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Dear Workawayers,
we are a collective of film-makers, musicians and puppet artists from Finland, Sweden and Czech. Together we are creating stop motion animation projects, installations and exhibitions in three countries, and also producing other cultural events in Pyhäjoki, Finland and in Prague, CR . Currently we are also working together the Pyhäjoki, Finland, organising together the multicultural program of European Capital of Culture.
We started to cooperate with Workaway during 2013, and we have been accommodating wonderful guests from all continents since then.
Now, during spring 2026, we will installate many exhibitions here in the North, and prepare also the premier and special exhibition of our new stop-motion animation, which is based on the old Roma stories of Carelia. The exhibition takes place in the Art School nearby, and we will show many decorations, props and puppets there, including the screenings of the animation itself. In the summer, we will have also a Roma music festival, with interesting Finnish and Eastern European Roma musicians.
We welcome helpers of all kind- during spring we will clean the gallery and the residency spaces of our 250-years old log houses, and also create presentation materials (printed and on-line) , so we will be happy if you have special skills in lay-out, photographing or web-design.
We need also a helping hand to take care of our rescue dog Kaiku and of our garden during the spring and summer months.
We offer accommodation in cosy, single rooms in the main building and during summer months, in the romantic premises of the barn house. We are cooking together three mostly vegetarian meals per day, our breakfast starts with porridge and sometimes we get fresh fish from the local fishermen! Cooking is also one of the Workaday tasks here, as well as the shopping and kitchen cleaning.
Cultural center is situated in the beautiful area of Northern Osthrobotnia in Finland, in the delta of Pyhäjoki river nearby the Baltic Sea. There are many possibilities for hiking, kayaking and bicycling, and we have also some bikes for the guests.
Welcome!
Katariina and the staff
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
House & pet sitting
Interests
Events & social
Politics / Social justice
Culture
Writing
Performing arts
Plant care
Photography
Languages
Music
History
Gardening
Drawing & painting
Carpentry
Cooking & food
DIY & crafts
Books
Art & design
Architecture
Animals
Beach
Camping
Nature
Hiking
Cycling
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We offer a unique opportunity to learn, how the old-school Czech puppet films have developed- only our own collection has puppets from three decades! Also, our Workawayers will meet the local Finnish Roma artists and learn about our fascinating, Northern Roma Culture.
Help
We will also have many happenings and concerts during the summer months, so we would like to find somebody to take care of our social media group and events as well as our web advertising.
Languages spoken
Czech: Fluent
English: Fluent
Finnish: Fluent
Swedish: Fluent
German: Beginner
Accommodation
Independent, cosy rooms in the historical vicarage of Pyhäjoki
What else ...
We have a dog so we hope that the volunteers are not allergic as the spaces are shared with him, too. Smoking is allowed outside only. Please remember the valid travel insurance.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have stable internet connection in both houses and enough of working space too.
Space for parking camper vans
If you come with a camper, you can park it in our garden.
Can possibly accept pets
This host has said they are willing to accept those travelling with a pet.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
My animals / pets
Kaiku (1 year)
Kaiku is 2,5 years old well-mixed rescue dog, medium-sized and maybe a border collie with some other shepherd dog ingredients from Tatra mountains. When he came to us two years ago, he was very shy and reserved, but slowly he is adapting into our collective and now he has already many closer friends.
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For someone who is in love with animation this is paradise! I was lucky to arrive in a time when they were shooting a movie, so I could help with the setbuilding and -painting, which was a lot of fun. It was amazing to work among all these great artists and warmhearted people in the team. My room was like a… read more
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For someone who is in love with animation this is paradise! I was lucky to arrive in a time when they were shooting a movie, so I could help with the setbuilding and -painting, which was a lot of fun. It was amazing to work among all these great artists and warmhearted people in the team. My room was like a… read more
It was really a shame that I was there during a time in which I couldn't help much in making the movie. I love Katariina's previous works and taking part in the production process would… read more
The only downside is that I'll miss Tabor for a very long time :)
Hope to see you again… read more
