Lapland Staff is looking for Elves to the Lapland Safaris Elf Village in Muonio for the Christmas season 2026!

An Elf’s job is the most fun of them all! An Elf is at the same time an entertainer, a storyteller and a mythical creature of Christmas. An Elf makes sure that everyone has a smile from ear to ear and a bit of excitement also in their belly. Something quite important will happen in Elf Village: a meeting with Mr. Santa himself!

Elf works fluently both alone and as part of the team, depending on the workplace and role in the Elf Village. As an Elf you will create the magical story of Christmas together with your Elf family. Your most important tools are your positive, outgoing, and energetic character, as well as your strong performing and improvisational skills. Elves are working in performers and actors’ roles in the Elf Village during the whole day and sometimes the work shifts are long, which is why resilience under pressure and flexible attitude are a big help. In addition, please note that in order to work in Finland, an EU-citizenship/passport or valid working permit to Finland is required. Please read more under the job advertisement.

Elf Village has several workshops for guests to learn important Christmas-related tasks by the guidance of elves, such as gift wrapping, decorating Christmas cookies, learning to speak the mystical elf language and to do the secret handshake. In addition, the guests will learn about the elves’ daily life and stories in the village, discover their own Elf name and write letters to Santa.

Daily maintenance, some light snow work, cleaning the cabins and facilities as well as feeding the reindeer are also important tasks in the elf village to do. 

What we expect from you:

• Playful and jolly Elf attitude
• Christmas spirit, but also ability to work under pressure
• Good social skills especially with children
• Good verbal English skills, French and Spanish language skills are considered advantageous
• Previous experience of similar tasks is also another big plus

We offer you:

• Great team and beautiful Christmassy working surroundings
• Surprising and memorable working days
• Working with Santa Claus
• Easy way to experience arctic nature
• Comprehensive staff benefits of Lapland Hotels & Lapland Safaris. You will receive benefits, for example from equipment rental, restaurants, and Lapland Ski Resorts’ lift tickets.

Lapland Safaris provides new employees with paid, role-specific training at the beginning of their employment.

The employment relationship is a fixed term seasonal contract by the Collective Agreement in the Adventure Services sector. Work will start beginning of November 2026 and will endure until the beginning of January 2027. Salary according to the Collective Agreement of Adventure Services grade A, hourly wage starting from 10,10 € (gross). Work will be done also during weekends and public holidays. Sundays and Finnish bank holidays are paid double. Accommodation is organized in shared rooms, with reasonable rent in comparison to the local price level.  

Please note that Lapland Safaris is a non-smoking working place.

Interviews are conducted and hiring decisions are made already during the application period so apply soon!

More information: info@laplandstaff.fi 

In addition, please note that in order to work in Finland, an EU-citizenship/passport or valid working permit to Finland is required.

If you need a work permit or visa for Finland, we must be able to process your application in time due to the length of the permit process. You can check your work permit requirements here: https://migri.fi/en/home

The employee pays and applies for the work permit themselves, with the assistance of Lapland Staff. Please submit your job application to us before the following dates: 

Work permit for seasonal work (whole winter season, over 3 months in Finland): 10.8.

Visa: 10.8.

Certificate for seasonal work (Christmas season, less than 3 months in Finland): 10.9.