Smakbyn & Co

If you find someone who knows more than this man, we’ll treat you to ice cream! Tom is a star in construction and mechanics. With his positive mindset and joy for creating, he motivates the entire staff. His greatest strength is logical thinking. In his free time, he likes hunting and fishing. Without food, he goes crazy, lucky for him he works in a restaurant!

Rebecca, is responsible for communication within all our companies, together with Wille. No one is better at organization and planning than she is! She is the spider in the web, keeping track of 1000 things at once. Efficiency is her middle name. In her free time, she loves going to the cottage and drinking sparkling wine in wool socks.

Our head chef Ted is an old new favorite at Smakbyn. In recent years, he has developed a great interest in fishing. If you hear someone singing (rather than well) when you step into the restaurant, it’s pretty sure that Ted is at work. He digs dance band music and fancy ballads. Ted has a hot temper and likes it when things move quickly!

William, together with Rebecca, is responsible for communication within all our companies. He is a very skilled graphic designer and photographer. Informally, he is also Micke’s personal stylist and Finnish teacher; he both trims the beard and helps Micke with Finnish. In his free time, you’ll surely find him somewhere along the shoreline fishing. William usually works remotely from Vaasa, but he likes to visit us now and then when the longing for colleagues and the paradise island becomes too great.

Anni is like a whole rainbow palette both in style and spirit, at work but also in private life. She is the glittery work friend you turn to for discussing new ideas, but also if you want new perspectives on things. She is great at administrative tasks and planning and organizing things. She spends her free time in a sweaty workout, with friends on a schlager cruise, or on an outing with her family.

Gabriela is a true multi-talent; she can do anything! She is small and feisty, keeping track of both big and small things. Gabriela knows everything about social media, events, and recruitment, and she is the queen of Åland Distillery’s restaurant. She can drive a van full of Christmas food through a wintry Finland, climb ladders, organize Murder mystery events, and keep both our pastry chef and sometimes even Micke in check! Gabriela is currently on maternity leave.

Raimonds is the guy everyone wants to stay on good terms with. He is the one who distills and produces all the alcohol in our distillery, delivers it further, and serves as the janitor at Smakbyn. There is almost nothing he can’t fix. In his free time, he is the king of the volleyball court and a happy family man.

Michael Björklund is our chef, restaurateur, Robinson winner, 2-time Chef of the Year, and now also an influencer. Micke runs Smakbyn together with Jenny Björklund. He travels back and forth for work to kitchens in various restaurants, gives lectures, records TV shows, and trains future chefs. He has many irons in the fire, but if you’re lucky, you might catch a glimpse of him stirring the pots at Smakbyn. However, he is happiest at home in the sauna down by the beach, where he can bathe for hours on end.

Jenny runs Smakbyn together with Micke.
She is the boss at the office and is the one holding all the strings together, as well as Micke…
Jenny is a businesswoman with a heart of gold! When Jenny is off-duty, she enjoys cozying up at home with her family and dachshunds, or traveling and enjoying bubbly moments with family and friends.