Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Iceland

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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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Experience unique natural beauty on our farm close to Grenivík, Iceland
We are farmers, looking for some help on our farm, we have 2 dogs, 300 sheep and we grow potatoes. We also have 6 horses that we ride for fun and help us with the sheep. We live in the north side of Iceland, about 30 minutes drive from Akureyri. We ......
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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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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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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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Immerse yourself in a daily life of a local family in Öræfim, Iceland
We are a family of three. I'm a visual artist and a project manager (Eva) and Peter is a beekeeper and working at the local school. Ægir our son is five years old, turns 6 this autumn. During the summer there are many tasks in relation to the ......
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Join our Switzerland-Icelandic family and help around the house a little outside of Reykjavík, Iceland
Switzerland-Icelandic family with 2 children (8 and 5). 1 cat, 1 dog and many horses. Living a little outside of Reykjavík. We live in a 4bedroom apartment in a house. We search for some german speaking helper. Schweiz-isländische Familie mit 2 ......
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Join a local family home, surrounded with nature and animals near Golden circle, Iceland
We are a family of four, living on a horse farm close to Laugarvatn (an hour away from Reykjavík). Freyja is a high school teacher but Bjarni is a professional horse trainer and breeder. We have a 12 year old son and a 6 year old daughter. We have a ......
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Help on our sheep farm and explore beauty of Helgustaðir, Iceland
Sheep farmer and a fosterparent in our beutiful contry. Our farm name is Helgustaðir and have a many possability to do some out excersise. We have 450 sheeps, 3 dogs an 3 cats. My name is Sólrún and my husban’s name is Ólafur. We have 3 kids and 7 ......
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Help a family in the countryside, Hvolsvöllur, Iceland
We are a family of 5, Martina and Siggi and our kids Elvira, Freyja and Benjamin. We are living on a farm which is located on the south coast of Iceland. Just under volcano Eyjafjallajökull, near the black beach and the sea. We have horses, dog ......
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Help me practise my spanish and help around the garden in small village Bolungarvík, Iceland
I am a teacher who has been fighting against agressive plants for few years. Now my boddy is getting older so it would be good to have someone who can do most of the work. I live in Bolungarvík small village in westfjords with my husband.
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Guesthouse, garden and house help in a small town of Hvolsvollur, Iceland
I just recently moved in my house with an old garden that needs some attending. Also guesthouse. I work more than full time so I also need some help with house chores and projects. Salary for help and free accommodation. Minimum wage provided.
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Experience the nature of Kópasker, North Iceland
We are Marinó and Emma. Marinó is icelandic and I’m (Emma) german. We are living in Northiceland on a sheep farm with 300 sheeps, 7 horses, 1 cat and our two dogs, Hrísla and Tara. We are mostly spending outside working the house that's why we ......
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Immerse yourself in nature and get to know a local family life in Egilsstadir, Iceland
Hello dear workaway :) We are a family of four. A couple in our thirtes, a 5 year old daughter and a daughter born in oktober 2022. We live in a farm in the east side of Iceland, 36 km away from Egilsstadir. In our farm we have around 500 sheeps and ......
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