Welcome to our restaurant Petronella, the pearl of Lapland.

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Restaurant Petronella

Honkapolku 5, 99830 Saariselkä, Finland

Quality food with a touch of magic in Saariselkä.

Restaurant Petronella has been cherishing the legacy of Petronella, the beautiful and mysterious adventurer, at Saariselkä since 1989.

The founder of Petronella, Saara Mehtäjärvi, was determined to create a high-class restaurant offering quality food and a relaxed atmosphere, added with a touch of magic with which the golden-haired beauty had charmed the whole of Lapland half a century ago. Some memories last forever. Welcome!

Valkosipulivoilla gratinoituja Lapin tatteja - tuoreen leivän kera 🤍

Lappish Porcini mushrooms, Gratinated with Garlic Butter - with a side of fresh bread 🤍

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Valkosipulivoilla gratinoituja Lapin tatteja - tuoreen leivän kera 🤍

Lappish Porcini mushrooms, Gratinated with Garlic Butter - with a side of fresh bread 🤍

#suomelappi #lapintaikaa #petronella #petronellarestaurant #ravintolapetronella #petronellasaariselkä #lappishfood #alacarte
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Behind the scenes…🧑🏽‍🍳

#petronella #petronellalapland #lapintaikaa #lappishfood

Behind the scenes…🧑🏽‍🍳

#petronella #petronellalapland #lapintaikaa #lappishfood
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Lähestymme kevättä kovaa vauhtia, mutta olemme auki normaalisti. Tervetuloa 🤎

The spring is approaching slowly, but we are open as usual. Welcome 🤎 

#petronella #ravintolapetronella #lapland #suomenlappi #lapintaikaa

Lähestymme kevättä kovaa vauhtia, mutta olemme auki normaalisti. Tervetuloa 🤎

The spring is approaching slowly, but we are open as usual. Welcome 🤎

#petronella #ravintolapetronella #lapland #suomenlappi #lapintaikaa
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Hmmm…. Mitäköhän tässä valmistuu?✨ yksityiskohtia yksityiskohtia!

Hmmm…. Wonder what is under construction here?✨ it’s all about the details! 

#saariselkä #lapland #petronella #ravintolapetronella #laplandfoodie #suomessa #suomenlappi #finnishlapland

Hmmm…. Mitäköhän tässä valmistuu?✨ yksityiskohtia yksityiskohtia!

Hmmm…. Wonder what is under construction here?✨ it’s all about the details!

#saariselkä #lapland #petronella #ravintolapetronella #laplandfoodie #suomessa #suomenlappi #finnishlapland
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Dinner menus

79 €

1. Okta

Finnish blini

Buckwheat Blini, Whitefish Roe,Sour Cream and Red Onion

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Snow Grouse and Goose textures

Snow Grouse breast, Goose textures, Goat cheese Risotto,
Beetroot, Cranberry gel, Dark Game sauce

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“The berries of Lapland”

Raspberry Chocolate ganache,Blueberry and Cranberry Parfait,

Lingonberry sponge cake,Cloudberries

66 €

2. Guokte

Lappish Porcini Mushrooms

Lappish Porcini Mushrooms, Gratinated with Garlic Butter

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Crispy skin Trout

Crispy skin Trout from Inari Lake, Carrot purée, Light Shellfish Ginger cream, Roe

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Baked Lappish cheese 

Tonka bean flavoured Lappish cheese baked in Puff pastry, Cloudberries, Coffee Créme,

The story of Petronella

Sylvia Petronella van der Moer, a Dutch journalist and adventurer, imprinted her name in the memories of the gold prospectors in Lapland. In 1949 she heard of gold and prospecting in Lapland for the first time when travelling by bus from Rovaniemi to Ivalo.