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LAST MINUTE Help us in our family-run husky farm in Lapland❄️🌲

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The experience

We’re an Italian couple (43 & 51) who moved from Rome to the magical Lapland ❄️🌲. We have around 50 dogs 🐕, including Siberian Huskies and Alaskan Malamutes, and need help with their daily care 🐾. Tasks include caring for puppies, assisting with training, joining dog sledding adventures in winter 🛷, and outdoor maintenance 🏠. If you love animals and seek a true Lapland experience, come join our family! ❤️🐶
WE'RE LOOKING FOR A HELPER IN MAY

What you offer

30 hours of help per week

Cleaning: Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.

Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.

Animal Care: Help look after and take care of animals.

Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.

What you get

1 day off per week

Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.

Discounts on Restaurants: Get discounts at nearby restaurants.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Free Tours: We’ll take you on tours and rides around town. For free!

Free Hiking Tours: We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!

Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.

Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely

Dedicated Workspace: Specific space for you to work remotely

Requirements

Fluent Italian or Intermediate English

Between 25 and 55 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

We are looking for help with our house dogs in the daily care, puppies, training, or dog sledding in the winter. The work is very different between the winter and spring/summer seasons. Our high-season work is demanding and challenging due to the weather and few daylight hours. There are daily husky safaris and the daily management of cleaning and food, shoveling snow, and wood, cleaning hotel rooms, and helping in the restaurant. During the summer the work with the dogs is quieter but always challenging (feeding, cleaning, walking, running in the dog area, petting) until the autumn with the daily training work. There are also a lot of maintenance works in the structure (grass cutting, fences, kennels, painting, wood for the winter, path maintenance) as well as the restaurant and hotel when there are customers. The refund varies based on the season and length of your stay.

During the winter season, the work is paid with free accommodation and a monthly salary.
From spring we are looking for volunteers compensated with free accommodation and reimbursement of expenses based on your stay on our farm. We prefer people for medium-long stay

Activities & Shift

The helper works about 5/6 hours a day. depending on the request and season. Helping us with our house dogs, playing with puppies, feeding, training, and supporting us during sleddogs, restaurant and hotel, and daily maintenance.

Hours worked can vary depending on the length of stay in our place or about the season. Winter season is always busier.

The work is very different between the winter and spring/summer seasons. Our high-season work is very demanding and challenging due to the weather and the few hours of daylight. There are husky safaris every day and of course, the daily management of cleaning and food, shoveling snow, and wood, cleaning and hotel rooms, and helping in the restaurant. During the summer the work with the dogs is quieter but always challenging until the autumn with the daily training work. There are maintenance works in the structure (grass cutting, fences, kennels, painting, wood for the winter, path maintenance) as well as the restaurant and hotel when there are customers. The refund varies based on the season and length of your stay.

We will provide you with free accommodation plus a reimbursement, even depending on the season and the length of your stay.