Came by for breakfast the other day and it was a tasty experience. Nordic Kitchen is located after…read moresecurity. Ordered at the counter with the staff. The venue features barista made coffee as well as many grab and go items. Opted for the full English breakfast and it was made to order. Eggs were tasty and the bacon and sausage were salty. The toast was good too. Latte was good. Nice layer of foam on top of a smooth shot of espresso. They also have bottles of water along with baked pastries available for purchase! There are tables to sit and a pager is provided when the food is ready!

Get the reindeer ragu over fresh fettuccini with Juniper berries and fresh thyme -- with a 20oz…read morepour of local Finnish lager on tap. Astonishingly delicious and uniquely Finnish. Anything salmon is equally superb. The lightly smoked version over a cucumber sauce with a side of their dense dark bread and mushroom butter is bomb! Service is quick and painfully polite. We had a 1 hour window for our connecting flight to New York -- and ate calmly and made our connection with plenty of time to spare. Eateries in Newark and JFK could learn a few things from these folks.

This is a fun and quirky cafe in the Helsinki airport. I know zero about this famous cartoon…read morecharacter but thought the whimsical look of it is fun and playful. The cafe features a little play area for kids and other great design features. I thoroughly enjoyed my overnight oats- so much so that I had them during our arrival and departure visits to the airport. Another great example of the delicious and clean dining options at the Helsinki Airport.

Finland drinks a LOT of coffee. They drink more coffee per capita than any other country in the…read moreworld. The fact that Starbucks is representing Finnish coffee culture is kinda sad. There's much better coffee houses in Helsinki, making much better coffee. I've always thought that SBUX coffee was overly roasted, burned, and acidic. On the plus side, this is an expansive Starbucks in the Vantaa Airport. The place is big- there's a huge seating area that's been branded with SBUX posters and their type of furniture, it has no real connection with the coffee shop itself. Travelers have (and should have) no problem setting up camp on their comfortable easy chairs and sofas. There's outlets to charge your gadgets, and the place is well lit and safe. It's located right by the place where people end up once they've cleared customs, and where you can get your VAT refunded.

They open at 0630. My flight leaves at 0630. The staff that was there let me in before they…read moreofficially opened so l could get a souvenir mug from Helsinki. Love this place. Thank you Finland!!!

Chia bowl is pretty but a bit odd looking. However it is very tasty and healthful. A Brazil…read moreFortaleza pour over was nice as well. Comfortable environment to have a break near gate 13A

The best coffee at the airport and not only due to lack of better options. Swedish micro roaster…read moreJohan & Nyström added their second coffee place in Helsinki at the airport, just outside the SAS lounge. They offer 2 options for hand brews (usually one African and one from South America or Asia) as well as espresso based and batch brew. The staff here are perhaps not the same type of experts as at the showroom they have in the center but still can manage a good cup of coffee. I usually opt for Aeropress as it is difficult to screw that up and the beans used are good. Prices are a bit on the high side but it is after all an airport so I am just glad that they opted for a quality addition to the selection. I actually usually think this airport location beats the one in Terminal 2 in Stockholm but it is perhaps not as good as the Terminal 4 one in Stockholm. That said it is my go to place for coffee and sandwiches when at the airport in Helsinki.

Don't miss this. Can't comment about the coffee as I didn't try, but they had the best pizza I've…read morehad in a very long time. Authentic Neapolitan pizza baked in a wood burning oven.

From the owner: Italialainen kahvila, tarjolla lounasta ti-pe klo.10.30-14 ja la: klo.11.-14.00, sunnuntaisin…read morebrunssia klo.12.00-15.00 Itsetehtyä artesaanijäätelöä, erikoiskaheja, tiramisua, pannacottaa ja muita herkkuja! Ainutlaatuinen, 1700-luvun puutalossa sijaitseva, idyllinen ja kodikas kahvila, perheyritys. Järjestetään myös yksityistilaisuuksia ja yrityksille aamupalavereja! Myynnissä myös lahja- ja sisustustuotteita. Tervetuloa! Benvenuti!