It all started with the HelsinkiMenu

Helsinki celebrated its 450th anniversary in the year 2000 as the European Capital of Culture. The HelsinkiMenu was initially a Capital of Culture 2000 project to spread the word that year about Finnish cuisine and introduce Finland’s high-quality ingredients and Helsinki chefs’ expertise. It proved to be one of the year’s most successful projects, and one of the few that endured to exert a long-term presence in Helsinki’s culinary scene.

Town and Province menus from Hanko to Rovaniemi

The idea behind the HelsinkiMenu has spread to other towns and cities. You can now also enjoy a HankoMenu, JoensuuMenu, JyväskyläMenu, KuopioMenu, OuluMenu, RovaniemiMenu, TampereMenu and TurkuMenu. All the restaurants involved fly the Taste of Finland banner and then there are the Taste of Finland Province restaurants offering distinctive regional flavours through for instance the HämeMenu, KainuuMenu, PohjanmaaMenu and VellamoMenu.

Taste of Finland and Taste of Finland Province restaurants are easily recognisable displaying the Fork of Plenty symbol.

The Fork of Plenty symbol

The symbol of Taste of Finland and Taste of Finland Province restaurants is the Fork of Plenty. The basic components of the symbol are a fork and a plate. The different prongs symbolize both the versatility of the menu.

The symbol comprises a hook, an arrow or harpoon head, a knife and a corkscrew. Thus, the fork of plenty is a suitable tool for all who seek delicious and versatile Finnish food.