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Would you like to work in the beautiful surroundings of snowy Lapland?

We have different positions for winter season varying from Safari Guides to Elves and Activity Instructors to Clothing team members. Working days are variable and you never know what is going to happen next!

Learn more about the jobs:

safari guide - multitalent in the Northern nature

What it's like?

As a Safari Guide you will introduce Lappish nature to international guests and guide different activities. Among many things you can for example guide a snowshoe safari on top of a fell, take customers to visit a reindeer farm or lead a snowmobile safari to a snowy forest to see Aurora Borealis. Your tools in different safaris can be snowmobiles, ice-fishing gear or fatbikes and of course your awesome personality! The working days consist of various tasks such as preparation and operating safaris as well as maintenance work.

What to expect?

A guide is a social people person who wants to deliver exceptional experiences to her/his customers every time. A great guide is confident with him/herself but knows his/her limitations, too. A guide can keep her/his cool in freezing temperatures and tricky situations with customers. The ability to improvise a new solution while keeping customers happy and oblivious of and occurred problem is a real talent that a great guide possesses. Common sense is a must and wilderness skills are bonus. Leadership skills are essential. Other requirements are a driving licence (B), language (minimum English, other languages are advantage) and communication skills, interest in outdoor activities, first aid and last but not least ability to handle stress. All the guides have their own style but being professional in every situation is required.

How does it work?

Before the actual work starts every new Lapland Safari guide will receive a guide training. In the training you will learn among other things, how to handle a snowmobile, how to make a fire and how to guide a safari. You will learn customer service and performance skills as well as first aid skills. You will learn local knowledge and visit the most used venues and subcontractors. How to handle cold is a crucial part of the training. Training language is English and the training period is unpaid. Working with Lapland Safaris you will receive unforgettable experiences, get great friends and experience an intensive season above the Arctic circle.

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Huskies – on the snowy trails with the speedy co-workers

What's it like?

As a Husky guide you introduce Arctic nature to our international guests and guide them with dog sleds to the snowy tracks into the forest. After the safari it is time to tell about the farm life and rhythm at the kennel. Besides guiding the day consists of building up the sled teams, taking care of dogs health and nutrition and making sure both the dogs and guests are safe. There are also many different kind of maintenance tasks to be done at the farm and in the autumn the main job is training dogs ready for the season, no matter if it rains or snows already ;).

What to expect?

A great husky guide is active, social and a true team player. She / he keeps her / his cool in tricky situations and is there where needed in a blink of an eye should anything surprising happen. She / He is a customer service oriented and maybe has previous experience with working dogs. Husky guides work in an international environment, so good oral skills in English are essential and other language skills are as advantage (French and German).

Guides need to have First Aid skills, a driving license (B) and Hygiene certificate. The work demands physical strength and good nerves as well as ability to react fast to unexpected situations but all the effort is rewarded tenfold by the huskies happy to see you and customers enjoying their "once in a lifetime" ride! So, if you like people, wanna have a physical work, love dogs and are not afraid to work outside what ever the weather is, then this for sure is your place to work.

How does it work?

This work you learn by doing and following the instructions by the previous staff. You learn all the dogs by name, their personalities and who they run with. You lean how to take care of them, how to feed them, and how to recognize if something is wrong with them. You will find your favorite and the one who releases themselves from the harnesses the quickest. You will learn how to build up teams and how to guide a safari. You will learn the best jokes to tell the guests to make them have a great experience.

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Elf -the goofy magical creature of north and helper of Father Christmas

What's it like?

As an elf you are a guide, an entertainer, a magical creature as well as a representative of Lapland Safaris. Elves tell the customers all the important information to make their holiday an non-forgettable experience. Elves tell stories and know secrets about Father Christmas. They are everywhere: at the tobogganing hill, at reindeer farm and at Santa's cabin. They play snowball fight and make tricks. Elves make sure guests know where they're going, what they are supposed to do there and keep to the timetable. Elves guide their groups by bus to and from the airport, to activity venues and to safaris. Elves tell the customers all the important information to make their holiday an non-forgettable experience. Elf's work is very independent.

What to expect?

An elf is a jolly good people person who loves entertaining and enjoys being around children. An elf is able to throw himself into different situations and loves singing carols and playing games with kids. The elves have good group leadership skills. They know how to deal with cold temperatures and guests. As an elf there will be tricky situations and thus it is very important to be able to keep your self cool and improvise. Proficient skill of English language is required. Elf works during the Christmas time.

How does it work?

In the beginning every new elf gets an elf training. In the training you learn important elfing skills such as talking (and singing) to the microphone, guiding and customer service. Performance skills are essential to an elf as well as group leadership skills and local knowledge. First aid and the knowledge about cold protection are also really important above the Arctic circle. Elves work usually approx from the end of November until the beginning of January. The tasks of elf varies by destinations.

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Elves HETTA daycharter Lapland Safaris by Jarno Artika

activity instructor -inspiring specialist with the snow activities

What's it like?

A working day of the activity instructor consists of various tasks involving outdoor activities in the beautiful Lappish nature, including the preparation of the activities and venues and different kind of maintenance work. As an activity instructor you will be working with both domestic and international tourist groups. Your job is to be activity leader for children and grown-ups. You will be introducing different kind of winter activities such as skiing, tobogganing, riding a husky sleigh, snowmobiling etc. to our customers. Also helping our customers with the safari gear may be part of your job.

What to expect?

An activity instructor is a dynamic, energetic, outgoing, positive person with excellent customer service skills. She/he is a true team player who gets a group exited about the task at hand. Being in front of people feels natural. She/he is confident to give instructions in English. She/he is responsible for making sure everybody is is involved. Previous experience as activity instructor and a driving license are considered as an advantage. Also Hygiene certificate is required. Activity instructors are working during the busiest Christmas season which means that work can get hectic and sometimes days can be long. Due to these matters, we expect our activity instructors being able to work under pressure and also be flexible in their work.

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Clothing team worker -pedant customer servant in clothing

What it's like?

Clothing team members are there to serve customers when it's time to hand out clothes. They estimate which overall size each customer needs, they give gloves, hats, scarves, balaclavas, helmets and the right shoe size. They tell to the customers what to wear and why. They need to have knowledge about the clothing and the materials and to be able to advise the customer on layered clothing and how to stay warm. They can also tell if the customer's own clothes are suitable for the arctic weather conditions. Clothing team also takes care of tidiness of the clothing venue.

What to expect?

A big amount of clothing are handed out and returned every day. During one day, there may be 2500 customers who need the whole set of clothing. Usually customers return the clothing on the same day when they get them. The work with such amounts of people and clothes can be hectic at times. The team members are required to work hard and efficiently for the common goal – a warm and happy customer.
If you love organizing, this is the place for you. A member of a clothing team is an independent, efficient and pedant team player who has a driving license. The work is quite physical and hours can be long so endurance is needed. Clothing team members are able to give short instructions to customers in English.

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