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Niittykahvila
Niittykahvila Cafe of the Silent People offers an unforgettable experience for all motorists driving along Highway 5. If you need a cup of coffee between Suomussalmi and Kuusamo, this is the place to visit! Come and taste our proper fire-brewed, kettle coffee and delicious butter-baked Finnish crepes.We offer travellers a unique opportunity to travel back in time. Back to when haymaking took weeks and labourers slept in the barn. In our accessible facilities, it’s easy to come in.
The lunch buffet is over for this summer, but let’s not sink into gloom!
Every day until September 21, 2025, you can still enjoy delicious à la carte dishes.
Try “The Farmhand’s Lunch on the Pallet Stage” (house-made meatballs using grandma’s recipe) or “The Rake Girl’s Dream” (our own veggie patty), or enjoy Soup & Bread (sweet potato soup, vegetarian).
By the campfire, we serve delightful snacks on our own organic bun, with many different options. You’ll also find other savory and sweet treats in the display case!
All our food is made from scratch on-site using local and Finnish ingredients!
The kitchen is open daily from 10 AM to 4 PM
Open from 10 AM to 5 PM
Check out hte à la carte dishes here.
Ritva Huttunen used to look at the Silent People and travellers hitting their brakes while driving along Highway 5.
Experiences
We are open 2025
4.6. – 21.9. at 10 – 17
Embrace of Mother Nature Lunch every day from 20th of June until 6th of August. Pleace make a reservation in advance if you have a group more than 10 person.
Viitostie 547
89600, Suomussalmi
Call 050 362 0609
Story Of Niittykahvila
Ritva Huttunen used to look at the Silent People and travellers hitting their brakes while driving along Highway 5. The artwork of Reijo Kela surely makes you want to hit the brakes, and it became clear that people travelling along Highway 5 wanted to explore it further.
During the cafe’s first summer, Ritva set up a tent in the field, lit a fire, made a few cups of fire-roasted kettle coffee and offered rusks to the first of her first customers. Years went by and the smoke coming from the fire signalled that Niittykahvila Cafe was open to all travellers.
As the number of customers grew, so did the cafe. One of the barns was turned into simple lodging for travellers, and one offered a small space for sales. Muurinpohja-crepes and fire-roasted kettle coffee were made on the open fire to the delight of customers. As the time goes by, the Meadow cottage was built for the heart of the restaurant. Niittykahvila Cafe and Meadow cottage restaurant grew into an international and unique oasis in the middle of these backwoods.
The cafe has offered jobs for countless young people, as well as Ritva who works as the cafe’s and restaurant´s hostess.
Finnish crepes as well as fire-roasted kettle coffee made on the fire have both remained popular from one year to the next.