Magical Christmas at Vanajanlinna

Step through the doors of the castle and feel the warmth of Christmas embrace you – the gentle glow of candlelight, the scent of the season, and grand halls steeped in the history of Vanajanlinna. Christmas at Vanajanlinna is a time to pause, savour the calm, and experience the magic of togetherness around festive tables filled with delicious flavours.

Programme

Christmas Eve – 24 December 2025
Arrival from 3:00 p.m.
Traditional Christmas sauna from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Christmas Eve dinner seatings at 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.

Christmas Day – 25 December 2025
Peaceful Christmas breakfast from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Traditional Christmas porridge served from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Christmas sauna from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Christmas Day dinner seatings at 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.

Boxing Day – 26 December 2025
Leisurely Christmas breakfast from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Check-out by 12:00 noon

Two-night Christmas package from €268 / person
Includes two nights’ accommodation with breakfast in a double room, access to the Christmas sauna, buffet dinners on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, and a traditional Christmas porridge lunch on Christmas Day.

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Christmas buffet

Green salad with grilled lemon vinaigrette
Castle-style rosolli beetroot salad with raspberry-flavoured sour cream
Fermented cabbage with lardo cream
Mushroom salad
Onion herring
Mustard herring
Matjes herring
Shrimp Skagen with malt bread
Salt-cured whitefish with sour cream
Cold-smoked salmon with dill cream and pickled cucumber
Braised duck leg with fig and balsamic
Potatoes cooked in browned butter
Sourdough bread, Christmas malt loaf, rye bread and house-made butter
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Glazed pork neck with Madeira sauce flavoured with smoked bacon
Braised Arctic char with fennel butter sauce
Truffle-flavoured potato gratin
Glazed root vegetables
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Mulled wine pannacotta with apricot compote
Muscovado chocolate cake
Traditional Finnish “green jellies” (Vihreät kuulat)
Coffee and tea

Price for guests without accommodation: 78 €/person
- children 4-11 years -50%
- children under 4 years free of charge

Please inform us in advance of any special dietary requirements or food allergies.

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