Tarvaspää Café and Restaurant
Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1865-1931) was one of the foremost painters and graphic
artists in Finland in the late 1800's and in the early 
1900's.
His former castle-like studio home is located at Tarvaspää on a hill facing the Laajalahti bay. The beautiful sea view and the surrounding park create an enchanting setting. The Tarvaspää villa was Gallen-Kallela's summer house for many years before the studio was completed in 1913. Now this charming historic building serves as cafeteria and restaurant for the thousands of visitors who attend the various art exhibitions. Tarvaspää is open all year round, seven days a week in the summer and from Tuesday to Sunday in the other seasons.
Opening hours:
In the summer (from May 15th to August 31st), the cafeteria is open from 11 am to 6 pm every day.
In the winter season (from September 1st to May 14th), the cafeteria is closed on Mondays. From Tuesday to Thursday, the cafeteria opens at 11 am and closes at 4 pm. From Friday to Sunday, the cafeteria is open from 11 am to 6 pm.
The cafeteria has a wide range of refreshments and light meals to offer. There is a good selection of traditional Finnish pastry, most of them baked daily at Tarvaspää. The traditional cinnamon bun korvapuusti is baked every day and is famous for its taste.
The Tarvaspää cafeteria and charter restaurant is operated by Tiina-Tuulia and Christian and their staff.
The restaurant can serve Finnish, Continental or International specialties of the highest standard, by previous agreement. Everything is prepared with the best possible raw materials, no processed food products are used. The quality and excellent service is our first priority when serving our clients.
By advance appointment, any breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea or dinner menu can be arranged to meet your taste and requirements.
Up to 90 persons can be catered in the two dining rooms outside the normal opening hours. The big dining room can be reserved also during the normal opening hours. The restaurant has the full license for alcoholic beverages.
Tarvaspää has its own spacious parking lot where you can park your car without having to worry about parking meters.
Tarvaspää is situated alongside the Helsinki-Turku motorway (Turunväylä, see the map) just after the borderline between the Cities of Helsinki and Espoo, on a tree-covered hill overlooking the sea. The entrance road departs from the Ringroad One (Kehä I).