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A Hill Where the Fire Once Passed

Restaurant Roavvi opened at Aurora Hill Resort on 31 October 2026 — northern cooking without the formality.

Roavvi is a Northern Sámi word for a hill where fire once passed and the forest slowly returned. The same ancient root is thought to live on in the name Rovaniemi itself. When we opened a restaurant on our own northern hill, at Aurora Hill Resort, the name chose itself.

The flame in the Roavvi logo stands for the fire that once transformed the landscape, and the ridge inside it for the hill where the restaurant now stands. Together they tell a story of nature, renewal and the wild north — the same things that shape what arrives on the plate.

The kitchen is led by Head Chef Gordon Yam, with culinary direction from Toni Kostian, owner and Executive Chef of the two-Michelin-starred Restaurant Grön in Helsinki. The two worked side by side at Grön for eight years, and that shared way of working came north with them: respect the ingredients, give every detail full attention, and do not make good things complicated.

The menu follows the seasons and what our producers can offer — reindeer and fish from northern waters, rye and barley. Every element has its place, so the food feels connected to the land outside the windows.

Roavvi opened its doors on 31 October 2026. Whether you stay at Aurora Hill or drive up from the city for dinner, the table is set with the same idea: ambitious cooking, a warm and relaxed welcome.

At Roavvi, the story of the north begins before the first plate arrives.

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