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Turku Archipelago offers €2,000 for a week of scent testing
Visit Turku is looking for someone to assess the smells of the Turku Archipelago in Finland.
The person will spend five to seven days there in May or June 2027, judging scents such as sea air, pine forests and saunas.
The tourism organisation says the job will help test its claim that the archipelago is the world’s best-smelling travel destination.
The worker will describe the smells and record photos and videos for Visit Turku Archipelago’s social media and other channels.
The fixed-term job pays €2,000 gross, with required holiday pay and travel and accommodation costs covered.
Applicants must be over 18, have the right to work in Finland and submit a form and public Instagram or TikTok video by 25 October.
Visit Turku will choose the person based on the application and video, with its decision due on 10 November.
Visit Turku is offering €2,000 for a person to assess the scents of Finland’s Turku Archipelago.
The selected person will spend five to seven days in the region in May or June 2027, describing scents such as sea air, pine forests and saunas.
Applicants must submit a form and a public Instagram or TikTok video demonstrating their sense of smell.
The tourism organisation says the job is a paid position with a fixed-term contract, and it will cover travel and accommodation.
Applications are due by October 25, and the selection decision is scheduled for November 10.
- Who
- Visit Turku is seeking an applicant over 18 who has the right to work in Finland.
- What
- The selected person will travel through the archipelago and assess and describe its scents for €2,000 gross, plus holiday compensation.
- When
- The work will last five to seven days in May or June 2027. Applications are due October 25, with the decision scheduled for November 10.
- Where
- The Turku Archipelago in Finland.
- Why
- Visit Turku says it wants to test its claim that the archipelago is the world’s best-smelling travel destination with an impartial nose.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
A claim like that needs proof; our own noses are hopelessly biased. That’s why we’re hiring someone who isn’t.
We believe the Turku Archipelago is the world’s best-smelling travel destination
Show us how you smell, because your technique matters.
Applicants must submit their application materials by 22:59 Swiss time.
Visit Turku is scheduled to announce its selection.
The selected person will spend five to seven days assessing scents in the Turku Archipelago.
- Fee
- €2,000 gross for the full assignment
- Work period
- Five to seven days in May or June 2027
- Application deadline
- October 25 at 22:59 Swiss time
- Selection date
- November 10
- Application platforms
- Instagram or TikTok
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