Join our active family and explore the Ålands islands in Mariehamn, Finland
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: 25 Apr 2025
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Left by host for Workawayer (Amber)
Amber was a delight to have around the house and was easy to talk with and very social which makes life easygoing.
We hope to come visit you in the states!
Left by Workawayer (Amber) for host
I really enjoyed my experience in Åland with Ted, Maria, and their kids. It felt like I was at a retreat. The island is very peaceful. The main town is a 20 minute walk away. There are also multiple beaches that you can walk or bike to. They let me borrow a bike and the car to explore other parts of Åland. Most of the tasks are chores around the
… read more house, never anything super difficult. The children are 8 and 11 so they mostly take care of themselves but there will be many times where they want someone to play with, which was always fun for me. I really enjoyed my time. If you’re looking for a peaceful escape then I definitely recommend going to Åland. (:You can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
Left by Workawayer (Lena) for host
Thank you, Ted and Maria :) I had the greatest time in Åland with the family. Beautiful nature, very nice city and of course a lovely family. The chores were easy tasks and never took too long so you have enough time to explore the island, city or just relax. The tasks were spread over the whole week and the family was very flexible about when
… read more they were done so you could organise your own time very well. Thinks like that made it possible to go to Stockholm for one weekend for example. :) If needed, they are open to letting you use a bike or the car if it isn't used by them.
They really let you feel like part of the family and are very open-minded, if you have problems or questions they are very eager to help you. The kids are lovely as well, they can take care of themself and it was always fun to play with them.
You have your own space in the apartment with your own kitchen and bathroom, so if you need time alone, it is totally possible but you are still always welcome in the house and just spend time with the family.
I can only recommend staying with the family :)You can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
Left by Workawayer (Dániel & Berta) for host
It was our first experience on workaway, we enjoyed every minute. We were stay for 6 weeks. We didn’t feel alone ourself for a minute. We get help with everything!
Ted and his family was so friendly and opened for us. They borrow us the car to travel the island, and gave advice what should we do and see. The job was not hard. We enjoyed the
… read more appartement what was completly separate from the big house. We had our own private sphere.
Thank you everything! It was a memorable time!You can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
Left by host for Workawayer (Dániel & Berta)
Fantastic experience with Berta and Daniel. We had so much fun together they where great help and also great with the kids. If you have the chance to host them do!
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Left by host for Workawayer (Amber)
Amber was a delight to have around the house and was easy to talk with and very social which makes life easygoing.
We hope to come visit you in the states!
Left by Workawayer (Amber) for host
I really enjoyed my experience in Åland with Ted, Maria, and their kids. It felt like I was at a retreat. The island is very peaceful. The main town is a 20 minute walk away. There are also multiple beaches that you can walk or bike to. They let me borrow a bike and the car to explore other parts of Åland. Most of the tasks are chores around the
… read more house, never anything super difficult. The children are 8 and 11 so they mostly take care of themselves but there will be many times where they want someone to play with, which was always fun for me. I really enjoyed my time. If you’re looking for a peaceful escape then I definitely recommend going to Åland. (:You can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
Left by Workawayer (Lena) for host
Thank you, Ted and Maria :) I had the greatest time in Åland with the family. Beautiful nature, very nice city and of course a lovely family. The chores were easy tasks and never took too long so you have enough time to explore the island, city or just relax. The tasks were spread over the whole week and the family was very flexible about when
… read more they were done so you could organise your own time very well. Thinks like that made it possible to go to Stockholm for one weekend for example. :) If needed, they are open to letting you use a bike or the car if it isn't used by them.
They really let you feel like part of the family and are very open-minded, if you have problems or questions they are very eager to help you. The kids are lovely as well, they can take care of themself and it was always fun to play with them.
You have your own space in the apartment with your own kitchen and bathroom, so if you need time alone, it is totally possible but you are still always welcome in the house and just spend time with the family.
I can only recommend staying with the family :)You can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
Left by Workawayer (Dániel & Berta) for host
It was our first experience on workaway, we enjoyed every minute. We were stay for 6 weeks. We didn’t feel alone ourself for a minute. We get help with everything!
Ted and his family was so friendly and opened for us. They borrow us the car to travel the island, and gave advice what should we do and see. The job was not hard. We enjoyed the
… read more appartement what was completly separate from the big house. We had our own private sphere.
Thank you everything! It was a memorable time!You can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
Left by host for Workawayer (Dániel & Berta)
Fantastic experience with Berta and Daniel. We had so much fun together they where great help and also great with the kids. If you have the chance to host them do!
Left by host for Workawayer (Ellen)
Ellen stayed with us an and initially we might have miss communicated a bit but after understanding the culture differences we had a good experience. We hope you will keep Åland in your memory for the rest of your life and that it is good one. ☺️
Left by Workawayer (Ellen) for host
It is hard to imagine that through a website and a message I successfully went to Northern Europe, which I have always wanted to go. This is my first time to Europe. I am very grateful for Ted and Maria taking care of me. The pure scenery and the people loving their home and life deeply affected me. This is an unforgettable experience in life, if
… read more not the message of invitation, maybe i will not have a good experience in Aland island. Thanks for this fate for taking me to start my European trip. Now I have returned to Taiwan, during my work or life, I occasionally think the experience in Europe. I feel that everything is like a dream, sometimes real and sometimes illusory. I sincerely wish that your family can live with a healthy and satisfy life，emma oliver and charlie always joyful. sincerely yours, ellen：）★You can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
Left by Workawayer (Valentina) for host
VERY GOOD EXPERIENCE. My experience has been very positive. I had a very good time with this family. Ted and Maria have always been very kind to me and the children are very loving and good. the place is fantastic, surrounded by nature and very quiet. the jobs to be done were simple and time spent with the children was always enjoyable. Good
… read more experience.You can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
Left by Workawayer (Helmi) for host
Thanks Maria and Ted! I had a very nice autumn in Åland visiting you. They are a wonderful family: well communicating parents and funny children. I learned Swedish from everybody which was a good bonus :) The apartment was nice because I had privacy and own space when I wanted.
I cooked, cleaned the house, babysit the kids and helped other ways
… read more to run the household. I think they have very good work and free time balance: I had time to do my own things and go for walks in beautiful Mariehamn :)
Overall I can recommend staying with Ted and Maria! Thanks again :)You can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
Left by Workawayer (Susa-Emilia & Alicia) for host
We want to thank Maria and Ted a lot for having us for the last 2 months. This was our first workaway experience and we are really really happy that we stayed with them!
We felt like a part of their family and experienced their lifestyle as well as the lifestyle in mariehamn. It‘s much slower than in germany and we really enjoyed that!
It‘s
… read more clear that it took some days to get to know the kids and the daily life, but we got used to it fast. In general we had a lot of time to do sports (for example in the home gym ;) ), go to nice cafés, watch beautiful sunsets and drive around the island. We were allowed to use the cars which was a great benefit! For us it was also nice to prepare the dinner everyday, because we both love to cook and we could try out nice recipes.
We had our own space in the appartment, with our own kitchen and bathroom, which was a big benefit. So we had a lot of privacy.
Staying in Mariehamn was also great, because there is such a beautiful landscape and nature, but you are also in a City, so you can go a bit shopping, and if you need something, you don‘t need to drive so far.
When we had problems or questions we could always ask Maria or Ted and they helped us. We also did some nice trips and activities together with them, for example at the harvest festival weekend, playing discgolf, watching an ice hockey game and a musical and having dinner in a brewery. There was a lot more. Thank you so so much for that!
We are so happy that we could help you and we‘re looking forward to visit you again! We had a really great time in beautiful Mariehamn!
Alicia & SusaYou can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
Left by host for Workawayer (Anika)
We had Anika Stay with us for 2 months and she was very helpful around the house and we had a good experience. She picked up the kids from day care and school with the car etc. Also to my wife was furloghed due to corona we managed well and Anika had e little bit less to do than planned but I think she had a great stay and we look forward to go to
… read more German and meet her family when Covid is gone.
Left by host for Workawayer (Hiu wai)
Really don’t know know how to start this feedback but it was a great experience having Jana stay with us! The first day I picked her up she almost got on the ferry back and then the customs guys didn’t wanna let her true due to COVID-19 but she got true and that was great for all of us!
Yana was great with the kids. Eager to help and learn ,try
… read more new things or whatever we curved ball her way!
She is a fast learner and I never ever heard her complain expect when our younger kid felt left out and got mad.
But that was a language barrier that was gone after 3 weeks and Yana was patient and tried helping her learn English and now she understands a lot.
If you wanna have a happy energy field person for a visit say yes if Jana wants to come I am sure you won’t regret it if you do!
I might be a good talker but writing isn’t my thing Jana!
Good luck with school and welcome back to our new house in a year if you can travel!
Left by Workawayer (Hiu wai) for host
Thanks, Ted and Maria!! This is the best work away experience in my life. I am so happy to stay in this active, energetic family for a month. They treated me like a part of the family. I opened my heart and shared all my feelings! They give you privacy and an open mind with everything!!! I learned a lot from the family ranging from learning
… read more gardening stuff to learning meditation. The longer you stay, the more thing you can learn from this awesome family!!
It is so flexible to do any help with this family. For me, mostly helping for babysitting, help to prepare lunch or dinner, dishes watching whatever housework. I am enjoying the time to do all the help.
I love the kids so much!! They have a kind heart to others, even kids will be naughty sometimes, but they always make your heart-melting!! The older son speaks fluent English so don’t need to worry about it hard to communicate.
When the first week I went to this family, I was addicted to phone and all the social media. Then Ted teaches me meditation, telling me there are many more things I can do besides using social media. He also shares his life experience of how to solve social media addiction !! After one month, I can be the self-control of using social media and read more books! Ted is an open book. He knew a lot of things from the garden stuff, weather to the news about Hong Kong and China. I am sure you can talk about your life experience with him!! Ted can talk a lot 🤣
Maria is a warm, kind, caring and good listener. She is always learning new things and taking care of me for all the things!!! Thank you for taking me to the Zumba class!! I did enjoy the time there!
Holiday:
I did a lot of things that I never do in my life. Ted and Maria take me to pick blueberries, go on a boat ride, and hike in nature. I never forget all these memories!!!
I am going to miss this family much. I hope I can come back someday and stay with this amazing family. Welcome to Hong Kong and it will be my honour to be your family’s tour guide!
If you like to get some cultural exchange, learning something new and get into the local, Ted family will be your option!!
Once again, thank you for everything!!
All the best
JannaYou can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
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