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Finnish Food is Not What I expected - Travel Helsinki 2026
In this episode of What’s Good to Eat, I try a classic Finnish meat pie, warm up with creamy salmon soup, taste juniper-smoked elk (yes, elk), and for the full Finnish experience.... go to an ice hockey game!
Helsinki is the second stop on my mission to visit 100 destinations, and over 5 days I’m exploring 16 food spots to see what the happiest country in the world actually eats.
Let’s see what’s good to eat in Finland!
Places that I visited:
📌 Meat Pie at the Euromanga Cafe and Bakery
https://eromanga.fi/home/
📌 Salmon Soup at the Ekstrom's FishMongers at the Hakaniemi Market
https://hakaniemenkauppahalli.fi/en/
📌 Smoked Reindeer Tongue at Kosmos
https://kosmos.fi/en/front-page/
📌 Snacks at the Ice Hockey Game
https://helsinginjaahalli.fi/en/
📌 Juniper Smoked Finnish Elk at Jason
https://www.ravintolajason.fi/en