11 nordic places in Helsinki we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Helsinki | Nordic across every city.
Nordic dining in Helsinki spans grand historic dining rooms and contemporary fine-dining kitchens. Savoy on Eteläesplanadi, with its Alvar Aalto interior, and Elite in Töölö carry the classic tradition, while harbourside Nokka and Wellamo on Katajanokka pair the format with sea views. At the experimental end, zero-waste Nolla and Boreal in Punavuori push the New Nordic idea further.
Nokka ★ 4.4
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.
Elite ★ 4.1
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.
Wellamo ★ 4.2
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.
Savoy ★ 4.5
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.
Jason ★ 4.6
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.
Boreal ★ 4.4
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.
Nolla ★ 4.4
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.
Aoi ★ 4.3
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.
Kuurna ★ 4.6
kruununhaka · Meritullinkatu 6, 00170 Helsinki
Kuurna is a small, family-run kruununhaka bistro whose three-week menu and fair prices keep locals coming, on a quiet street tourists rarely reach.
Soppakeittiö ★ 4.3
keskusta · Eteläranta 18, 00130 Helsinki
Soppakeittiö in the Old Market Hall serves a big bowl of creamy salmon soup with all the rye bread you can eat for around 11 euros, great Finnish value.
Hakaniemi Market Hall lunch counters ★ 4.0
kallio · Hämeentie 1 A, 00530 Helsinki
The upstairs counters at Hakaniemi Market Hall serve cheap daily lunches, from Finnish home cooking to world-food plates, value eating inside a market hall.