Traditional Finnish Foods
Finnish cuisine includes a variety of traditional dishes:
- Karjalanpiirakka: Rice or potato-filled savory pies from Karelia
- Kalakukko: Rye bread dough filled with fish and pork fat
- Laskiaispulla: Sweet cream and almond paste buns
- Korvapuusti: Cinnamon rolls shaped like knots
- Ruisleipä: Dense dark rye bread
- Lohikeitto: Creamy salmon soup
- Poronkäristys: Reindeer stew with mashed potatoes
- Lihapullat: Meatballs with mashed potatoes and lingonberry sauce
- Makkara: Finnish sausage
- Salmiakki: Salty black licorice candy