Nature has endowed the region with a great richness made palpable in the local fish, game, berries and mushrooms. People are with good reason proud of the variety of bread on offer. Marjarönttönen, teos and avokukko pies and oven-baked cheese symbolise Kainuu cuisine at its best. The KainuuMenu combines the region’s best ingredients with a modern cuisine.

Kainuu’s landscape is dominated by forests, hills, waterways, marshland and vast tracts of unspoiled nature together with wild animals. Traditions come face to face with contemporary culture in Kainuu. The oral tradition created by Finland’s defining epic poem the Kalevala is a powerful yet sensitive source of influence. And there are unusual tar flavoured foods to sample.