Teerenpeli expands to Kuopio

We are opening a new restaurant in Kuopio in early spring 2024. The 8th Teerenpeli restaurant, located in the city center by the market square, will offer familiar and award-winning products from our own brewery and distillery. The two-story venue, complete with terraces, will accommodate around 200 guests.

Teerenpeli Group’s CEO and entrepreneur Anssi Pyysing explains that the search for a suitable location in Kuopio has been ongoing for quite some time. Discussions about this particular space began even before the pandemic, which partly slowed down the process. The permit process also took its time.

“Kuopio has long been on our wish list. Teerenpeli will be located at the corner of Kauppakatu and Puijonkatu, an area that has not previously hosted any restaurant operations,” confirms Anssi Pyysing.

Founded in Lahti in 1994, Teerenpeli Group is a family business that has grown through steady and dedicated work.

“Teerenpeli is likely familiar to many people in Kuopio through the products of Teerenpeli Brewery & Distillery, which will also play a major role in the Kuopio restaurant. The restaurant will serve our own drinks — beers, ciders, whiskies, and gin — as well as light snacks until closing time. We promise a relaxed atmosphere with a sparkle in the eye, in the familiar Teerenpeli style,” says Marianne Pyysing, Development Director and entrepreneur at Teerenpeli Group.

Teerenpeli offers the people of Kuopio the chance to purchase a share in their own city’s whisky, which will mature in Whisky Cube oak barrels in the restaurant’s cellar. The Whisky Cube’s barrel aging will be completed in 2028 and is available for pre-order.

Teerenpeli Kuopio is currently seeking a franchise entrepreneur. A Teerenpeli franchisee gains access to a well-tested and highly developed restaurant concept and joins an innovative group of Teerenpeli restaurateurs.

The Pyysings describe Teerenpeli as an approachable Finnish whisky and beer restaurant. The atmosphere will be relaxed, and as with other Teerenpeli locations, there will be space for live music. Renovations will begin toward the end of the year, alongside staff recruitment. The new restaurant is expected to create approximately 9–12 new jobs in Kuopio.