February fifth is in Finland Runeberg’s day, the National poet of Finland. As explained in a more detailed way in this post, the famous seasonal cakes with gingerbread leftovers, almonds and raspberry jam are named after him.
Well, as it happens, I find myself in possession of a 4 2/3…
During late summer/early autumn Finnish forests transform into a real gold mine, with all these tiny round berries all over the place. With Klaus we went several times to forest to pick as much berries as possible to stock up in freezer for winter. We are pretty satisfied as…
Also up here, close to the Arctic circle, we have our own version of French Finnish toast. As it is known, the origin of French toasts is very old, dating back to the fourth/fifth centuries C.E. This dessert exists because of the rule “never throw anything”. Here in Finland…
A typical finnish snack could easily include smoked moose meat.
Smoked meat exists since the mists of time. Thanks to this process, meat had the possibility to preserve itself for longer time and could be transported during trips as a energy charger.
If you have the chance to come up here,…