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Sima – Finnish Mead Recipe

April 20, 2025 by Amy Davies

Sima: A Taste of Finnish Spring The first sip of Sima always transports me back to my childhood summers spent with my Finnish grandmother, or isoäiti. The air was always thick with the scent of blooming lilacs and freshly baked pulla, and the slightly fizzy, sweet-tart taste of homemade Sima was the perfect accompaniment to … Read more

Sima (Finnish Spring Mead) Recipe

December 5, 2024 by Amy Davies

Sima: A Taste of Finnish Spring The first time I tasted Sima, I was a wide-eyed exchange student in Helsinki, utterly bewildered by the concept of May Day celebrations. It wasn’t the student caps or the park picnics that struck me – it was the slightly fizzy, subtly sweet drink that everyone seemed to have … Read more