Finnish Recipes: Salmon soup and Vorschmack
Posted On Wednesday, March 7, 2012 By thenordiccountries. Under Finland, Gastronomy, Gastronomy in Finland
Salmon soup from Finland
500 grams of salmon
5-6 potatoes
2 carrots
2 onions
1 piece of leek
8 dl fish broth
2 dl of cream (or whole milk)
Bay leaves 2-3
chopped fresh dill
About 10 balls of black pepper
salt
First peel and chop vegetables. Then remove the skin from the fish and cut the salmon into small cubes.
Boil the fish ...
Finnish Recipes
Posted On Wednesday, March 7, 2012 By thenordiccountries. Under Finland, Gastronomy, Gastronomy in Finland Tags: Finnish dishes, Finnish food, recipes from Finland
Salmon soup from Finland
500 grams of salmon5-6 potatoes
2 carrots
2 onions
1 piece of leek
8 dl fish broth
2 dl of cream (or whole milk)
Bay leaves 2-3chopped fresh dill
About 10 balls of black pepper
salt First peel and chop the vegetables. Then remove the skin from the fish and cut the salmon into small pieces. Continue reading ...
Vorschmack
2 kg of boneless lamb
250 gm of boneless beef
6 anchovy fillets (or 1 can)
5 onions
unsalted beef broth or water
3 to 4 tablespoons tomato puree
4-5 cloves of garlic
To accompany:
baking potatoes baked
pickles into chunks
pickled beets into chunks
sour cream
Cut the lamb and beef into ...
Former Icelandic Prime Minister Geir Haarde in State Trial
Posted On Tuesday, March 6, 2012 By thenordiccountries. Under Current Topics, News from Iceland Tags: Geir Haarde, Iceland former prime minister, State Trial Iceland
Iceland continues in the trial of former Prime Minister Geir Haarde who is accused of negligence in his action in the global economic crisis which affected greatly the small Nordic country of Iceland. In 2008 the Icelandic banking system collapsed determinedly leading the country to the brink of bankruptcy.The Icelandic state ...
Finnish Cuisine in each season
Posted On Monday, March 5, 2012 By thenordiccountries. Under Finland, Gastronomy, Gastronomy in Finland Tags: Food in Finland, Gastronomy in Finland by seasons
The Finns are known for their hospitality in large rural spreads and the different dishes are offered according to the cycle of the seasons, creating a rich natural Nordic gastronomic calendar.
For example, January is in Finland the month of the fish called "burbot", of the fish roe and the Russian blinis. In February, the specialty ...
Nordic Walking
Posted On Saturday, March 3, 2012 By thenordiccountries. Under Finland, NORDIC CULTURE, Nordic Sports Tags: Nordic Sports, Sport in Scandinavia, Sports in Finland
Nordic Walking is a type of physical fitness training which is based on regular walking. The key difference is that Nordic Walking utilizes specially designed Nordic Poles to enhance the walking experience. With the use of these poles, Nordic Walking allows users to exercise or train more parts of their ...
Finnish personalities: Mannerheim, a Finnish President and Marshal
Posted On Friday, March 2, 2012 By thenordiccountries. Under Finland, HISTORY, History of Finland, MONOGRAPHS Tags: Marshal Mannerheim, Marshal of Finland
Carl Gustav Emil Mannerheim (born in 1867 in Finland, died in 1951 in Lausanne, Switzerland) was the sixth President of the Republic of Finland (1944-46), Marshal of Finland, and one of the most important personalities in relation to the history of the Finnish independence, being the Regent of Finland in 1918-1919 ...
A Royal birth in Sweden- The Princess Estelle
Posted On Monday, February 27, 2012 By thenordiccountries. Under Current Topics, News from Sweden Tags: News from Sweden, Princess Estelle of Sweden, Princess Victoria of Sweden, Royal birth in Sweden
The Crown Princess of Sweden, Victoria gave birth to a baby girl on February 23rd at the Karolinska Hospital in Stockholm, accompanied by her husband, Prince Daniel. The princess and mother are both doing well. The name of the newborn is Silvia Ewa Mary Estelle, and being the eldest of the royal couple, the little princess automatically becomes crown princess, just like her mother, predicting for Sweden a monarchical succession of at least two queens in a row, after the reign ...
A comical situation between Princess Mary of Denmark and husband of the Finnish President
Posted On Saturday, February 25, 2012 By thenordiccountries. Under Current Topics, Finland, News from Finland Tags: Husband of the president of Finland, Pentti Arajarvi, Princess Mary of Denmark, Princess Mary's cleavage
The husband of the current President of Finland, Pentti Arajärvi protagonizes a funny moment at a Danish official dinner in early February, when television cameras captured him looking at the cleavage of the Princess Marie of Denmark. The Crown Princess realizes the unfortunate incident forcing the Finnish first gentleman to a clear and comical dissimulation.
Travel to Denmark
Posted On Friday, February 24, 2012 By thenordiccountries. Under TRAVEL, Travel to Denmark, Travel to Scandinavia Tags: Aalborg, Arhus, Copenhagen, Odense, TRAVEL TO denmark
Flights to Denmark
Hotels in Denmark
Why Travel to Denmark!
Rent a Cottage in Denmark
Where and how to travel in Denmark
The best season for travelling to Denmark
Airport Transports in Denmark
Danish cities
Travel to Copenhagen
Travel to Arhus
Travel to Odense
Travel to Aalborg
Travel to Frederiksberg
Public Transports, train, bus and subway in Denmark
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Travel to Finland
Posted On Saturday, February 18, 2012 By thenordiccountries. Under Finland, Flights to Finland, Hotels in Finland, TRAVEL, Travel to Finland
Flights to Finland
Hotels in Finland
Why Travel to Finland!
Rent a Cottage in Finland
Where and how to travel in Finland
The best season for travelling to Finland
Airport Transports in Finland
Finnish cities
Travel to Lapland
Travel to Helsinki
Travel to Rovaniemi
Travel to Turku
Travel to Tampere
Public Transports, train, bus and subway in Finland
Cruises in the Baltic Sea
Finland by ...