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5 Apr 2024
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Description
*We are open for volunteers again in April 2024. We plan to build a terrace so very physical work with digging ground and helping in the building process. And gardening! Also some clay plastering as we finish our fire stove.*
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Our home is an old log house in 1 hour drive away from Helsinki. I work as a home birth midwife and a doula and my kids are school age (son born 2009 and daughter 2015). My boyfriend is from UK and living with us too. We have two cats and this spring might get also kittens!
We have been travelling a lot with the kids and especially Mexico and Morocco have been special places for us. Two years ago I sold our van and bought the house so we could root deeper with the land. Our place has very calm spirit and it helps to connect with nature inside and outside of you. We welcome you to support the land, while you enjoy it’s beautiful offerings.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Welcome to experience the countryside living in Finland. Our house is old log house warmed with wood. We are surrounded by fields and forests, very typical Finnish landscape. Lots of deers roaming around and birds singing. Our garden is wild "jungle" with lots of flowers and trees and in summer time it truly feels like a paradise.
Our life is simple and family oriented. You are welcome to join our daily life and the strong community that is surrounding us in the village.
We enjoy collecting food from the wild nature like berries, mushrooms, wild herbs and sap. You can learn some ways to collect and preserve food from nature and garden.
There is also possibility to learn building skills through helping our renovation. We are using mostly natural materials like wood and clay.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
Right now I mostly need help in my renovation project. Work is simple and guided, but might be sometimes dirty and sweaty.
Also some help in garden and picking apples, blueberries, mushrooms etc. Sometimes you can also help with cooking, household chores and with kids.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Finnish: Fluent
Russian: Intermediate
Spanish: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
You can contact them directly for more information.
Accommodation
You have your own space in the building where sauna and shower is. Room is simple with double bed and fire place. In the main house there is a kitchen and indoor toilet for your use. Our water comes from a spring well so it's very clean and good quality.
What else ...
Community in the village is fairly active and there are yoga/dance/other classes and different kind of gatherings and workshops. Plenty of forests to walk in and also lakes to swim. You can use our rowing boat and bikes. Local sights are mostly just about nature so expect very calm stay.
Motorway is 10min drive away and from there you can catch a bus to Helsinki and Turku. There is also a lot of ride shares.
There are several places close to us with other workaway volunteers you can connect with if you wish.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
My internet connection is not always stable, but I’m working on it!
Space for parking camper vans
Drive to the house is easy and there is plenty of space for a van.
Can possibly accept pets
Any pets that are ok with our cats and kids.
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (8)
For the work it was mostly contruction in the… read more
The work was fair, I helped with the renovation of the house and garden and I had the opportunity to work with people from the community where Ria lives, helping to… read more
I learned a lot and felt included and welcome right from the start. Everyone in the family is very kind and I got to spend a lot of quality time playing games, going on adventures in the forest, and having meaningful conversations.
I am very happy to have had the opportunity to be there: it is a unique… read more
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For the work it was mostly contruction in the… read more
The work was fair, I helped with the renovation of the house and garden and I had the opportunity to work with people from the community where Ria lives, helping to… read more
I learned a lot and felt included and welcome right from the start. Everyone in the family is very kind and I got to spend a lot of quality time playing games, going on adventures in the forest, and having meaningful conversations.
I am very happy to have had the opportunity to be there: it is a unique… read more
It was great to meet Ria, share a little bit on our culture and connect on various things.
We only had a chance to stay for a few… read more
Unfortunately we didn't have that much of time to connect but when we did there were good… read more
For the work part : Ria is a very kind and open-minded person, and she showed a lot of gratitude towards any help I could give her, no matter how small. During my time, I basically cut wood for a week… read more
