WHERE TO EAT The best Sautéed reindeer (Poronkäristys) in the world (according to food experts)

"Log-cabin interior cladding, a stone fireplace, hefty timber tables and staff in traditional Sámi dress create an atmospheric backdrop for dining on authentic Lappish specialities such as a game platter for two (€68) with braised reindeer."

"Located in downtown Rovaniemi, Nili Restaurant’s interior transports you into the wilderness, and its menu is full of tasty and very stylish Lappish and Finnish cuisine. All year long, you can try the local favorite, sautéed reindeer."

"For dinner, stop by this dark, nautical-themed restaurant to sample a bounty of traditional Finnish foods. Be sure to take a spoonful of reindeer. Yes, we understand if you return for seconds."

"There are good sober-me-up meals, served into the wee hours - a mash-up of various traditional plates, such as the local delicacy, a supple reindeer stew sided with mashed potatoes and lingonberries. Consummately Finnish."

"There's something slightly kitsch in the decor (think birch bark, Shaman drums, and antlers), but the Lappish food here is authentic. Try reindeer."

"Well off the tourist trail, this unpretentious local in Kruununhaka offers no-frills Finnish dishes such as sautéed reindeer in a fabulously retro dining area – with stained-glass windows, jade-green carpeting and a curvilinear timber bar – that hasn't changed since the 1950s."

A perfect combination of reinderr meat, mashed potatoes and lingonberries!