Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Iceland

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Join our family with everyday life in a small town near the sea, south Iceland
I'm 72 years , I live in a small village in SW Iceland. I spend a few hours per day building a house close by and do some office work. I have 5 kids and 8 grandchildren. All of them have moved away from home. One daughter lives next door, (family of ......
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Get to know a daily life of a local family in Reykjavik, Iceland
We are a family of 5 living in a house close to down town Reykjavik. Grandfather Snorri is a 57 years old biologist and grandmother Guðbjörg is a 57 years old psychologist. Our house has 3 floors with four bedrooms and next to the house we have a ......
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Become a part of a local family and live in a beautiful area in Reykjavík, Iceland
My name is Kristín and I have a 1 year old son called Aron. We are looking for someone to stay with us and help me with Aron and some light housework. We live in a lovely apartment very central in Reykjavík(University area) and close to beautiful ......
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Help around the house in Hella,Iceland
We are family of 4 who are looking for help around the house. We live in the south part of Iceland in a very touristic area. Our kids are both girls aged 6 and 8 years old.We’re both working parents and kids are attending school.With our busy ......
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Explore local sights while living with our family in Selfoss, Iceland
Hello. My name is Rakel and my husband name is Gestur. We live in a small village 30min drive from Selfoss there is in the south of Iceland. We have 4 kids from 5 years old to 16. The oldest boy lives with his mother near selfoss and just come to us ......
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Come and live with a lively family in Hvolsvöllur, in the Icelandic countryside
We are a lively family of five (four kids aged 13 - 21 years) living in a farm house right outside a small village in Southern Iceland (100 km from Reykjavik).
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Experience a different life while visiting beautiful places and learning local culture in Þorlákshöfn, Iceland
Hey! We are looking for a helping hand for our family :): We are a German-Icelandic family with three children. My name is Janina and I work as a nursery school teacher :). Snædís is eight years old, Snæþór will be seven in December and Snævar is ......
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Help us at the guesthouse and experience the life style here in Laugar, Iceland
Searching for a female worker to help with a guesthouse whitch would be the main task. You would get a room in the house with the family. Driving license requeried, basic cooking sills, good organisation and housekeeping on a good level. WE CAN ONLY ......
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Join our family and help with childminding in Breiðdalsvík, Iceland
Hi We are a family of 6 and dogs. Me, Andrea (40) and my husband, Brynjar (35). I'm a hairdresser in a maternity leave and Brynjar is a captain on fishing boat. Our children are 12 year, 6 year, 2 year and 11 month old. We have one dog, french ......
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Live with a local family while exploring Sandgerði, Iceland
Welcome to our profile! :) We've been hosting for quite some time now and are happy to have hosted many people from very interesting backgrounds :) We are a family of four in Iceland! Hjördís (28), Atli (30), Sigurður (8) and Emilía (6). Our day ......
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Help us out at home and in the garden in beautiful Reykjavik, Iceland
We are a couple with one 24 year old daughter and a chihuahua. I am a beauty therapist and a medium my husband is a fisherman and our daughter is learning to be a nurse. We live in a house in Reykjavik close to the city center, sport center, the ......
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Join easy-going life in the North of Iceland
Welcome to our cozy family home in Akureyri, the charming capital of North Iceland! We're Guðrún and Siggi, both 49, currently sharing our home with our youngest son Sölvi (16), while our older children Saga (22) and Uni Steinn (20) have spread ......
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Help with gardening and small tasks in Hvolsvöllur, Iceland
UPDATE: I get sooooo many messages every day. Thank you all for that. But I'm not able to host everyone and answer all messages. I'm really sorry about that Hi :) My name is Marlene and me and my husband run a diary farm in South Iceland with 60 ......
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Join our happy home near Akureyri in the North East of Iceland.
NEW PLACE 2025 - new profile - please read down below as well, from bottom - up, to read our story! Now me and my daughter seek the best person to play with, help with household and keep us company 🥰 We now live in a beautiful place near Akureyri ......
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Join us around the house and explore beautiful Akureyri, Iceland
** Update for Fall & Winter 2025 Again, I need to update the profile, changes in life and all that. Amazingly we are still 32 years old, but the kids are now 8, 3 and another one has appeared somehow :-) We’re currently looking for help during the ......
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Join us out with daily life and animals in Selfoss, Iceland
We live in a big house on a beautiful farm in Iceland 1 hour away from the capital, 15 min to the next town. The family consist of me and my 10 year old, three very active lovely dogs, five cuddly cats, some chicken, 1 guinea pig and we have some ......
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Help us around our home and with our kids while getting to know the nature in Breiðdalsvík, Iceland
We are family of six that live near Breiðdalsvík. We are sheep farmers and we own around 400 sheep and 2 border collie dogs they are working sheep dogs and one family labrador. We need no help with the farm at this point. I am 29 years old and my ......
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Share our family life while getting to know Iceland, Akureyri
We are a family of 5 living in a beautiful town named Akureyri, the capital of the north of Iceland. We are looking for a Workawayer. Our family consists of myself Helga (39), husband Bjarki (43), Bergsteinn (3) and Hulda and Ingi (9 months old). We ......
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Join our family on the rural north east side of Iceland
We are a family of 6, me Oddrún Inga my husband Snorri Már and our four children, Halldóra Gigja 7 years old, Sólborg María will be 6 in august , Oddþór ingi will be 3 in August and our youngest was barn 5 April We live on the north east side of ......
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Icelandic family looking for some extra hands to join us in Akureyri, Iceland
Hello we are Icelandic family livining on a farm just few kilometers from Akureyri city. We have five children three boys, two girls and a dog named Númi. Hafsteinn Þór 2013 Guðmundur Þór 2015 Sóldís Fjóla 2020 Hafþór Áki 2022 Glódís Lilja ......
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