{"id":836,"date":"2025-07-23T08:18:34","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T08:18:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kassiopeia.fi\/ravintola-freja\/?page_id=836"},"modified":"2025-10-02T14:54:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T11:54:49","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kassiopeia.fi\/ravintola-freja\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light cover-hero wavesx wp-duotone-unset-1\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;min-height:430px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"930\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-2153 size-full\" alt=\"Set dinner table in the dining hall at Restaurant Freja.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kassiopeia.fi\/ravintola-freja\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/10\/meista_hero.jpg\" style=\"object-position:45% 64%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"45% 64%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kassiopeia.fi\/ravintola-freja\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/10\/meista_hero.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.kassiopeia.fi\/ravintola-freja\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/10\/meista_hero-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kassiopeia.fi\/ravintola-freja\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/10\/meista_hero-1024x476.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kassiopeia.fi\/ravintola-freja\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/10\/meista_hero-768x357.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kassiopeia.fi\/ravintola-freja\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/10\/meista_hero-1536x714.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-black-background-color has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-6e17fc20 wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"breadcrumb-container\"><ul id=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"breadcrumbs\"><li class=\"item-home\"><a class=\"bread-link bread-home\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kassiopeia.fi\/ravintola-freja\" title=\"Ravintola Freja\">Ravintola Freja<\/a><\/li><li class=\"separator separator-home\"> \/ <\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<style>\n    \n<\/style>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8d7cd119 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide ingress is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-get-to-know-restaurant-freja-about-us\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">Get to Know Restaurant Freja \u2013 About Us<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center is-image-fill-element has-general-1-background-color has-background\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kassiopeia.fi\/ravintola-freja\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/konsta-ravintola-freja-espoo.jpg\" alt=\"Chef Konsta Elomaan.\" class=\"wp-image-546 size-full\" style=\"object-position:39% 17%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kassiopeia.fi\/ravintola-freja\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/konsta-ravintola-freja-espoo.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.kassiopeia.fi\/ravintola-freja\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/konsta-ravintola-freja-espoo-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kassiopeia.fi\/ravintola-freja\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/konsta-ravintola-freja-espoo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.kassiopeia.fi\/ravintola-freja\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/konsta-ravintola-freja-espoo-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-seasonal-simplicity-with-a-nordic-soul\"><br>Seasonal Simplicity with a Nordic Soul<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At Restaurant Freja, the kitchen follows the rhythm of the seasons and draws inspiration from Nordic flavors. Under the lead of Head Chef Konsta Elomaa, the food is honest and unpretentious \u2013 where seasonal ingredients and northern culinary traditions meet a modern touch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Freja is a place where time slows down. Your day begins with a generous breakfast buffet, continues with a nourishing lunch, and ends with a cozy, atmospheric dinner. Located in the heart of Matinkyl\u00e4, Freja is a peaceful retreat \u2013 a place to pause and savor flavors shaped by the seasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kassiopeia.fi\/en\/ajankohtaista\/meet-the-chef-konsta-elomaa-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Meet the Chef \u2013 Konsta Elomaa<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center is-image-fill-element has-general-1-background-color has-background\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-background\">Background<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Restaurant Freja is part of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kassiopeia.fi\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kassiopeia Hotels &amp; Restaurants<\/a><\/em>, a Finnish company founded in 1997. Freja is one of many Kassiopeia restaurants \u2013 and its closest sister restaurant is just a couple of kilometers away. You might recognize it: the cozy seaside caf\u00e9 <em><a href=\"https:\/\/nokkalanmajakka.fi\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nokkalan Majakka<\/a><\/em>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Kassiopeia also operates hotels. Freja is located at street level of the newly built <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kassiopeia.fi\/hotel-matts\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hotel Matts<\/a><\/em>, and two additional hotels can be found in the stunning Finnish Lapland. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kassiopeia.fi\/hotel-levi-panorama\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hotel Levi Panorama<\/a><\/em>, with its restaurants, conference services, and cinema, sits on the slopes of Levi Fell, while the welcoming <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kassiopeia.fi\/hotel-k5-levi\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hotel K5 Levi<\/a><\/em> is located near the heart of Levi village.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kassiopeia.fi\/ravintola-freja\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/10\/nokkalan-majakka-ulkoa-illalla.jpg\" alt=\"Nokkala Majakka seaside caf\u00e9-restaurant in Espoo.\" class=\"wp-image-2008 size-full\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kassiopeia.fi\/ravintola-freja\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/10\/nokkalan-majakka-ulkoa-illalla.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.kassiopeia.fi\/ravintola-freja\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/10\/nokkalan-majakka-ulkoa-illalla-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kassiopeia.fi\/ravintola-freja\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/10\/nokkalan-majakka-ulkoa-illalla-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center is-image-fill-element has-general-1-background-color has-background\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kassiopeia.fi\/ravintola-freja\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/hotelmatts_ymparistomerkki-5-1000x1000-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-209 size-full\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kassiopeia.fi\/ravintola-freja\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/hotelmatts_ymparistomerkki-5-1000x1000-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.kassiopeia.fi\/ravintola-freja\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/hotelmatts_ymparistomerkki-5-1000x1000-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kassiopeia.fi\/ravintola-freja\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/hotelmatts_ymparistomerkki-5-1000x1000-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.kassiopeia.fi\/ravintola-freja\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/hotelmatts_ymparistomerkki-5-1000x1000-1-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-sustainability\">Sustainability<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Restaurant Freja and Hotel Matts were awarded the Nordic Swan Ecolabel in early 2024 in recognition of their environmental efforts. In spring 2025, both were also granted the Sustainable Travel Finland (STF) label.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kassiopeia.fi\/ravintola-freja\/en\/sustainability\/\">Find out more about sustainability at Freja<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8d7cd119 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get to Know Restaurant Freja \u2013 About Us Seasonal Simplicity with a Nordic Soul At Restaurant Freja, the kitchen follows the rhythm of the seasons and draws inspiration from Nordic flavors. 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