Looking for Guides in Bodø 2027

Nordic Gateway AS

📍 Eggumsveien 867, 8360 Bøstad🕐 Heltid📄 Sesong🏛 Privat⏳ Apply by 2027-01-31👥 10 positions

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Job Description

Original text in Norwegian, as published by the employer.

We are now looking for candidates in Bodø for 2027

Join our team of experienced Tour Guides and share what you enjoy in this exciting job. As a tour guide for Nordic Gateway, you will be leading half-day and full-day excursions to various destinations in the area and showing your guests both fascinating culture and stunning nature. The right mix of knowledge and a good portion of enthusiasm will make your tours an unforgettable highlight. Meet new people and have fun at work on specific days during the 2027 season.

What we require of you

- Fluent in German. Alternatively, English is a plus.

- Already living in Bodø or planning on moving there for other reasons than this offer.

- A friendly appearance and positivity in contact with guests. Prior customer service experience is an advantage.

- Interest in Norwegian Nature, Culture & History. Prior knowledge is an advantage.

- Flexibility, honesty and reliability.

We offer

Competitive wages. And the possibility of starting to work as early as the end of February.
Varied assignments, including tours outside of your home port, mainly, in the Lofoten Islands.
The chance to guide in future seasons, perhaps even in another Norwegian port of your choice.

Source: NAV — Arbeidsplassen.no (Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration) · Retrieved 2026-11-07 · Not affiliated with or endorsed by NAV (the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration). Listings are removed from this site when NAV marks them inactive.

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This job in context

The place: Vestvågøy is in Nordland county (243,272 residents, 118,984 jobs by workplace). Read the Nordland guide →
The field: Tourism & food has 441 live ads in Norway and 32 in Nordland county. Where demand is highest →
The niche: “Tourism, hotel and accommodation” is niche #20 of 50 by openings (134 ads nationwide). Full niche guide →
Pay: this ad does not state a salary (the NAV feed has none). See SSB wages by occupation →

What the ad text says (keyword check, not a legal reading)

✔ Text mostly in English– Asks for Norwegian skills– Mentions visa / permit / relocation– Mentions authorisation / licence– Mentions remote / hybrid

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