Waiter, Piparina, Rovaniemi

Are you the WAITER we are looking for?

Snowhotel Family is a family business providing unique experiences with snow and ice at Lehtojärvi in Rovaniemi and Santa Claus Village. The glass igloos and the snow hotel Arctic Snow Hotel & Glass Igloos with its restaurants certainly offer a memorable overnight experience surrounded by the northern lights and nature on the shores of Lehtojärvi. Located in Santa Claus Village, Snowman World invites the whole family to winter fun on a snowy playground built from snow and ice. Also found in the village are Piparina's charming gingerbread cottages and an atmospheric restaurant, where customers can taste authentic Lapland flavors and rest in private gingerbread cottages during the day.

We are now looking for waiters for Piparina for the busy Christmas season 2026–2027. As a waiter, you are responsible for the best possible customer service experience throughout the entire restaurant visit, recommending delicacies from the A la carte menu without forgetting excellent drink recommendations.

Full-time work is available (112.5 h/3 weeks) from the end of November until Christmas. Part-time work according to your own availability is also possible! The work requires readiness to work on weekdays, weekends, and public holidays. In the terms of employment, we follow the tourism and restaurant industry collective agreement, with pay according to skills and experience. The employment contract is concluded between Bondata and the employee, and accommodation in Rovaniemi can be arranged if necessary.

We offer you:

• Diverse work at the best workplace in Lapland
• Good orientation to the work tasks

• Competitive pay
• Reasonable rent for shared accommodation

• Bondata's support in personnel matters and non-monetary staff benefits!

We hope from you:

• Experience or training for waiter duties
• English language skills, as the work community and customers are international

• Hygiene and alcohol service permits, we assist in obtaining these if necessary
• A positive attitude and teamwork skills

• A brisk and proactive attitude

Application process

If you are interested in the position, please leave your CV and application with us as soon as possible! We will begin interviews during the application period, and selections for the hired personnel will begin during August 2026.

More information:

Bondata Lappi Saara Nordberg 040 6562 993 saara.nordberg@bondata.fi

Salary

Salary is according to skills and experience, approximately 14–16€/h. Please state your salary expectation in your application.

Piparina

Lapland's most sought-after tourism industry workplace! Snowhotel Family is a Rovaniemi-based family business founded by Heidi and Ville Haavikko in 2008. We want to be the best employer in Lapland's tourism industry and the most reliable partner for tour operators and other tourism stakeholders. We are a Great Place to Work certified workplace and in 2026 we ranked 4th on the list of Finland's best workplaces in the medium-sized companies category. Working with us is based on trust, respect for others, and honesty. We are proud of our work and we get to have fun at work. We are an international work community and our customers also come from all over the world.

Read more: https://snowhotel.fi/meista/toissa-meilla/

Email: Lappi@bondata.fi Location: Joulumaantie 8, 96930 Rovaniemi, Finland