Kaarina, Finland


Member since
2015Exchange dates | Duration |
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December 27, 2019 - January 05, 2020 | 9 days |
Nice flat by the lake in charming village and only 9 kilometers from city centre of seaside townTurku (160 000 inhabitants)
We have a nice flat (98m2) in 1950 build apartment house (two bedrooms, living room, kitchen, dining room ,toilet/shower, balcony). The house has a Sauna, which can be booked. Our home is located in the small historical and charming village named Littoinen. It has peaceful neighborhood near forest and nature trail and the lake. The lake and the nearest beach is 300 meters away. In the wintertime if there is enough frost and snow is possible to skate and ski on the lake.
Near us is a good food market, pizzeria, pharmacy...
Our flat is only 9 km from the center of Turku .Turku is an old capital of Finland,full of history, culture and events. You can get there by bus or use our car.The bus stop is near our home. Biking is easy in Finland. We have two bikes to use.
See and beautiful archipelago are easily reach. Car ferries get to the outer archipelago. link: www.visitturku.fi
You can also reach Åland and Mariehamn or Stockholm, capital of Sweden from Turku by ship twice a day.
We have experiences of successfully flat exchanges (6 x) when our children were small, over 20 years ago. Now we are here again. Our son Joonas with his family are willing to help you in everything you need during your holiday.
Our Family
- 2 Adults
- 0 Children
- 4 Exchanges made
Occupation
- Teacher of autistic children.
- Special Teacher of children under school age. Doing consulting work in daycare groups. Nowadays retired.
Our Home
- House Type: Flat
- Floor: First floor
- Environment: In the city
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
- Sleeping Capacity: 4
References
In my house
- Pets - Not allowed
- Small children - Allowed
Exchange Types
- Home exchange
Indoor
- Free internet access
- Computer available
- Central heating
- Fireplace
- Toys and games
- Washing machine
- Dishwasher
- Television
- Guitar
Outdoor
- Balcony
- Park / playground
- Sauna private
- Bicycles: 2
Facilities
- No smoking
Our Destination Wish List
- Open for all offers
Spoken Languages
- English
- Suomeksi
- Svenska
Occupation
- Teacher of autistic children.
- Special Teacher of children under school age. Doing consulting work in daycare groups. Nowadays retired.
Children
- No children will be traveling with us.
Pets
- We do not have pets.
About Our Family
I and my wife are special teachers ( 65-years ). I am still working and my wife Leena is retired.
When our children (3) were young, we made many home exchanges by Intervac in Europe. Nice chances all.
Our children are nowadays living on their own. We have three lovely grandchildren.
Lifestyle
Rauno is a special teacher of autistic children and partlytime groupsupervisor. Hobbys : Choral singing , winter swimming, commuter cyckling , stadying estonian culture. Leena is consulting teacher of preschoolchildren and making playback theather as a hobby.
References
This member has completed 4 successful exchanges. Here are some members that he exchanged with in the past:
Middelkerke,
Belgium
BE1014742
St. Gallen,
Switzerland
CH1759
Girona,
Spain
ES1003449
Fontenay-sous-Bois,
France
FR1001485