Candlelight, open water, and a kitchen that cooks whatever the Baltic and the forest send in that week.
Ahti is the old Finnish god of the sea, and we borrowed his name for a dining room that faces the water. Tables run the length of the window, the light is candlelight and low lamps, and everything on the plate has come a short way: fish from the Baltic, mushrooms and berries from the mainland forests, bread and butter made here each morning.
The tables along the glass look east over the harbour and the islands beyond it.
Herring, pike-perch and roe from the morning boats, landed a few hundred metres away.
Chanterelles, lingonberry, cloudberry and sea buckthorn, picked on the mainland.
Dark, sour ruisleipä and cultured butter, out of our own oven every morning.
The cooking is Finnish and unfussy. Baltic herring, cured and grilled. Pike-perch — kuha — crisped skin-side down and finished in brown butter. Roe with smetana and rye. Chanterelles folded through cream in late summer, and in July new potatoes with dill, which need nothing else at all.
Puddings follow the light: cloudberry while it lasts, sea buckthorn — tyrni — sharp and orange through the autumn. The cheese board is entirely Finnish, served with dark ruisleipä and honey.
Breakfast belongs to the house; the dining room and the bar are open to everyone.
| Service | Hours | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Breakfast | 07:00 – 10:30 | Included for hotel guests — Finnish breakfast table, eggs cooked to order, porridge, breads and berries |
| Dinner | 18:00 – 22:00 | À la carte and the six-course Baltic tasting menu |
| Bar | Until midnight | Fireside lounge, cocktails, wine by the glass and a full non-alcoholic list |
Off the lobby there is a low room with a fire in it, deep chairs, and a long counter. The list leans Finnish: craft distillates from small houses around the country, cocktails built on birch sap and pine, and sea buckthorn sodas sharp enough to bring you back to life after the sauna.
The non-alcoholic list is a proper list, not an afterthought — pressed juices, alcohol-free aperitifs and house infusions, all served in the same glassware as everything else. In winter there is hot glögi by the fire, spiced and sweet, with almonds and raisins waiting at the bottom of the glass.
Sauna & Wellness
Dinner is served from 18:00. Ask for a window table, and watch the harbour go quiet while you eat.
Reserve a Window Table