Restaurants in Ähtäri Zoo area

Feeling hungry?

Snowpanda Deli & Cafe

A modern but cozy café where you can find all kinds of sweet and salty snacks located at the beginning of the Zoo tour, right next to Zoo Shop. In the same building as our panda couple Hua Bao and Jin Bao Bao.

Opening times:
Open on saturdays and sundays 10 – 17, weekdays closed
Open every day on week 42 10 – 17
Closed from 21.10.2024.

Dinner with a view

Restaurant Mesikämmen

In Hotel Mesikämmen’s restaurant you can enjoy beautiful lake views from the floor to ceiling windows, or outside in the terrace. The restaurant offers a changing a la carte menu and a breakfast buffet.

How to get here

Ähtäri Zoo’s exact address is Karhunkierros 150, 63920 Ähtäri

By car

Once you are close to Ähtäri, you can find the Zoo following the road signs. There are two parking areas, from which P1 is closer to the entrance and P2 is within a 10min walking distance. Parking is for free. There are several accessible parking spaces right next to the entrance on P1 for those in need.

By train

Ähtäri Zoo has its own train stop. The stop is close to P2 area, so it is within a 10-15min walking distance from the Zoo entrance. You can check the schedule and buy train tickets from the Finnish Railway company VR.