Working the Seasons

Lapland Seasonal Work Guide

We have packed our suitcases and travelled to work in a new country many times. We know the excitement and the nerves, and all the questions that come up before a new season.

After three seasons in Lapland, we put together the guide we wish we had had before our first trip. It covers work, accommodation, taxes, getting ready and everyday life in Lapland, plus the small tips we have picked up over the years.

Whether your first season is still an idea or your suitcase is already half packed, we hope this guide gives you courage and confidence, and helps you meet the new experience with joy!

Mirette and Maidu

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What's inside

  • What work in Lapland is really like, and what to check before you go
  • Your contract, the collective agreement and your rights in Finland
  • The tax card, the Finnish identity code and how you are taxed
  • Accommodation, money for the first month and everyday costs
  • A packing list, and how to get to Lapland
  • Work culture, health care, and what to do if something goes wrong
  • What Lapland taught us

20 pages, 14 chapters. The digital guide comes in both English and Estonian. The printed guide is A5 and in Estonian.

The guide's cover, English edition: a lit tipi under the northern lights in Lapland

Please note: the printed guide is in Estonian only. The digital guide comes in both English and Estonian.

Printed guide, in Estonian

€15.90

An A5 booklet in Estonian, delivered free to an Omniva parcel locker anywhere in Estonia.

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Digital guide

€8.90

In English and Estonian. Read it online page by page straight away, or download it as a PDF.

Buy the digital guide

Prices include VAT. You pay securely through Stripe. Printed guides are posted within three working days. Terms of sale.

Look inside

Contents: fourteen chapters, from what work in Lapland is really like to what Lapland taught us Chapter 7, What to pack: documents, clothes for life and work, and other things you will need

The guide is based on our own experience and the information available when we wrote it. Requirements can change, so check important details with official sources too.

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