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*** Hello, the calendar for the workaway summer season 2025 is open now ***
*** Looking for the house-sitting in April (Easter) or June for around 1-3 weeks, flexible dates***
Hi,
Robo and Dada welcome you to this site. Inspirational summer light in a beautiful forest with picturesque lakes and nature sounds expresses what we all look for well-being and health-tempted to come and enjoy yourself with us?
Our property is only 10 km from the Norwegian border, near Lake Tvällen.
Since we acquired this place in 2014, we have tried to change it into a nice place to stay, thanks to our volunteers. Some became long stayers, and some even sent siblings or friends, but we learned a lot from each one, welcoming new ideas & inspiring each other.
Sustainable ways of life, such as baking our sourdough bread, breeding chickens, semi-permaculture gardening, and recycling waste, are the ways we decided to go, and we gladly share our experiences.
We speak English and Slovak, and also some Swedish. We enjoy practicing languages during calm evenings and are enthusiasts in cooking, mainly continental style, but we also try the exotic ones. Robo is a good fisherman, and I like baking and gardening.
In our house lives 3 cats.
There is no easy access to public transport. We will pick you up at the train or bus station in Arvika or Charlottenberg (Sweden) if you arrive at Oslo (Norway) airport. Trains connect all critical travel hubs in Sweden; look at the website (sj.se) and find the destination Arvika or Charlottenburg.
Living outside of busy cities isn’t for everyone. It is a remote forest here, so be prepared for a real Swedish wildlife :) Please write if you want to spend a few weeks hiking, wildlife watching, biking, fishing, kayaking, or just pondering nature. It will make you a happy workawayer. And if you are alone, bring a buddy. We prefer couples for 2-4 weeks, ages more than 21, but the group of 3 friends is also okay.
We look forward to meeting you!
Dada & RoboTypes d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Pratique d’une langueJardinageBricolage et constructionS’occuper des animauxCuisine/repas pour la familleAide à la maisonEntretien généralHome sittingEchange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
Directly in the area are kilometres of marked hiking trails and interpretive walks. You can borrow bicycles or if you want to try fishing, right next to the house are lakes with pikes, perches and other white fish. We also have canoes and there is a small pier if you decide to swim.
Aide
We are looking for volunteers who will help with painting, firewood preparation, renovation projects, gardening, cutting down bushes and grass.
The ideal workawayer for us is an open, friendly and practical person, age at least 21 years. We prefer if you have skills in similar work already. Minimum stay is 14 days. Due to the different types of work, we prefer workaywers as a couple.
Please note that we are not a company or institution with insurance for volunteers. Although we will of course take every precaution to prevent accidents, we strongly recommend you to have a travel insurance that covers also manual work.Langues
Langues parlées
Anglais: Courant
Slovak: Courant
Swedish: IntermédiaireCet hôte propose un échange linguistique
Cet hôte a indiqué qu’il souhaitait faire partager sa propre langue ou en apprendre une nouvelle.
Contactez-le pour en savoir plus.Hébergement
You will sleep in our guesthouse - there are 2 bedrooms, simple kitchen and a bathroom. Bed linens and towels are provided. We eat lunch and many times also dinner together. We would appreciate help with preparing the food, washing up, and finally cleaning the kitchen.
We have unlimited wi-fi. A mobile network to make calls is sufficient also :-)
On summer nights there might be mosquitos, so we recommend using repellents (available in our house).Autres infos...
SOMETHING FOR FISHERMEN
Only a 5 minute walk from the our property is the lake Tvällen, which has approximately 100 acres. In the surrounding area (up to about 20 kilometres) there are many more lakes, some smaller, but some large with almost a thousand acres.
There is no size limit set for fish; you can fish all year long and the amount of fish you catch is not limited (besides the trout area). Welcome are especially the catch & release fans, those who prefer the beautiful experience rather than a freezer full of fish. We own two motor boats on nearby lakes and 2-3 more on the bigger lakes.
TOURISM
The best way how to explore beautiful nature of Sweden and local cultural monuments is to take a trip with bikes or on foot. An interesting experience is to take the “Path of seven farms” (7 torpsleden), which goes from Lekvattnet and follows the original trail of Finnish settlers.
OPEN-AIR MUSEUMS OF FINNISH SETTLERS
Settlement Ritamäki is one of the farms that is best preserved. They will offer you a simple refreshment in the summer – coffee and awesome, freshly baked waffles. There are many other settlements nearby as well, for example Kvarntorp or Purala.
ROWING AND CANOE
There are many great places around this area suitable for a boat or canoe, as a day trip or a trip lasting several days. On lakes Tvällen and Kymmen or nearby rivers there are many possibilities to spend lovely time. There is access on our lake Tvällen for swimming.Informations complémentaires
Accès Internet
Accès Internet limité
Nous avons des animaux
Nous sommes fumeurs
Familles bienvenues
Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads
200 Mbit, optic fibre connection, unlimited
Espace pour garer des vans
Any size of the campervan
Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?
Plus de 2
Feedback (43)
With the work they gave me… read more
We can´t forget your crocheting sessions with Laura on the terrace :-)
Wishing all the best,
R&D
I had amazing 2 weeks and tried out many new things. The working hours were really fair and the work was also fun to do (painting and blueberry picking).
Both take great care, make good food and are always open for a chat and recommendations.
I already miss swimming in… read more
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With the work they gave me… read more
We can´t forget your crocheting sessions with Laura on the terrace :-)
Wishing all the best,
R&D
I had amazing 2 weeks and tried out many new things. The working hours were really fair and the work was also fun to do (painting and blueberry picking).
Both take great care, make good food and are always open for a chat and recommendations.
I already miss swimming in… read more
We really enjoyed sharing this time with her.
Thank you Laura for everything!
thank you for my first experience with Workaway. Even though it was my first visit, I am not sure if I am ever going to have a chance to meet as good people as you are. I didn’t expect that anyone would take care of me as well as you did and be so kind all the time. I learned many things during these two weeks and got even more… read more
Daniel&Eva
Indeed, for the work, the five hours a day are respected. During my stay, I had the opportunity to do some paintings, cutting wood, create a new garage pavement and some little works too.
After your… read more
The work is interesting and varied. The maximum of five hours is always… read more
Working hours are trust based so it’s up to you when your starting. As we renovated one of their cottage we had a variation… read more
Robo and Dada are really kind and very… read more
The area has an warm atmosphere and you can spend your evenings canoeing in the lake.
Thanks for this… read more
Thomas was a good company and we are very pleased that he enjoyed a stay here, being a fisherman he could enjoy his hobby after the work… read more
First i was planning to stay for six and half weeks, but luckily i could extend my stay with six weeks.
Robo and Dada are both excellent chefs. The meals were delicious and looks like meals… read more
Thank you Thomas for staying with us and wish you a good luck with school and travelling around the globe next year :)
It's nice to have an own little house for the volunteers, just near the house of the hosts. We were always welcome if we needed something, if we had a question or even just to chat a little bit.
The slovak food was very good and interesting… read more
I would reccomend Koen to anyone as he is very friendly, positive and open person, ready to help being very flexible. … read more
We enjoyed evenings hearing your travel stories and being part of culinary workshops,… read more
all the best with your next voyage and we… read more
We will think of you anf hope to see you sometime again.
Dada and Robo...they are the best hosts! so open and easy-going...so kind and always willing to help you. I couldn't expect more: this place is very peaceful and cozy, surrounded by forests and lakes. They drove us to see different places around, we had short trips, picking blueberries and… read more
I hope, we´ll… read more
Her passion for precise work, team support and her extremely high dedication to have things dome make her the ideal volunteer.
We will miss her, but hope to see her again !