Home exchange to Finland 2019

Dear Exchange Friends,

Our timetable:
We are interested in both short and long -term substitution of January to 31 July 2019.
We are interesting all kinds of excange: both rural areas and cities all around the world. Send the message to be agreed upon in more detail .

Welcome to Finland. Our home and car is free from March to April 2019. Don't hesitate to contact us.

We send you more photos of our family and home, if you are interested in our proposal.

Our home

Our house is situated in the Karstu Village , near lake Lohjanjärvi. We have big house and garden with garage, warehouse and barbeque house. We have also sauna and camping equipments.

Our house includes four bedrooms, living room, kitchen, bathroom, Finnish sauna, balcony and big garden about 7000 sqm.

We have all kinds of sport equipments, 4 bicycles etc. our car is Volvo V70 (wagon car).

In the centre of Lohja 13 km there are shops, library, tennis and football playgrounds and beach.

The nearest shops are in Lohja or in Sammatti. In the Centre of Lohja there is marketplace where you can buy vegetables and berries.

In the Centre on Lohja there is also a church, a library, a convenience store. Large shopping center can be found in Lohja city center and market square Lohja. The market square is about 12 kilometers away from our house and Tynninharju chopping center is about 15 kilometers. In the kitchen table there is a box with brochures. There is also a map of Lohja and Lohja areas brochures. There are many strawberry farms, where you can pick up strawberries or go and buy them. Our strawberry season is starting.

In the city of Lohja, worth visiting is the church, Aurlahti and Haikari beach, mine of Tytyri and nature park of Karkali. In the south part of Lake of Lohja there is Mustio’s park.

You can use our rowing boat, and drive to the lake of Lohjanjärvi. There is also beach in the lake Lohjanjärvi. You can also go to the centrum of Lohja Aurlahti beach.

Our family

we are Finnish family: Veli-Matti and Päivi. We live in centre of village of Karstu. the nearest cities are Lohja 13 km, Sammatti village 7 km, Helsinki, capital of Finland 60 km, Turku, old capital of Finland 100 km, Halsinki Airport 70 km.

Here is more information under below:

1) Near about 1 km our home is one lake and we have one small rowing boat there and fishing and beach.

2) We have 4 bicycles and we swap also car

In Lohja is Karkali (10 km natural park) and there is Lake Lohjanjärvi  trout little lakes evo hiking area,  by bike its takes about  half hour.

3) Sightseeing trips you can do by car to Helsinki (60 km), Turku (100 km),

Other nice places to visit is Helsinki , Turku, Tallinn and Tampere. In Helsinki good places to see: port, Suomenlinna (= Viapor), amusement park Linnanmäki, Temple Church, Senate Square and the church, the marketplace, Zoo wildlife park, the stadium tower, etc.
In Tampere: Särkänniemi amusement park, Vapriikki, Tampella factory area, Koskikeskus area, the Tower of Näsineula and the cathedral.

Tallinn is a nice destination, where you can cruise during the day or stay in the hotel for the night. Different options and ticket prices can be found on the internet. Old Town of Tallinn is really nice place with lots of shops and beautiful buildings.

If you travel by boat to Tallinn it is good to book the tickets from internet.

More information:
http://visittallinn.ee/visitor
http://www.inyourpocket.com/estonia/tallinn
http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Tourism-g274958-Tallinn_Harju_County-Vacations.html
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/estonia/tallinn

Travel to Estonia by Boat
Estonian capital Tallinn is a seaside city with plenty of options available for you, if you like to travel by sea.
Travelling to Estonia by sea is very popular with tourists – no wonder, as Tallinn is the closest capital to Helsinki and Stockholm and travelling by boat enables you to combine the fun of cruising with efficient transportation.
The main ferry operators are Tallink, Viking Line and Eckerö Line:
• Helsinki port in Finland is 80km from Tallinn and it takes less than 2 hours on a ferry. During the summer season (from May to September) boats sail every few hours.
• Stockholm ports in Sweden are 380km from Tallinn and boat travels once a day in both directions (you spend the night at sea).
Travel time varies on different ferries – in general, the larger the boat, the longer the time. You have several dining options on each, cruise ships also include children playgrounds, beauty services, night-clubs and tax-free shops to ensure you have a fun trip, whether travelling with kids or enjoying a weekend getaway.
To catch a ferry you will need a passport or ID-cards (for European citizens).
Read more: Travel to Estonia by Boat
• http://www.portoftallinn.com/
• http://www.tallinksilja.com/en/web/int/book-a-cruise
• http://www.vikingline.com/en/Cargo/Cargo-information/Harbours/Tallinn/
• Eckerö Line:
• https://www.eckeroline.ee/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/TopCategoriesDisplay?catalogId=10001&langId=-1&storeId=10152&krypto=r%2Bct9ONFoiiutdVdOUP%2B3w%3D%3D
Port of Helsinki:
• http://www.portofhelsinki.fi/frontpage
Stockholm ports:
• http://www.portsofstockholm.com/
http://www.visitestonia.com/en/travel-transportation/travel-to-estonia/by-sea

Eckeröline

Day Cruise: a day trip to Tallinn. The trip will start in the morning from Helsinki and return to Helsinki on the same evening. Route trip: one-way or return trip when the outward and return trips take place on different days.
Register as a customer in the NetShop. You will receive your customer number per email and you can use it to log in to the system and make reservations.
http://www.eckeroline.fi/en/default.aspx

We hope that your family like and enjoy about Lohja area and Turku, Hanko and Helsinki.

More info about Helsinki, Lahti, Turku region can be found in:

Lohja
http://www.visitlohja.fi/default.asp?kieli=826

Best regards

family Tuomi (mother Päivi, father Veli-Matti)

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Address; Karstuntie 1177, FIN-08480 Lohja
Email; vmtuomi@jippii.fi
Phone; +358407664893 
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