Finnish Salmon Soup

Name: Finnish Salmon Soup (Lohikeitto)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 lb salmon (preferably with skin on); 2 cups water; 3 large potatoes (firm type, good for cooking); 3 carrots; 1 onion; Salt; Fish stock cube; 8 allspice, whole; 2 cups milk; 1 tablespoon butter; Dill, fresh or dried

April 16, 2024

Finnish Salmon Soup - Feels like Finland

Interested in how to make Finnish salmon soup? Here's an authentic recipe from my family archives.

This easy recipe to make Finnish salmon soup (lohikeitto in Finnish) takes only 30 minutes and it makes a great lunch and it's perfect to enjoy with rye bread.

In Finland, people enjoy Salmon Soup year round. It's a healthy soup, and you don't need heavy cream to make it. Of course instead of milk you can use cream, it will make the soup even thicker, but this authentic recipe uses milk and butter. Well - cream is kind of the same thing as milk and butter, so there we go.

This hearty dish has fresh dill - unfortunately where I live, fresh dill is not available. I have started to grow some dill, so I hope to update the picture when my dill has finally grown!

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Finnish Salmon Soup (Lohikeitto)

Tuija

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Servings

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

20 minutes

Finnish Salmon Soup is easy to make and so delicious that you will want to make it again soon.

This authentic recipe for salmon soup takes only 30 minutes to prepare.

This hearty soup from Finland has salmon chunks that melt in your mouth and potatoes and root vegetables create a full symphony in your mouth.

Ingredients

1 lb salmon (preferably with skin on)
2 cups water
3 large potatoes (firm type, good for cooking)
3 carrots
1 onion
Salt
Fish stock cube
8 allspice, whole
2 cups milk
1 tablespoon butter
Dill, fresh or dried

Directions

Peel and cut the potatoes to similar size pieces to cook them evenly.
Peel and cut the carrots to small chunks.
Add the potatoes and carrots to boiling water (2 cups of water).
Add the spices: fish stock cube, allspice peppers and salt.
Chop the onion to small pieces and add it to soup after approx. 10 min. of cooking.
Wash the salmon with water and remove the possible fish bones, scissors are handy for this.
Remove the skin of the salmon and cut it to chunks (e.g. about 1 inch pieces)
Add milk and butter to the soup.
When potatoes are almost cooked, add the salmon chunks to the soup and let it simmer for
5-10 minutes, until the salmon is cooked, and stir
occasionally.
Add dill, a generous amount (e.g. ½ cup) if you have fresh, about 2 teaspoons if it is dried.
Check the taste, add salt if needed.

Recipe Video

Recipe Note

Easy salmon stock tip

If your salmon has the skin on, you can make stock out of the skin easily: just boil it in a few cups of water for 10 minutes, strain it and use in your soup for extra flavor.

If your salmon does not have the skin on?

You can sure use fresh salmon without the skin on, or even freezed salmon cubes to make this soup even faster. No need to thaw the freezed salmon cubes, just add them frozen. Remember to use then some ready-made fish stock or stock cube to give the extra flavor.

Don't eat the allspice! ☝️🤣 They are just for flavor.. (probably every kid in Finland has tried to eat them)