Dogs allowed Cafés in Finland

Red brick walls, high ceilings, and the steady hum of a working roaster next door define this specialty café inside a former horse stable. Voted Finland’s best café in 2018 and 2020, and Lehmus has won best roastery three times. Hand-pour options include V60 and AeroPress; cakes change weekly.

In a quiet neighbourhood, this small café functions as a roasting operation and a community hub. Founder Olli built his first roaster with a local metalsmith; barista Anna earned recognition as a young coffee influencer. Some blend is named after streets in Kirjala, where the roastery started.

Inspired by Tokyo, Paris, and Copenhagen, the seasonal pastries could include matcha tiramisu, Basque cheesecake, and cardamom buns with a twist. Andante doubles as a flower shop with three decades of history; the Japanese baristas pull espresso with precision. A favorite in the Design District.

Roaster Samuli Pääkkönen co-founded Frukt in 2018 after training in Copenhagen. Clean lines define this 2024 showroom, the first permanent café from one of Finland’s most respected micro-roasters. It offers hand-brew options, matcha from TeeMaa, and pastries from Bageri Å.

Founded by childhood friends Svante Hampf and Benjamin Andberg, Kaffa grew from a garage experiment to Finland’s largest artisan roastery. Guests can watch the roasting on a 50-year-old Probat through glass; the School of Coffee trains baristas next door. Voted Finland’s best coffee shop in 2017 and 2019.

Behind a narrow glass door on the main street Aleksanterinkatu, a staircase leads up to the café where this third-wave chain began in 2009. Jens Hampf runs the café while his brother Svante roasts the beans at Kaffa Roastery. Weekend brunch in the light-filled rooms is highly popular.

Miriam Laitinen has baked for Jyväskylä since 2011 and remains a rarity with her completely gluten-free patisserie. The cakes are so good most guests never notice the difference. Velvet sofa booths, bentwood chairs and table service complete the European-inspired setting.

Single-origin beans from Helsinki’s Good Life roastery, ranking among the world’s top five percent, define this bohemian coffee bar. Pastries arrive from quality bakeries across the city, including croissants from Greenbake. All-day breakfast, seven days a week.

Behind the granite walls of the former Kakola prison lies this organic sourdough bakery and mill. Croissants undergo a three-day fermentation in a dedicated, temperature-controlled room. Frukt Coffee Roasters supplies the espresso from right next door. Open Wednesday to Sunday.

Third-wave coffee meets vinyl at this music and arts café, opened in 2024 by the team behind Boulangerie Marco. Browse the record bins, catch an art exhibition, then stay for evening cocktails and DJ sets. Bread comes from Marco’s bakery; the atmosphere is effortlessly cool.

Ornate ceilings, stained glass, and a fresco by Vilho Sjöström fill this 200-year-old Art Nouveau space on the Esplanade. This flagship café, run by Robert Paulig’s children, houses a gelato factory and a bakery known for its cinnamon rolls. A grand piano invites spontaneous performances.

Bright and modern, this all-day spot above the Arctic Circle runs from lunch through päiväkahvi (afternoon coffee) until late-night cocktails. Opened in 2012, it shares ownership with Gustav Kitchen & Bar. Sweet and savory waffles (topped with salmon or goat cheese, for example) are the signature.

The red wooden cottage sits on the shore of Taivallahti Bay, near the Sibelius Monument. Built in 1887 as a fishnet shed for the Paulig coffee family, it became a café in 2002 and won Best Café in Helsinki in 2014. Cinnamon buns, blueberry pie, and sausages grilled over an open fire.

Stone walls and mismatched antique furniture fill the rooms of this former Russian officers’ residence within the fortress ramparts. Kahvila Majurska (“the major’s café”) has baked its signature curd, apple, and berry tarts on-site since 1986. The summer veranda overlooks the lake.

This rustic bakery-café inside a boutique hotel serves house-baked pastries and sweet or savory waffles with views over the lake. Kaisa Kaihola restored this building from 1874 (thus the name: “a moment at the old vicarage”) and opened it in 2019. Nationally ranked among the most charming cafés.

The 1925 Art Deco building in Töölö houses a roastery with Peruvian roots and a gelato lab that has won multiple national competitions. Head roaster Iván develops both the coffee profiles and the frozen flavors. Try the coffee gelato: it captures both crafts in one scoop.

This seasonal café occupies a restored dairy barn from the 1850s on the historic Kokko homestead in Finland’s Lakeland. Owners Juhani and Maija bake seasonal pies and waffles using the farm’s own rhubarb and wild berries. The Jäähuone gallery hosts concerts. Open late June to mid-August.

The Fazer café, established by Karl Fazer in 1891 as a French-Russian confectionery, marks the starting point of Finland’s most famous chocolate company. Parts of the original interior remain; confectioners still work behind glass. The chocolate cake remains a house signature.

Airi Kallio opened this tea room in a historic timber building in 1983. Her sons now run the show: Otto-Ville bakes everything on-site, including Runeberg tarts, while Leo-Matti blends over 30 teas by hand. A visit pairs well with a wander through Old Porvoo, an easy day trip from Helsinki.

Antique furniture, floral curtains, and old jazz records set the mood inside this townhouse café by the market square. Kahvila Kaneli bakes savoury pies and layer cakes. The pecan chocolate pie and apple tart cause queues on weekends. Look for notes from guests hidden in the dresser drawers.