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Lohikeitto (salmon soup)
What lohikeitto is
Lohikeitto is a creamy Finnish salmon soup: salmon pieces and potatoes simmered in fish stock, leek or onion softened in butter, finished with cream and a shower of dill. It is the home-cooking default of Finland — the soup every family has a version of, and the first hot meal visitors are served in winter.
How it is eaten
As a main course with dark rye bread and butter, often followed by nothing at all — the cream makes it a full meal. Cafés serve it as the standard lunch soup, and it is the traditional first course on many holiday tables.
How to log it
Salmon brings protein and fat, potatoes bring carbohydrate, and the cream decides the calories: in our database salmon is 182 kcal per 100 g, potato 87 kcal per 100 g, and butter 717 kcal per 100 g. Log the salmon and potatoes you can see, plus the cream or butter that went in.
Closest foods in our database
| Food | kcal / 100 g | As it is usually eaten here |
|---|---|---|
| Salmon | 182 | the fish |
| Potato (boiled) | 87 | the body of the soup |
| Butter | 717 | what the vegetables are softened in |
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.
