Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Iceland

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Join our collaborative forest projects near Akranes, Iceland
Notice spots for 2026 are not available yet, so please don't contact me until July-August 2026. - - - Hello, I am an easy going person, non-smoker and non-drinker. I have 3 grown-up kids, and 7 grandchildren. I currently live alone and have a ......
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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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Help at home and have fun with us close to Akureyri, Iceland
We live on a farm in Eyjafjörður Iceland north of Akureyri - the capital of North Iceland. On our farm we have many cows, calws, two dogs, a 60 sheeps and horses. We need some help to keep the outside clean. With our private household and help with ......
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House sitting and family stay in beautiful Akureyri area, Iceland
I found somebody for June and July Hi we are a German/Icelandic family with two kids (5 and 8 years old) and live in a house just outside of Akureyri with a great view over the fjord. We also have a cat called Appelsína and three horses (the ......
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Lend a hand with outdoor projects while enjoying spectacular nature near Hella, Iceland
Hi! We are Diddi (Icelandic) and Editka (Slovak). We discovered workaway as volunteers when we travelled together for about half a year... we loved it and are loving the hosting side of it just as much! Since 2021 we've been living in a modest ......
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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 7,11 and 13. We are looking for a person to help around the house, some cooking, cleaning, helping in the garden or help out with some renowation or building projects. Gunnhildur is a teacher and Björgvin ......
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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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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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Stay with a local family in the Westfjords, Iceland
We are looking for help that can help us from July 2027. We are a easy going family that lives in a small town in the Westfjords of Iceland. We are surrounded by beautiful nature, mountains and the ocean only a 5 minute walk from our home.
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Be a part of our family in Hafnarfjordur, Iceland
Hello from Iceland We are a small family in Hafnarfjörður Reykjavik and have two children 9 years and 19 years old. In December I mainly need help christmas decorating, baking cookies, Christmas crafting and helping in the house and cooking... ......
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Share family life, nature, horses and creativity in Reykjavík, Iceland
We are a family of 3 looking for a kind and positive person who would enjoy experiencing Icelandic family life, nature, horses, and creativity with us. Help can include light household tasks, spending time with our 7-year-old son, and helping with ......
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Help with our children in our family home in Hvolsvöllur, Iceland
We are a family of 4. mom, dad and 2 kids, boy and a girl. 12 and 14 years old. We just bought a farm and are moving to the farm, from our house in Hvolsvöllur. The farm is a 10 minute drive from Hvolsvöllur. We mostly need help with household and ......
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Help us at the guesthouse and experience the life style here in Laugar, Iceland
Searching for a female workers (30+) to help with a guesthouse, a campsite and a resturant all in 2 min distance from the farm. You would get a room in the house with the family. Driving license requeried, basic cooking sills, good organisation and ......
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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 (36). I'm a hairdresser and Brynjar is a captain on fishing boat. Our children are 13 year, 7 year, 3 year and 21 month old. We have one dog, french bulldog 3 years old, ......
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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 with the children and explore beautiful nature in Sauðárkrókur, Iceland
We are a Icelandic/Swiss family with 4 children, living on a farm on the countryside in the Northwest of Iceland. We have horses with foals, some sheeps, two dogs and a cat. We are looking for someone helping us in the house and with the children - ......
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General help in the house and garden in Mosfellsbær, Iceland
Only persons that know and love cats are welcome! Must love to play with my 3 cats We live in Iceland in Mosfellsbaer very close to Reykjavík. (15km) Our house is on a big land, lots of trees a small river and we have 4 cats. As we are both getting ......
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Join our happy and active family in Akureyri, Iceland
So we are a little chaotic at times, quite busy but always happy! The mom of the house, Bergþóra, works at the hospital as a nurse and the dad, Orri is an elecrician. The young one's are Hafdís Hekla 8-years old, Margrét Heiða 6 year old and Orri ......
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Opportunity to live with an international family in Egilsstadir, Iceland
We are a Czech-Filipino couple with a baby and will need help with babysitting and housekeeping as we will both be working full time starting in October. The baby is a boy (19 months now ) and so far seems to be quite calm and has no problem with ......
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Join our family and explore local life in Selfoss, Iceland
We are a family of five who live in the town Selfoss in south Iceland. We are active people, we love to go riding, and we enjoy hiking and going for a swim. We are looking for help in our household, with our kids who are 10, 8 and 3 years old. The ......
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