You have skied all day and chased the aurora half the night. The last thing you want now is to change out of wool socks and drive to a restaurant. So the restaurant comes to you. I bring everything with me and cook a five-course Lapland dinner in your kitchen. I serve each course at your table, then wash up and wish you a good night. The evening is yours.
45 minutes before dinner, with ingredients and everything needed
Five courses over the evening, at your own pace
Kitchen clean, dishes done. You stay by the fire.
I am Roosa, a chef from Lapland with a background in Michelin restaurants. I cook with what Lapland gives: reindeer from local herders, fish from cold northern waters, berries picked under the midnight sun. Simple food, made carefully, served where you are staying.
All we need: electricity, water, a stove, an oven, basic pots & pans, and free table space. Every Saariselkä cabin has these.
Under Finnish alcohol law we cannot serve or sell alcohol. Your own wines are warmly welcome.
We ask you to confirm the final number of guests and any dietary requirements at latest one week before the dinner. The dinner is billed according to the confirmed number of guests.
Eight days before the dinner you will receive a reminder email with your booking details. You still have time to reply, or cancel free of charge, before the 7-day deadline. If we receive no reply, the booking is automatically considered confirmed as stated and will be billed accordingly, including in the case of a no-show.
· Cancellation more than 7 days before the dinner: free of charge.
· Cancellation 7 days to 72 hours before: 50% of the confirmed menu price.
· Cancellation less than 72 hours before, or no-show: 100% of the confirmed menu price.
Cancellations due to sudden serious illness are considered case by case. Please tell us immediately. We also hope you are fair towards us and tell us as soon as possible if the date no longer suits or the number of guests changes.
As a rule, dinners are invoiced by email after the event, with a 14-day payment term. Card payment on site is possible by prior agreement.
To guarantee the reservation, a card is registered through a secure payment link sent with the booking confirmation. Card details are handled by the payment provider only. We never ask for card numbers by email or on this website. The card is charged only for late cancellations or no-shows under the policy above.
Please inform us of all allergies, intolerances and diets when you book, at latest one week before the dinner, on behalf of everyone in your party. We cook in your cabin kitchen using shared equipment and surfaces, so while we take the greatest care, we cannot guarantee a meal completely free from any given allergen. We will tell you honestly at booking if we cannot serve your party safely. If a severe allergy is not disclosed to us in advance, we cannot take responsibility for it.
The chef arrives approximately 45 minutes before dinner to prepare and set the table. Dinner takes on average 2.5–3.5 hours depending on the party. At the end of the evening the chef cleans the kitchen, does the dishes, and leaves. For larger parties, a server may join the chef to assist with service.
Under Finnish alcohol legislation we cannot deliver or serve alcoholic drinks. Your own drinks are warmly welcome.
We travel to your cabin in Arctic conditions. If severe weather, road closures, vehicle failure in extreme cold, sudden illness, or other circumstances beyond our reasonable control prevent us from reaching you or cooking safely, we will offer a new date or a full refund of anything already paid. We are not liable for any further loss. Your safety and ours always comes first.
You provide a safe, working kitchen: electricity, water, and a functioning stove and oven. We are not responsible for problems caused by faulty cabin equipment or unsafe premises. Except where Finnish mandatory law provides otherwise, our liability is limited to the price of your booking. Nothing in these terms limits any liability that cannot be limited by law, such as liability for personal injury caused by our negligence.
When you book, we collect your name, contact details and cabin address only to arrange and deliver your dinner and to be in touch about it. We do not sell or share your information, and we keep it only as long as the booking and statutory accounting require. You may ask at any time to see or delete your data by emailing koosaraivo@gmail.com. Your booking request reaches us by email through the form on this page; card details are handled solely by our payment provider and are never stored by us.