Saimaan Maku Local Food Shop & Café is excited to join the Saimaa Harvest Festival!
During the Saimaa Harvest Festival, you can enjoy the season’s best flavors with us. On offer are traditional dishes, local pastries, and artisan coffee from a small roastery – all lovingly prepared with ingredients from the surrounding area.
Our selection includes products from over 20 producers: meat, fish preserves, dairy and grain products, berries, and a wide range of D.O. Saimaa products. During the festival, we will also host product showcases and tastings, giving you the chance to meet the producers and hear their stories.
There will be programs and shopping opportunities at Saimaan Maku every day during the Saimaa Harvest Festival, September 12–14, 2025. In the evenings, Pop-up Ella Roosa will serve local food delicacies.
Harvest Festival at Saimaan Maku
Sept 12–13 – 11 a.m. until 17 p.m. – Delicacies by Jenni & Olli who will fry vendace and sell their popular kalakukko (traditional fish pies).
Sept 12–14 – Tasty local food and swinging live music by Pop-up Ella Roosa: Fri–Sat 5–9 pm, Sun 12–4 pm.
At Saimaan Maku we especially showcase products with the D.O. Saimaa origin label. The following producers and their D.O. Saimaa products will be presented and available for purchase:
* Heikkilä Herb Farm (Heikkilän yrttitila): spices, herbal teas
* Hietala Organic Farm (Hietalan luomutila): organic meat, especially premium organic Highland beef mince
* Hukkanen Sheep Farm: organic lamb meat and lamb preserves
* Järvi-Suomi Fish Products: fish preserves, fish products for pets
* Kerimäen kalafile: fish products, cold-smoked pike, frozen lake fish
* Mätön Sillä Sipuli: garlic pastes
* Paajasen laidunliha**: Highland beef, canned meat
* Putkisalo Manor (Putkisalon kartano): lamb meat and canned lamb
* Vavesaari Farm: berry drinks and marmalades
The café and local food shop are open Fri–Sat 11 am–6 pm and Sun 12–6 pm.
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Saimaan Maku is a local food shop and café, opened in spring 2025, located on Puistokatu in the center of Savonlinna, just a stone’s throw from the marketplace. We operate on a non-profit basis to promote local food culture – come and experience how Saimaa tastes!
We are proud to be part of the Saimaa Harvest Festival, taking place September 12–14, 2025 – an event that celebrates the local flavors and traditions of the Saimaa region. Welcome to join us for an autumn celebration where the rich tastes and culture of our region come together.
