{"id":182101,"date":"2023-12-04T09:49:29","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T09:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotworldreport.com\/?p=182101"},"modified":"2023-12-04T09:49:29","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T09:49:29","slug":"i-work-in-lapland-what-once-in-a-lifetime-opportunity-is-like","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotworldreport.com\/travel\/i-work-in-lapland-what-once-in-a-lifetime-opportunity-is-like\/","title":{"rendered":"I work in Lapland – what 'once in a lifetime' opportunity is like"},"content":{"rendered":"
A travel blogger is sharing her unique experience of the Arctic Circle on a five-week journey as a tour guide in Lapland,\u00a0Finland.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lucy Blair has been documenting the start of her ‘once in a lifetime’ stint in preparation for the holiday season.<\/p>\n
In the winter months, the northern region of Finland gets just two to four hours of sunlight and can experience temperatures as low as -40 degrees (Celsius).<\/p>\n
Beginning her journey in mid-November, Lucy posted to TikTok: ‘A few months ago I had never even heard of Lapland but when I got offered this job I though it was just a once in a lifetime opportunity to go and experience something completely different.’<\/p>\n
She was immediately struck by the conditions with the secluded environment playing havoc with allergies and freezing temperatures turning eyelashes into icicles.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Lucy Blair (left) has been documenting the start of her ‘once in a lifetime’ five-week stint in preparation for the holiday season in Lapland, Finland, which can see temperatures fall as low as -40C<\/p>\n
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The travel blogger is working as an overseas rep at Arctic Sauna World (pictured) – a role which involves entertaining the festive tourists including by giving tours<\/p>\n
Visited our new office today! \ud83e\udde1 #Lapland #LaplandFinland #ArcticCircle #WorkInLapland #WorkingInLapland #FreezingWeather #Finland #SantasHome #SoloTravel <\/p>\n
To demonstrate the lengths required to fend off the cold, Lucy shared the seven-minute dressing routine which she goes through to prepare herself for the day.<\/p>\n
On top of your standard thermal leggings and a top go some more heavy-duty thermals, another pair of fleeced leggings and a fleecy top, and then a snowsuit.<\/p>\n
The outfit is completed by snow boots, an ear-warmer and snood.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Aussie travel enthusiast is working as an overseas rep at one of the region’s many resorts –\u00a0Arctic Sauna World.<\/p>\n
‘It was so exciting,’ she said, ‘it’s a really, really remote resort based on a frozen lake with saunas around.’<\/p>\n
But before moving in to her new home, Lucy and all the other seasonal guides are given a crash course in all things Lapland before the holiday season is in full flow.<\/p>\n
The role involves showing round and entertaining holiday makers who have made the trip to experience the unique environment, search for Santa Claus and catch a glimpse of the Northern Lights.<\/p>\n
Extra hands are needed at this time of year, with last December seeing record numbers of tourists in Lapland according to Statistics Finland, with 556,805 overnight stays recorded – 80 per cent of which came from foreign tourists.<\/p>\n
As well as brushing up on local knowledge, preparation involves creating ‘reindeer dust’ and mock passports for their younger visitors.<\/p>\n
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Hammering home quite how cold it is, Lucy shared a clip of her and her friend getting dressed for a day in the snow. The seven-minute routine involved putting on three warm layers under a snowsuit<\/p>\n
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Last December saw a record number of visitors to Lapland in a single month, with\u00a0556,805 overnight stays recorded<\/p>\n
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One of Lapland’s main attractions is the opportunity to see the Northern Lights (stock photo above)<\/p>\n
Lucy also had to learn a welcome speech and some Christmas carols, which are not the same from one side of the world to another judging from the Queensland native’s first attempt at Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer.\u00a0<\/p>\n
There is still plenty of time for the seasonal employees to enjoy themselves though, with the group of 20-somethings all holed up together in shared accommodation and with enough free time to enjoy their own snow-shoeing, sledging and ice-skating excursions.<\/p>\n
And one night a week, the local pub opens to make the most of the long winter nights and give people time to unwind and get that universal clubbing experience.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The rest of the evenings tend to end with Lucy and her new colleagues unwinding in one of the resort’s many saunas.<\/p>\n