Finland

🇫🇮Finland

Flatbread

Rieska

Traditional unleavened flatbread made from barley or oat flour, sometimes with potato, similar to Norwegian lefse.

🇫🇮Finland

Funnel Chanterelle

Suppilovahvero

Popular wild mushroom with funnel-shaped cap, yellow-brown color, grows in mossy spruce forests, harvested September through snowfall.

🇫🇮Finland

Geisha Chocolate

Geisha

Fazer's milk chocolate with soft hazelnut nougat filling, in distinctive heart-shaped box, a beloved gift chocolate.

🇫🇮Finland

Gingerbread Cookies

Piparkakut

Thin crisp Finnish gingerbread cookies with cinnamon, cloves, ginger, cardamom, and sometimes black pepper.

🇫🇮Finland

Gravlax

Cured Salmon

Dill-cured salmon with salt, sugar, and spices, served with mustard-dill sauce, a Scandinavian classic.

🇫🇮Finland

Groat Sausage

Ryynimakkara

Sausage containing barley groats, lowering meat and fat content, a traditional Finnish product grilled or pan-fried.

🇫🇮Finland

Hole Bread

Reikäleipä

Traditional Western Finnish rye bread with a hole in center, historically dried on poles for winter storage.

🇫🇮Finland

Homemade Beer

Kotikalja

Traditional low-alcohol fermented beverage made from rye and barley malt, hops, yeast and sugar, simple home-brewed drink.

🇫🇮Finland

Jansson's Temptation

Janssoninkiusaus

Potato casserole with anchovies or sprats, onions, and cream, Swedish origin but common in Finnish Christmas table.

🇫🇮Finland

Kainuu Berry Pie

Kainuun rönttönen

Rye pie with lingonberries and potato from Kainuu region, EU PGI protected product, a regional specialty.

🇫🇮Finland

Kama Grain Mix

Kama / Talkkuna

Traditional prepared with roasted and finely milled oat, rye, barley, and pea flour, blended with dairy products.

🇫🇮South Karelia, Finland

Karelian Crepe

Sultsina

Traditional Karelian dish, cross between crêpe and flatbread, unleavened rye dough with farina filling, eaten immediately.

🇫🇮South Karelia, Finland

Karelian Pasties

Karjalanpiirakka

Thin rye crust pasties filled with rice porridge or potato, served with egg butter, EU TSG protected, a national icon.

🇫🇮South Karelia, Finland

Karelian Stew

Karjalanpaisti

Slow-cooked stew traditionally made with beef and pork, sometimes lamb, with root vegetables and peppercorns.

🇫🇮Finland

Koskenkorva Vodka

Koskenkorva

Iconic Finnish vodka from Koskenkorva distillery, clear grain spirit, often used as base for liqueurs, smooth finish.

🇫🇮Finnish Lapland, Finland

Lapland Cold-Smoked Reindeer

Lapin poron kylmäsavuliha

Cold-smoked reindeer meat from free-grazing reindeer in Lapland, with dark red to black color, delicate smoky flavor.

🇫🇮Finland

Liver Casserole

Maksalaatikko

Rich casserole of rice, ground liver, eggs, sautéed onions, baked until crispy, traditionally Christmastime.

🇫🇮Finland

Lohitahna

Salmon pâté/tahna, a popular sandwich spread

🇫🇮Finland

Loimulohi

Salmon or trout nailed to a plank and cooked over an open fire, a summer-cottage classic.

🇫🇮Finland

Lortsy

Lörtsy

Savonlinna half-moon deep-fried pastry with meat or jam.

🇫🇮Finland

Macaroni Casserole

Makaronilaatikko

Popular everyday casserole with macaroni, minced meat, and egg, one of Finland's most popular home dishes.

🇫🇮Finland

Maksamakkara

Finnish liver sausage, a traditional winter/Christmas item.

🇫🇮Finland

Marianne

Fazer peppermint shell with chocolate filling.

🇫🇮Finland

Marinated Herring

Silli

Pickled herring in various styles, essential Midsummer food, served with new potatoes and fresh dill.

🇫🇮Finland

May Day Funnel Cake

Tippaleipä

Deep-fried batter poured through funnel, crunchy knot sprinkled with powdered sugar, a Vappu (May Day) tradition.

🇫🇮Finland

Meat Pie

Lihapiirakka

Deep-fried savory pie of yeasted dough filled with minced meat and rice, a popular Finnish street food.

🇪🇪Estonia

Mulled Wine

Glögg

Spiced mulled wine with cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and raisins, served hot at Christmas.

🇫🇮Finland

Oltermanni Cheese

Oltermanni

Finland's most popular cream cheese, mild and slightly sour, similar to Havarti, with small holes and creamy texture.

🇫🇮Ostrobothnia, Finland

Ostrobothnian Pancake

Kropsu

Regional pancake from Southern Ostrobothnia, also called pohojalainen pannari, a traditional hearty dish.

🇫🇮Ostrobothnia, Finland

Oven Cheese

Uunijuusto

Baked cheese from colostrum or milk and eggs, similar to Swedish kalvdans, served with berries as dessert.

🇫🇮Finland

Oven Pancake

Pannukakku

Finnish oven-baked pancake similar to Dutch baby, with crispy browned edges and smooth custard-like center.

🇷🇺Russia

Paskha

Пасха

Paskha is a pyramid-shaped Russian Easter dessert made from tvorog, butter, cream, and vanilla, traditionally served with kulich.

🇫🇮Finland

Pea Soup

Hernekeitto

Thick split pea soup cooked with pork, traditionally prepared and served every Thursday throughout Finland.

🇫🇮Finland

Perunarieska

Potato flatbread from Ostrobothnia and central Finland.

🇫🇮Finland

Poor Knights

Köyhät ritarit

French toast-like dessert, bread soaked in egg and milk, fried, served with jam and powdered sugar, a sweet treat.

🇪🇪Estonia

Porcini

Herkkutatti

Wild porcini mushroom (Boletus edulis), prized in Finnish cuisine for its rich nutty flavor and firm texture.