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Art Centre – Art, Community & Creative Living in Finland
Our art centre and residency, located in Joutsa, Finland, is an inspiring and relaxed international art hub. We are a warm, communal place where art — in all of its forms — is the driving force of everyday life.
This is not just a workplace; it is a living, breathing, creative environment. Here you will find artists, musicians, thinkers, and builders sharing space, ideas, and meals.
🎨 What happens here?
During the summer, our art exhibitions, music concerts, workshops, and performances attract visitors from Finland and abroad. The atmosphere is vibrant, experimental, and welcoming.
In the winter, the pace slows down. We host intimate art exhibitions, cozy music evenings, and focus strongly on our international residency program, welcoming artists and art students from all disciplines.
⏰ Work Exchange
5 hours per day / 5 days per week
Work schedules are agreed upon. We expect reliability, independence, and commitment during agreed working hours.
🌸 What we are looking for in 2026🌸
💪 April & May – Physical Helpers Needed💪
In April and May, we especially need people who enjoy physical work. We build our large summer exhibition during this time, which means:
-Carrying and moving artworks and materials
-Building structures
-Organising exhibition spaces
-General hands-on preparation
There is a lot of lifting and practical teamwork involved. If you like active days, working with your hands, and seeing concrete results, this is your time to join us.
🥕 Vegetarian Cook Welcome🥕
We are very happy to host someone who enjoys cooking vegetarian food. Shared meals are an important part of our community life. If you love creating nourishing, plant-based dishes for a group, you will be deeply appreciated here.
🌼 Early Summer – Garden & Plant Care🌼
At the beginning of summer, we need someone who enjoys:
-Watering flowers and plants
-Taking care of the garden
-Keeping our yard and outdoor areas alive and beautiful
If you find joy in tending to growing things, this is a peaceful and meaningful role.
🌿 What We Offer🌿
-Accommodation in a private room with shared facilities
-Shared meals
-An international, open-minded community
-Inspiration, creativity, and nature
-Lakes, forests, and Finnish countryside calmness
We value openness, responsibility, and kindness. this place works best when everyone contributes with heart and care.
When applying, please tell us about your practical skills and previous experience.
If you are looking for a place where art, community, and meaningful work meet, you might have just found it.
🌞Welcome to our place🌞
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
House & pet sitting
Interests
Pets
LGBTQ
Sustainability
Culture
Self development
Charity work
Music
DIY & crafts
Art & design
Gardening
Performing arts
Winter sports
Yoga / Wellness
Nature
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We are a creative community with international & local people, artists and cultural workers. As we also run an artist residency in the premises here is usually many interesting people working on their projects. Sauna is heated twice a week for the community.
We are having a cat and a dog living in the house.
Help
We are looking for help with snow shoveling in the mornings, restoring and maintaining the sculptures of the art collection with the help of the landlord, gardening in the spring time together with the garden team and installing artworks outdoors. There is always need for a DIY type of people for different kind of works around the house and garden.
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
Finnish: Fluent
English: Intermediate
Accommodation
The workaways will be accomodated in a single or double room in the same house as the artists in residence. We have a big shared kitchen and living room which is the heart of the house . We have lunch or dinner together, depending on the project going on.
What else ...
there is a lot of forests, lakes, and rather beautiful nature within walking distance. Its not rare to see the northern lights from our garden. We have bikes, snow shoes and skies for communal use. And we always have coffee :)
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.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
My animals / pets
Räisänen
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I stayed at the art centre for 2.5 weeks in a single room (which I appreciate) and helped out with different tasks: opening and closing the summer exhibition, painting signs, assembling the… read more
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