Questions we get asked

No. Our service is free for job seekers. The employer pays the recruitment fee.

At the moment, we work with employers in Finland, especially in Lapland. We focus on kitchen, restaurant, hotel, service and similar roles. Over time, we plan to expand to other Nordic and Baltic countries.

You are employed directly by the company you join. Working the Seasons is not your employer.

English is generally the main working language in international teams, while Finnish is an advantage. We make any specific language requirements clear in each job offer.

It depends on the role. Some jobs require specific experience, while for others your attitude, suitability and willingness to learn may be just as important.

Yes. We help make the important details clear before you leave, including the job, pay, working hours, accommodation and other conditions.

Contact us as soon as possible. We will help clarify the situation and, when needed, help with communication between you and the employer.

Not necessarily. Distances, staff housing and public transport vary by location. Check how you would get to work for your actual shift times and travel on days off. We go through the arrangements for the specific offer before you decide.

For Finnish hospitality work covered by the MaRa agreement, Sunday and listed public-holiday hours earn double basic pay, evening and night supplements are added, and unused holiday is compensated when employment ends. Progressive taxation can mean very low income tax when annual income is low. In our experience, staff rent in Lapland is usually modest. We go through the pay, tax, other deductions and rent for your offer. What goes into seasonal pay.

In the Lapland offers we have seen, employers often arrange staff accommodation at a modest monthly rent, sometimes shared. We clarify the rent, location and terms before you decide.

We start by understanding what you need, then search for and interview suitable candidates. We introduce the people we believe match the role, while the final hiring decision is always yours.

We focus mainly on chefs and kitchen staff, restaurant and service staff, reception, housekeeping and other roles within hotels, restaurants and seasonal businesses.

We speak with candidates and look at their experience, skills, language ability, availability and expectations. Our own practical experience helps us understand whether someone is genuinely suited to the role and working environment. Where applicable, we also check their references.

The recruitment fee is a one-time fee and 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 of the employee's gross salary; the fee and payment terms are agreed before recruitment begins. Fees are quoted excluding VAT. You only pay for a successful hire after the employee 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. 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.

OÜ WorkingtheSeasons, our Estonian company, registry code 17617928. Both the agreement and the invoice come from this company.

You hire the employee directly into your company. We do not provide temporary agency workers and the employee is not on our payroll.

Estonian citizens can work in Finland without a work permit because Estonia is in the EU. If their stay in Finland lasts more than three months continuously, they must register their right of residence with the Finnish Immigration Service (Migri). An Estonian residence permit alone does not give a non-EU citizen the same right to work. Migri’s right-to-work guidance.

It depends on the role, location, working conditions and candidate availability. Once we understand your needs, we can give you a more realistic estimate.

If the employee resigns, or is dismissed for reasons concerning them, within 30 days of starting, and the reason is not on the employer's side, such as pay, hours or housing that differ from the offer, we look for one replacement for a quarter of the fee. Tell us within ten business days of learning they left, and pay the original invoice on time or within seven days of our reminder. You pay the quarter fee only if the replacement starts. The original fee is not refunded.

We initially focus on candidates from Estonia, while also looking for suitable people elsewhere in Europe and the Baltic countries when needed. Over time, we plan to expand our candidate network further.