Trustworthy, loving lady from Finland minds your home and pets

About this sitter

I am a mature, responsible Finnish woman from Tuusula, Southern Finland. My home is my safe haven but at times, it’s good to get to someplace new. I have neither partner nor children and I’m used to travel alone. I have a background of living on a farm and I am used to take care of the house and animals.
Studying has been my way to explore the world. I studied economics in Switzerland, then law in Finland, and social sciences, education, special education, cultural anthropology, psychotherapy; free education in Finland... with every new job, I started a new study. Until I realised that the real understanding is an inside job and all things you need to know, come to you. Now I only allow and receive, and life is great.

Why they want to house sit

I was born under a wandering star. Wheels are made for rolling and I love to explore foreign places. I love pets, but because of my active and mobile life style, just now, I don’t have any pets of my own, but I'll love yours as if they were mine. Tender love and care. And I’m curious and love to go to new places and meet new people.

Their experience

I have long experience with house maintenance. In my childhood family we had a dog, a boxer, tortoise, canaries, and I had 2 cats of my own. On our farm with my ex, we had sheep, geese, and ducks. I used to assist ewes lambing, and bottle feeded those the ewe rejected.

Christmas 2011 was my first actual house sitting assignment, in my native Finland, a beautiful experience with Evy the cat, and the second one 2012-2013 in Switzerland, near Neuchâtel, where I spent 6 weeks and took care of a lab, a cat, and fish.
My next assignment was in Bath, UK in September 2013, with Poppy the cat, and the next one in Männedorf, Switzerland, 1 month, with the spaniel, Sophy.
At Christmas 2015, I did a very interesting pet sitting on a farm, on the island of La Gomera, Canary Islands, Spain, for four weeks. I had a whole bunch of animals to look after and to take care of: two donkeys, two dogs, five cats, one bunny, chickens, gold fish and canarie.
Then was Uppsala, Sweden, where I met the border terrier Chloe. It was a cold and snowy Christmas and Chloe did not want to walk much outside so we stayed mostly inside and watched Netflix.
My two next assignments were in Brighton, UK, Christmas 2017/18 with Buster the cat, and in Dervio, Lake Como, Italy, in January/February 2018 with Agata the cat. All of them I loved and do miss. Then my darlings were two cockatiels and two parrots near Albi, Midi-Pyrénées, France. It always surprises me, how beautiful and rewarding it is to create a relationship from consciousness to consciousness, be it between a human and a parrot! You can always create mutual understanding and working communication. I am very grateful for all these experiences.
Then again in England, outskirts of Liverpool, the month of July 2018 with Oz, the lab. It was a hot July! Labs have such great characters, they are dogs with many talents. After that, few weeks in Edinburgh, Scotland, with Smidge, the terrier. (Btw, the unicorn is Scotland's national animal, but unfortunately, I saw only pictures...) Then again, I spent few days with my old friend Agata on Lake Como in Italy, and met new friends Mimi and Rodolfo, the ragdolls, on Lake Lugano, CH. Then over Christmas and New Year 2018/2019 I was in Zürich, CH, with the cats Cutta Cutta and Pancake, and in summer 2019 again with Pancake.

Through TrustedHousesitters.com I got a petsitting far from home at Christmas 2019, in New Zealand. A real quantum leap to Lexi the dog and Jollie the cat. Great new experiences in the outskirts of Christchurch. I'm vary happy I could see this great country and my lovely host family.
Then Covid-19 surprised us all over the wide world, and 2020 was my year back at home in Finland. I was lucky to stay healthy, and finally, with two jabs, I was happy to fly back to Zürich to Pancake and a new cutie pie Zeus in summer 2021, and over Christmas / New Year 2021/22 I was with Magic the cat in Hilversum, Netherlands. Then I received my third dose of the covid vaccine, and slowly the pandemic seemed to die down. In April 2022 I enjoyed the spring time in Köln with Zhewago the golden doodle and later on hot summer days in Zürich with my old feline friends Pancake and Zeus. Then Italy calling again! Few weeks in Toscana near Siena with my cute feline friends Nada and Ariel, and then again three weeks with Agata my old buddie. Later in 2023, a big leap across the pond to sunny California, Sunnyvale in the heart of Silicon Valley, where I spent two months with Cherry the cat. Then Christmas and New Year in Torremolis, Spain, with a golden buddy Maja. In summer 2024, again in Zürich, with my old feline friends Pancake and Zeus, and after them new buddies Jasiri and Neema, both places almost in the center of the city. I could see again how charmingly different cats can be with their own personalities. Now I hope to continue my petsitting adventures!

All my experiences were great fun and I enjoyed them. I was able to develop good communication with all the animals, even with the chickens, maybe less with goldfish though. Nostalgic and beautiful memories of them all.

See few testimonials below. I have few reviews only, because many of my petsits were agreed outside of official listings but if you'd like, you can demand more information about me from previous hosts by email.

What can they bring to the assignment

I bring my experience, my care and love for your home and pets, my enthusiasm and openness to anything new. I’m flexible and adaptable, trustworthy and reliable, friendly and amiable. I'll take good care of your home and pets. I’m fluent in German, English, and Swedish, have basic knowledge of Spanish, and manage to communicate even in a language I don’t know. If there is a will, there is a way. Driver's licence. Non-smoker.