Gone are the days when foodies bypassed Helsinki as a boring city. These days Helsinki has many happening food events, of which one is Streat Helsinki – held in the Spring.
This year Streat Helsinki had three different events. Masters, Eats and Grills. I attended Eats which was on Saturday. The Torikortteli quarters in Helsinki were filled with different food trucks or tents (or even bikes!) selling all kinds of yummy dishes.
There were stands around the area where you could find maps indicating each participating restaurant. And boy where there many of them! I’d researched the restaurants and their menus beforehand and thus knew what I was looking for.
Tables and benches were available all around the area.
A while back, I raved about the bao bun at Fabrik in Tallinn. Now, to my delight, they were in Helsinki with their dark bao bun. It reached all my expectations for sure. I just love the wakame salad and ginger in it.
It was great to see how people of all ages have found the event.
We went around midday but food was served till 7 pm.
JK Streetfood’s Southern Gumbo with Blackened Shrimp & Cajun Sausage was so good – really tasty and filled with spices.
Social Food had very long queues – everyone loves burgers.
The chilly weather did not stop folks from enjoying the day.
B-smokery’s lamb plate was a major attraction.
Levant serves Syrian-Lebanese vegetarian food – we went for the Levant meze. I just love hummus and tsatsiki.
If you are ever in Helsinki during this street food event, make sure you check it out – whatever the weather! I regret not getting a crepe filled with strawberries and kiwi fruit from Cone’s – hopefully I will find them selling their cones around Helsinki this summer.
Were you at Streat Helsinki? Is street food a big thing where you live? What kind of food events do you enjoy?
*Hot off the press* – you can discover Street Food Carnival in the Suvilahti neighbourhood in Helsinki on 29.-30.7.2016. Yay for Helsinki!
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The Life and Travels of Mrs Suvi 
The food looks delish! I’m so hungry now just looking at the photos and I love that the food scene in Heslinki is getting more diverse.
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Yes, we really have many trending restaurants and food events these days 🙂
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I think the food in Finland is great. I always look forward to being in Helsinki again. I would love to be there for one of the food events.
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We have so many food events these days – maybe you have to plan your next visit around one of them 😛
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I love these sorts of events! Sadly, I was not in Helsinki last weekend, but luckily Sacramento has a bunch of events like this one. I still haven’t been able to go to any, though.
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There’s always next time! 🙂
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All of those foods look amazing! It’s reminded me that Street Feast exists in London, and I definitely need to go!
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Wow thanks for mentioning the London Street Feast, I may have to go and have a look when I’m in the city! 😀
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Yeh, I’ve eaten from some of the stalls there at other events, and they’ve all been amazing so I would definitely go if you have the chance!
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Looks so good – I love street food, how to choose here though!!
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I know, that’s the problem! I guess it’s best to go hungry and have a friend to share the dishes with 🙂
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Wow this looks incredible! I’d love to visit Helsinki. I need to look into this and get planning 🙂 great post! Very inspiring
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Thanks Katie, hope you come to Helsinki soon 🙂
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Looks like an interesting event.
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Thank you, it really is! The street food scene is really booming in Finland right now 😊
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Great for foodies then! 🙂
We don’t have food festivals here in Jaipur. 😦
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Oh Suvi thanks for pointing that out, it’s in my diary already, can’t wait xx
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Ooh how yummy … I would have loved to have been and sampled some of those tasty dishes, but I’m hoping that I’ll be able to get my fresh fruit and cream filled crepes from a cart this summer.
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Did you notice that I just added the dates of Street Food Carnival to the end of the post? So if you are in Helsinki end of July, you will get a chance to sample all kinds of things 😀 I am still dreaming of those crepes, I hope they will be a regular sight on the streets of Helsinki.
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Oh wow this looks awesome, I spent a day in Helsinki when I visited a friend in Estonia and it wasn’t enough time there. If I visit again I will have to make sure it coincides with a street food festival 🙂
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Oh I hope you can come back soon! 🙂 It’s a great idea to combine visits to Tallinn and Helsinki on the same trip. Thank you for commenting!
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I hope I can come back soon too, I would love to explore more of Finland
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These street food events in Helsinki are my absolute favourite! On Saturday the food was delicious and so many people on the move 🙂
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So fun to hear that you enjoyed it too! These events are not to be missed 🙂
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We visited Helsinki last year during a Baltic cruise and had some great street food right on the pier …… great memories.
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How cool! Wish you’d been here for one of the street food festivals, the selection is mind blowing 🙂
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