Dining

Varjola offers pure and traditional Finnish cuisine with locally grown ingredients.

VARJOLA’S BARN RESTAURANT

Barn Restaurant is Varjola’s main building, reception and restaurant.

Barn Restaurant serve high-quality dining and rich countryside breakfast. Breakfast included the price of accommodation. Breakfast is served on weekdays from 7.30 am to 9 am (during common holiday seasons until 10 am), on Saturdays from 8 am to 10 am and Sundays from 9 am to 11 am.

Barn Restaurant is open for groups on request. Inquiries and reservations from the sales service Mon-Fri from 9 am to 4 pm varjola@varjola.com

Barn Menu

Barn Menu is available only as preordered, at least one week before the date. All our food is lactose-free. Please, let us know any special diets in advance.

STARTERS

Varjola’s garlic bread   
L, (G), (M)

Jukola’s cheddar and garlic oil

5,40   2 slices

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Crispy rye chips from Manninen’s loaf bread
L, (M), (V)

Choose your mayonnaise: roasted garlic, rosemary-parmesan or tartar

5,20

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Sylvi’s salt-lemon roasted potatoes
L, G, (M), (V)

Choose your mayonnaise: roasted garlic, rosemary-parmesan or tartar

5,40

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Sylvi’s salad     

Including salad, cucumber, tomatoes, rucola and currant leaf vinegrette:

Rossi’s cold smoked salmon, egg, marinated red onion and dill cucumber
M, G

OR

Fried Finnish squeaky cheese, red onion jam and caramelised nut assortment
L, G

12,20 / 17,80   small / large

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Rossi’s cold smoked salmon soup
L, (G), (M)

With Manninen’s loaf bread and butter

12,60

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MAIN COURSES

Rossi’s cold smoked salmon soup 
L, (G), (M)

With Manninen’s rye loaf bread and butter.

17,90

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Sylvi’s nettle pestopasta with goat cheese
L, (G), (V), (M)

Tagliatelle, nettle pesto and goat cheese

18,90

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Cowboy’s burger 
L, (G), (M)

Jyväs-Pakari’s potato brioche, beef patty 150g, Jukola’s Aito cheddar, Varjola’s rhubarb ketchup, roasted garlic mayonnaise, red-onion compote and Myrttinen’s pickled cucumbers. Served with country fries, Varjola’s rhubarb ketchup and pickled coleslaw.

21,90

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Salmon burger
L, (G), (M)

Jyväs-Pakari’s potato brioche, Rossi’s smoked salmon, dill cucumbers, tomatoes, scallion and tartar mayonnaise. Served with country fries, Varjola’s rhubarb ketchup and pickled coleslaw.

21,90

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Gardener’s burger
L, (G), (M)

Jyväs-Pakari’s potato brioche, beetroot, Chévre goat cheese, rosemary-parmesan mayonnaise, red-onion compote and Myrttinen’s pickled cucumbers. Served with country fries, Varjola’s rhubarb ketchup and pickled coleslaw.

21,90

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Fried pike-perch 
L, (G), (M)

Fried pike-perch, Sylvi’s salt-lemon potatoes, summer’s vegetables and white wine sauce.

26,90

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Farmer’s caramelised pork 
G, M

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ARTESAN PIZZAS

Varjola’s artesan pizzas dough is made in Varjola kitchen.
Pizzas are designed with respect to excellent ingredients of smallholder producers.

* Pohjoisaho ranch, Simuna, Laukaa
*Rossi’s fish, Äijälä, Laukaa
*Lehtola’s Limousin, Puuppola, Jyväskylä (organic farm)
*Valkea Pannu & Poro, Nunnanen, Enontekiö (reindeer meet from Lapland, Finland)

Salmon
L, (G), (M)

Rossi’s cold-smoked salmon with smetana, marinated red onion and dill.

19,50

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Tomato-Finnish squeaky cheese 
L, (G), (M), (V)

Tomato, Finnish squeaky cheese and nettle pesto

18,90

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Pork 
L, (G), (M)

Pohjoisaho’s air dried pork, tomato, parmesan and rucola

18,90

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Kebab   
L, (G), (M)

Lehtola’s Limousin kebab, marinated red onion, garlic mayonnaise and rucola

19,50

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Reindeer meat
L, (G), (M)

Valkea Pannu & Poro’s reindeer meat, marinated red onion and Lankamaa’s lingonberry

19,50

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CHILDREN’S MENU 

1. Ham and tomatoes
L, (G)

2. Lehtola’s Limousin kebab, tomatoes and roasted garlic mayonnaise
L, (G)

3. Tomatoes and mozzarella
L, (G)

9,90

All pizzas include tomato sauce and cheese.

Ask vegan or gluten-free.

Children’s cold smoked salmon soup 
L, (G)

With Manninen’s rye loaf bread and butter

7,90

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Children’s burger 
L, (G)

Beef patty, Jukola’s cheddar, tomatoes and roasted garlic mayonnaise. Served with country fries.

9,20

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Sylvi’s meat balls with cream sauce 
L, (G)

Served with country fries or pasta, cucumber and carrot sticks.

9,20

Ask the staff about special diets

(G) = Gluten-free available

(M) = Milkless available

Dine in restaurant or take your food with you – take away is also possible!

We use only Finnish meat and fish on our dishes.

Varjola Menu

Varjola Menu is available only as preordered, at least one week before the date. All our food is lactose-free. Please, let us know your main course choice in advance.

Menu valid 1.5. – 30.9.2025

Cold smoked salmon tartare, malt bread, herb salad
and lime aioli

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Beef sirloin steak, madeira sauce,
herb-roasted potatoes and summer vegetables

OR

Butter fried pike-perch, white wine sauce,
roasted lemon potato and seasonal herbs

OR

Tomato-mozzarella casserole, basilica,
potatoes and seasonal herbs

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Raspberry-marinated mousse cake and berry syrup

57,50 € /person

Summer Buffet

Our rich buffets offer a variety of flavours which are available on request for parties, meetings and all kinds of special occasions.

Menu valid 1.5. – 30.9.2025

Gardener’s Menu

Nettle herring
Rossi’s smoked salmon and lime aioli
Cream cheese cake with basil
Red bell pepper-jalapeno jam and crispy rye

Tomato-mozzarella salad
Potato salad with lemon
Green salad, season’s herbs
and salad dressing

Sesame chicken
Yogurt sauce with coriander
Parmesan potatoes
Summer vegetables
Boiled potatoes

Varjola’s bread selection, butter and herb spreading
Homemade beer, milk and water

Carrot-cheese cake
Coffee and tea

45 € /person

Rafter’s Menu

Baltic herring with yoghurt
Graved salmon and rhubarb chutney
Honey glazed chicken and arugula

Chanterelle-bacon pie
Goat cheese salad with strawberry
Pistachio pesto-pasta salad
Green salad, marinated vegetables and apple vinaigrette

Balsamic pork with madeira sauce
Garlic salmon with lemon cream sauce
Baked potato
Summer’s vegetables
Boiled potatoes

House bread selection, butter and herb spread
Homemade beer, milk and water
Raspberry-marbled mousse cake
Coffee and tea

57,20 € /person

Minimum group size 10 persons

Winter Buffet

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  • Varjola Menu
  • Summer Buffet
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