Cook

Nordic Career Oy; Kittilä; On-site; EUR 20,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shared accommodation

Staff benefits

Professional restaurant team

Job summary

Nordic Career Oy in Levi, Finland, is seeking cooks for the winter season 2026-2027 to deliver high-quality dining experiences at Levi Restaurants.

Applicants should have cook experience, be proactive, and able to work in busy environments; fluency in Finnish and English is required, with Finnish mandatory. The role offers fixed-term winter contract, potential shared accommodation and staff benefits.

Qualifications

• Prior cook experience in a professional kitchen.
• Proactive and motivated attitude for busy shifts.
• Ability to maintain quality under peak times.
• Fluent Finnish and English; Finnish fluency is mandatory.
• Hygiene passport and health statement for food workers.

Responsibilities

• Prepare high-quality and tasty dishes for guests.
• Ensure food quality and presentation throughout service.
• Keep the kitchen running smoothly during peak times.

Skills

Cook experience

Proactive attitude

Ability to work in busy environments

Fluent Finnish

Fluent English

Hygiene passport

Health statement for food workers

Job description

Nordic Career is seeking cooks for Levi Restaurants for the winter season 2026-2027. Levi Restaurants is part of Oy Levi Ski Resort Ltd and responsible for the resort’s quality dining services.

We are now hiring cooks for the winter season; your work location will be determined by your skills. As a cook you are a key part of the customer dining experience. You will be responsible for preparing high-quality and tasty dishes, ensuring food quality and presentation, and keeping the kitchen running smoothly even during peak times.

The winter season work starts around 15 December 2026 and continues through the season until about 15 April 2027. Spring work starts around early February 2027 and continues until about 15 April 2026.

We expect you to have prior cook experience, a proactive and motivated attitude, the ability to work in busy environments without compromising quality, fluent Finnish and English (note: fluency in Finnish is mandatory for this position), hygiene passport and health statement for food workers.

We offer a fixed-term contract for the winter season in Finland’s most popular ski resort, opportunities to develop your skills within a professional restaurant team, a supportive working environment, possible shared accommodation in the Levi area at reasonable price, and various staff benefits.

Recruitment is conducted in cooperation with Nordic Career.

Nordic Career ~ Nordic Career is a Lapland-based staffing services company, part of Career.fi. We do our work with heart, respecting our values: care, kindness, joy, courage, responsibility and learning.

Location: Levi, Finland.

Previous experience as a cook, Proactive and motivated attitude, Ability to work in busy environments without compromising quality, Fluent Finnish and English, Hygiene passport and health statement for food workers.