Elina

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Italy - desde Out 2026 até Nov 2026
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I enjoy outdoor life, both working outdoors (garden, agriculture, forest, maintenance of hiking trails etc) and hiking, bicycling & skiing. I enjoy working with others while I am independent with my tasks and happy to work on my own. I am also ready to work indoors as you can see from the list of my volunteering jobs below. Cooking - and eating - and learning about local cuisine and use of local ingredients is one of my interests. I read a lot, both fiction and non-fiction, in particular history and contemporary society, I like seeing theatre and films, and love discussion on a wide range of topics.

Over the last three years, since I retired, I have been doing diverse volunteering jobs. A list below, I am happy to provide more information
- Kitchen work in the hut of the Finnish outdoor association, Suomen Latu ry, in Kiilopää, Lapland, 2 weeks in March and 2 weeks in September 2025.
- Garden work and diverse tasks in Sardinia at two places, 2 and 3 weeks in April-May 2025 via Workaway, reviews avaiable
- Helping with renovation of a flat in Valle d'Aosta and removal (painting, cleaning, packing, preparing the garden etc), 2 weeks in September 2024, organised myself
- Maintenance of hiking trails in Thorsmörk, Iceland. 3 weeks in June 2024, organiser: Icelandic Forest Service
- Helping in an organic farm, Sicily. 3.5 weeks in April 2024 via Workaway, review available
- Olive harvest, garden work and helping in the kitchen of an agriturismo, Puglia. 4 weeks in October -November 2023 via WWOOF Italy
- helping in renovation and reopening of an old camping site in Bretagne as well as closing down after the first season, in total three times, each 4-5 weeks in 2022-2023. Gardening, renovation, cleaning, maintenance. Reference letter available

Volunteering has proven to be a good way to me to learn new skils and more about a country and its habits and culture.

The main reason for retiring early was to stay abroad for longer time periods, enjoy outdoor life and learn new things by volunteering while I am still in good physical condition. I loved my work for the European administration and the possibility to contribute to the protection of the environment and human health while working with great colleagues from all EU Countries.
Interesses

Velejar/navegar

Escrever

Sustentabilidade

Política/justiça social

Cuidar de plantas

Artes performáticas

Atividades ao ar livre

Naturaleza

História

Caminhada

Jardinagem

Fazenda

Ciclismo

Cultura

Culinária e comida

Trabalho beneficente

Camping

Livros

Arte e design

Arquitetura
Idiomas

Idiomas
Inglês: Fluente
Finnish: Fluente
Swedish: Fluente
Alemão: Intermediário
Francês: Iniciante
Italiano: Iniciante

Mais detalhes sobre meu interesse em idiomas
I would like to learn Italian by using my basic, beginner knoweldge. I am able to support others learning English (and Finnish and Swedish) e.g. via discussing, however, I have no formal teaching experience.

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Tenho interesse em:

Trabalho beneficente

Conhecimento de:

Jardinagem geral

Criar/cozinhar refeições caseiras

Vida na fazenda

Projetos ambientais

Ajuda a cuidar da casa

Hotelaria/turismo

Projetos DIY criativos

Projetos artísticos
Quais são suas habilidades?

My working history of 40 years, and in particular the last 20 years in the international environment, has taught me a lot on how to ensure good common understanding on the goals of the work and on how to organise the work in practice. I am able to adapt to the different working cultures and to the needs of the situation. My university degree is on engineering.

In my free time I have been helping with setting up and maintaining vegetable gardens. I have been doing forest work (planting trees, cutting trees for fire work) at my cottage in Finland. I also like picking berries and mushrooms as well as fishing.

Over four years I worked with a professional playwright to write a play in Swedish, which was performed during the spring 2026 in the Swedish Theatre in Helsinki. The play was also invited to the Tampere Theatre Festival in August 2026.

My mother tongue is Finnish and I am fluent in English and Swedish. In addition I speak some German and French. I would very much like to improve my basic Italian.
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3 jun. 2025

Deixado pelo anfitrião (Help me in the vegetable ...) para o Workawayer ()

Elina! Thanks for coming here. It was a pleasure meeting you! For me, welcoming people is a help and you were a lot! But above all a cultural exchange. I had a great time with you, you are a very respectful, serious and curious person and you were also very patient with my limited English! It was a great exchange Thank you🙏

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30 mai. 2025

Deixado pelo Workawayer () para o anfitrião (Help me in the vegetable ...)

It is difficult to make justice to my experience and to my weeks with Rita in a short written message. I would need to use superlatives on everything - staying with Rita and her extended family in her beautiful home, working in her splendid garden and learning so much from her, all the walks and visits that provided me an excellent insight to the … read more

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22 abr. 2025

Deixado pelo Workawayer () para o anfitrião (Be a part of a sustainable ...)

I can’t imagine a better place to start exploring Sardinia than Tori’s and Gian Luca’s due to their knowledge about Sardinian history, customs, culture, crafts and cuisine.
Tori and Gian Luca have a very nice way of planning the tasks and providing instructions and guidance. I learned a lot about pruning and gardening and also cooking.
It was … read more

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21 abr. 2025

Deixado pelo anfitrião (Be a part of a sustainable ...) para o Workawayer ()

Sorry guys you can’t have Elina as a volunteer because we shrunk her. Now we can always have good company, a helping hand, someone to share a great conversation or a little joke with right in our pocket. She is a fantastic person to be in the company of.

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26 abr. 2024

Deixado pelo anfitrião (Take part in our countryside ...) para o Workawayer ()

Sometimes I have thought that Elina was my guardian angel. A splendid woman always curious to learn and to do things for us. She had also always good and interesting ideas to do new works, just because she was really interested to stay with us.Sometimes we played talking about her garden or her house, yes, now I am continuing her … read more

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12 abr. 2024

Deixado pelo Workawayer () para o anfitrião (Take part in our countryside ...)

3.5 splendid weeks at Angela's place. Big thanks for the opportunity to experience the place and learn many new things! And for the flexibility to prolong the agreed 2 weeks nearly to double - I simply had difficulties to leave...
The place is beautiful both due to its location in a lush valley and due to the way Angela has developed and manages … read more

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