Our Kestikievari Restaurant: "Korvalan Komea"
Visiting our restaurant and café is like taking a step back in time. We offer a unique opportunity to experience local specialities, showcasing traditional meals and freshly baked sweet and savoury snacks. They are served in either one of our two dining rooms, each furnished in the style that is typical of Lapland's log houses from the 1800s.
The restaurant is named after Seppo's mother, "Korvalan Komea", which means "Korvala's beautiful one" in the local dialect. It was her nickname in the 1930s. "Komea" can also mean imposing and impressive. The word "kestikievari" comes from the Swedish word "gästgiveri" which means "guest-giver". Korvala has always been a place that has given guests food and shelter, so, for the intrepid travellers of the north, it is equivalent to a roadside inn. Established in 1889, it has functioned as a kestikievari for over one hundred years, making it the oldest tourism business in the Rovaniemi region.
Breakfast-to-go
Our continental "breakfast-to-go" boxes can be pre-ordered and picked up the evening before, for your breakfast the following day, everyday except Wednesdays and Sundays. The box of local specialities includes bread, butter, cheese, cold meats, eggs, yoghurt, fruit, juice, jam, cereal, sugar, tea, coffee, hot chocolate, milk and honey.
€15/person, min 2 people
Lunch
The lunch is served in our light and sunny blue dining room, at the southern end of the house from 12:00-15:00, everyday except Wednesdays and Sundays. It offers traditional food, including salads, soups and light casseroles, freshly baked bread and a dessert selection.
€25/person, with a reservation
€27/person, without a reservation
Children 2-12, half price, under 2s, free
The tables are sometimes shared. A selection of daily menus can be found here.
Dinner
Both dining rooms are used for candlelit dinners from 18:00-22:00 everyday except Wednesdays and Sundays. The buffet starter includes soups and salads with freshly baked breads, and the served main courses are made from local fish, meat and game, with vegetarian options. The desserts include local specialities, including arctic berries and cheeses.
€40/person, with a reservation
€45/person, without a reservation
Children 2-12 half price, under 2s, free
The bigger tables are social occasions as they are often shared. A selection of daily dinners can be found here.
Café
The café is open from 10:30 to 16:30 everyday except Wednesdays and Sundays. A pot of freshly brewed coffee or tea is served with a selection of sweet and savoury treats baked daily in our kitchens.
Susanna
Susanna, the chef, runs the restaurant and has over 20 years experience in the food business. Combining tradtional favourites with the latest trends, Susanna uses healthy and versatile local ingredients to bring you the pure and clean flavours of Lapland and the Arctic region.
Picnic Lunch Box
The picnic lunch boxes include local specialities to help keep your energy going on your excursion days. The boxes can be picked up between 9:30 and 10:30 everyday except Wednesdays and Sundays and must be pre-ordered at least a day in advance. They are available from January onwards.
Christmas Dinner
In December, on Wednesdays 11th and 18th, and on Christmas Eve, it's possible to book a table at various times from 15:00 onwards for "Joulupöytä", a traditional Finnish Christmas Dinner, with all the trimmings :)
€80/adult, €40/child aged 2-12 yrs
Book your table
Bookings for the winter season Dec 2024 - April 2025 can be made here:
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For all restaurant enquiries, please email us on restaurant@korvalankomea.com
or call us on +358453172192