FAQ

We start recruitment for winter season 2022-2023 in August!

We'll publish then all job ads on the site Lapland Staff Jobs .

Lapland Hotels and Lapland Safaris gladly take on interns. Please ask more about the internship places from us at info@laplandstaff.fi .

You can apply for internship with an open application form.

If you come to Finland from outside the EU for less than 90 days, you must check the need of permit or work visa from your home country authorities.

If you come to Finland from outside the EU for more than 90 days, you must apply for a correct residence permit via Finnish Immigration Services and you need to apply it personally. For a seasonal tourism work you need a permit called "Residence permit for seasonal work". Electronic application fee starts from 410 eur. You´ll find more info here: https://migri.fi/en/seasonal-work-permit

Finnish employers collect percent based tax from all income. You can apply tax card before you enter Finland but you need to visit Tax office in person. You can apply Progressive taxation or Tax-at-source taxation. Besides tax, we will also withhold payments of social insurance contributions from your salary (approximately 9% all payments combined).

Please visit the tax pages here for further information: https://www.vero.fi/en/individuals/tax-cards-and-tax-returns/arriving_in_finland/work_in_finland/finnish-employer/

It is not mandatory. However, it would be the fastest and most convenient way of receiving your payment. Your own bank account will be fine, when it includes IBAN formed number with BIC CODE and it receives EURO payments. Please notice that each transaction will take its time. Also your own bank can withhold payments for the transaction.

The contract of employment is a fixed-term employment contract, with hour-based payment, in accordance with the collective agreement of Adventure Services Sector and possible local agreements. The salary will be defined according to those agreements. Your previous work experience, language skills and education will all affect on your wage.

Your work contract is in accordance both with the collective agreement of Adventure Services Sector and possible local agreements. These agreements define the terms and conditions of your employment. You are paid by the done and accepted hours.  Sunday hours and Finnish public holidays are paid in double. You are legally entitled to have one free day per week.

You are insured by your employer against all occupational accidents. (Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Tyosuojelu.fi)

In cases of illness

• you can have sick leave thru Call to the nurse -service offered by us
• you are responsible to cover the costs, if you need to visit a doctor

You are entitled to paid sick leave according to collective agreement after you have been working for a month.

For the safety guarantee of clients, both our own staff and other staff working in the company, employer has given a strong recommendation to take the full set of vaccinations. We follow the covid guidelines issued by the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) and the Finnish Council of State and local health authorities.

At this point taking the full set of the vaccinations is a strong recommendation.