Nordsee opened its first restaurant in St. Petersburg, Russia in December, 2010. The company is following this entry into the Russian market with an opening in Moscow and another in St. Petersburg, planed for the end of the first quarter or the start of the second, said Stal Heggelund, an executive in charge of growth in Europe.

“We see Russia as being very important for us in the future,” he told IntraFish. “We have a partner in Russia who is very keen to grow the business.