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Experience living on the countryside of Nykarleby, Finland

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  2025 

 Min stay requested: 1 week or less

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  • Description

    Description

    We are Meri 50 and Fredrik 42, living at country side and really enjoying it. We live 6km away from little town called Nykarleby/Uusikaarlepyy. It is located into swedish-talking region on Finnish west coast.

    Our home is 300m from gulf of Baltic Sea, surrounded by fields and forest. We have here 2 horses, 1 shetland pony, 9 hen and 1 rooster, 4 big silver rabbits, 4 dogs (1 company dog, 2 hunting dogs, 1 australian terrier) and 1 snake. We warm the house with wood.

    Meri is a Green Care coach and practical nurse, bachelor of social services and Instructor of socio-pedagogical equine activities. She works now for exchange student organization at the home office. Fredrik is a wilderness guide, but he is home also because of broken back. Fredriks 19 years old son is living with us. We are also support family for miners who has special needs.

    We like outdoor life, camp fire, forest hikes, fishing, hunting and country life.

    We need help with cleaning horse paddocks, chopping wood, gardening, painting stable building, renovating guest house and maybe sometimes helping with animals. We do not have real farm, even we do have two horses and few hen giving 5 eggs per day.

    Dogs are spending time inside, and they are two packs who can't be "mixed". For now it looks like horses has to be taken into stable for the nights even on summer.

    We do not usually cook vegetarian food. We have smoking-free household. If you use alcohol, we hope you can behave yourself ;) We have one guest room for work-a-way inside of our home, shared bathroom. Feel free to ask more!

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Animal Care
    Help around the house
    General Maintenance
  • Interests

    Interests

    Pets
    Plant care
    Writing
    Gardening
    Carpentry
    Animals
    Nature
    Sailing / Boating
    Camping
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    City of Nykarleby is located to Gulf of Ostrobothia sea. Area is very flat, easy to bicycle and nature is always close. We used to have exchange students from different countries so we are quite used to introduce the area, living habits and organizing experiences.

  • Projects involving children

    Projects involving children

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

  • Help

    Help

    The house is heated by wood. so there is always some chopping to do.

    Big garden: garden tasks in summertime, snow chores on winter time.

    Stable tasks, helping with horses and other animals.

  • Languages spoken

    English: Fluent
    Finnish: Fluent
    Swedish: Fluent

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    Bedroom

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    Nearest railway station is Pietarsaari-Pedersöre and nearest airport is Kokkola-Pietarsaari

  • 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

    We have wi-fi.

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    Possibility to park next to the house and have electricity there

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    One

Host ref number: 962494734446

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