A new direction for Vanajalinna under the leadership of top chef Tuomas Vierelä - aiming for a top 50 listing and the status of Finland's best hotel restaurant

“Tuomas Vierelä has worked as the Head Chef at the prestigious Michelin-starred restaurant Olo. While in charge of the kitchens of Restaurant Olo, Olo Garden and Restaurant Särkänlinna, his responsibility was to ensure a high-level gastronomic experience and to lead the kitchen teams. He has demonstrated solid expertise in both developing restaurant concepts and modernizing Finnish food culture. I am delighted that with his help we will be able to bring new dimensions to the unique food offering of Vanajanlinna’s properties. Vierelä’s professionalism and ability to combine tradition with innovative approaches make him the most significant Chef in the history of Vanajanlinna’s kitchen,” says Ville Puustinen, CEO of Bon Group Oy.

"Vanajanlinna offers a unique setting for gastronomy and it is a great honor for me to be able to develop its food product to the next level. I want to focus on strongly modernized classics that emphasize seasons and seasonal thinking. In addition, my goal is to increase the use of high-quality Finnish ingredients so that we can offer customers experiences that celebrate the best of Finnish nature," describes Tuomas Vierelä.