I’m traveling to Finland next week, to the following cities: Viitaasaari,Pihtipudas, Jyväskylä and Helsinki. Any ideas where some hungry musicians can find some reasonably-priced, good food? Thanky thanky, MB (1 reply, last updated by K February 3, 2005)

My husband and I will be traveling to Finland in a few days and will be in Turku for 5 days and Helsinki for 2. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated — we always try to look for the local slant and find food as... (22 replies, last updated by Passadumkeg September 22, 2008)

Is there anyone out there interested in the food of Finland? I’m not even sure if this is the right board, but “International” seemed to have nothing to do with home cooking. I’d be interested to talk to... (22 replies, last updated by cayjohan November 30, 2008)

We’re going to Finland in the near future and would enjoy any suggestions for fun dining. Many thanks!! ildavis (5 replies, last updated by FoodWine August 15, 2007)

I’ll be in Finland for a month in November and December. Looking for suggestions about good, reasonably priced meals (pref. Scandinavian, but other cuisines ok) in the following cities: Helsinki, Turku, Tampere, Jyväsklyä,... (1 reply, last updated by Ivan Stoler October 21, 2004)

My response is months late, but I had to comment: Passadumkeg, you said: "But I guess that when the national dish is pea soup w/ blood pancakes, that is to be expected." While many people in Finland do like pea soup and eat it (at... (16 replies, last updated by FoodWine October 4, 2007)

Actually, The Finnish Place does sell housewares, but you can also buy Finnish candies there. I haven’t been there in a while, but I do remember them selling licorice. My husband’s cousin just came for a visit from... (11 replies, last updated by finnishplace July 20, 2005)

There is a new article about Helsinki restaurants in today’s NY Times. Some of the restaurants commented on are old favorites (which I have been lucky enough to have eaten in), some of them relatively new but already... (0 replies, last updated by FoodWine December 13, 2008)

K, sorry don’t know about Finland and Estonia but I just posted a reply to the question just above yours on Stockholm. You may want to know that Finland and Estonia are not part of Scandinavian, no matter what the guide... (1 reply, last updated by mdibiaso June 15, 2005)

I took a chance on some goya cilantro recaito at the store before I had any idea what it was. when i brought it home i used it to make some beans and rice but even though i used half the jar, i could barely taste it. does anyone... (1 reply, last updated by crigg June 15, 2009)

hi there, i like to make my own vegetarian biscuits and gravy at home but making both from scratch is time consuming and i rarely work up the motivation to go through with it :P so i’m wondering if anyone has any suggestions... (7 replies, last updated by Suzy Q February 19, 2009)

to avoid confusion, dutch food would not be scandinavian. scandinavia is comprised of denmark, sweden, finland, and norway. were you looking for dutch food (from holland)? or scandinavian food? (1 reply, last updated by belge May 27, 2004)

Hey y’all, I’ve been looking around for a specific liquor that I have experienced while traveling in Finland/Sweden. It’s a sweet liquor called “punch” - or poonch, as the pronunciation goes. Does... (0 replies, last updated by danielikim January 19, 2004)

Hi It’s my first Easter here in Manhattan (am originally from Helsinki, Finland) and am wondering if anyone here sells lamb (typically a leg of lamb with bone or a piece around the leg) that is cold smoked ? That is a quite... (2 replies, last updated by sanangel March 21, 2008)

Organizing a blini party for some friends this week-end and looking for a place to buy caviar – or actually, specifically Whitefish caviar (or Roe if you want to call it that)... as its more typical to eat with blinis in... (1 reply, last updated by berna February 20, 2009)