Ruokaboksi

What's in the box: Each box has 3 to 5 chef-written recipes of your choice, with pre-portioned fresh ingredients that are mostly sourced in Finland.

Ruokaboksi is a Finnish meal kit service that delivers recipes and pre-portioned fresh ingredients to your door every Monday. Each week you pick 3 to 5 recipes from a menu that professional chefs put together and change weekly. The chefs pre-select dishes based on your taste preferences, and you can swap any of them. The menu covers meat, fish and vegetarian dishes, and there are gluten-free options. You can also build your box around special diets and allergies. The recipes are mostly quick weeknight meals that mix Finnish home cooking with international flavors. Examples include chicken soup with Koskenlaskija cheese, pan-fried rainbow trout with potatoes, Japanese donburi with tofu, chicken laksa and gochujang chicken. Most take 20 to 40 minutes. Local sourcing is a big part of the service. Ruokaboksi says at least 80% of its ingredients are always Finnish and that it buys directly from Finnish producers. It also promises a 100% quality guarantee on ingredients and says it aims for zero food waste from field to table. You can pause or restart your subscription at any time, so trying it is low risk. Delivery covers an area from Raasepori to Rovaniemi, and the site has a postal code checker. The main page does not list regular prices, so check the cost per serving before you commit.