Restaurants in Ähtäri Zoo area

Feeling hungry?

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. 

Deli & Café is open during high season only, and this year it’ll open its doors to hungry customers again in June 2025! Until then in need of coffee you can get a cup of joe from the Hotel Mesikämmen reception across the street. 

An oasis in the middle of the Zoo

Kaakkolammen kahvio

Kaakkolampi Café is located halfway through the zoo route, by the beautiful pond.


The café offers both savory and sweet treats. During the summer, the menu also includes French fries and hot dogs. Next to the café, there is a playground.

The café opens for the new summer season on May 6, 2025!


Starting May 6, the café is open every day from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM.

Ähtäri Zoo Camping's Pizzeria

Enjoy your pizzas with a lake view!

The ovens at the Camping Pizzeria will be heating up again soon – we’ll announce the exact opening date for summer 2025 shortly.

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.