Spruce Shoots, Needles and More Make for Forest-to-Table Dining in Finland

Foraging is central to Finland's food culture, thanks in part to the country's Every Man's Right law, which allows every citizen to gather the edible elements that grow wild in the vast Finnish forest. Visit restaurants across the country and you'll see the Every Man's Right law in full effect, as Finnish chefs create super-fresh dishes using blueberries, mushrooms, herbs and other wild, plucked-that-day plants in a wide variety of ways.

Spruce needles are one foraged...