Tom of Finland Vodka adds flavour to the UK

Finnish restaurant chain Friends & Brgrs is expanding to Germany, with its sixth restaurant to open in the mall Europa Passage in central Hamburg.

Altia is to commence exporting Finnish Koskenkorva Vodka to Kazakhstan as of this coming autumn, with the help of Orange Trading.

These days, vegans and vegetarians are in for a treat every time they enter a supermarket, with the selection of plant-based goodies having grown wildly in the past few years. One of the shelf- and stomach-filling options is Finnish ‘härkis’ by Verso Food.

Two relative newcomers to Finland are putting their adopted country on the map with their internationally-renowned wines.

Finnish fish refining company Kala-Lappi uses traditional yet unique methods to smoke rainbow trout for local and European markets.

Liquorice doesn’t need to be plain black and boring. Finnish Makulaku’s colourful and fun sweets have managed to convince those whose fancy isn’t tickled by traditional liquorice.

In a campaign called ‘Enjoy Finland – Reinste Natur’, German supermarket chain CITTI has introduced 100 Finnish food and beverage products to its shelves, just in time to help commemorate Finland’s centenary later this year.

If tea is your, well, cup of tea, you must know the struggle is real. Not all restaurants or even coffee shops know how to brew a good cuppa: green tea is often too bitter, black tea too strong and white tea simply unheard of. And poor quality bagged tea? You must be joking.

Microbreweries and small distilleries have stepped up their game in recent years, and so has their popularity. Teerenpeli is a familiar name for Finns, and now many more abroad are becoming acquainted with their variety of tipples.

Finnviini’s Vaapukka Raspberry Dessert wine has been awarded a gold medal and the trophy for the best non-grape wine entry at the 23rd annual Vinalies International Wine Competition.