This is a must for every Finn, as the first fresh potatoes and vegetables reach the market places all around the country. Basically you can put in everything you wish, but this is pretty close to the original, except for the lack of milk. To my taste the soup becomes too watery if you use a lot of milk. Therefore I use only butter and cream and water. For a kettle of the soup, you´ll need:
5-6 fresh potatoes (preferably the famous "siikli")
1 bunch of fresh carrots ( 5-6 pieces)
1 cauliflower
1-2 dl of fresh green peas (picked from the "palko")
2 fresh onions with the green stalks
wheat flour
salt & pepper
3 dl whiping cream
4-5 dl water
a pinch of sugar
a great deal of butter
Start by washing and scrubbing the vegetables and potatoes very clean. Cut the cauliflower, carrots, onions and potatoes into smaller pieces. Put them all into a big kettle together with 50 g butter and let the vegetables stir a while. Add the flour and stir again. Add more butter if needed. After a while, add the water in small portions while stirring all the time. The liquid should almost cover the veggies, but not completely. Let them cook until almost done.
Add the salt and pepper and sugar and also the cream and the green little peas. Let simmer for a while, check the taste and serve.
It should look like this in the kettle:
