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Join our family of 7, help with the kids and preparing meals in the tiny village of Vuolijoki, Finland

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  2025 

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  • Description

    Description

    We are a family of seven! We have five small kids: baby boy (2 years), twin girls (soon 4 years), a boy (soon 6 years) and a girl (8 years). We live in a tiny village on a quiet countryside near a dairy farm. Nearest city is 30min away by car. Help needed with cleaning, cooking, babysitting etc...

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Babysitting and creative play
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
    General Maintenance
  • Interests

    Interests

    Music
    Farming
    Drawing & painting
    Cooking & food
    Books
    Animals
    Winter sports
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    This is a tiny village! We have a grocery store with post office, school and daycare, gym, a beautiful outdoor museum area, church, skiing and skating possibility in winter. In winter we have a lot of snow. My father owns a dairy farm next to our house. We have a few chicken and a hamster.

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  • Projects involving children

    Projects involving children

    This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

  • Help

    Help

    We could use an extra pair of hands with the kids! The older ones go to the school and daycare, while the youngest three are staying at home. Help needed to cleaning, preparing food, changing diapers, taking kids outside, playing etc...

  • Languages spoken

    English: Fluent
    Finnish: Fluent
    German: Beginner
    French: Beginner
    Swedish: Beginner

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    We have a big house. You will have your own room upstairs and a small bathroom. Shower and sauna are shared downstairs.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    You can use our car if needed. Kajaani is 30min drive away. Nature, forest, fields and river are just outside the door!

    We prefer to host a single workawayer, but it's also possible to host more.

    We believe in Jesus and sometimes we gather together with friends for worship and prayer in our home.

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    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    We have a big yard and parking place.

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    More than two

  • My animals / pets

    My animals / pets

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    Hamster Lumipallo

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    The chicken

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