HELSINKI, FINLAND, September 26, 2011(zeenews.india.com): With over 30 South Asian restaurants, the aroma of curries and tandoori fare has become commonplace in this Finnish capital, with eateries like Gandhi, Namaskaar and Samrat tickling the taste buds of locals and visitors alike to this land of the midnight sun.
“Indian food is very popular here; people like the rich taste of our cuisines, spices, curries, naans, dal,” said Sukhvinder Singh who claims to have started the first Indian restaurant in Finland, named Namaskaar, 23 years ago.
According to him, the popularity of Indian food has led to a boom in the industry with Helsinki alone – which celebrates its 200 years as Finnish capital next year – accounting for 30 Indian restaurants alone serving its one million residents. “We also serve a wide variety of South Asian delicacies from Nepal, Pakistan and Bangladesh,” Singh told reporters.