Japanese grocery stores and ingredient suppliers in Finland

This page is for food lovers and professional chefs in Finland that are looking for Japanese cooking supplies.

Japanese Cooking Supplies

Rice

In recent years, imports of Japanese rice grown Japan have skyrocketed in Finland.

In order to differentiate themselves from their competitors, a take-out deli in one of the large supermarkets in the city of Järvenpää, called the “City Market” has been using Japanese rice, and it seems to be very popular.

Soy sauce

Kikkoman soy sauce is available at most supermarkets.

Miso

Due to a recent trend popularizing Japanese food, miso can be found even in regular supermarkets around the city.

Seafood

As in other European countries, salmon and tuna are often used for sushi. Also, sushi made from “siika” a kind of white fish from the salmon family is commonly found in Finland.

Alcohol

In Finland, alcoholic beverages with an alcohol content of 5.5% or higher can only be sold by Alko, a state-owned liquor company.

As of February 2019, the sake available on Alko’s EC site was mainly globally available brands of sake such as Hakutsuru and Ozeki.

List of Japanese grocery stores and ingredient suppliers

Below is a list of Japanese food importers who wholesale to supermarkets and restaurants, as well as supermarkets that sell Japanese food to the general public.

This list consists of vendors frequently used by Japanese in your country. (Some shops carry not only Japanese cooking supplies but also kitchen ware)

Number of Local Japanese People

2,005 Finnish people live in Finland, as of 2018.

Number of Local Japanese Restaurants

According to the information on TripAdvisor, as of January 2021, there are about 200 Japanese restaurants in Finland.

For Finnish People Wanting to Study Japanese Cuisine in Japan

Do you want to study Japanese cuisine in Japan one day? Chefs Wonderland, an agency for helping foreign visitors study cooking in Japan, can make all your cooking school dreams come true.

There are two main ways to study Japanese cuisine in Japan.

One way is to enroll in a culinary school.

The other is to find work at a Japanese restaurant in Japan, although this is not very easy to do.

How Many Finnish People are Living in Japan?

As of 2018, there are 757 Finnish people living in Japan.

In addition, 27,116 Finnish people visited to Japan in 2018.

Study Japanese Cuisine at a Culinary School

If you want to attend a Culinary Technical College for Japanese people, you need to be able to speak fluent Japanese, but even if you can’t speak Japanese, you can study Japanese cuisine at one of the following schools that offer English courses lasting anywhere from one day to three months.

There are classes for beginners, short-term intensive courses to get a certificate, and private classes for professional chefs.

Culinary Schools in Japan

Study Japanese Cuisine While Working

Under the current immigration laws, foreigners have very limited opportunities to work in restaurants in Japan, you would need a working holiday visa, a spouse visas, or a type of special activity visa issued only to a few people. If you want more information on studying Japanese cuisine while working in Japan,

please see the following article.

Would you like to know more?