All are in abundance most of the year. One should also try reindeer meat, smoked or in other forms. Regional dishes include kalakukko , a kind of fish and pork pie, baked in a rye flour crust, and karjalan piirakat , a pasty of rye flour stuffed with rice pudding or potato and eaten with egg butter. Various kinds of thick soups are also popular. Restaurant prices are moderate if the set menu is chosen.
Most restaurants have a special menu for children, or other half-price meals.
The trails have been designed so that both can be covered in two to four days. Visitors on the trails will visit a variety of eating places from large chain hotels to inns and farmhouses, with the emphasis on the smaller, more personal places. Additionally in Lapland Lapi la carte consists of three gourmet routes. An English route map with details is available from the Tourist Board. Waiter service is common although there are many self-service snack bars.