A café and gallery in an old bard

Café Karila Navettagalleria (Karila Barn Gallery & Café) is a rustic café on the edge of the national park. As its name suggests, the café has been renovated into an old barn. The hay barn connected to the barn functions as both a café and an art gallery with both changing exhibitions and permanent works.

The pastries and food at Navettagalleria are made from high-quality ingredients on site: we bake donuts, savory and sweet pastries and pies every day. Our selection usually includes products made from gluten-free ingredients. Smoked reindeer soup is also available on the takeaway table. The soup, seasoned with Koskenlaskija cheese, is made from local reindeer meat and root vegetables. For vegans, we prepare lentil and coconut soup.

The house specialty is whitefish kurniekka, which fish lovers will surely enjoy!

We have a small shop in the café, where local – and also the house’s own – handicrafts and herbal products are on sold.

Annukka

New hostess, handicraft

Annukka and her family moved to her mother’s childhood home in Äkäslompolo, at the foot of the fells, to continue the business her mother had founded here in Karila.

Drop in for coffee

Being outside sure makes you hungry. The café in the Barn Gallery offers relief for both larger and smaller hunger pangs.
Our menu

Dining with a larger group

You can also book the Barn Gallery for yourself. Upon request, we can arrange meals and coffee breaks for groups of 10–25 people according to your wishes.
Our options

Our food comes from nearby

Produce from our own yard, wild food, and local reindeer and fish are all found in our menu.
More about our ingredients

Eat by the fire

We have arranged additional space for the café in a kota set up in the yard. You can make a fire in the kota and enjoy the café’s products.
Terms of use for the kota