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Going to Finland

Written on July 6, 2007 by Alisa

finland.gifNext coun­try up is Fin­land, we are look­ing for sug­ges­tions of Finnish prod­ucts, every­day things, things you love or things you hate, things you ate. Places to go in the coun­try and in Helsinki, where to sleep, eat and have a drink. Sug­ges­tions would be appre­ci­ated! Please post them here so every­one can access later! We are going at the middle of August. Thanks! Alisa

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  1. Comment by ryan:

    marimekko!

    July 7, 2007 @ 8:17 pm

  2. Comment by joy:

    just returned from a week in Helsinki:

    Don’t miss: Kiasma museum; “Sparkling Design” exhibit at Taide­halli; Design Museo; Napa Shop (@ Eerikinkatu 18);

    places to eat: Knos­sos (Greek restau­rant), just off the Hieta­lah­den flea market; Cafe Ekberg (@ Bule­vardi 9)–great rhubarb pastry in a car­do­mom dough; Gran Del­i­cato Cafe (@Kale­vankatu 34)–deli­cious sand­wiches; Cafe Fazer (@Klu­u­vi­aktu 3)—try the Faz­er­mint Mac­chi­ato and choco­lates by the kg.

    love the pack­ages of Fazer “Pax” and “Super Salmiakki” can­dies (can­dies made in Norway, though)—found them in super­mar­kets and local delis.

    July 26, 2007 @ 8:43 pm

  3. Comment by jonathan winton:

    You should visit Fiskars Vil­lage just out­side of Helsinki, a colony for artists and crafts­peo­ple in the old Fiskars (see scis­sors) iron­works vil­lage.

    http://​www.​fiskarsvil​lage.​fi/en/

    July 28, 2007 @ 8:35 am

  4. Comment by admin:

    thanks! these are some great sug­ges­tions, I was check­ing out the PAX pack­age via a friends sug­ges­tion and it looks really beau­ti­ful, also the rhubard pastry wth car­da­mum dough! wow, right up my alley! we will check out the fiskars vil­lage too alisa

    July 29, 2007 @ 1:59 am

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    August 7, 2007 @ 12:06 am

  6. Comment by Vee:

    Erittäin Hieno Suo­ma­lainen sham­poos and con­di­tion­ers are nice, also Ahti her­rings jars are quite pretty. Restau­rant Slussen is worth vis­it­ing (Punavuorenkatu 3), they serve simple but deli­cious Finnish food.

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    http://​www.​ahti.fi/

    August 7, 2007 @ 1:59 am

  7. Comment by Hazel:

    The best soup in Helsinki you get at the soup place in the Hakaniemi kaup­pa­halli (indoors market), just next to the Hakaniemi market square.

    A kitschy and colour­ful café is Kahvila Taikalamppu (Torkke­linkatu 21) in Kallio, just up the hill from the public library in Kallio. On the menu: what­ever the owner felt like baking that morn­ing.

    Nicest park: Alp­pipuisto, just north of the Linnanmäki amuse­ment park.

    About Finnish prod­ucts.. I always found the fake “snowballs” hilar­i­ous - sold at the Kiasma museum of con­tem­po­rary art. They sound just like snow­balls when you squeeze them! Amaz­ing.

    I’ll try to think of more… ;)

    August 7, 2007 @ 3:17 am

  8. Comment by admin:

    hi there!
    thanks again, all of these sug­ges­tions are really great! We really appre­ci­ate it and I hope others do too when they are going to Helsinki! Alisa

    August 7, 2007 @ 5:16 am

  9. Comment by Vilja:

    I think there are as many Finnish foods that I love as I love to hate. But the good stuff includes rye bread with Oivari­ini, kar­jalan­pi­irakat with egg-​butter mix, Valio cot­tage cheese, pea soup, spinach soup, smoked salmon, macaroni-​minced beef casse­role, meat­balls; Finnish pan­cakes, Domino cook­ies, Fazer choco­lates, salmi­akki, licorice ice cream and liqueur.

    Or some of our sea­sonal favorites, such as Christ­mas cook­ies (you can buy the dough all year around) , Runeberg’s pas­tries, Lask­i­ais­pul­lat (sugar buns with whipped cream and jam), glögi, sima, and mämmi. Pres­i­dentti coffee is also a big favorite. Oh, and try the Aino apple ice cream, that’s great too!

    http://​www.​finnish​food.net/ has a great selec­tion of food items that Finnish people miss while living abroad. The site is down at the moment for some reason, but I hope it will be up soon.

    Of other prod­ucts I’d rec­om­mend Lumene cos­met­ics (which I know are sold on the East Coast of the US already). I think the Vitalis mul­ti­pur­pose cream is also very pop­u­lar and tra­di­tional.

    Of Finnish home décor: Iit­tala glass­ware, (Alvar) Aalto-​vases, Arabia din­ner­ware, Hack­man cut­lery and the excel­lent orange scis­sors they make. Marimekko cur­tains or sheets are a must in the bed­room of Finns, while Alvar Aalto’s Artek fur­ni­ture can be found in many living rooms and dining rooms across the coun­try. (check out: http://​www.​finnstyle.com)

    August 7, 2007 @ 7:10 am

  10. Comment by speedo:

    Get some Nokian Hai Boots if it rains (they’re pretty cheap too).

    August 9, 2007 @ 3:01 am

  11. Comment by Tips:

    I rec­om­mend Aarikka prod­ucts (jew­ellery and dec­o­ra­tions made of wood and small­ish kitchen prod­ucts) .

    Check out teas and other prod­ucts (Soaps for exam­ple) from Frantsi­lan yrt­ti­tila (Frantsila herb farm in Eng­lish I guess).

    Globe Hope cloth­ing com­pany make cool clothes and acces­sories from recy­ck­led fab­rics.

    August 9, 2007 @ 4:46 am

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