19/11/2025
As this year comes to a close, we prepare to say goodbye to someone very special to the SOO family.
After Christmas, our head chef Karoliina Jaakkola will be moving on to take on new adventures.
Karoliina joined us at the beginning of 2024 with a bold mission: to help guide SOO into a new, fine dining oriented direction. Together, we reshaped the essence of who we are—bringing global influences into Nordic roots, elevating our craft and strengthening SOO’s identity as a fine dining destination tucked away on the off-beaten path.
Her creativity, discipline, and spirit have played a key role in this transformative year, and for that we are deeply grateful. Karoliina leaves SOO stronger, braver, and more inspired than ever. We could not be prouder to send her off to her next chapter.
But while we say farewell, we also look forward with great excitement.
2026 will mark another evolution for SOO.
We are preparing to push boundaries once again—becoming even more inventive, more expressive and more connected to the land and stories that surround us. Numerous surprises, new ideas and fresh energy are already in motion and we cannot wait to share them with you.
SOO’s journey continues and the road ahead is full of possibility.
Thank you, Karoliina, for helping us reach this point —and to all of you, thank you for walking with us into the future.
