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Zero isn’t nothing: Two Helsinki restaurants cut waste out of the picture
Chef Ossi Paloneva posing in front of restaurant Loop.
Business & innovationSustainability

Zero isn’t nothing: Two Helsinki restaurants cut waste out of the picture

Two restaurants take opposite approaches to abolishing waste. Loop recycles ingredients that stores would otherwise throw out, and Nolla cuts all waste out of its processes.

Tagged in BusinessEnvironmentFoodSustainabilityWaste Disposal
Finnish baking tradition combines cinnamon, cardamom, sugar and love
A close-up of a tray filled with cinnamon buns.
Life & societyCuisine

Finnish baking tradition combines cinnamon, cardamom, sugar and love

It tastes divine, goes great with coffee or tea, and forms part of the fabric of Finnish society. To experience the best that Finland has to offer, you really have to try a korvapuusti.

Tagged in CuisineFinnishnessFood
Cuisine gets cute – and ugly – for Easter in Finland
Life & societyCuisine

Cuisine gets cute – and ugly – for Easter in Finland

When Easter approaches, two major culinary traditions appear in every grocery store in Finland: Mignon chocolate eggs and the mysterious mämmi.

Tagged in CuisineEasterFinnishnessFoodTraditions
Finland’s #checkout247 live broadcast makes the mundane mindful
Life & societyFinland 100

Finland’s #checkout247 live broadcast makes the mundane mindful

This Finnish phenomenon reveals the glorious tedium of a supermarket checkout. And now it’s going global.

Tagged in FinlandFinland 100FinnishnessFoodFunSociety
Around the world with Finnish Your Dinner
Life & societyCuisine

Around the world with Finnish Your Dinner

An experience that will live long in the memories of the participants, Finnish Your Dinner brought people together at celebrations all over the world 100 days before Finland’s 100th Independence Day.

Tagged in CuisineFinland 100FinnishnessFoodFunSlideshows
Helsinki’s Flow Festival: Great for vegetarians
Arts & cultureCuisine

Helsinki’s Flow Festival: Great for vegetarians

Flow Festival is known for more than music; it’s also about food – and there’s also plenty for vegetarians to enjoy. But you don’t have to wait for the festival weekend, since almost all the dishes we sample here are on offer all year round in Helsinki.

Tagged in CuisineFestivalsFoodLifestyleUrban
Wild and wonderful Finnish foods
Life & societyCuisine

Wild and wonderful Finnish foods

Wild food is a big international trend, but there are very few places where nature is as accessible as it is in Finland. Pick or catch your own food and enjoy.

Tagged in CuisineFoodNatureSustainabilityThisisFINLAND Magazine
Shorter season, superior quality
Life & societyCuisine

Shorter season, superior quality

ThisisFINLAND Magazine 2016

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