Finnish Food
To find out how good Finnish food is, ask an Italian. They can't find enough porcini at home, so each year planeloads of hungry Italians come to Finland to pick wild mushrooms. We don't mind, there are plenty for everyone.
Finnish food comes straight from the fields, lakes and forests. Salmon, whitefish and Arctic char. Duck and snow grouse. Reindeer and elk. blueberries, lingonberries and cloudberries. Wild and good - and good for you.
People wait expectantly for the new potatoes, new peas and new onions, for the strawberries and raspberries, for the beginning of crayfish season. If it rains a lot in May, people just shrug and say, "oh well, it will help the chanterelles grow."
You can find restaurants featuring cuisine from around the world, including a handful of Michelin-star restaurants. But while you're here, try a sampling of the local specialties, found under names such as Lappi a la carte and Savo a la carte.
People wait expectantly for the new potatoes, new peas and new onions, for the strawberries and raspberries, for the beginning of crayfish season. If it rains a lot in May, people just shrug and say, "oh well, it will help the chanterelles grow."
You can find restaurants featuring cuisine from around the world, including a handful of Michelin-star restaurants. But while you're here, try a sampling of the local specialties, found under names such as Lappi a la carte and Savo a la carte.
Whether you eat to live or live to eat, make Finnish cuisine an important part of your visit. Hyvää ruokahalua!
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