Finland
Karjalanpiirakka, salmon soup and forest-berry baking.
Iconic recipes
Lohikeitto
Creamy Finnish salmon soup with leek and dill.
Karjalanpiirakka
Karelian rye pies filled with rice porridge, topped with egg butter.
Korvapuusti
Finnish cinnamon-cardamom buns shaped like 'slapped ears'.
Lihapullat
Finnish meatballs in cream sauce with mashed potato and lingonberry.
Ruisleipä
Sour Finnish rye bread leavened with rye starter.
Mustikkapiirakka
Finnish blueberry pie on a buttery shortcrust base.
Lohikeitto (Lappi)
Lappish creamy salmon soup with potatoes, leek and dill.
Kalakukko (Pohjois-Savo)
Kuopio-style rye loaf baked around vendace, pork belly and onions.
Karjalanpaisti (Pohjois-Karjala)
Karelian oven stew of beef, pork and lamb slow-cooked with root vegetables.
Paistetut Muikut (Etelä-Savo)
Southern Savonia lake vendace floured in rye and pan-fried crisp.
Poronkäristys (Lappi)
Sautéed reindeer served over mash with lingonberry and pickles.
Mämmi (Satakunta)
Satakunta Easter malt-and-rye pudding served cold with cream and sugar.
Perunarieska (Pohjois-Pohjanmaa)
North Ostrobothnian potato flatbread baked hot with butter.
Mustamakkara (Pirkanmaa)
Tampere blood sausage served warm with lingonberry jam and milk.
Runebergintorttu (Uusimaa)
Loviisa's Runeberg tart — almond-and-rum cake ringed with raspberry jam and icing.
Leipäjuusto (Kainuu)
Kainuu 'bread cheese' — squeaky curd cheese browned in the oven, served with cloudberry jam.
Silakkalaatikko (Ahvenanmaa)
Åland Baltic herring casserole layered with potatoes, onion and cream.
Vispipuuro (Keski-Suomi)
Central Finland whipped semolina-and-lingonberry porridge, light and pink.
Hernekeitto (Häme)
Häme yellow pea soup with ham and mustard — the Thursday tradition.
Kaalikääryleet (Varsinais-Suomi)
Turku-region cabbage rolls stuffed with rice and pork, glazed with syrup.
Tippaleivät (Uusimaa)
Helsinki May Day funnel pastries dusted with icing sugar, served with sima.