Gerda J. Mattson knew how to bake. Born in 1900 in Kronoby, Finland, she later emigrated to the United States in 1906, catching sight of the Statue of Liberty rising out of the mists on Ellis Island.

FITCHBURG — There is a saying in Finland — a loved child has many names — and this most certainly applies to their loved coffee bread. Join Finland native Saija Laurla as she teaches you how to bake a ...

A loved child has many names.” That sentiment perfectly describes Finland’s beloved coffee bread. A hands-on baking workshop ...

The Ely Echo weekly newspaper and its companion pieces - North Country SAVER and North Country ANGLER - provide insight into ...

HELSINKI, Finland -- Visiting Helsinki for the fifth time in a dozen years, I happily rediscover the rye breads with polysyllabic names I can't pronounce, but which over the years I've come to love.

While the idea of a freshly baked loaf of bread — or really anything that emerges from a burning oven — isn’t overtly appealing in the middle of a heat wave, Finnish ruis bread provides an unlikely ...

“Baking is Happiness, says Soile Anderson, expressing how she feels during the act of baking and the result her tasty work has on her customers. During an afternoon with Soile in Deco Catering, her ...