A young woman from Finland who worked as a chef and waitress at a restaurant was forced to change jobs after she injured herself working in the kitchen. Having torn a muscle, she found it hard to stand for long periods on a hard floor. However feeling much better outdoors, she found her dream job as a reindeer herder.
Now, instead of carrying plates and preparing food, Janita Kenttälä, 26, spends her time reindeer sledding as a part of her tourism company in the magical snowy forest in Levi, Lappland.
(Courtesy of Janita Kenttälä)
It was something of a natural step for Kenttälä, who quit her job about five years ago. She was raised in a reindeer herding family—her father, along with his friends and a relative, was one of the first to start reindeer tours in Levi….