Finns flock to 'shepherd weeks' to disconnect on holiday
Tuesday, 15 July 2025 () Kuhmoinen, Finland (AFP) July 10, 2025
Finnish holidaygoers are clamouring to shell out hundreds of euros to work as shepherds for a week as a vacation, seeking tranquility in nature and a chance to disconnect from their busy lives. Petri Stenberg is enjoying a "shepherd week" together with his wife Oona and their two children Fia, age 2, and Hugo, 4, on an old farm on an island in the Isojarvi national park in central Finland.
Tuesday, 15 July 2025 ()
Kuhmoinen, Finland (AFP) July 10, 2025