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The right people in the right team

We help seasonal hotels, resorts and restaurants, above all in Finnish Lapland, find kitchen, service and hotel staff.

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Why bring us in

  • We know the trade, not just the job titles. Maidu, a chef with 10 years in professional kitchens, assesses the kitchen candidates. Mirette, with 10 years in customer service, assesses the service and hotel candidates.
  • Candidates who know what they are coming to. Before anyone reaches you, they know the pay, the hours, the accommodation and what the season is like.
  • A wider candidate network. We look for hospitality workers from Estonia and elsewhere in Europe through our contacts, communities and job boards.

What does it cost?

You only pay after the person you hire through us has started work. If you cancel an agreed hire in the last 14 days before the start for reasons on your side, half the fee applies. The fee depends on the role, the location, the length of the season and how many people you hire. As a guide, it is around one month's gross salary. We agree the fee and payment terms before recruitment begins. Fees are quoted excluding VAT. There are no ongoing agency fees, and if you do not hire, there is no placement fee. If you hire someone we introduced within six months of the introduction, the fee applies. A person returning to you for the next season costs nothing extra.

Send a staff request

A few lines are enough. Our recruitment team reads your message and gets in touch to go through the roles with you. We usually reply within a day or two, by email or with a call. Give us an email address or phone number for a reply; the other fields are optional.

For example: two cooks and a breakfast waiter, December to April.

Helpful: the level, contract length, start date, hours and guaranteed hours, gross pay and accommodation.

Your message is handled by our authorised team. We keep business contacts while we work together and for three years after our last contact, sooner if you ask. How we handle your details.

How does it work?

Tell us what your season requires

You know your operation. We work to it, and we say honestly what is realistic.

We find people who fit the role

We source candidates through our own network, hospitality communities, job boards and the Working the Seasons audience across TikTok, Facebook and Instagram. We review their experience, skills, language ability, availability, salary expectations and readiness to relocate, make a preliminary check of their right to work and, where applicable, check their references. Every candidate we present has been interviewed and assessed before reaching the employer.

You hire them directly

You receive a focused shortlist of candidates who match what we agreed, not a pile of CVs. You interview, make the final decision and hire directly. We charge one agreed placement fee for a successful hire.

Roles we recruit for

  1. Kitchen

    Chefs, chefs de partie, sous chefs, head chefs, kitchen assistants and other kitchen roles.

  2. Restaurant & Bar

    Waiters, bartenders, baristas, hosts, restaurant staff, supervisors and shift leaders.

  3. Front Office

    Receptionists, guest service staff and other front office roles.

  4. Housekeeping

    Room attendants, cleaners, housekeeping staff and supervisors.

  5. Activities & Guest Experience

    Activity guides, hosts, resort staff and other guest-facing seasonal roles.

Tell us the roles and the dates

We will come back with what is realistic, and what it would cost.

Send a staff request