Mänttä Food Festival 2026

05.09.2026

18.00

Restaurant Gösta

€250

Book your seat at Serlachius webshop

On pre-sale! Mänttä Food Festival 5 Sep 2026

Every year, five top chefs come together to combine art and a passion for creating exceptionally good food in great company. The dinner experience is complemented by a high-quality beverage pairing and the opportunity to relax in the award-winning Serlachius Art Sauna before dinner. The evening will be hosted and moderated by TV personality Sean Ricks.

At the 2026 Mänttä Food Festival, head chefs from distinctive restaurants across Finland will present Moments by the Water—menus inspired by works from the Serlachius art collection.

Chefs 2026

• Linnea Vihonen has appeared in several food-related television programmes, including Kokkisota, and has served as head chef at the Helsinki-based restaurant Yes Yes Yes.
• Jonathan Slotte, Chef of the Year 2022, Restaurant Fröj, Vaasa
• Johan Kurkela, Chef of the Year 2023, Finland’s Bocuse d’Or representative 2026
• Lari Helenius, Chef of the Year 2020, Olo Collection, Helsinki
• Henry Tikkanen, Chef of the Year 2001, Restaurant Gösta, Mänttä

Come and experience

• The relaxed and warm atmosphere of Mänttä Food Festival, where you can enjoy art, good food and company in the middle of the magnificent lake nature.
• Unique food experiences that take you to new moods.
• An opportunity to meet top chefs who tell stories behind the dishes and share their inspiration.

More information on this year’s art theme, attending chefs, will be published during the spring of 2026.

Price: €250, incl. Five courses, a drink package and an additional program in Finnish language. Tickets are non-refundable.

Serlachius Art Sauna experience for those who have bought a ticket.
Those who have purchased an event ticket have the opportunity to take a sauna in the award-winning Serlachius Art Sauna. 
Sauna is possible before dinner from 2 pm or 4 pm.

Timetable
from 14.00 Serlachius Art Sauna heated
18.00 Guided art tour
18.30 Dinner begins