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Savitaipale is a beautiful, hospitable little town in between the lakes Saimaa and Kuolimo. It is well known for its various sports facilities (gym, pool, ice hockey, ice skating, curling, volleyball, tennis, horse riding, etc).Occasionally, we take our helpers to our cottage. The cottage is in a beautiful location near a lake with almost nobody around and where you can enjoy Finnish nature. From September to April, volunteers will need headlamps
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Germany
I had a truly lovely time in Savitaipale with Sofia. From the beginning, she made me feel very welcome. I helped in the shop, and enjoyed the work and good conversations. Ahmed and Joel, who also work in the shop, were great to work with — friendly, helpful, and fun to be around. I stayed in the flat right next to the shop. Outside of work, I had plenty of time to enjoy nature and the peaceful surroundings. I'm very grateful for this experience and would happily recommend it to other Worldpackers.
9 months ago
Spain
Sofia is a warm and active lady always keen to be helpful to the many international helpers guested here. Furthermore she has shared some interesting stories about Finland. Daily chores in her shop are not difficult to do. On the other hand, Savitaipale is a quiet and calmed village surrounded by impressive forests and a beautiful lake. There's s swimming pool, a gym and a library as well.
9 months ago
Mexico
It was a wonderful experience, Sophia she”s amazing person, beautiful women with to much experience about her culture she show me wonderful things about the nature live, forest, sauna, work business, but the most important they give me the opportunity to know wonderful people, Ahmed her assistant the best, Mikka's husband and Camo are the best too. have beautiful picture in my mind and heart really I'm grateful for this opportunity to met them, Need more carácters, write in this months everything like I learn/ huge it was amazing experience Thank so much Sophia, Mikka, Ahmed, Camo II ❤️
9 months ago
Italy
About the volunteering I really liked the fact that I could manage my amount of hours as I preferred. Tasks were not super fun (cleaning, ironing..) but I could totally manage my time. Savitaipale is a small town, if you're the only volunteer like I was, is surely not that easy to make friends but it's surrounded by nature, I've had the most beautiful walks there. It's a very safe place. The flat is not well maintained in everything and a tip I would give to future volunteers is to take money for food with them, as they'll provide very basic things. Everyone is kind and speaks English.
7 months ago
Mexico
It was my first volunteer experience, and I really enjoyed it. The place is beautiful, full of nature, calm, and you can enjoy a real Finnish sauna. Ahmed and Joel are really amazing people, and Sophia is very smart and helpful. The work is flexible (a bit more challenging in cottage) you can manage your time. I highly recommend this experience if you love nature, peace, and outdoor activities.
about 1 year ago
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