page_title: Finnish cuisine
section_title: Typical Finnish dishes
hierarchical_section_title: Finnish cuisine / Examples of Finnish dishes / Typical Finnish dishes
caption_attribution_description: English: Leipäjuusto cheese with cloudberry jam. Suomi: Leipäjuustoa lakkahillon kera.
context_page_description: Finnish cuisine is notable for generally combining traditional country fare and haute cuisine with contemporary continental style cooking. Fish and meat play a prominent role in traditional Finnish dishes in some parts of the country, while the dishes elsewhere have traditionally included various vegetables and mushrooms. Evacuees from Karelia contributed to foods in other parts of Finland in the aftermath of the Continuation War.
  Finnish foods often use wholemeal products and berries. Milk and its derivatives like buttermilk are commonly used as food, drink or in various recipes. Various turnips were common in traditional cooking, but were replaced with the potato after its introduction in the 18th century.
context_section_description: Kaalikääryleet – cabbage rolls
  Game food. – Moose, deer, grouse, duck, hare, etc... dishes. Rarely attainable in restaurants. Common amongst those whose hobby is hunting.
  Hernekeitto – pea soup, usually served on Thursday along with a dessert pancake
  Leipäjuusto, alternate names hiilikko and juustoleipä – a fresh cow's milk cheese
  Viili – a yoghurt-like fermented milk product
  Perunamuusi – Mashed potato, a common side dish
  Lihapullat – Finnish meatballs, often with gravy sauce and lingonberry sauce
  Palvikinkku and palviliha – Smoked ham or beef
caption: Leipäjuusto is a cheese, here served with cloudberry jam
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