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We are a German couple, 57 and 62 years old, with a dog and a cat.
We have been living here since 2017 near Sandviken in the Gävle area on the edge of the Färnebofjärden nature park on the Nedre Dalälven and after several moves across Europe we finally feel at home.
Our home consists of 5 hectares of land with 2 houses, a barn, an earth cellar and a pool as well as our own spring with forest.
The nearest neighbours are about 900 m away. Other neighbours such as foxes have their den less than 100 m in sight of us. Deer and elk visit us regularly as well as rabbits, swans and cranes. We live very close to nature and pay attention to our "neighbours".
Thomas works as a truck driver and I am mostly at home.
We have many ideas and some have already been implemented, such as: the repair of the pool, for which a pool deck for sunbathing and barbecuing is now done.
Furthermore, we want to build a greenhouse, for which the foundation is already done.
Our garden is enclosed with a branch fence for everything that crawls and flies - it also needs filling up from time to time.
We have built 3 beds in the garden so far, which are also being worked on.
The solar farm is ready now.
Our guest house is already finished - and a studio to go with it - a small flat to live in while you are here - with its own bathroom and kitchen.
What we expect:
5 hours a day working on our projects.
Gardening
DIY and construction work
Housework
Craft work
Our biggest project in 2024 was the finalization of the pool surrounding after much has been destroyed during a fire of the sauna house. That is Almost ready.
In 2025 our Plan ist a greenhouse where the ground is already done - for the rest we want to use recycled material and natural stone. So if you have experience with timber construction and walls that would be an advantage.
Then we also want to build a terrace in front of our house.
The garden should be sown and maintained.
On the front part of the plot we want to build a flower garden
and much more.....
We have more ideas than we can implement. But with your help we are sure that we can do it - step by step!Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We put up a typical Swedish fence for small animals.
Family connection if desired - we speak German, English and Swedish and are happy to help you learn one of the languages.
Wir legen einen typischen Schwedischen Zaun an
Familienanschluss falls gewünscht - wir sprechen Deutsch, Englisch und schwedisch und helfen Dir gerne eine der Sprachen zu lernen.Help
We always need some help in different areas (what needs to be done depends on time of the year), for example:
- gardening (preparing beds, weeding, planting, watering, taking care of fruit trees, digging)
- harvesting & preserving food
- painting of outer walls with Faluröd paint
- carrying and stacking firewood
- chopping fire wood, tree fellingLanguages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Intermediate
Swedish: IntermediateThis host offers a language exchange
Wir lernen immer gerne eine neue Sprache.Accommodation
We have 2 houses and in the first house a separate studio with kitchen and bathroom with shower. There is a bed in there that you can pull out and a table with chairs. There is a private terrace for the summer and for smokers. There is also a fireplace for the winter - wood can be found in front of the entrance. Everything for breakfast is in the fridge and there is warm food for everyone in the house.
What else ...
We have a beautiful bathing spot nearby in Färnebofjärden Nature Park. There are many activities on offer in the nature park such as: fishing, guided tours or kayaking. The nearest bus stop is about 1km away. We also offer a quad to go to the nearest lake, and we also have bicycles. We expect you to enjoy what you do with us, so the 5 hours of work a day can be freely chosen - we have enough projects where you can tackle :-)
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
Im Atelier gibt es Wlan zur freien Verfügung
Space for parking camper vans
Da wir mitten im Wald wohnen kann man bei uns auf dem Parkplatz auch ein Wohnmobil abstellen - der ist groß genug
Can possibly accept pets
Wir haben selber einen Hund, deshalb sind Hunde willkommen, aber das Grundstück ist nicht eingezäunt.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
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We enjoyed the local dinner (Maultaschen) and fika (Feuerwehrkuchen) food they prepared for us and the really good… read more
Furthermore, they will go… read more
We laughed a lot and had really interesting conversations and the stop over of Florians parents were a highlight.
We really do wish both of them all the… read more
Nous travaillions 5h par jour, de 10h à 13h et de 14h à 16h, mais les horaires étaient… read more
She was not only fast in adopting to all the tasks we asked her but she completed them in an excellent manner. Due to the size of the tasks it took several days to complete them and Minori worked with them always in good mood.
As well did we have very interesting conversations… read more
My very first day started with painting the roof of the swimming pool. During my stay, I did painting, weeding, cleaning, picking lots of berries, and making jam with Jenny.
I really enjoyed these working 🥰
I also have my own business… read more
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We enjoyed the local dinner (Maultaschen) and fika (Feuerwehrkuchen) food they prepared for us and the really good… read more
Furthermore, they will go… read more
We laughed a lot and had really interesting conversations and the stop over of Florians parents were a highlight.
We really do wish both of them all the… read more
Nous travaillions 5h par jour, de 10h à 13h et de 14h à 16h, mais les horaires étaient… read more
She was not only fast in adopting to all the tasks we asked her but she completed them in an excellent manner. Due to the size of the tasks it took several days to complete them and Minori worked with them always in good mood.
As well did we have very interesting conversations… read more
My very first day started with painting the roof of the swimming pool. During my stay, I did painting, weeding, cleaning, picking lots of berries, and making jam with Jenny.
I really enjoyed these working 🥰
I also have my own business… read more
As we had almost only fine weather during her stay it was a lot of gardening work to do like mowing the lawn, weeding flower beds as well as our vegetable plantings and planting… read more
I met wonderful neighbours such as cranes, fox and rabbits. I enjoyed my first mid-summer in Sweden! In the weekend, I enjoyed the wonderful nature… read more
Even Belinda and Odin could rely on him as we had an invitation… read more
Thomas brought me the canoe to the lake so I could go there… read more
I really recommend these hosts to everyone who loves to spend time in the middle of nature in a peacefully place.
Wir können nur in den besten Tönen von diesen beiden liebevollen herzlichen ehrlichen Menschen sprechen oder schreiben.
Thomas mit seiner ruhigen Art konnte alles wirklich sehr verständlich erklären.
Dazu Jenny mit ihren immerwieder überraschenden Mahlzeiten und zwischendurch mit… read more
Michaela and Marco were very obliging and always thought along with us and always helped where it was necessary and thus helped us a lot.
They also… read more
It is worth to visit them and I wish them a lot of success with their projects.
Greetings Chris
really happy girl. she help us a lot with many things.
We can really recommend her.
Welcome back any time.
I had breakfast alone, and I was allowed to choose my breakfast. We cooked and ate lunch and dinner together. I've split wood and put it on, painted… read more
Pascal is open and uncomplicated and adapted very easy to the cold and snowy weather conditions during his stay. During his time we only had outdoor jobs but it has been no… read more
I stayed in my own room in a separate building with own kitchen and bathroom.
I had breakfast on my own and therefore they provided food according to my preferences. Lunch and… read more