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Alvari's bakery - The only GEOfood ryebread in the world

For Armas Alvari, the aroma of freshly baked bread is a vivid childhood memory, as his mother founded Alvarin Leipomo bakery. “Our traditional bread culture is something we need to cherish and preserve. The recipe for our twice-fermented rye bread has remained almost unchanged for decades,” he says.

After reopening the bakery, Armas fine-tuned the recipe according to the wishes of local people in Karvia, combining the traditions of his parents’ and grandparents’ generations. “The flavour of the rye bread is also shaped by the heat of the stone-hearth oven and the locally grown rye used to make it.”

Every slice of rye bread reflects the nutrients provided by the minerals in the region’s soil and the rugged character of its bedrock. In this way, the bread carries the flavours of the Geopark’s unique nature and traditions.