Lapland Staff is looking for cooks (buffet) for the winter season 2025-2026, for Lapland Safaris Saariselkä. 

Lapland Safaris cooks and kitchen helpers work in the companys private restaurants Kaamoskammi and Revontuli Court. Kaamoskammi has 96 seats for guests and Revontuli Court 84. The job is mainly lunch service and some evening events and catering for our international guests. The work includes the preparation and presentation of cold and warm food served from the buffet, as well as cleaning the kitchen. 

The work environment is international, and our working language is English. The Christmas season is a busy time, so we expect you to be ready to work in a busy environment with a positive attitude. 

On your days off you can get to know the amazing arctic nature and do multiple winter activities. Many of our employees think that the best part of the job is great colleagues from all over the world. The high season is quite intensive, so many things happen in a short amount of time. Its great that your workstation is surrounded by amazing photo scenic views of Lapland! 

We expect from you: 

• Preferably experience in kitchen work 

• Good knowledge of the English language 

• Team working skills 

• Positive and cheerful work attitude 

• Commitment and flexibility. 

We offer you: 

• A nice and encouraging work team and an international work environment 

• Comprehensive orientation to your work 

• Laplands natural beautiful landscapes 

• An easy way to come to Lapland to work 

• Numerous leisure opportunities 

• Comprehensive staff benefits of Lapland Hotels & Lapland Safaris. You will receive benefits for example from equipment rental, restaurants and Lapland Ski Resorts’ lift tickets.   

The employment relationship is a fixed term seasonal contract according to the Collective Agreement for employees in the hotel, restaurant, and leisure industry. The work starts on 24.11.2025 and lasts until March 2026. Cooks' salary starts from 13,32 €/hour (gross) according to the demand group 4 of the salary scale. 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 a 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! 

For further information, please contact 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. 

Unfortunately, we are no longer able to accept applications from candidates who require a work permit for Finland. Due to our internal timelines as well as the processing times of the Finnish Immigration Service, we cannot guarantee that the permit would be approved in time.