Abstract: The present invention concerns a method and an apparatus for filling of preferably high-viscous ice cream into receptacles, comprising supplying a substantially constant flow of ice cream to a filling apparatus, which in a flow channel leads to an outlet for successive filling of the receptacles, reducing the flow volume of the flow channel during filling of a receptacle with the outflowing ice cream by means of telescopic displacement of two tube sections, which forms the flow channel, cutting the ice cream hanging out, when the filling of the given receptacle has ended, and subsequently increasing the flow volume, while the subsequent receptacle is being positioned relative to the outlet for filling. Thus a controlled acceleration and outflow velocity of the ice cream is achieved, whereby filling of high-viscous ice cream can be performed rapidly and with significant geometrical accuracy.