8 nordic restaurants worth the trip across Finland, editor-ranked. All cuisines in Finland.
Jason ★ 4.6 · Helsinki
keskusta · Yrjönkatu 5 E, 00120 Helsinki
Jason opened in 2024 as Jari Vesivalo's first solo room after years leading the starred Olo, folding Asian flavours into Nordic produce on Yrjönkatu.
Tip: Vesivalo ran the kitchen at Olo for years before going solo here. Two menus only: the Jason and its plant-based twin.
Savoy ★ 4.5 · Helsinki
keskusta · Eteläesplanadi 14, 00130 Helsinki
Savoy on the eighth floor of the Esplanadi has served Finnish-French cooking since 1937 in an Aalto interior; vorschmack is the house signature.
Tip: The 1937 Aalto-designed room and roof terrace look over Esplanade Park. It sits in the Michelin Guide, and lunch is the affordable entry.
Nokka ★ 4.4 · Helsinki
katajanokka · Kanavaranta 7 F, 00160 Helsinki
Nokka, in a Katajanokka harbour warehouse, won a Michelin Green Star in 2024 for sustainable Finnish cooking around an open kitchen and named producers.
Tip: A converted red-brick warehouse on the Katajanokka canal. The Green Star reflects long relationships with small Finnish producers.
Boreal ★ 4.4 · Helsinki
punavuori · Uudenmaankatu 9, 00120 Helsinki
Boreal in the design district serves a roughly ten-course New Nordic tasting menu from chef Pasha Demin, who cooked at Noma and Azurmendi before opening here.
Tip: A 40-seat room on Uudenmaankatu in Punavuori. Demin's Noma and Azurmendi training shows in the plating and the foraged notes.
Nolla ★ 4.4 · Helsinki
punavuori · Fredrikinkatu 22, 00120 Helsinki
Nolla on Fredrikinkatu was one of the world's first zero-waste restaurants and now carries a Michelin Bib Gourmand, cooking local seasonal plates.
Tip: The name means zero in Finnish. Producers deliver in reusable crates and the in-house composter closes the loop.
Aoi ★ 4.3 · Helsinki
ullanlinna · Neitsytpolku 10, 00140 Helsinki
Aoi is a small Ullanlinna room in the Michelin Guide, run by a trio cooking a short four-course menu where global ideas meet Nordic produce like pike perch.
Tip: A personal, low-key dining room on quiet Neitsytpolku. The menu is short and rewritten often, so trust the kitchen.
Wellamo ★ 4.2 · Helsinki
katajanokka · Laivastokatu 18, 00160 Helsinki
Wellamo has anchored a quiet Katajanokka corner since 1975, with a chef-led team cooking seasonal Nordic plates from local producers in an unhurried room.
Tip: One of the older neighbourhood rooms in the city, on a residential Katajanokka street. Calm, local and reservation-friendly.
Elite ★ 4.1 · Helsinki
toolo · Eteläinen Hesperiankatu 22, 00100 Helsinki
Elite in Töölö has been the artists' restaurant since 1932, its walls hung with paintings, serving Finnish classics like vorschmack and fried Baltic herring.
Tip: The terrace and the artist-portrait walls are the draw as much as the food. A living room for Helsinki's cultural set since 1932.