🌌 Live the Seasons in Magical North Norway 🌲🏔️

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What you offer

25h

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

Painting & Decorating: Help with painting or decorating the property facilities.

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

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

Farming: Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.

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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.

Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Discounts on Tours: Get discounts for tours and excursions around town.

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.

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: 4 days

Stay up to: 12 weeks

The Experience

Do you want to come to North Norway? We are living in rural area, in the nature with fresh air and we love it. We are surrounded by fields, river, fjord, lakes, trees, mountains and plateau. From middle of August to middle of April we have seen the aurora borealis, the northern light. In summer we have two months with midnight sun. We like the different seasons in the year. We can welcome volunteers nearly the whole year.

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Requirements

Beginner English or Beginner English
Between 18 and 80 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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Good health and well-being

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Clean water and sanitation

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2 Reviews

4.0

How this experience will transform you

1 Get in touch with nature
1 Meeting international travelers
1 Meeting locals
1 Practicing English

Karolína

Slovakia

Børselv is a the farm place sorrounded by beautiful nature. There is not much around, but you have a store nearby and couple of places to eat. Svanhild and Bjørnar were really nice, we learned a few things about Norway and could borrow some work clothes. We usually had warm meal for dinner and free access to kitchen and fridge for rest the farm day. The work was manageable, but there is no schedule really. I would like to know at least the day before what needs to be done for better time managment. Other than that I had a good time at this farm, enjoyed the Norway nature and farm life .

14 days ago

Bjørnar replied

Thank you, Karolina. The farmer and the volunteer exchange services. The volunteers may find that there is no schedule, while the farmer has a strict schedule. However, the daily schedule can change quickly due to the weather or the animals. Therefore, we ask for volunteers with a flexible approach. We would like to thank you again for good help. And we wish you all the best in your future.

Kristína

Slovakia

The 2-weeks stay in Børselv was my first volunteering experience and I definitely don't regret! North Norway is so stunning and I really enjoyed the nature and the peaceful atmosphere. Still, there were a few I-wish-I-knew-before moments. The hosts are an elderly couple and they are nice. You will help them take care of their farm and sheep. The work we did was partially hard and exhausting and some days were longer than expected (with no more free time in return) - we had to prepare the farm for the return the farm sheep for winter. The sheep are very cute and I enjoyed working with them! :)

24 days ago

Bjørnar replied

Thanks. Farmwork has different seasons. When you were here it was important to prepare ready to take the sheep to protect them from predator attacks. It is always dilemma when we bring the sheep home never know how long it will take. At the same time, it is our intention to protect the volunteers from long and exhausting days. We can make plans with the sheep, but animals have different plan. That is why we are asking for volunteers with a flexible approach. We would like to thank you again

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