Lohikeitto
Finland's creamy salmon soup — chunks of fresh salmon in a dill-scented potato broth.
Comfort Food
Healthy
One Pot
Ingredients
- 500g fresh salmon fillet, skin removed, cut into 3cm chunks
- 4 medium potatoes, peeled and diced
- 1 leek, sliced (or 1 onion, diced)
- 2 carrots, sliced
- 800ml fish stock or water
- 200ml heavy cream
- 3 tbsp fresh dill, chopped
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 bay leaf
- Salt and white pepper to taste
Instructions
- 1 Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Sauté leek for 3 minutes until softened.
- 2 Add potatoes, carrots, bay leaf, and stock. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 12-15 minutes until potatoes are just tender.
- 3 Add cream. Stir gently.
- 4 Add salmon chunks. Simmer very gently for 5-6 minutes until salmon is just cooked through — it should flake but hold its shape.
- 5 Remove bay leaf. Stir in fresh dill. Season with salt and white pepper.
- 6 Serve in deep bowls with rye bread and butter.
About This Recipe
Lohikeitto is Finland's national soup and arguably the country's most beloved dish. Chunks of fresh salmon simmer gently in a creamy broth with potatoes, leeks, and generous handfuls of fresh dill.
It's a one-pot meal that comes together in 30 minutes and tastes like a Finnish lakeside summer. The key is not overcooking the salmon — add it at the end so it stays in tender, flaky chunks rather than dissolving into the broth.
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