Coffee
Finns drinks most coffee in the world. How did it happen? We surely do not have coffee beans growing in the here in the north!
Coffee pause at work
Finnish law does not know coffee pauses at work. However most of the Employee Unions have agreed with Employer Unions about coffee break. For example employers in Trade (shop clerks etc.) are allowed to have two 10 minutes coffeebreaks during the workday (when length of the workday is 6-8hours, if it is 4-6hours employer is allowed to have one 10 minutes coffee pause) if employer do not follow the Union agreements then it is against Finnish law. For the employee it is not obligatory to drink coffee during those pauses but most do. :)
Coffee bread
Finnish people, especially elderly people, call cakes, pies, cookies with one common name “coffee bread”. Bread is the essence of Finnish nutrition and for sure naming the sweets that goes along the cup of coffee indicates how important it is to have something along with coffee. I guess the all time favorit as a coffee bread is Korvapuusti, Munkki and Ginger Bread during the Christmas time. It is extremely shameful, a total nightmare for a good Finnish wife, not to have coffee bread all the time available in case of surprise visits. If nothing else Napakymppi –kääretorttu always does the trick!
King of Finnish coffee
Well, Finns do like their coffee beans much less roasted than most of our European brothers and sisters. Unique taste as usual. Traditionally Paulig has been the coffee brand admired most Finns, especially Paulig’s Presidentti (President) and Juhla Mokka (Fest Mocha) has been the household names since beginning of 1900. Lot of discussion have been around coffee machines but according the polls Mochamaster brand is cool to have in Finnish kitchen.
You are invited anytime to have a cup of coffee at Pengerkatu so we can catch up!
