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We are a family with a will to renovate an old house. The man of the house is Englishman who has set up home in a small village in Swedish Lapland. He bought a large house (an old school) as a renovation project and juggle this work with his IT day job.
The lady of the house is responsible for gardening, and puts lots of efforts to composting and planting flowers. She is an artist, so there is a studio in the house too. She also lives partly in Rovaniemi, so she is not at home all the time.
We have two children aged 9 and 12, 3 rats, 2 cats and a dog.
At spare time in the village, we visit some good friends in the village, do cross-country skiing in winter, work in garden at summer, and pick berries and mushrooms in autumn. If volunteers stay with us for longer than a few weeks, we like to take them around to see the surroundings of Muodoslompolo.
Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje
Proyectos artísticos
Jardinería
Construcción y bricolaje
Cuidado de animales
Cuidado de niños y juegos creativos
Cocinar para toda la familia
Ayuda doméstica
Mantenimiento general
Cuidado de casas
Intereses
Actividades al aire libre
Fitness
Ciclismo
Astronomía
Música
Fotografía
Artes escénicas
Carpintería
Cocina y alimentación
Arquitectura
Arte y diseño
Historia
Jardinería
Cultura
Películas y televisión
Vida en autocaravana
Tecnología
Mascotas
Animales
Deportes de invierno
Acampada
Naturaleza
Montaña
Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje
Volunteers will experience family life in a small, remote village in Swedish Lapland, the beautiful quiet and clean nature, and the mixed Finnish / Swedish identity of this special border region. You may learn some building skills, but mostly it will be a knowledge of what it is like to live here and how to survive in the winter cold and midnight summer sun!
Proyectos con niños
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Ayuda
We are currently looking for some volunteers to help us get ready for Christmas! You will be helping us with prepare for Christmas with some decorations, general housework, cooking and baking, entertaining our puppy, cats, and children and generally being part of our Christmas family experience. We have a wide range of jobs which can be arranged to suit the volunteer. Building with wood, painting, cooking, shovelling snow, sorting firewood, light building work... the list is endless! You don't need a specific skill, but if you have one then do let me know. The work changes from summer to winter, but there's always something to do. You can arrange your own schedule.
Idiomas hablados
Inglés: Fluido
Finnish: Fluido
Swedish: Intermedio
Alojamiento
You will have your own room in the house with a bed and bed sheets provided. At summer it is possible to stay also in your own cabin. House is kept warm, and the rooms are quite large.
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We live in a small beautiful village in Northern Sweden. It is very quiet and there is no nightlife in the village. This would suit somebody who would like to get away from mass tourism and enjoy the real nature of Lapland. There is a small shop 200m away. The nearest small town is Muonio, in Finland, at 15km away. The nature here is beautiful and peaceful with pine forests and lakes.
The house, in which we are living, is called Arbetstuga (=house of work). Arbetsstugan was originally built as a boarding school where children from surrounding villages would come to stay during schooltime. It was built in 1924. The Arbetsstugan continued to be used as a place of learning until recent times, when it was owned by the village and used as a place for meetings and gatherings. It was eventually sold due to the declining population Today the building has become a home, and is slowly becoming more homely. We renovate the house carefully respecting the old style of building.
We are looking for volunteers who can visit up to 2 weeks at a time so that we can fit the work around the time that we are at home.
We have two cats, so it is important that you are tolerant of animals and not allergic.
Muodoslompolo is ideally located, benefiting from the quiet of Sweden and the close proximity to Pallas and Olos fells in Finland. It is possible to hike and cross-country ski there, if wanting to follow marked tracks. The ski resorts of Levi and Ylläs are only an hours drive away.
If arriving in sweden, Muonio is the nearest town and serviced by bus from Rovaniemi and Kittilä. Kittilä in Finland is the nearest airport. If traveling from Stockholm the cheapest connection to here is by "Tapanis Buss" (Stockholm-Tornio) and then by Finnish bus from Tornio to Muonio (going weekdays). It is also possible to fly to Kiruna in Swedish Lapland.
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Acceso a Internet
Acceso a Internet limitado
Tenemos animales
Somos fumadores
Puede alojar familias
Puede acoger a nómadas digitales
Este anfitrión ha indicado que le encanta acoger a nómadas digitales.
Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas
Este anfitrión puede proporcionar un sitio para autocaravanas.
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Mis animales / mascotas
Badger, Bloxie and Dewie. (rats)
Luffy
Minnie
Hollie
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I came in the beginning of september when it was still quite warm outside so there were some things to do in the… read more
This english-finnish family are the hosts you have always… read more
I can just recommend a stay… read more
To us, it's been a highly positive experience.
We wish them all the best and hope to see them again
Muodoslompolo is a very quiet and peacefull place where we spend good time.
Thanks for Oliver to his funny British humor, we enjoy it… read more
He was a pleasant and easy going person, cooks great Italian food and it was fun to learn a little about Argentina.
Good luck on your return to Europe in the… read more
They gave me a lovely room, tasty food, and comfort. They also took me with them to Rovaniemi, which was very nice of them.
The job was based on my skills, long hours week. It's a big house, lots of things to do.
Thank you family… read more
It is a beautiful village and full of… read more
During her stay in Lapland with her friend Marianna, she worked hard to clean the house room by room, which is no small job. They also helped every day with cooking and cleaning snow, and many other tasks… read more
During their stay they worked hard to clean the house room by room, which is no small job. They also helped every day with… read more
Oliver introduced us to some amazing people, and showed some great sites around his area. He was a generous host… read more
