we have a small homestead here in South Karelia. We have a garden and some farm animals. Our place is located 60km from Lappeenranta, but once a week we visit Helsinki which is 2 hours of drive. We eat all, but we are following religion fasting traditions, and we're not demanding visitors to follow them. So the food we offer varies by the day. We try to grow our food, and aim to self-sufficiency in the future. We're also learning simple life and establishing a new off grid base in more remote place near our current house. We are home sitting people and all our activities, beside visiting church, mostly focuses on our homestead routine. Can't offer much entertainment. There's not a TV either... But we can offer our company and share the same home and food with you. We are looking for a person more like a family member, and who is thinking alike. Perhaps, if you are too social and need a connection with the "civilisation", there will be no chemistry, but if you are conservative and like older lifestyle, there's a chance! I speak Finnish, English and my wife speaks English and Russian, she is more artistic, and I am a builder.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Charity Work
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Help around the house
Interests
Charity work
Farming
Gardening
Drawing & painting
DIY & crafts
Carpentry
Art & design
Animals
Nature
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We sometimes go in the forest, picking berries, mushrooms or going for fishing, you are always welcome to join or do all this alone in peace.
Beside, we are learning new skills all the time, and if you are interested, would be sharing with you what we know already.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
We would like help with gardening, here and there things, chores, building related help, based by season.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Finnish: Fluent
Russian: Fluent
Accommodation
There's a separate clean room in the same house we live. Big enough kitchen with wood oven and stove, which can be used for cooking. We also have electric stove at warm seasons. You also can use shower any time, we warm sauna once a week.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
Unfortunately we have no internet here, it only can be shared from either of our phones when we are at home.
Space for parking camper vans
If you have your own house on wheels, we can offer a spot of wilderness next to a lake, but it's not that close to our living house, so you'll be mostly alone there. There's not much space next to our homestead, but might find a spot there as well.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
My animals / pets
Farm animals
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