Pastry Chef

Santapark Oy; Rovaniemi; On-site; EUR 22,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Supported accommodation

Job summary

SantaPark Arctic World in Finland invites applications for a Pastry Chef for the main season 10/2026-1/2027, based at the Arctic TreeHouse Hotel. You will join The Kitchen team, crafting cakes, pastries and desserts, developing recipes, and ensuring beautiful presentation while controlling costs.

The role offers hourly pay plus supplements and holiday compensation, with accommodation support and a dynamic, international work environment. Flexibility to work day/evening shifts is required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years experience as a pastry chef.
• Fluent in English.
• Valid hygiene pass.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.
• Legal right to work in Finland.
• Good communication and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Bake cakes, pies and other delicacies.
• Prepare pastries and desserts.
• Develop new recipes.
• Ensure visual appeal and presentation.
• Plate desserts and maintain quality control.
• Monitor waste and food costs.
• Manage inventory and ordering.
• Follow safety procedures and sanitation standards.
• Maintain kitchen cleanliness.
• Adhere to regulations and rules.

Skills

Pastry chef experience

Culinary skills

Teamwork

Problem solving

Fluent English

Legal right to work in Finland

Education

Culinary education

Hygiene pass

Job description

SantaPark Arctic World is a Finnish hospitality and experience company with a big heart and passion for excellence. We excel in creating extraordinary experiences for our guests with our unique locations: SantaPark – Christmas Theme Park, exclusive Santa Claus Secret Forest – Joulukka, Hidden Arctic Cloud Villas, Aino Private Island, Lapland Luxury DMC and award-winning Arctic TreeHouse Hotel.

Our mission is to make every moment of our guests stay a lifelong memory. We also wish our team to have a great working experience and every day embark on a new adventure – creating, learning and developing with us!

Are you our new Pastry Chef? (Main season 10/2026-1/2027)

Locations:

Situated in the heart of the Arctic TreeHouse Hotel, Rakas Restaurant & Bar charms with its unique ambience and menu of meals made from fresh local ingredients prepared with a modern twist. We offer our guests a unique dining experience and are passionate about ensuring quality dining under the warm glow of pine cone lamps and stylish interior design. The name of our restaurant is Rakas, which is Finnish for beloved and perfectly describes our understanding of what great food should be – local food with love.

SantaPark – The Home Cavern of Santa Claus is an indoor Christmas-themed park filled with activities, attractions, and experiences. One of the main attractions is Kota Café, where customers can enjoy a delicious buffet lunch and Bakery where Mrs. Gingerbread welcomes our guests to her very own bakery! We ensure that guests can spend the whole day in the park with a full belly!

The Kitchen team ensures extraordinary dining experiences by creating delicious food portions. Their professionalism, ingredient knowledge and consistency can significantly enhance the dining experience for customers.

Pastry Chef duties include:

• Baking cakes, pies and other delicacies
• Pastry preparation
• Recipe development
• Ensuring that all baked goods and desserts are visually appealing and presented attractively
• Dessert plating an quality control
• Adapting to special requests
• Monitoring food cost and waste, striving to minimize both
• Inventory and ordering
• Following safety procedures
• Maintaining kitchen cleanliness
• Following the regulations and rules

General requirements

• Hygiene pass
• Culinary skills and knowledge
• Previous experience from a similar role (minimum of 3 year)
• Suitable educational background
• Fluent English language
• Ability to legally work in Finland
• Capable of completing work tasks independently as well as working in a team
• Ability to take responsibility and maintain the highest level of standards
• Problem-solving skills and you are self-driven
• Good communication skills

Considered as an advantage

• Additional languages
• Ability to read different situations and adapt to them
• You have an eye for detail
• Creativity
• A genuine passion for food and the culinary arts
• Development mindset

What to expect:

• A fun international work environment
• A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to work in the capital of Finnish Lapland
• Job-specific work training prior to the start of the season
• Hourly salary (+supplements, holiday compensation)
• Collective Agreement for the Hotel, Restaurant and Leisure Industry (Sundays and official holidays are double paid in Finland)
• Flexible working hours from Monday to Sunday with alternating days off
• Average work hours 90 h/3 week, during the season the amount is usually higher
• Supported accommodation

Employment relationship: Employment

Wage: Other

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

Number of positions: 1

Osaamisalue: Teollisuus & tuotanto