7 Best Rural Foodie Finds In Finland

From English Tea Houses to charming lakeside restaurants and smoked reindeer burgers, here are seven sinfully delicious rural foodie finds in Finland!

1. Best Finnish Scones at an English TeaHouse

Tea Room, British, Finnish

TeaHouse of Wehmais is a bit of an anomaly – a classic English teahouse in rural Finland? But somehow it fits perfectly. Set in scenic Southern Savonia area and surrounded by glittering lakes and beautiful farmland, the TeaHouse really knows its business as the owner, Anna Grotenfelt-Paunonen, is Finland’s first tea sommelier. The sumptuous afternoon tea doesn’t lose to its British ancestors, and the tea menu includes over a hundred teas to choose from.

2. Countryside Charm and Good Food

Boutique Hotel, Hotel

Tertti Manor House is located in Mikkeli, a beautiful city in the Southern Savonia region of Finland. The Manor House with its boutique hotel, café and restaurant is a perfect example of Finnish countryside charm. You can book a sumptuous summer buffet at the restaurant or just pop in for a lunch, brunch or coffee at Tertti café. There is also a little shop in a barn where you can buy Tertti’s own beer, strawberry juice and other foodie souvenirs.

3. Is Nestori the Best Rural Foodie Find in Finland?

Hotel

Hotelli Nestori is located along the scenic Turku Archipelago Ring Trail. There are hotel rooms in the beautifully renovated barn and in the main building, you will find the restaurant called Back Pocket. The kitchen uses locally sourced Scandinavian ingredients and the menu is a typically Finnish/Nordic with a fine dining twist.

5. Beautiful Hotel Restaurant

Boutique Hotel Restaurant, Finnish, European, Northern European

Hotel Punkaharju, Finland’s oldest State Hotel, is located near Savonlinna. The hotel was re-opened in 2016 with former Finnish supermodel Saimi Hoyer in the lead. The stylish hotel restaurant offers both buffet and à la carte during summertime. The food comes from local food producers and herbs from the kitchen’s own garden. The menu includes local meats and fish as well as items such as candy cap consommé and nettle financier.

6. Best Foodie Find in Finland's Lake Saimaa

Hotel Restaurant, Restaurant, Finnish, Northern European, European

Located by the beautiful Lake Saimaa, Sahanlahti offers not only scenic but a tasty spot for food when touring around Lakeland Finland. Sahanlahti is awarded for its use of local ingredients, and the menu includes Finnish classics with a fine dining twist. The small harbour at Sahanlahti is a popular pit stop for people who are boating around Lake Saimaa, and there is also a summer restaurant on a sunny dock terrace to enjoy a snack.

7. Lapland Specialities

Restaurant, American, Finnish

In Lapland, you might end up driving hours and hours without seeing anything but forests, hills and reindeer, and most of the foodie finds in Lapland are located in hotels, which have activities that revolve around winter sports such as skiing and husky sledging. Kitchen & Northern Café Well is located near the slopes of Mount Ylläs. Pop in and taste the speciality burger of smoked reindeer! There is also a vegan option available.

Since you are here, we would like to share our vision for the future of travel - and the direction Culture Trip is moving in.

Culture Trip launched in 2011 with a simple yet passionate mission: to inspire people to go beyond their boundaries and experience what makes a place, its people and its culture special and meaningful — and this is still in our DNA today. We are proud that, for more than a decade, millions like you have trusted our award-winning recommendations by people who deeply understand what makes certain places and communities so special.

Increasingly we believe the world needs more meaningful, real-life connections between curious travellers keen to explore the world in a more responsible way. That is why we have intensively curated a collection of premium small-group trips as an invitation to meet and connect with new, like-minded people for once-in-a-lifetime experiences in three categories: Culture Trips, Rail Trips and Private Trips. Our Trips are suitable for both solo travelers, couples and friends who want to explore the world together.

Culture Trips are deeply immersive 5 to 16 days itineraries, that combine authentic local experiences, exciting activities and 4-5* accommodation to look forward to at the end of each day. Our Rail Trips are our most planet-friendly itineraries that invite you to take the scenic route, relax whilst getting under the skin of a destination. Our Private Trips are fully tailored itineraries, curated by our Travel Experts specifically for you, your friends or your family.

We know that many of you worry about the environmental impact of travel and are looking for ways of expanding horizons in ways that do minimal harm - and may even bring benefits. We are committed to go as far as possible in curating our trips with care for the planet. That is why all of our trips are flightless in destination, fully carbon offset - and we have ambitious plans to be net zero in the very near future.