Ämmilä

Restaurant Ämmilä offers traditional local food with a modern twist since 2007. Over the years, the restaurant has become famous for its honest and authentic Laplandic á la carte menu as well as its home-cooked lunch buffet.

Traditional local food with a modern twist
Over the years, Restaurant Ämmilä in Levi has become famous for its honest and authentic Laplandic á la carte menu as well as its home-cooked lunch buffet.
The á la carte menu is based on guaranteed clean and excellent raw goods from producers in the nearby areas.
Depending on the season, the menu includes trapped willow grouse, game from nearby reindeer herder communities and fish in many different forms, not to mention Laplandic berries and the world’s best puikula potato (almond potato) and more. The excellent wine list or a Hullu Poro schnapps will complement your dinner will make your experience perfect.

Lunch Buffet & Lappish Buffet
During lunch time Ämmilä serves ‘home-cooked style’ lunch buffet. On Sundays the buffet is served on a Lappish way, being a Lappish Buffet.
Served when the restaurant is open.
Check opening hours
Lunch Monday – Saturday from 11 to 15.
Price 16 €
Lappish buffet Sundays from 11.00 to 15.00
Price 21 €
Starters: Sumptuous Salad Buffet, Bread and Spreads.
Main courses: Sautéed Game, Kammi’s Reindeer Sausage, Glow-Fried Salmon and Mashed Potatoes
Dessert: Bilberry Pie & Vanilla Sauce and Sweetened Lappish Berry Soup with Whipped Cream.
Contact info
Tel. +358407148894
Address: Rakkavaarantie 3, FIN-99130 Levi
Opening hours
Open 2.5. – 18.6.2025
* Lunch Monday – Saturday 11.00 – 15.00
* Lappish buffet on Sundays 11.00 – 15.00
* A la carte daily from 15.00 – 21.00
The kitchen closes at 20.30
Open 19.6. – 31.8.2025
* Lunch Monday – Saturday 11.00 – 15.00
* Lappish buffet on Sundays 11.00 – 15.00
* A la carte daily from 15.00 – 22.00
The kitchen closes at 21.30
Open from 1.9.2025
* Lunch Monday – Saturday 11.00 – 15.00
* Lappish buffet on Sundays 11.00 – 15.00
* A la carte daily from 15.00 – 23.00
The kitchen closes at 22.30
Menu
Restaurant Ämmilä
Menu summer 2025
Starters
Starters
Creamy wild mushroom soup (L, G) 17 €
Creamy wild mushroom soup made with false morels picked from the Sammalvaara Forest. Served with coffee foam and roasted garlic.
Vegan option also available.
Reindeer hurders snack (L) 18 €
Reindeer roast smoked in a traditional Lappish hut, reindeer liver paté, malt bread and funnel chanterelle and rowan berry compote
Blini (L, G) 19 €
Traditional buckwheat blini served with roe of your choice:
• Rainbow trout roe, marinated red onions and sour cream
• Seaweed caviar, marinated red onions and sour cream
• Crayfish Skagen, marinated red onion and sour cream
Extra blini 5 €
Slightly smoked trout (L, G) 18 €
served with horseradish, ponzu and spring onion oil
Burgers
Cheddar & Bacon Burger (L) 20 €
Burger made with beef patty (150g), cheddar cheese, bacon, house-made remoulade sauce, onion, pickles and gem lettuce
Reindeer Burger (L) 24 €
Burger (150g), patty made of ground reindeer roast aioli, lingonberry compote, Lappish cheese, onion, pickled cucumber and gem lettuce
Portobello Burger (L) 20 €
Mushroom burger made with fried portobello mushrooms, funnel chanterelle & rowan berry compote, parsnip chips, aioli, onion and gem lettuce
Main Courses
Sautéed wild mushrooms (vegan, G) 26 €
served withSautéed with sweet potato & lentil purée, lingonberries, and pickles
Summer Salad (L, G) 20 €
Summer salad made with mozzarella, strawberry, basil, melon, pickled onion, cherry tomatoes, cucumber and Dukkah* spice
With Grilled chicken breast +8 €
Arctic Char (L, G) 29 €
Roasted arctic char served with summer potatoes, fried vegetables, parsnip purée and lemon Hollandaise sauce
Tenderloin steak 54°C (L, G) 39 €
Tenderloin steak à la Ämmilä served with fried vegetables, Bearnaise & red wine sauce, and fries
Reindeer shoulder (L, G) 31 €
14 hours braised Reindeer shoulder (130g) from Sodankylä served with Parmesan & potato croquette, parsnip purée, fried vegetables and red wine sauce
Sautéed reindeer (L, G) 32 €
Sautéed reindeer served with mashed potatoes, pickles, and lingonberries
This is Lapland’s most traditional dish
Lappish style grill combo (L, G) 32 €
Spruce pud teriyaki glazed reindeer ribs and jalapeno & cheddar reindeer sausage served with lingonberry coleslaw, aioli, and fries
Desserts
Rhubarb (L, G) 10 €
Rhubarb almond cake, rhubarb gel, white chocolate namelaka and rhubarb sorbet
Lappish cheese (L, G) 14 €
served with Mocca caramel and cloudberries from the Raittijärvi Village
Scoop of home-made gelato 6 €
Our staff will help with the daily assortment
Kid’s menu
Fried chicken (L, G) 13 €
Fried chicken, vegetables and fries
Sautéed reindeer (L, G) 15 €
Sautéed reindeer, mashed potatoes, lingonberries and pickled cucumber
Hamburger (L) 11 €
Beef patty (100g), salad, ketchup, and brioche bun.
V= Vegan M= Milk free L= Lactose free G= Gluten free VL= Low-Lactose
We only use raw meat from Finland. If you are on a special diet, please inform the waiter.
The staff is happy to give some more information about the food content and the allergens.
We charge 2,00 € for changes in side dishes for portions.
Update 12.6.2025
Wine list
White wines
Casal Garcia Vindo Verde 42,00 €
Portugal, DOC Vinho Vede.
Loureiro, Pederna, Trajadura
Deep Roots Organic Rivaner 42,00 €
Germany, Rheinhessen
Rivaner
Cono Sur Organic Sauvignon Blanc 43,00 €
Chile, San Antonio
Sauvignon Blanc
Zaccagnini Pinot Grigio 50,00 €
Italy, Abruzzo
Pinot Grigio
Cono Sur Single Vineyard Block 23 Organic Riesling 56,00 €
Chile, Bio-Bio Valley
Riesling
Prinz Von Hessen Riesling Feinherb 58,00 €
Germany, Rheingau
Riesling
Mayer Landhaus Grüner Veltliner 64,00 €
Austria, Kamptal
Grüner Veltliner
3 Finger Jack Chardonnay 66,00 €
USA, California
Chardonnay
Gérard Bertrand Orange Gold 74,00 €
France, Languedo-Roussillon
Chardonnay, Grenache Blanc, Marsanne, Mauzac, Muscat, Viognier
Chateau De Fontaine-Audon Sancerre 90,00 €
France, AOP Sancerre
Sauvignon Blanc
Red wines
Casal Garcia Vinho Tinto 42,00 €
Portugal, Lisboa
Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz
Cono Sur Organic Pinot Noir 43,00 €
Chile, Colchagua
Pinot Noir
Cono Sur Bicicleta Cabernet Sauvignon 46,00 €
Chile, Central Valley
Cabernet Sauvignon
Norton Reserva Malbec 56,00 €
Argentina, Mendoza
Malbec
Gerard Bertrand Heritage Cotes du Roussillon Villages Tautavel 64,00 €
France, Languedoc
Grenache, Carignan, Syrah
3 Finger Jack Old Vine Zinfandel 66,00 €
USA, California
Zinfandel
Tommasi Ripasso Valpolicella 74,00 €
Italy, Veneto
Rondinella, Corvina, Corvinone
Torres Purgatori 84,00 €
Spain, Costers del Segre DO
Carinena, Garnacha, Syrah
Scala Dei Prior 90,00 €
Spain, DOC Priorat
Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Garnacha Tinta, Carinena
Guigal Saintes Pierres de Nalys Châteauneuf-du-Pape 110,00 €
France, Rhone
Grenache Noir, Mourvedre, Cinsault, Syrah
Tommasi Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico 125,00 €
Italy, Veneto
Corvina Veronese, Rondinella, Corvinone, Oseleta, Corvina
Don Melchor 149,00 €
Chile, Puento Alto
Cabernet Sauvignon
Sparkling wines & Champagnes
Jaume Serra Cava Brut, Spain 45,00 € / 75cl
Casa Canevel Prosecco Brut, Italy 48,00 € / 75cl
Casa Canevel Prosecco Rosé Brut, Italy 52,00 € / 75cl
Veuve Clicquot, France 19,20 € / 12cl // 120,00 € / 75cl
Dom Pérignon, France 360,00 € / 75cl
Rosé wines
Zenato San Benedetto Rose, Italy 48,00 € / 75cl
Caves d’Escland Whispering Angel, France 96,00 € / 75cl
Dessert wines
Dreissigacker Riesling Auslese, Germany 120,00 € / 75cl
Tommasi Recioto Valpolicella, Italy 70,00 € /37,5cl
Lakka Fortified vväkevä viini, Finland 60,00 € /75cl
Graham’s Late Bottled Vintage Port, Portugal 80,00 € /75cl
Harvey’s Bristol Cream Sweet Sherry, Spain 70,00 € /75cl
Updated 12.6.2025