Karelian Pie Workshop

In a Karelian pie workshop, you’ll learn how to bake traditional Finnish pies with a local guide, Paula.

The humble but majestic Karelian pie is a living legend from Eastern Finland. A curiosity for many foreigners, this rye-crusted pie, filled with creamy rice porridge, is cooked in a traditional wood-burning oven and served with lashings of egg butter. Hearty and delicious, this pastry has been made in the region for centuries and is an important part of Saimaa’s cultural and gastronomic heritage.

Paula, the lady of the house at Okkola, invites you into her home, where the wood-burning oven is the heart of the house and the family’s history is evident all around you.