Market research on consumer products, commercial industries, demo...
Market research on consumer products, commercial industries, demographics trends and consumer lifestyles in Finland.
RTDs represented the best-performing category within the Finnish alcoholic drinks market in 2023, supported by ongoing new product development, as players competed to offer consumers unique offerings. With the economic situation making Finns more…
The unit prices of sauces, dips and condiments soared as production costs went up in the context of a generally very high rate of inflation. Otherwise, the consumption of sauces, dips and condiments still saw normalisation following the shift from…
Inflation, together with increased production costs, continued to add pressure to the landscape in 2023, further increasing price points. The shortage of sunflower oil was also felt within savoury snacks; for example, in 2022, Taffel savoury snack…
In 2023, self-service cafeterias continued to recover from the COVID-19 slump in transaction and current value terms, although the number of outlets saw another slight drop. While adversely affected by the closure of outlets based at petrol/gas…
Skin care in Finland continues to shine, with retail value sales recording a nearly double-digit increase in 2023 compared to the previous year. However, a closer look reveals some interesting trends. Facial care emerged as the star performer in…
Sleep aids sales are set to see continued growth in 2023. The major disruptions to lifestyles and the increasing economic pressures experienced in the last few years have led to a significant increase in the incidence of stress and anxiety and…
Small local grocers in Finland remained the smallest grocery retail channel in Finland in 2023. Its significance within grocery retailers has been on a slow decline for a long time, although there was a slight increase in value sales in 2022/2023 due…
The market for smokeless tobacco, e-vapour products and heated tobacco in Finland saw especially buoyant growth in retail volume terms in 2023, following the deregulation of nicotine pouches in April of the same year. This meant that these products,…
In 2023, snacks in Finland are being impacted by inflation and rising production costs, which are being passed on to consumers through increasing price points. While price rises are boosting current retail value growth, pressure is being placed on…
Soft drinks witnessed rising unit prices in 2023, brought about by the still high rate of inflation in Finland and increasing production costs. In the off-trade, current value growth has outperformed volume growth, as consumers have been forced to…