Try this tip, if you want to experience the taste and feeling of new crop potatoes during the cold and dark winter. The taste and structure of potato withstands freezing very well, if it's done properly. You need to remember to pre-cook i.e. blanch the potatoes for about 5 minutes to stop the enzyme activity in potato. After that you can simply cool and freeze the potatoes. Using the frozen potatoes is as simple as using any other frozen vegetable,...

08 June, 2016

The World is full of tips and tricks. One that we have come by is propagating roses using potatoes. This tip is, of course, topical now that people are getting roses for graduation. Simply put you can drill a hole in a potato and put a cut rose stem in it. Then you just plant the combination and the rose stem will get moisture and nutrients from the potato. Read more from for example www.gardenknowhow.com....

01 June, 2016

Potato planting is at full speed in Finland as the weather has been very good. Even in the northernmost regions like Tyrnävä there are already farmers who have planted everything. If the nice weather continues, the plantings are expected to be ready in the beginning of June, which is normal for these latitudes. The soil did not warm up quickly after the winter and this might pose some difficulties for the earliest plantings, but otherwise everything looks good.  ...

26 May, 2016

Finnish potato processor Chips continues its operations in Åland after months of being under threat of shutdown. The company is part of Norwegian Orkla Group. The news was published yesterday and includes a decision to cut down costs and increase efficiency. The factory produces chips and frozen potato products and is a key player in the Finnish retail market. The continuation is big news for both the Åland islands and the Finnish potato industry as a whole....

20 May, 2016

New product launches are important in the potato business just like in any other business. Finnish packing sector in cooperation with HZPC has recently launched two new products. These products are Colomba brand packaging and Light Potatoes. In the clip below HZPC Kantaperuna's Mika Paassilta introduces the Colomba brand packaging. ...

04 May, 2016

We wish all of our partners a happy first of May! The weather is going to be so nice here in Finland that farmers will most definitely enjoy the day working on the fields!...

27 April, 2016

There are still limited amounts of potatoes and vegetables available for export from Finland. It's mainly specialty potatoes and special sizes of vegetables such as carrots +5 cm in diameter. In addition to Finnish produce, we are also able to offer goods from the Nordic Countries, the Baltics, Central Europe, Israel, Egypt and other countries. Give Antti (+358 400 256 367) or Olga (+358 40 709 4843) a call to know more!...

22 April, 2016

The latest issue of World Potato Markets includes interesting estimates of acreage and yields in Europe. The most probable scenario is that the acreage will continue its downward trend. However, the yields should be going up compared to last year that was plagued by low yields in many regions. For example Germany is expected to see an increase of 7,4 % in yields. Estimates are, of course, only estimates and the summer shall show us what actually happens.  ...

15 April, 2016

Planting of Finnish early potatoes has started in the south-western corner of Finland close to the city of Turku. At the same time farmers further up in the north are still waiting for the frost to melt. The first earlies are expected to enter the market on a larger scale about a week before midsummer's festivities that take place on the 24th of June....

08 April, 2016