Chef

SantaPark Arctic World is a Finnish tourism and experience company with a big heart and a passion for excellence. We create unique experiences for our visitors in our unique locations: SantaPark - Christmas Theme Park, the exclusive Santa Claus's secret forest – Joulukka, Hidden Arctic Cloud Villas, Aino Private Island, Lapland Luxury DMC, and the award-winning Arctic TreeHouse Hotel. Our mission is to create lifelong memories for our visitors. We also want our team to find working with us inspiring and meaningful – every day is a new adventure where we create, learn, and grow together!

Are you our new lunch chef? (Season 10/2026-1/2027)

SantaPark - Santa Claus's home cave is an indoor Christmas-themed park full of activities, attractions, and experiences. Our main attractions are Kota Café, where customers can enjoy a delicious buffet lunch, and the charming Piparila, which smells and feels like Christmas as the Gingerbread Lady fries our delicious Christmas treats, gingerbreads. We ensure that visitors can spend the whole day in the park with full stomachs! The kitchen team ensures unique dining experiences by creating delicious dishes. Their professionalism, ingredient knowledge, and consistency significantly enhance the customers' dining experience.

The duties of the lunch chef include:

Cooking

Preparation, serving, portioning

Ensuring high standards for every dish and continuous improvement

Maintenance of buffet stations

Compliance with safety procedures, regulations, and rules

Maintaining kitchen cleanliness

General requirements

Previous experience in restaurant work (at least 3 years)

Hygiene Pass

Training in the kitchen field

Fluent English language skills

Ability to perform tasks independently as well as work in a team

Ability to take responsibility and maintain the expected level of quality

Good communication skills

Ability to work legally in Finland

Additionally, we consider the following as an advantage:

Other language skills

Ability to read different situations and adapt to them

Eye for detail

Creativity

Genuine passion for food and food culture

What to expect:

A fun international work environment

A unique opportunity to work in the capital of Lapland

Job-specific orientation before the start of the season

Hourly wage (+supplements, holiday compensation)

Hotel, restaurant, and leisure industry collective agreement (on Sundays and official public holidays, double pay is paid in Finland)

Flexible working hours from Monday to Sunday with rotating days off

Average working time 90 h/3 weeks, during the season hours are usually more

Extensive employee benefits (see career page)

We assist with accommodation

Application instructions: Please send your application with your CV through our career page - We look forward to hearing from you! Posted: 15.9.2026 Application period ends: 30.9.2026 Työmarkkinatori advertisement number: 5bdf4372-a201-44fb-ad9d-eb7681c8da0b

Source: Työmarkkinatori customer information system

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