Wild Berries (Cloudberries, Lingonberries & Bilberries)

Finland's forests and bogs produce extraordinary wild berries from July through September. Cloudberries (lakka) — golden, tart, and deeply prized — grow in Lapland bogs and are considered Finland's most special berry, made into jam, liqueur, and desserts. Lingonberries (puolukka) appear alongside nearly every savoury dish. Bilberries (mustikka) are smaller, darker, and more intensely flavoured than blueberries. Finnish law (everyman's right, jokamiehenikeutta) allows anyone to pick berries freely in any forest.