Real Finnish food and authentic atmosphere

Restaurant Savotta offers genuine old-fashioned Finnish food and atmosphere, just off Senate Square in the heart of Helsinki. Savotta is genuinely Finnish restaurant - the interior decoration and dishes have been inspired by the Finnish forests and thousands of lakes, with a dash of Finnish “sisu” and logging traditions. The restaurant pays homage to the thousands of lumberjacks and log floaters, the matrons and foremen at the logging sites, and of course the mill owners.

Restaurant Savotta takes you back in time to the logging camps of the old days. The old china designed by Arabia, the hundred-year-old floorboards, the chairs and tables and many old artifacts have been brought from all over Finland. Together they recreate the atmosphere of the hardworking men and women, telling stories around the campfire while they enjoy a hearty meal.   

Proper Finnish food

Savotta's kitchen cherishes the Finnish food tradition. The tasty and heartly dishes with a home-made touch echo the best traditional recipes perfected in the course of generations. The Menu includes Finnish lake fish, game and berries from the pristine forests and from carefully selected suppliers. In Savotta you can taste e.g. Karelian casserole, lamb in wooden särä-dish and vendace pasty from Kuopio.

Welcome to the logging camp of Savotta!

Juha Laatikainen
Savotta's camp host