Recipes

If you ask a Finn to tell you a traditional Finnish dinner dish, I bet they will say this: Karelian stew aka Karjalanpaisti, in Finnish. Originally from the Karelia region, …

Are you ready to cook a Finnish classic? I bet pretty much every Finn has eaten cabbage casserole at some point in their life. In Finnish, we call this dish …

If you like mac and cheese, the Finnish macaroni casserole might be your new favorite! Finnish families certainly love it, and it’s easy to see why this is such a popular dish in Finland. It’s very family-friendly and easy to make from simple ingredients that won’t cost you a fortune.

You guessed right, this is not a recipe for mämmi, the traditional Finnish Easter dessert, which looks like a brown pile of dirt. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a huge fan of mämmi, …

It’s soon autumn here in Finland and that means the chanterelle season is on! Chanterelles are typical, and gourmet standard, Finnish autumn food. A fun fact: I know so many …

The blueberry pie is a Finnish food staple. I feel that many families have at least a couple of different blueberry pie recipes that they rotate as there are so …

Take one bite and you’ll understand why cinnamon buns are a staple of the Finnish cuisine! The scrumptious and soft Finnish pulla is an everyday sweet treat here in Finland. …

The Finnish oven pancake (pannukakku in Finnish) is an ordinary dessert in any Finnish home. But when I say ordinary, I mean it in the most loving way. You see, …

The Finnish salmon soup (lohikeitto, in Finnish) is the perfect soup. It’s like the little black dress of Finnish cuisine. At the same time, a salmon soup is easy home …