Category: Finnish

Finnish Air Force Training Jet Crashes; Pilots Eject

A military training jet crashed in central Finland on Monday, the Finnish Air Force said, adding the pilots ejected. The British made single-engine Hawk aircraft crashed south of Keuruu, which sits some 290 kilometers (180 miles) north of Helsinki. The air force said on Twitter that the pilots were undergoing health checks. Police said they…


Pannukakku (Finnish Oven Pancake)

A cross between a popover and a Yorkshire pudding, pannukakku is the Finnish version of a Dutch baby. Both my mother and grandmother used to bake this dish, so it’s a childhood treat I remember fondly. The custardy batter, scented with hints of cardamom, is baked in the oven until it puffs up, and it…


The Finnish Cheese That’s Baked Like Bread and Dunked in Coffee

At the Dane County Farmers Market around the state Capitol in Madison, Wisconsin, you can find a lot of local cheese, as you can imagine. One of them is a bit of a delicious spectacle: Brunkow Cheese draws a crowd around a large vendor tent, where folks line up, toothpicks in hand, to skewer samples…