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All the Michelin star restaurants in Helsinki – 2025 edition

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The full list of Helsinki’s 2025 Michelin star restaurants

Helsinki in Finland plays it safe in 2025: the Michelin roster remains unchanged. Every star holds firm, with local favourites like Palace at two stars and a familiar sextet of one‑star venues standing their ground. Critics note the guide lacks fireworks, but perhaps that’s the point. The city’s dining world is shifting quietly – cafés, casual spots and pop‑ups are building momentum below the spotlight, leaving Michelin’s star chart untouched. In an age where tomorrow’s food often outpaces yesterday’s accolades, Helsinki’s carte blanche feels deliberate: no headline‑chasing, just a steady pulse and room to grow beneath the radar. Here’s the full list of Michelin‑starred restaurants in Helsinki for 2025.

Top photography courtesy of Grön

Palace

Palace, located on the tenth story of a modernist structure built in 1952 for the Olympic Games, has breathtaking views of Helsinki’s harbour. This historic restaurant received Helsinki’s first Michelin star in 1987, which makes it especially significant that it received a second star in 2022. Chef Eero Vottonen presents a refined tasting menu produced with the best ingredients with the assistance of his staff. The chefs prepare delicate, exquisitely presented, and well-balanced dishes tableside using a fusion of Nordic cuisine with French and Japanese influences.

Palace
Eteläranta 10
Helsinki
Finland

Photography courtesy of Tuukka Koski and Palace

Demo

Restaurant Demo was established in 2003 and focuses on elegant cooking while providing a distinctive eating experience. Modern meals with a classic heart and an inventive fusion of textures and flavours are made with ingredients from Finland and Europe. Choose from a set menu of six or seven courses. In 2007, this down-to-earth restaurant received a Michelin star.

Demo
Uudenmaankatu 9-11
Helsinki
Finland

Photography courtesy of Demo

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Finnjävel Salonki

At Finnjävel Salonki, diners are offered a unique restaurant experience, diving into Finnish culture with its food as well as its design and craftsmanship, as everything from the cutlery to the decanters is made by Finnish craftspeople. During the 1950s and 1960s, the derogative term Finnjävel was used in Sweden to refer to Finnish immigrants as the ‘Finnish devil’. But here, chefs Henri Alén and Tommi Tuominen have managed to reclaim the word and make it synonymous with ‘sisu’, a Finnish concept combining stamina, perseverance and ambition. The restaurant was awarded its Michelin star in 2021.

Finnjävel Salonki
Ainonkatu 3
Helsinki
Finland

Photography courtesy of Finnjävel Salonki

Grön

At Grön, the Swedish word for ‘green’, the youthful team of chefs pluck and forage their way through Finland to create the finest plant-based menu in Helsinki. One worthy of a Michelin star, no less. With an open kitchen and shelves stocked with fermenting foodstuffs, this cosy, passionately run restaurant offers a warm, inviting environment. Precise, modern cooking puts vegetables to the fore; ingredients are top-notch and purity is key. Dishes are brought to the table by the chefs themselves, and the natural wines are well-chosen.

Grön
Albertinkatu 36
Helsinki
Finland

Photography courtesy of Grön

Olo

Michelin-star restaurant Olo is located in the historic Lampa house, built in 1817. Overlooking the seafront and the Kauppatori market square, where fresh Finnish produce is traded all year round. The four elegant, monochrome dining rooms of the restaurant were designed by Haroma & Partners. Executive chef Jari Vesivalo leads patrons on a journey through modern Scandinavian cooking, raising produce such as potatoes from local farm Gobbas Gård, king crab from Honningsvåg in Norway and organic lamb from the island of Åland to inconceivable heights.

Olo
Pohjoisesplanadi 5
Helsinki
Finland

Photography courtesy of Olo

The Room by Kozeen Shiwan

Michelin-starred The Room by Kozeen Shiwan is an intimate, immersive dining experience in Helsinki, seating only 14 guests around a single table. The restaurant’s interior is designed to evoke a mysterious and dimly lit atmosphere, allowing guests to observe Chef Shiwan’s creative process up close. The eight-course tasting menu blends Middle Eastern flavours with Nordic cooking techniques, featuring dishes such as ‘Made in Suleymaniah’ and ‘Safe in Turkiye’. Each dish is paired with biodynamic wines or hand-made non-alcoholic beverages. Shiwan, renowned for his work in several other Michelin-starred restaurants, ensures a unique culinary journey that reflects his personal history and artistry.