Summer Holiday: We Paid 590 Euros for a Vacation of Carrying Water and Chasing Sheep

A Finnish family traded their city life for a week on a sheep farm, discovering that quiet moments often hold the most significance. The parents, accompanied by their three children, a preteen, a toddler, and an infant, found themselves navigating the realities of rural living, where even the escape of a few sheep could turn into an urgent chase.

Despite the absence of running water and electricity for the week, the farm stay proved to be a unique bonding experience. The youngest child formed a special friendship with a lamb named Kirppu, while the adults found the rustic setting offered a different kind of fulfillment than a typical hotel vacation.

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This was the last time for this luxury, I thought as I washed our youngest's bottom at our home in Helsinki.

As the week concluded and the family returned to their home in Helsinki, the parents reflected on the simple yet profound lessons learned. The experience highlighted the value of slowing down and appreciating the unexpected moments that arise when life's usual comforts are set aside, leaving them with memories far richer than any luxury accommodation.

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We learned that when nothing much is happening, the most happens. And when the sheep escape, there is urgency.