Ruisleipä

Most common variations of Finnish rye bread lack sweetness and the addition of spices like caraway, distinguishing them from Swedish counterparts.

Other regional varieties had distinct names based on grain type and acidity levels.

Traditionally, it was baked in ring shapes and suspended on poles just below kitchen ceilings to dry and be stored.

Similar to reikäleipä but designed for single portions, it borrows elements from German rye bread, deviating from traditional Finnish textures.

Competing products like Fazer's Ruispuikulat and Oululainen's Reissumies offer alternative shapes while maintaining a more traditional formulation than Ruispala.