In 2017, when Finland celebrated its 100th anniversary, rye bread was appointed to be Finland's national dish. Since that day, Finnish food culture, in which rye bread has a strong symbolic value, has also been celebrated on the Kalevala Day, 28 February, the day of Finnish culture.

A Finnish meal is nothing without rye bread, and rye...

Johan Ludvig Runeberg was born on 5 February 1804 into a Swedish-speaking family in Jakobstad, Finland on the shores of the Gulf of Bothnia, while Finland still belonged to Sweden.

Food is not just about cooking it or eating it, it's about creating relationships with food that make us feel safe and can enjoy it, it's about discovering with a childlike curiosity the small nuances and moments in the wonderfulness of food, it's about embarking on a journey where the eyes are your guide, your nose is the tourist, the...

Jean Sibelius genom musiken och maten
Ett gastronomiskt porträtt över Finlands största kompositör

6 december Finlands nationaldag

Inför firandet av Finlands självständighetsdag den 6 december skall det planläggas menyer där cocktail-bites är en del av serveringen och serveringspersonal skall ordnas och inte minst så skall alla detaljer sammanflätas där mat och dryck skall vara representativt och ge en inblick i Finlands Mat- och dryckeskultur för alla det inbjudna....

Finland's food and drink culture is something special and unique, it has been created throughout history from the conditions nature and all seasons offer. All seasons have their own character and raw material season, which everyone has learned to use in many ways.

När Finland år 2017 firade 100 år som självständig nation uppmanade Regeringen och Utrikesministeriet alla och envar samt organisationer, föreningar och Finlands utlandsbeskickningar att hedra dagen med en måltid i gemenskap med andra.