Finland

🇫🇮Finland

Pori Sandwich

Porilainen

Finnish sandwich between hamburger and hot dog, white bread filled with sliced pork sausage, vegetables, and condiments.

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Raejuusto

Finnish cottage cheese, used in salads and desserts.

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Round Rye Loaf

Limppu

Traditional Eastern Finnish dark sour rye bread, round and bulbous, dense and heavy with milder flavor.

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Runeberg Torte

Runebergintorttu

Small cylinder-shaped cake named after poet Johan Ludvig Runeberg, with almond flour, ginger, cardamom, raspberry jam center.

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Rutabaga Casserole

Lanttulaatikko

Traditional Christmas casserole of mashed rutabaga blended with eggs, breadcrumbs, cream, spiced with nutmeg and ginger.

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Rutabaga Soup

Lanttukeitto

Soup made with rutabaga (swede), a traditional warming winter dish with earthy sweetness.

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Rye Bread

Ruisleipä

Dense, dark sourdough rye bread, Finland's national bread since 2017, with distinctive sour flavor and dense texture.

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Salmiakki

Salty liquorice candy; canonical home overlaps DK salmiak/saltlakrids.

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Salmon Soup

Lohikeitto

Creamy salmon soup with chunks of salmon fillet, potatoes, carrots in a buttery broth with cream and fresh dill.

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Salty Licorice Liqueur

Salmiakki Koskenkorva

Finnish liqueur combining Koskenkorva vodka with salty licorice flavor, an iconic and distinctive Finnish taste combination.

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Sara

Särä

South Karelian lamb-and-potato dish slow-cooked in a wood oven, from Lemi.

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Sausage Sauce

Nakkikastike

Common Finnish home-cooked dish of sautéed nakki sausages simmered in thick brown sauce with tomato paste and vegetables.

🇫🇮Finnish Lapland, Finland

Sautéed Reindeer

Poronkäristys

Traditional Lapland dish of thinly sliced reindeer meat sautéed in butter with onions, served with mashed potatoes and lingonberries.

🇫🇮Savonia, Finland

Savo Bilberry Pie

Savolainen mustikkakukko

Bilberry pie from Savo region, EU PGI protected product, traditional preparation with wild bilberries in rye crust.

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Sea Buckthorn

Tyrni

Orange berry rich in vitamin C, grows on coasts, tart and aromatic, used in juices, jams, and desserts.

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Shrovetide Bun

Laskiaispulla

Soft wheat bun filled with whipped cream and jam or almond paste, traditional Shrove Tuesday treat.

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Silakkapihvit

Baltic herring patties or pan-fried herring.

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Sour Crispbread

Hapankorppu

Traditional fermented rye crispbread with tangy flavor and crunch, made from sourdough and wholegrain rye.

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Spinach Soup

Pinaattikeitto

Traditional spinach soup made with spinach, butter, flour, milk, topped with hard-boiled egg halves.

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Summer Soup

Kesäkeitto

Traditional vegetable soup cooked in milk with butter, potatoes, carrots, peas, cauliflower and seasonal vegetables.

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Sweetened Potato Casserole

Imelletty perunalaatikko

Traditional dish from Päijät-Häme where puréed potatoes are naturally sweetened through enzymatic process, not just sugar.

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Tiger Cake

Tiikerikakku

Marble cake with tiger-like pattern, a popular Finnish home-baked cake served with coffee.

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Uunilohi

Baked salmon, the everyday oven preparation.

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Vendace

Paistetut Muikut

Small freshwater fish from Finnish lakes, traditionally fried whole as bones are soft enough to eat, Puruvesi muikku has PDO.

🇫🇮South Karelia, Finland

Vety

Lappeenranta variation of lihapiirakka with ham and egg, named 'Hydrogen' during Cold War era, a regional street food.

🇫🇮South Karelia, Finland

Viipurinrinkeli

Sweet cardamom-nutmeg pretzel from Vyborg/Lappeenranta.

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Whipped Porridge

Vispipuuro

Sweet wheat semolina porridge with berries (usually lingonberries), whipped to mousse-like consistency, a traditional dessert.

🇫🇮Savonia, Finland

Ylä-Savo Pancake

Yläsavolainen muurinpohjalettu

Traditional pancake from Ylä-Savo, baked on special griddle over open fire, EU PGI protected product, regional specialty.