Come to meet our fun family and experience the Finnish summer in North Karelia, Finland

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  Descripción

  We are now Marja and two kids Leo (born 2014) and Luna (born 2016). We live in the countryside in North Karelia 20 km from Joensuu center.
  
  Our project has been to build a straw bale round house to be our home and it is (nearly) completed now. We have moved into the round house in May 2023. We also have 5 hectares of forest of our own and very close is an organic farm Pikkunuppu where I, Marja have grown up and where we now grow all our vegetables.
  
  The round house project started in 2016. The whole project was done with a small budget trying to use as much as possible natural and recycled materials from local resources.The house has a natural stone foundation, post and beam structure, as insulation in the walls is straw bales and on that there is a clay plaster. Also the ceiling and one interior wall is from plaster. The house has been painted with natural paints. It has a brick chimney, oven and stove and that is how we heat the house and cook food. We have only solar power but in the summer there is no shortage in electricity because there is so much sun. We have an outside sauna where we wash ourselves. Inside there is no running water, we carry our water from a well in the yard.
  
  We had our first helpers in year 2017 and since then we have had them every year. In the beginning of the project we had up to 20 a year, now when the house is nearly done and I´m on my own there has been only one or two a year. We are very happy how things go with helpers. That is why I am continuing this great way of sharing: we get help and we are able to show them our way to live and give them a great experience in the Finnish summer. We get to meet interesting people and learn from them.
  
  
  
  Welcome!

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  Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  Ayuda en proyectos ecológicos

  Jardinería

  Construcción y bricolaje

  Ayuda en una granja

  Ayuda doméstica

  Mantenimiento general
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  Intereses

  

  Vegetariano o vegano

  

  Sostenibilidad

  

  Mascotas

  

  Cultura

  

  Películas y televisión

  

  Agricultura

  

  Cuidado de plantas

  

  Bricolaje y manualidades

  

  Libros

  

  Fotografía

  

  Jardinería

  

  Cocina y alimentación

  

  Dibujo y pintura

  

  Carpintería

  

  Animales

  

  Naturaleza

  

  Acampada

  

  Deportes de invierno

  

  Playa

  

  Actividades al aire libre

  

  Senderismo

  

  Ciclismo
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  Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  We live by a lake to swim in, we can give you bicyckles to go for a cycle and you can cyckle to Joensuu, you can do berry and mushroom picking later in the summer, walks in the woods, we have regular sauna.
  When you come here you are included in our family. We 3, specially the kids are social and happy to have company.
  We have two dogs that live inside with us and spends lots of time outside. They are kind and happy to have company as well.
  You are also included in the lovely organic vegetable growing group where us 3 and 4 other families grow vegetables in a shared field.

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  Proyectos con niños

  En este proyecto podría haber niños. Para obtener más información, consulta nuestras directrices y consejos aquí.

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  Ayuda

  Type of help needed:
  I am looking for a person who is happy to work with me but also independently. I am looking for help to tidy up the yard, finish up little tasks here and there, about once a week help me in the field looking after the vegetables, looking after the garden here at the house, and also help me making fire wood. I will be helping and showing you what to do and also how to do things if needed.
  Time when help needed:
  2025 all May and first 3 weeks of June. Any amount of time within that time.

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  Idiomas

  Idiomas hablados
  Inglés: Fluido
  Finnish: Fluido

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  Alojamiento

  We have a lovely guest house in our yard with two beds, a table and chairs. In there you have your own peace and privacy. It is about 2,5mx4,5m big and it has a little sleeping balcony. It has lots of natural light in it and it is clean and cozy.
  Our meals are nutritious, filling and vegan. I will cook but I ask you to help to cut vegetables etc. I also like to bake cakes ect. :)

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  Algo más...

  We like playing board and card games, we like being outside most of the day, we like going to local beaches to swim. Our place is surrounded by forest and close by is a a lake where you can swim every day.
  Ps. our internet access is only from a land line, no wifi available.

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  Un poco más de información

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    Acceso a Internet

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    Acceso a Internet limitado

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    Tenemos animales

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    Somos fumadores

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    Puede alojar familias

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  Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas

  Internet access only on a line, no wifi available. We have two dogs. Campervans ect. fit in our yard.

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  ¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?

  Más de dos

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