Vineyard worker jobs in Finland
Vineyard workers carry out manual activities related to cultivation, propagation of grape varieties and the production and/or packaging of wines.
Vineyard worker – how much is the pay in Finland?
What the trade paid in 2024
| Median | 11.07 €/h |
|---|---|
| Bottom tenth | 7.79 €/h |
| Top tenth | 16.29 €/h |
| Employees | 2,003 |
Pay by sex, 2024
| Sex | Median | Employees |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 10.97 €/h | 667 |
| Men | 11.11 €/h | 1,336 |
Vineyard worker - Which skills are essential?
Harvest wine grapes.
Perform planting preparation activities, plant vines and install trellis.
Carry out fertilisation tasks by hand or using appropriate equipment according to fertilisation instructions taking into account the environmental, health and safety regulations and procedures.
Participate in the maintenance of vines, trellising, pruning, weeding and watering.
Efficiently perform hand pruning by using specific pruning tools like shears, lopping shears, saw, a small pocket scale to weigh the pruned material, and twine.
Perform repairs on trellis in order to support grapes. If a grape vine should fall from the trellis and not break, it can be secured to the trellis with twine.
Plant, thin, weed, sucker and tie vines.
Manage the parts of the vine visible above ground to improve grape yields, quality, and vigour. Prevent grape diseases, uneven grape ripening, sunburn, and frost damage.
Vineyard worker - Which skills are useful but not essential?
Principles, techniques and regulations of organic farming. Organic farming or ecological agriculture is an agricultural production method, which places a strong emphasis on environmental protection and ecological balance.
Prepare wine for bottling. Assist with bottling and corking.
Carry out propagation activities by applying appropriate propagation methods, such as grafted cutting propagation or generative propagation considering the plant type. Carry out propagation control considering the required terms and conditions for specific plant type.
Provide services for agri-tourism activities on the farm. This may include providing Bed and Breakfast services, small scale catering, supporting agri-tourism activities and leisure such as riding, locally guided tours, giving information on farm production and history and selling of small-scale local farm products.
Perform customer adapted presentations of the farm organization and farm processes taking under consideration the farm sustainability and local environment.
Clean and sanitise the winery using chemical, water hoses, brooms, brushes, and shovels. Safely use caustic solution to remove tartrate material from refrigeration equipment.
Operate press that separates juice from pomace. Start up the conveyor that transports pomace to the disintegrating machine.
The study of combining agriculture production and protection and regeneration of natural environment. Includes the principles and methods of critical selection and adequate application methods for sustainability in agriculture.
The study of plant, soil structure, climatic and environmental issues in agronomical production.
Connect pumps between wine tanks and turn valves to pump wine from one tank to the other. Pump the wine from fermenting and fortifying tanks to cooling tanks, then on to clarifying tanks when cooled, and add appropriate chemicals to wine. Pump the clarified wines through filtering tanks and a pasteuriser. Pump the pasteurised wine through another filtering device to collect sediment and precipitates. Finally, transfer the finished wine into tanks in the bottling room.
Carry out plant growing activities. Carry out grow control considering the required terms and conditions for specific plant type.
Clean and sanitise the interior of tanks and hoses using chemicals. Remove and install manhole covers from the top of the tank, and tank fans made of solid or expanded metal. Wash the exterior of tanks using chemical cleaning agents. Sanitise and sterilise fermenting and fortifying tanks and railroad tank cars, using an air hose and soda ash.
Execute disease and pest control activities using conventional or biological methods taking into account the climate, plant or crop type, health and safety and environmental regulations. Store and handle pesticides in accordance with recomandation and legislation.
Assist in planting local native plants for revegetation works according to a yearly schedule.