Inspired by the Big Apple

Here at Scandinavian Soul we aren’t just focused on the superb artists but we’re also interested in Scandinavian places that play soul music or just cool places that have a soulful vibe. We’ve found one such place in Espoo, Finland.

With a cool American feel The Chico’s restaurant chain has been serving North American food in Finland since 1991. In spring 2012, the chain’s time-honoured Iso Omena (‘Big Apple’) restaurant was reopened with this bold new interior designed by the Amerikka Design Office Ltd.

The visual standpoint for the restaurant’s look is modern-day USA, manifested through a wild mix of urban pulse and human warmth. The restaurant interior is marked by bold expression, beautifully fading surfaces, genuine materials and murals by painters Juha Lahtinen and Samuli Suonperä.