Come and stay with us in Kangasniemi, Finland

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8
Última atividade
11/06/2022
Taxa de resposta
100.0 %
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dentro 2 dias
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We are looking for strong young people for July 2022. For about a week anytime between July 1st and July 25th.

We are looking for people who like to chop wood, cut back small trees to make a clearing, carry water and other physically demanding tasks.
The house is in Finland 14 km from the next town. The buildings date in part to the 19th century. There is no electricity nor running water.
For a true Finland Country house experience, it can't get better than this.
There are 2 kayaks, 2 rowboats, and two SUP boards. You can relax by exploring the lake and wildlife. Or go berry picking in the forest. Due to the remoteness of the house, tourist attractions are far and few. This is a great place to disconnect from your devices. This is a summer only location and I am there to cook and fix things up as well.
Tipos de ajuda e oportunidades de aprendizado
Jardinagem
Projetos de construção/faça você mesmo
Criar/cozinhar refeições caseiras
Ajuda a cuidar da casa
Manutenção geral
Objetivos de sustentabilidade da ONU que este anfitrião quer atingir
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O que é isso?
Oportunidades de intercâmbio cultural e aprendizado
Step back in time and experience what it was like to live in the "olden days".
Ajuda
Gardening means weeding as the place is overgrown from decades of neglect.
General Maintenance means mainly painting and fixing things here and there.
Clearing scrub and tall grass. Burning it if meteorological conditions are good.
Carrying water, wood, heating up the sauna, roasting marshmallows on Marshmallow Island...
And there's always some kind of project in the works where extra hands are welcome.
Idiomas
Alemão: Fluente
Inglês: Fluente
Finnish: Fluente
Francês: Fluente
Espanhol: Iniciante
Acomodação
There are 3 bedrooms.
There is a Sauna and lake for bathing.
There is an outhouse. Clean and tidy; not the stinky kind!
There is Internet Access via 4G, but no electricity, so when your phone dies, it stays dead until you row over to the neighbors to recharge it.
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Coming to work for a week will be quite like no other experience simply due to the fact that one is going back in time to another epoch. There is no electricity and no running water, yet the table is laid with fine dishes and glassware, meals are cooked on a wood stove.
The Sauna is next to the lake where one bathes. There is no bathroom or shower.
We have modern tools in order to to get the job done as efficiently as possible.
Each Workawayer usually gets his/her own room. Linens and towels are provided.
Due to the remoteness, we will pick you up in Kangasniemi by car.
Activities: All depends on the weather.
Mais alguns detalhes
- Acesso à internet
- Acesso à internet limitado
- Temos mascotes
- Somos fumantes
- Pode hospedar famílias
Quantos Workawayers pode acomodar?
2
Horas previstas
Maximum 25 hours / week

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Comentário feito pelo e sobre o anfitrião (8)

09/08/2019

Feito pelo anfitrião para o Workawayer (Hafiz )

Hafiz is a good worker. He did everything I asked of him without any complaint. He worked well together with David, the other Workawayer, meaning he's a good team player. He was pleasant to have around and had lots of cool stories to tell from back home as well about the airline industry he used to work in. Hafiz is also an amazing singer! We saw… read more

(Excelente )

26/06/2019

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Hafiz ) para o anfitrião

This place is the first workaway experience for me in Finland, and still is one the best I had so far! I was here last summer for only a couple of weeks but still it felt longer and I experienced so much of Finnish countryside traditional living and culture. Being secluded and isolated from modern life distractions, this beautiful summer cottage… read more with its green surroundings of forests and lakes is a magical place to be.

And Riita of course was such an amazing host. Friendly and very hospitable, she made us feel right at home from the first day. We did all the work in a very well-planned and organized manner. Such as the renovation of the fireplace beside the sauna, cutting and stocking up woods for next summer supplies, chopping down trees to make clearance, and a lot of other major and minor tasks revolving around the cottage's vicinity. Some of the renovation works were tough and require strength and at times a lot of patience, but we finished it all in a productive yet still very fun and enjoyable atmosphere.

But through out all the hard work, Riita really rewarded us, especially when we're productive! Sometimes after working time when we're not having our leisure time getting a sauna, swimming in the lake, or messing around the peaceful and tranquil scenery. She would took us to visit places. Driving to the nearest towns and cities and spending our day there visiting buildings, landmarks, museums, or rowing our kayaks and having an evening chat with the neighbors such as Antti who had alot of stories to share. And of course after we would've BBQ at marshmallow island! We even went to Tango music festivals and also the local restaurants, meeting the locals, getting into their local events such as rowing the big boat with the local rowing team along Lake Saimaa. It was truly an amazing experience! And I learned a lot from meeting the locals, their traditions and culture especially when Riita could be the icebreaker as she's a multilingual and sociable person. And if we just wanted to rest for the night, Riita would have some activities such as board games and other stuffs. And we would never got hungry here. Food was always abundant and Riita will always prepare the food for the day and night. Being an excellent cook, she introduced us to many traditional Finnish cuisines and also her own family recipe. She even made very good jams with berries too :)

All in all. This is an amazing place to be in the summer. Riita would have some rules that we are obliged to adhere but they all would have a logical and reasonable purpose behind it that we would understand after being there for for a couple of days :) She's an excellent host, and would make you experience the most of how it is to live there in the old days. This place is truly an ancient heritage of Riita's family, and an authentic Finnish summer cottage experience and I'm very honoured to be hosted here. And if I get the opportunity to do it again in the future, I definitely won't hesitate.

Thanks again Riita.

(Excelente )

06/08/2017

Deixado pelo Workawayer (thomas) para o anfitrião

If you have the chance to be elected to stay at Riitta do not miss this opportunity because it will be perhaps the only time in your life where you will have the possibility of a trip in time, in the past of a Finland which has today disappeared. Everything is authentic and everything is valuable at Riitta, anything is beautiful and everything is… read more

(Muito Bom )

06/08/2017

Feito pelo anfitrião para o Workawayer (thomas)

Thomas spent a week with us out in the countryside. He was very helpful and keen on working. He knew to appreciate the special house and location. We had nice conversations at dinner and over wine. Thomas works independently and is a very talented draftsman. We wish him all the very best with his future endeavours!

(Muito Bom )

09/07/2017

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Gen) para o anfitrião

I stayed here for 2 weeks with Riitta and another workawayer Jon from Iceland. It is a unforgettable experience. I recommend this place strongly to people from urban area! Because of the beauty of nature, kind host and culture exchange.
1)nature
Rolling a boat under the midnight sunset, reading in the forest and breeze, watching bonfire, many… read more

(Excelente )

14/07/2016

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Athena) para o anfitrião

I can't thank Riitta and Peter enough for their kindness and hospitality in having me stay with them! It was an incredible first workaway experience, and one I will always remember and cherish. Good, honest physical work, which doesn't even feel like work when you are living in such an idyllic, precious setting; fantastic conversation, the most… read more

(Excelente )

29/07/2015

Feito pelo anfitrião para o Workawayer (Simon & Ella)

Simon was an avid worker, did all he was asked to without a sigh or complaint. He enjoyed being with us and was fine company at the dinner table. He got along with the everyone and was pleasant to have around. I wish him all the best in all of his endeavours!

(Excelente )

19/07/2015

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Simon & Ella) para o anfitrião

I was in Ritta's place for almost 3 weeks and that was such a great time !
We've done a lot of things (rowing on the lake, learning about history, bonefire evening) and I've discover the Finland's countryside and way of living.
Most of my work was with the wood (cutting it, stacking it, burning it) but there is plenty of others things to do… read more

(Excelente )

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