Coming up
Fri 25.04.2025 at 16:00 -18:00
at the Helsieni office in Ilmala
Course: Grow mushrooms outdoors
Sat 26.04.2025 at 10:00 – 12:00
at the Helsieni office in Ilmala
Course: Grow mushrooms outdoors
Sat 3.05.2025 at 10:00 – 13:00
Uoma earthcare’s garden in Korso
Course: Grow mushrooms outdoors
Buy fresh mushrooms directly from us at our pick-up point in Ilmala!
Fresh mushrooms are now available at the pick-up point next to our office! You can pre-order your mushrooms through our webstore or just pop in to see what fresh is available and to check out our mushroom growing kits for home kitchens. Payments can be made on-site via MobilePay.
Check our up-to-date opening hours on Google Maps here. If you wish to pick up fresh mushrooms outside opening hours, please contact us in advance.
Starter Kit
Growkit S
Ready-to-Growkit XL
How to grow oyster mushrooms at home
Fill
Disinfect the kit and scissors. Add the mycelium and fresh coffee grounds. Close the kit.
Add
When coffee is covered in white, add new coffee. Repeat this until the container is full.
Harvest
When mushrooms pushed through the tape, mist mushrooms for 4-7 days. Harvest them by they become the whole cluster.
Mushroom growing is pretty simple!
You only need fresh grounds from your morning coffee and a Helsieni Growkit. The kit includes a growing box, breathable tape and some spawn. If you already have a container suitable for growing the Helsieni Starter Kit is for you. This mushroom is suitable to grow indoors and converts coffee grounds into tasty oyster mushrooms!
Repurposed Containers
Our Growkits are made of repurposed dairy containers from UniCafe restaurants.
Made in Finland
All our products are made in Finland.
Reusable
You can restart your Growkit many times.
Local food!
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Helsieni grows mushrooms at its farm in Karjaa. You can buy our fresh mushrooms through the Uudenmaan ruoka foodhub and in K-Citymarket Ruoholahti, K-Supermarket REDI and Mankkaa. Before selected holidays we also sell via the REKO network in the Helsinki Metropolitan area.
Interested in outdoor mushroom cultivation?
Helsieni also provides everything you need for growing mushrooms outside.
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Our selection includes dowels to inoculate wood logs and stumps. You can choose to grow a variety of mushrooms from the classic shiitake to the extraordinary coral tooth fungus.
The most reliable and easy way to grow mushrooms outdoors is making a mushroom bed. It consists of spent substrate that has already produced oyster mushrooms. You can purchase and pick up spent substrate at the Helsieni office in Helsinki or farm in Karjaa.
Delicious Mushrooms
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Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus)
has a soft and sweet taste and a firm texture. They are naturally high in anti-oxidants, contain lots of minerals and vitamins and contribute to a healthy diet. Explore our recipes and start cooking!