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Join our family of four and discover the surroundings in Taivassalo, Finland

Availability

  2025 

 Min stay requested: No minimum

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  • Description

    Description

    We are a family of four from a rural area in the Finnish archipelago. The family consists of mother Henriikka 33 years old, father Ville 35 and kids, girl is 7,5 years old and the boy is 5 years old. I work remotely from home and Ville goes to work in Turku every weekdays. So it is possible for workwayers to go to the nearest big city, Turku, almost every day.

    We live in the middle of nature, in a big 2 hectares green yard by a narrow strait. The municipality of Taivassalo is a 2km walk away, a small village of 1600 people, but in the summer it is full of life with tourists from the archipelago's ring road and cottage owners. Here you can hike in the forests, do some fishing and enjoy the outdoor life as we do ourselves too!

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Language practice
    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Animal Care
    Babysitting and creative play
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
    General Maintenance
    House sitting
  • Interests

    Interests

    Van life
    Sustainability
    Self development
    Pets
    Movies & TV
    Farming
    Events & social
    Culture
    Plant care
    Performing arts
    Music
    Gardening
    DIY & crafts
    Art & design
    Animals
    Water sports
    Winter sports
    Outdoor activities
    Nature
    Hiking
    Cycling
    Camping
    Adventure sports
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Workawayers are very welcome in all our family activities! Sometimes we just stay at home doing nothing and enjoy the day, sometimes we do outdoor activities like cycling and hiking. We welcome new skills in any field, life is a constant learning process. We ourselves are quite handy, Ville is a carpenter and I have some knowledge of construction myself. We are happy to help and share our knowledge with workwayers! We love learning about nature, survival, gardening, music and life in general. I myself am a community educator and nature guide by profession, and I am happy to share information about Finnish nature and culture. We are also very interested in other cultures, travelling and nature related experiences. We would love to get to know the workaeayers and maybe visit them on our own travels one day.

  • Au pair

    Au Pair Help

    Further details can be found here

  • Projects involving children

    Projects involving children

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

  • Help

    Help

    We need help with small projects at home such as painting the sauna or terraces, small DIY projects, grass mowing, gardening, etc. However, the main focus is on cultural exchange, enriching everyday life, especially for children. We are also very interested in dog trainers, our dog has a behaviour pattern that we would love to learn more about.

    The help we need is periodic, there are days when we don't need any help and there are days when we start a project together, like building a shed for example.

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    English: Fluent
    Finnish: Fluent
    Swedish: Beginner

    This host offers a language exchange
    We are happy to learn new languages and practise the ones we already know. We can also teach Finnish to workawayers!

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    The accommodation we offer is a private apartment next to our house. The apartment is an old barn which has been renovated into a comfortable modern apartment of about 80sqm. The apartment has a bedroom with beds for five, a small entrance corridor, a kitchen-living room and a toilet with a shower.

    There is no food provided by the host, but there is a very full kitchen where you can cook for yourself. However, by mutual agreement, we are happy to share meals and cooking with guests!

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    We welcome everyone to our home, but especially young families with children are welcome! We would love to have kids playing together in our home. Our children's experience of cultural exchange is of crucial priority, which is why we hope that all those who come to us will enjoy being with the children.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Can host digital nomads

    Can host digital nomads

    This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    This host can provide space for campervans.

  • Can possibly accept pets

    Can possibly accept pets

    Our yard is fully fenced for our dog and children. If you bring a pet with you, the pet must get along with the male dog of the family and the children.

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    More than two

Host ref number: 916452218297

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