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If you are from outside of the EU and planning to visit Iceland to work, volunteer or study, YOU WILL NEED THE CORRECT VISA. You must not be replacing paid local workers. To find out more information you need to contact the Icelandic embassy in your home country BEFORE travelling.

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Learn about different traditions and cultural exchange in out family home in Hvolsvollur, Iceland

Hello there! We're Georg, Kitti, and our little explorer Valentínus (5 years old), living in Hvolsvöllur, South Iceland. We stay busy with our works but love exploring our beautiful surroundings. We're a non-smoking, non-drinking family, Every day, ......

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Help me with my daily life while exploring Reykjavík, Iceland

English We live in a lovely neighborhood of Reykjavík, close enough to the city center to enjoy its culture, cafés, and colorful street life, yet peaceful enough to feel connected to nature. From our place, you can easily explore the city’s ......

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Join our family life in a small town near Reykjavik, Iceland

Must love dogs! We live in a small town close to Reykjavik. We are a married couple with a son, one lady dog and two lady cats. We need help with looking after our son, he is 10 yo., looking after animals and help around the house, mostly ......

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Co-create at our home in Eskifjörður, East Iceland

We are based in a small town by a fjord in East Iceland — a quiet, spacious place surrounded by ocean, mountains, and northern lights. Our home, , welcomes creative people who want to slow down, reconnect with nature, and contribute to a meaningful ......

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Explore a local village life while spending time with our family in Þykkvibær, Iceland

Welcome here in Þykkvibær, Iceland! I'm Vilhjálmur/Villi/Vil, a 37 year old father of one (almost) 10yo daughter called Bríet (she lives in another town though:(). I am, as we say in the nordic languages, an altmuligtman, or a jack of all trades. I ......

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Join our family in Varmahlíð, Iceland

Family of 4. Böddi, Ella, Hafdís (daugther 37)and Böðvar (Hafdís son 17). We live in Skagafjörður, north West in Iceland. It is about 1 hour drive from Akureyri. In this area of Skagafjörður you could go hiking, fishing, river rafting, natural hot ......

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Join us in our home in Búðardalur, Iceland

I am a single mom of a teenage son. We live in a very little village in the west part of Iceland. My job is being a fosterparent so children can come and go quite often so anyone staying at my home has to be able to work with kids of all ages. I ......

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Looking for a couple, help with our garden and general maintenance around the house in Búðardalur, Iceland

Hello to you who want to help us:) we are a family of 5 mom and dad and kids 16-14-8. We live in the West of Iceland one and half hour away from the capital city. I, Anna, am a teacher and my husband is a plumber, we own a small guesthouse and ......

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Be a part of our family and join us with our pets near Reykjavik, Iceland

Hi there! We are a cheerful German - Icelandic family of 4 living in beautiful countryside in South Iceland, about 100 km from Reykjavík, the Icelandic capital. We live on a farm, but it is not a working farm, our animals are strictly pets. We have ......

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Join our family and help with household and hobby horses in Snæfellsnes, Iceland

We are a German/Icelandic family of 4 and live with a dog, two cats and 10 horses on a farm on the south side of Snæfellsnes near Snæfellsjökull National Park. The relatives live in the neighboring house on the same farm with their 2 children, 6 and ......

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Get to know the local culture while living with our family in Þykkvibær, Iceland

Hello, we are family of five. Living 26 km from Hella on the south coast of Iceland in a beautiful country side home with nature and good view. We are Gígja and Ásgeir and we have 3 kids, Benedikt (4 years old), Ingibjörg ( 2 and half year old) and ......

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Help a friendly family and join for cultural exchange in Keflavík, Iceland

Hello and welcome! We are Ingibjörg Sesselja (36), Ragnar Aron (40), and our sons Esjar Ingi (7) and Rökkvi (4 months). We live in the coastal town of Keflavík, on the Reykjanes peninsula, in a calm neighborhood surrounded by family and friends — ......

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Become a part of a happy family in down town Reykjavík, Iceland

Hello! We´re a happy family of three plus a kitty, living in the centre of the capital, Reykjavík. We´re looking for a Workaway that would like to come and be a part of our little family:) I am a medical doctor. My older boy is 20 years old and is ......

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Spend a quality time with my kid and enjoy the nature in the East of Iceland

I am a single mom, living in a quiet town in the East part of Iceland, looking for help with household, baby and dog sitting.

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Help our family with daily life and kids while enjoying amazing outdoors in Ísafjörður, Iceland

Hey, my name is Elin and I live in a small village in Iceland. We have two children aged 2 and 4 years old. We also have a Beagle puppy called Nóta (Note) as in musical notes in English. I am a teacher, singer and actress. My partner (Ragnar) is a ......

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Become a part of our family and explore local life in Akranes, Iceland

We are a family of 5. We have 3 girls aged 6,10 and 12. We are looking for a person to help around the house, some cooking, cleaning, helping in the garden Gunnhildur is a teacher and Björgvin is a socialworker. We are a active family and love ......

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Join family life and explore Hrísey, Iceland

We are an Icelandic/Swedish family with 3 children. Klas, Asrun, Heimir (18) Anna (13) Johan (11). We are looking for someone that would like to become part of our family and help out with the younger children and around the house. We live on an ......

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Learn horseback riding while living with our family in Húsavík, Iceland

I'm Anna I own and run a small farm in the north of Iceland. I have two girls, born in January 2018 and April 2020. The family is quite big, and most of my siblings have children of their own, and most of them visit quite frequently. We live on ......

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Become a part of our big family in Akranes, Iceland

we are a married couple (37 and 40 years old) with five children. we have one cat, Bella. The children are in the age range between 2 and 17 years old. We live in Akranes, Iceland and here we have the beach called langisandur, a popular lighthouse ......

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Experience nature in the very far North of Iceland

We are Árni and Heiða, two sheep farmers in the northeast of Iceland. We live on a farm on Þistilfjörður with four dogs and two cats (only one dog and one cat live in our home), and the nearest town is Raufarhöfn, about 8km away. We would love to ......

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