Job with the sled dogs.

High demand host: This host has received 5 applications recently. We recommend you apply for other positions too.
Connect with nature: 13 travelers recommend this experience for reconnecting with nature
Immerse yourself in the local culture: 11 travelers recommend this host for those looking for a local cultural immersion
Accepts couples and pairs of volunteers

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What you offer

25h

Hours per week: Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.

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

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What you get

Days off per week: Have some time off for yourself, go explore the city or rest for a while.

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

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

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

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.

Support: Get help from the Worldpackers support team in case you need it, at any point of your trip.

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Availability

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Stay at least: 3 weeks

Stay up to: 2 months

The Experience

Help care for sled dogs! Tasks include feeding, cleaning kennels, training, and harnessing teams for runs. You’ll learn about dog behavior, nutrition, and sled equipment while working closely with experienced mushers. Dog cuddles are part of the job! This is a volunteer position with a small allowance. Love dogs, winter, and adventure? Join us for a unique hands-on Arctic experience with our amazing huskies! 🐕❄️

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Requirements

Fluent English or Fluent Norwegian
Between 18 and 46 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
Travel insurance

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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14 Reviews

4.5

Host & Team

4.0

Hours & Tasks

4.0

Homestay

4.0

Learning & Fun

4.5

How this experience will transform you

13 Get in touch with nature
11 Immersing in the local culture
9 Meeting locals
9 Meeting international travelers
5 Developing environmental awareness
4 Practicing English

This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals

9 3. Good health and well-being

Filip

Slovakia

Temporary review written by the Worldpackers team.

16 days ago

Jaro

Germany

My time with the home and his family has been one of the simultaneously most challenging and most rewarding experiences of my life. Working with the dogs can be stressful, but if you are looking for personal growth, this is the place to be. The whole family is very warm and welcoming and I am sad that I have to leave them.

18 days ago

Jadyn

United States

This is an experience I won't forget and it was so much fun! It is what you make it. I had a great time playing games and working with the other volunteers and the kids. It is important you show respect and listen carefully and you may be able to learn many new things from dog sledding to using a snow mobile. Thank you so much for sharing stories and showing me the Sami way of life. I missed all of the huskies as soon as I had to go :)

25 days ago

Nerea

Spain

The whole family made me feel included and I learnt even more than expected about dogs, sami culture and myself. You must be ready to have initiative and deal with stressful situations (load and active dogs). Be aware that the experience depends on when you are going - during or out of tourism season. Thanks a lot to all those who made this experience so awesome:)

4 months ago

Ronald replied

Thank you, Nerea, for your kind words. 🌟 We are very happy that you became part of our family and that you embraced both the dogs and the Sami culture with such warmth and curiosity. You handled the challenges with a positive spirit, and your help was truly appreciated. We wish you all the best in your future adventures – and you are always welcome back, maybe even for a winter season. 🐾❄️

Elton

United Kingdom

This was my first experience of volunteering aged 50. From being greeted at the airport by the home I felt really at ease. the home amd his family treats everyone equally and respectfully during there time visiting. the home and his Wife taught me many Sami traditions and ways to treat the land and care for huskies and develop new skills I never knew I had in me before. Being with huskies and learning there daily routine was an amazing experience to see how loved and cared . the home had me building new huskies houses and carrying of loads of diy jobs which I absolutely loved.

6 months ago

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