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Top 39 restaurants in Finland

39 of the best places to eat in Finland, from celebrated dining rooms to much-loved local favourites.

39 restaurants

  1. 1
    Fine dining

    Olo

    Helsinki

    Harbourside restaurant by Market Square serving modern Finnish tasting menus built on seasonal produce.

  2. 2
    Fine dining

    Palace

    Helsinki

    Tenth-floor dining room with harbour views, known for refined Nordic cooking and classic service.

  3. 3
    Fine dining

    Savoy

    Helsinki

    Restaurant with a 1937 interior designed by Alvar and Aino Aalto, serving Finnish and French classics.

  4. 4
    Fine dining

    Grön

    Helsinki

    Small Punavuori restaurant known for vegetable-focused Nordic menus using foraged and farmed produce.

  5. 5
    Fine dining

    Inari

    Helsinki

    Intimate restaurant combining Nordic ingredients with Japanese and French techniques in tasting menus.

  6. 6
    Fine dining

    Ora

    Helsinki

    Tiny chef's-table restaurant serving a single seasonal Finnish tasting menu.

  7. 7
    Bistro & brasserie

    Kappeli

    Helsinki

    Glass-walled 19th-century café-restaurant in Esplanadi Park, a Helsinki meeting place since 1867.

  8. 8
    Traditional & regional

    Sea Horse

    Helsinki

    Old-school Helsinki restaurant since 1934, known for fried Baltic herring and Finnish home cooking.

  9. 9
    Traditional & regional

    Lappi

    Helsinki

    Log-cabin style restaurant serving Lappish dishes such as sautéed reindeer and Arctic char.

  10. 10
    Fine dining

    Kaskis

    Turku

    Small Turku restaurant known for creative Nordic tasting menus based on local, seasonal produce.

  11. 11
    Fine dining

    Kajo

    Tampere

    Intimate Tampere restaurant serving Nordic tasting menus with a strong focus on Finnish ingredients.

  12. 12
    Fine dining

    Musta Lammas

    Kuopio

    Restaurant in the vaulted cellar of a 19th-century brewery, serving modern Finnish cooking.

  13. 13
    Traditional & regional

    Nili

    Rovaniemi

    Rustic Lappish restaurant known for reindeer, Arctic fish and other northern Finnish specialities.

  14. 14
    Traditional & regional

    Aanaar

    Inari

    Hotel restaurant by the Juutua river serving Sámi and Lappish dishes made from local ingredients.

  15. 15
    Bistro & brasserie

    Juuri

    Helsinki

    Modern Finnish restaurant known for sapas, small plates reinterpreting traditional Finnish dishes.

  16. 16
    Bistro & brasserie

    Elite

    Helsinki

    Töölö restaurant since 1932, long a haunt of artists and known for Finnish classics.

  17. 17
    Bistro & brasserie

    Kosmos

    Helsinki

    Art-deco-era restaurant from 1924 popular with writers and artists, serving Finnish and Russian dishes.

  18. 18
    International

    Saslik

    Helsinki

    Ornate restaurant serving Russian cuisine such as blini, borscht and shashlik, often with live music.

  19. 19
    Traditional & regional

    Kuu

    Helsinki

    Töölö neighbourhood restaurant known for traditional Finnish food such as salmon soup and liver.

  20. 20
    Traditional & regional

    Savotta

    Helsinki

    Senate Square restaurant presenting traditional Finnish dishes in a rustic lumberjack-themed setting.

  21. 21
    Casual & neighbourhood

    Löyly

    Helsinki

    Seaside public sauna complex with a restaurant serving Finnish dishes and a terrace over the sea.

  22. 22
    Fine dining

    Nokka

    Helsinki

    Waterfront restaurant in a former warehouse at Katajanokka, focused on Finnish farm and fish produce.

  23. 23
    Bistro & brasserie

    Smör

    Turku

    Cellar restaurant by the Aura river serving modern Nordic cooking based on local produce.

  24. 24
    Bistro & brasserie

    Mami

    Turku

    Riverside bistro known for seasonal Finnish dishes and a popular summer terrace.

  25. 25
    Café & bakery

    Karl Fazer Café

    Helsinki

    Flagship café of the Fazer confectionery company, opened in 1891 and known for cakes and chocolate.

  26. 26
    Café & bakery

    Ekberg

    Helsinki

    Helsinki's oldest bakery, founded in 1852, known for pastries, breads and breakfast.

  27. 27
    Café & bakery

    Café Regatta

    Helsinki

    Tiny red seaside cottage café known for cinnamon buns and grilling sausages over an open fire.

  28. 28
    Market & street food

    Vanha Kauppahalli

    Helsinki

    Harbourside market hall from 1889 with stalls selling fish, cheeses, pastries and Finnish delicacies.

  29. 29
    Casual & neighbourhood

    Soppakeittiö

    Helsinki

    Soup counter in the Old Market Hall known for its bouillabaisse and daily soups.

  30. 30
    Pub, tavern & wine bar

    Suomenlinnan Panimo

    Helsinki

    Brewery restaurant in an old fortress building on Suomenlinna, serving its own beers and Finnish food.

  31. 31
    Traditional & regional

    Walhalla

    Helsinki

    Summer restaurant set in the vaulted brick walls of the Suomenlinna sea fortress.

  32. 32
    Pub, tavern & wine bar

    Kolme Kruunua

    Helsinki

    Kallio neighbourhood restaurant from 1952 known for Finnish comfort food such as meatballs.

  33. 33
    Market & street food

    Tampereen Kauppahalli

    Tampere

    Historic indoor market hall known for stalls selling Tampere black sausage, fish and local produce.

  34. 34
    Café & bakery

    Pyynikin Näkötornin Kahvila

    Tampere

    Café in the Pyynikki observation tower famed for its freshly made sugared doughnuts.

  35. 35
    Pub, tavern & wine bar

    Plevna

    Tampere

    Brewery pub in the historic Finlayson factory, known for its own beers and German-style sausages.

  36. 36
    Fine dining

    Näsinneula

    Tampere

    Revolving restaurant at the top of the Näsinneula tower with panoramic views over Tampere's lakes.

  37. 37
    Market & street food

    Turun Kauppahalli

    Turku

    Market hall from 1896 with stalls and small eateries selling fish, meats and Finnish specialities.

  38. 38
    Café & bakery

    Café Engel

    Helsinki

    Café on Senate Square in one of Helsinki's oldest buildings, known for cakes and a courtyard.

  39. 39
    Pub, tavern & wine bar

    Juttutupa

    Helsinki

    Historic 1920s restaurant and bar in a granite building, known for Finnish food and live jazz.

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