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 ...

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.

FITCHBURG — There is a saying in Finland: “A loved child has many names.” That sentiment perfectly describes Finland’s beloved coffee bread. A hands-on baking workshop will be held from 10 a.m. until ...

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 ...