Lapland Staff is looking for waiters and waitresses for the Christmas season 2025, for Lapland Safaris Saariselkä. In addition, we are looking for one waiter for the entire winter season 2025 – 2026.  

Lapland Safaris’ waiters mainly work on lunch shifts in an international work environment in Lapland Safaris’ own private restaurants. The work is versatile and fast-paced teamwork, where everyone’s contribution is important. Within the limits of your interest and skills, you can also work in breakfast and evening shifts at Lapland Hotels Riekonlinna.  

In addition, we are looking for waiters to work in an ice bar. For this positions you need experience in bar work, and Finnish Alcohol Legislation Proficiency Certificate. In the ice bar you also need to perform your tasks in Lapland Safaris´ winter themed role costume. 

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 are the great colleagues, from all over the world. The high season is quite intensive, so many things happen in a short period of time. It's also great that your office is in the most beautiful scenery of northern Finland! 

The waiters and waitresses we are looking for are flexible team players. Applicants should ideally have a Finnish Food hygiene certificate; however, the hygiene certificate is not mandatory for employees working in Finland for less than three months. We expect our waiters to have good English skills so that communication with the team and our guests goes smoothly. A positive and happy attitude is a prerequisite for this work, this way we as a team can ensure the success of our guests’ holiday experience!  

Other language skills, work experience in the customer service field, the Finnish Alcohol Passport and proficiency of assuming sole responsibility of a bar are considered an advantage.   

We offer you: 

• Great and encouraging work team and international work environment 

• Comprehensive orientation to your work 

• Beautiful scenery of Lapland 

• An easy way to start working in the field of tourism in Lapland 

• Numerous outdoor activities 

• 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. Work starts on 24.11.2025 and lasts until the end of December 2025 or March 2026. Salary according to the Collective Agreement for employees in hotel, restaurant and leisure industry, demand group 4 of the salary scale, starting at 13,32 € / hour (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 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!  

More information: info@laplandstaff.fi  

Read the job descriptions and the workday stories from HERE. 

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): 17.8.  

Visa: 17.8.  

Certificate for seasonal work (Christmas season, less than 3 months in Finland): 17.9.