3 editor picks across Finland.
3 nordic restaurants worth the trip across Finland, editor-ranked. All cuisines in Finland.
Skörd on Fredrikinkatu in Punavuori cooks a seven-course menu where every ingredient except the salt is Finnish game, fish, herbs and berries.
OrderThe seven-course menu; the only imported ingredient on the plate is the salt.
TipFiercely local cooking that changes with the foraging calendar. Closed Mondays; the room is small, so book.
Kuurna on Meritullinkatu is a small, long-running Kruununhaka bistro whose short menu changes every three weeks around Finnish regional ingredients.
OrderThe fixed menu of the moment; it rolls over every three weeks so regulars never repeat a dinner.
TipTiny and popular in quiet Kruununhaka. The rotating menu and fair prices are why locals keep the tables full; book ahead.
Elite in Töölö has been the artists' restaurant since 1932, its walls hung with paintings, serving Finnish classics like vorschmack and fried Baltic herring.
OrderVorschmack, the minced-meat hash, or the platter of fried Baltic herring with mash.
TipThe terrace and the artist-portrait walls are the draw as much as the food. A living room for Helsinki's cultural set since 1932.
