Comments on: Going to Finland http://hello.kioskkiosk.com/2007/07/06/going-to-finland/ Where the hell am I? Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:37:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Tips http://hello.kioskkiosk.com/2007/07/06/going-to-finland/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Tips Thu, 09 Aug 2007 09:46:29 +0000 http://hello.kioskkiosk.com/2007/07/06/going-to-finland/#comment-40 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. 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.

]]> By: speedo http://hello.kioskkiosk.com/2007/07/06/going-to-finland/comment-page-1/#comment-39 speedo Thu, 09 Aug 2007 08:01:21 +0000 http://hello.kioskkiosk.com/2007/07/06/going-to-finland/#comment-39 Get some <a href="http://www.nokianfootwear.fi/bfi/PhotoBank/Yleissaappaat/view" rel="nofollow">Nokian Hai Boots</a> if it rains (they're pretty cheap too). Get some Nokian Hai Boots if it rains (they’re pretty cheap too).

]]> By: Vilja http://hello.kioskkiosk.com/2007/07/06/going-to-finland/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Vilja Tue, 07 Aug 2007 12:10:59 +0000 http://hello.kioskkiosk.com/2007/07/06/going-to-finland/#comment-38 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.finnishfood.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: www.finnstyle.com) 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)

]]> By: admin http://hello.kioskkiosk.com/2007/07/06/going-to-finland/comment-page-1/#comment-37 admin Tue, 07 Aug 2007 10:16:33 +0000 http://hello.kioskkiosk.com/2007/07/06/going-to-finland/#comment-37 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 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

]]> By: Hazel http://hello.kioskkiosk.com/2007/07/06/going-to-finland/comment-page-1/#comment-36 Hazel Tue, 07 Aug 2007 08:17:55 +0000 http://hello.kioskkiosk.com/2007/07/06/going-to-finland/#comment-36 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... ;) 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… ;)

]]> By: Vee http://hello.kioskkiosk.com/2007/07/06/going-to-finland/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Vee Tue, 07 Aug 2007 06:59:43 +0000 http://hello.kioskkiosk.com/2007/07/06/going-to-finland/#comment-35 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. http://www.cederroth.fi/images/tuotekuvat/ehs.gif http://www.ahti.fi/ 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.

http://​www.​ced​er​roth.​fi/​i​m​a​g​e​s​/​t​u​o​t​e​k​u​v​a​t​/​e​h​s.gif
http://​www.​ahti.fi/

]]> By: Kulutusjuhla » Blog Archive » Arkisia Suomi-tuotevinkkejä maailmalle myytäväksi http://hello.kioskkiosk.com/2007/07/06/going-to-finland/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Kulutusjuhla » Blog Archive » Arkisia Suomi-tuotevinkkejä maailmalle myytäväksi Tue, 07 Aug 2007 05:06:46 +0000 http://hello.kioskkiosk.com/2007/07/06/going-to-finland/#comment-34 [...] kaupan porukka on bloginsa mukaan tulossa Suomeen nyt elokuun puolessa välissä ja etsii vinkkejä suomalaisista tuotteista: [...] [...] kaupan porukka on blo­ginsa mukaan tulossa Suomeen nyt elokuun puo­lessa välissä ja etsii vinkkejä suo­ma­lai­sista tuot­teista: [...]

]]> By: admin http://hello.kioskkiosk.com/2007/07/06/going-to-finland/comment-page-1/#comment-32 admin Sun, 29 Jul 2007 06:59:14 +0000 http://hello.kioskkiosk.com/2007/07/06/going-to-finland/#comment-32 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 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

]]> By: jonathan winton http://hello.kioskkiosk.com/2007/07/06/going-to-finland/comment-page-1/#comment-31 jonathan winton Sat, 28 Jul 2007 13:35:40 +0000 http://hello.kioskkiosk.com/2007/07/06/going-to-finland/#comment-31 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.fiskarsvillage.fi/en/ 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/

]]> By: joy http://hello.kioskkiosk.com/2007/07/06/going-to-finland/comment-page-1/#comment-30 joy Fri, 27 Jul 2007 01:43:08 +0000 http://hello.kioskkiosk.com/2007/07/06/going-to-finland/#comment-30 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. 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.

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