Sociologists have noted that the good old tradition of family dinners is fading fast, at least on weekdays. Family members coming back from school or work take what they find in the fridge and eat it in front of the television. In this sense, the tradition of home cooking is coming back, although it does mean that it's the quick, handy and modern dishes and not the classic cuisine which are popular. In a way, pastries filled with meat, jam or rice are an age-old Finnish 'fast food', as is the nourishing rye bread taken to the field or forest for a snack. An excellent snack.
Sausage is the basic Finnish fast food.
According to a saying 'A Finn is never too full not to eat a bit more sausage'. Grilled sausage is served at every jazz, rock and other music festival, and at sports meetings, fairs and agricultural shows. Sausage stalls attract hungry night birds. Sausages are served hot, and the big, man's fingersized sausages are spiced with homemade mustard. Stalls now offer hot dogs, pastries, French fries and some stalls even take pride in their garlic flavored fare.