Chef for winter season 2026-2027

Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort; Sodankylä; On-site; EUR 23,436 - 29,016; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shared apartment

Staff gym and winter activities

Job summary

Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort in Lapland is seeking skilled chefs for the winter season 2026-2027. The position is seasonal, starting mid October to end of March 2027, with full hours over a 3-week cycle.

You will join two restaurants serving guests in a cold, scenic environment and must be able to work diverse shifts in a busy kitchen. Fluent English is required to communicate with colleagues in our English-speaking team; Finnish hygiene knowledge is a plus.

Qualifications

• Proven cooking skills at a professional level.
• Ability to organize the kitchen with necessary utensils and prep meals on time.
• Follows Finnish and international recipes and standards.
• Attention to detail in food preparation and plating.
• Experience with cooking for dietary restrictions.

Responsibilities

• Prepare meals according to Finnish and international standards.
• Organize kitchen with needed utensils and ensure timely meal prep.
• Follow recipes and maintain high quality throughout service.
• Maintain cleanliness and sanitation of equipment and work areas.
• Communicate with team in English; handle guest feedback professionally.

Skills

Cooking skills

Kitchen organization

Recipe following

Attention to detail

Dietary restrictions experience

Kitchen sanitation

Culinary school education

Previous experience

English proficiency

Education

Culinary school education

Job description

Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort is one of Finland’s best-known and most talked about travel destinations. This family business, founded in 1974, is in Saariselkä, Lapland. Kakslauttanen hosts around 30,000 visitors each year, many of them from abroad. We are looking for skilled and experienced chefs to join us for our winter season 2026-2027.

Contract is seasonal, starting mid October- mid November until end of March 2027. We provide full hours, 112,5h/3week period.

What we are looking for:

• Great cooking skills
• Ability to organize the kitchen with the needed cooking utensils and ensureall meals are prepared well in a timely manner.
• Following recipes as per Finnish and International cooking standards.
• Attention to detailin cooking
• Experience with cooking withdietary restrictions.
• Experience incleaning and sanitizing all equipment and work areas in the kitchen.
• Culinary school education is a plus
• Relevant previous work experience
• Good English language skills, so that you can communicate with your colleagues(our company language is English)

Personal skills:

• Positive attitude
• Professional attitude towards work – work can be hectic but we do not yell at our colleagues
• Handling guest complaints in a professional manner.
• Flexible in working different shifts (morning, day, evening)
• Excellent cooperation skills

What we consider as a plus:

• Finnish hygiene passport
• Driver’s license
• Additional language skills

In Finland, you are required to have a valid Finnish Hygiene Passport. The Hygiene Passport is valid for life, and we will help you obtain it. The cost of the Hygiene Passport is the responsibility of each employee.

We have two restaurants serving our customers during the winter season, in East Village and in West Village. Both restaurants can fit several hundreds of customers.

The location of the resort is in the middle of lovely nature, and here you also have time to enjoy nature and try different activities that you might never get to try otherwise. We have also a small gym for our staff, and possibilities to try cross country skiing and other winter activities.

It is possible to rent an shared apartment through us, so it is easy to join us where ever you are coming from. Apartments are for two people. In terms of employment, we follow the collective agreement of the tourism and restaurant industry, and the salary is according to the agreement, considering the applicant’s previous experience and education.

You can also read our blog to see how it’s like to work at Kakslauttanen.

Employment relationship: Employment

Wage: Other

Working time: Daytime work, Evening work, Weekdays, Weekends, Shift work

Number of positions: 10

Source: Job Market Finland/Työmarkkinatori

Osaamisalue: Hotelli-, ravitsemus- & matkailuala