Top Chef Suomi

[2] The other judge is business group manager of Royal Ravintolat Pia Kämppi.

[1] Top Chef season 5 runner up Stefan Richter has made an appearance as a special guest judge for the first four episodes.

The winner of Top Chef Suomi Akseli Herlevi received a culinary travel grant to top restaurants worldwide worth €10,000, a contract for a cookbook with the publishing company Tammi, a Samsung flatscreen TV and home entertainment system worth €8,000.

The Tulikoe or Quickfire Challenge is a short, simple challenge with a varying reward each week; in the initial episodes of the season, it usually guarantees the winner immunity from being sent home that week.

One or more guest judges join the show each week to evaluate both the Quickfire and Elimination challenges.