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Korvapuusti
What korvapuusti is
Korvapuusti is Finland's cinnamon roll: a cardamom-scented sweet dough rolled around a filling of butter, sugar and cinnamon, cut into ear-shaped spirals — the name means "ear bun" — and baked until the sugar turns glossy. It is the pastry of Finnish coffee culture, the thing pulled apart over coffee at home, at work and in every café in the country.
How it is eaten
Fresh, ideally still warm, with coffee or a glass of cold milk. The Finnish rule is one per coffee break, eaten slowly — korvapuusti is a social food, the centrepiece of the pullakahvit (bun coffee) tradition.
How to log it
A korvapuusti is a full dessert: in our database a cinnamon roll is 378 kcal per 100 g and a standard café roll weighs 80-100 g, so one is typically 300-380 kcal. Log it as a cinnamon roll and enjoy the coffee black if the day is tight.
Closest foods in our database
| Food | kcal / 100 g | As it is usually eaten here |
|---|---|---|
| Cinnamon roll | 378 | the pastry itself |
| Butter | 717 | the filling |
| Sugar | 387 | what sweetens the filling |
Calories per 100 g come from the real rows in our food database (no invented values). This page describes food culture — it is not medical advice, and no single food decides anyone's weight.
