Finnish nature presents us: Berries
Finnish land is truly generous if you take into consideration the climate conditions that has to face.
Even thought Finland is called the land of a thousands lakes, its territory consists of forests for two thirds (74,2%). Because of this, it is the “greenest” country in Europe.
In autumn time, Finnish…
Köyhät ritarit: nothing is wasted in kitchen!
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…
Finnish moose snack
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,…
Runebergintorttu’s story
Today in Finland is a very special day. It is Runeberginpäivä, the day of Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804-1877), the national poet of Finland.
Probably his major work was The tales of Ensign Stål, first published in 1848, in Swedish.
This collection of quite patriotic poems tells about the war of Finland,…