Restaurants and Cafés in Enontekiö
A guide to where to eat and drink in and around Hetta, from Cafe Peura at the nature centre to multifunctional petrol-station cafes and roadside stops towards Kilpisjärvi.
Where to eat and drink in Enontekiö, grouped by location: in Hetta, north of Hetta, west towards Kilpisjärvi, and east of Hetta.
- Cafe Peura at the Fell-Lapland Nature Centre - opened 2019, a firm local favourite
- Multifunctional petrol-station cafes at the Post Office and the Norway junction
- Hotel Hetta (lakeside, great pizzas) and Hotel Jussantupa serve food daily
- Towards Kilpisjärvi: Ropin Pirtti, Rajabaari Karesuvanto and the historic Retkeilykeskus (since 1937)
In Hetta
Cafe Peura, in the Fell-Lapland Nature Centre, opened in 2019 and quickly became a firm favourite, serving excellent set lunches, cakes and waffles from c. 11am - 6pm. The centre sits 2km from town at the base of the ski tracks and the Jyppyrä hike, and the chef rents enduro and E-bikes and runs a bike repair workshop.
The Post Office's Cafe (Erämaakota) doubles as flower shop, regional bakery, souvenir shop and petrol station, with free internet. The Grill, open until 8 or 9pm most days, sells fries, burgers and hot-dogs and stays open when other places close for holidays. Hotel Hetta, on Lake Ounasjärvi, serves food daily and is known for its pizzas. Hotel Jussantupa, opposite the supermarket, serves food daily with an all-day bar and reception. Cafe Silja, the popular reindeer-burger cafe, closed around 2017. Cafe Peura is now the best option.
North of Hetta
Galdotieva sits near the Norwegian border, 27 kilometres from Hetta towards Kautokeino and right on the snowmobile routes, offering accommodation and a good setting for meetings and celebrations.
West of Hetta (In and towards Kilpisjärvi)
Rajabaari Neste Karesuvanto, the petrol station on the Finnish side of Karesuvanto, is cafe, restaurant, pharmacy, parcel courier, souvenir and outdoor shop in one, with a sauna and meeting rooms for rent.
Ropin Pirtti at Ropinsalmi, about 60 km south of Kilpisjärvi on Lake Naimakkajärvi en route to Karesuando, offers cabins and a cafe with good doughnuts and home-made goods, open April to mid September, mainly lactose-free with gluten-free options. Retkeilykeskus (Kilpisjärvi Hiking Centre) has a fully licensed restaurant seating 200, including the traditional Siilastupa where the company started in 1937.
East of Hetta
Fellhotel Vuontispirtti, in Ylikyrö village in the south-eastern corner of the Pallas-Ounas National Park, is a parish-owned hotel with camping and caravan pitches, a restaurant, cafe, souvenir shop and guide services.
Good to know
- Galdotieva
- 27 km north of Hetta towards Kautokeino
Ready when you are
Real wilderness, 200+ huskies, eighteen winters in.