Did you know that in Finland housewives don’t use sponges to wash dishes?
We tell you what Finnish housewives use to wash dishes.
Why don't they use dish sponges in Finland?
The use of sponges for washing dishes has already been abandoned in many countries, not only in Finland.
In some European countries, the use of sponges for washing dishes is completely prohibited.
Sponges were banned because they are difficult to dispose of, and in nature they take almost 500 years to decompose.
Well, what do they wash dishes with in Finland? With a brush. It's called "astiaharja".
Translated from Finnish as "dishwashing brush". Particularly advanced Finnish housewives use brushes connected by a hose to the sink and a container for dispensing gel.
