Finland is known for its long tradition in baking

Southwest Finland is known for its long tradition in baking. The county is home to many different types of delicious bread. Traditionally rye bread was baked a couple of times per year and left it to hang and dry. For special occasions, varlimppu – a sweet rye bread loaf – was baked. The bread has been chosen as the food of the county. Varilimppu is a sweet rye bread loaf that gets its special flavour from cumin and bitter orange peel. Collect the recipe from below and check the map for more weird and wonderful Finnish specialities!