Menu to Taste

Finnjävel Salonki

Modern Finnish · helsinki · Michelin One Star · Chef Tommi Tuominen

Finnjävel Salonki holds Helsinki's most culturally rooted Michelin star, reimagining the entire canon of Finnish comfort food through a fine-dining lens. Chef Tommi Tuominen takes the humble classics—reindeer, vendace, Baltic herring, Karelian pastry, mämmi—and elevates them into sophisticated multi-course tasting menus inside the historic Taidehalli arts centre. The name itself reclaims a former Swedish-language slur for unruly Finns into a banner of culinary pride.

Ainonkatu 3, 00100 Helsinki, helsinki

  • Michelin Star 2025
  • Service Award 2021

Menu

Dishes

  • Finnjävel's Cheeses with Jam (10) — A curated Finnish and Nordic cheese selection served with house-made jam — a traditional European cheese course with a Finnish spirit.
  • Caviar (30g) and Flat Bread (106) — Thirty grams of premium caviar served with Finnjävel's house flat bread — the kitchen's luxury supplement.
  • Roasted Onion Tart, Celeriac Semolina Porridge, Onion Broth and Toasted Almonds (27) — A fully plant-based main: roasted onion tart with a celeriac semolina porridge, deeply savory onion broth, and toasted almonds — elegant and satisfying.
  • Standard Tasting (5)
  • Menu Options (5)
  • Extended Tasting (8)
  • Karelian Stew; Roasted Beef with Braised Cheek of Pork and Carrot Purée (24) — A Michelin-level Karelian stew (karjalanpaisti): the traditional Finnish slow-cooked meat dish with roasted beef and braised pork cheek, served with smooth carrot purée.
  • Crayfish Pudding with Salmon Roe (14) — A delicate crayfish pudding topped with salmon roe — a refined Finnish take on freshwater crustacean, served as a Sali lunch starter.
  • Liquorice and Lemon Ice Cream Cake (12) — An ice cream cake combining the bold anise depth of Finnish liquorice with bright lemon — a quintessentially Nordic flavour pairing.
  • Spiced Marinated Salmon, Mustard Sauce and Jerusalem Artichoke Salad (15) — Salmon marinated in Finnish spices, served with a sharp mustard sauce and earthy Jerusalem artichoke salad — a Finnjävel take on a Nordic classic.

The Experience

Expect an intimate atmosphere. The meal is structured around a tasting menu and a wine pairing. A good fit for group dining.

  • Occasion: Group
  • Atmosphere: Intimate
  • Format: Tasting menu, Wine pairing

Phone: +358 9 6128 5600

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