Finland

Hot drinks faces maturity in Finland where coffee is already well established and the consumption of tea bags black is on the decline. Retail volume sales have come under pressure from unit price increases caused by high inflation and increased…

Nordic rapeseed oil is benefiting from being seen as a locally sourced superfood, boosting sales of domestic cooking oils. It is noteworthy that, as the global supply of sunflower oil suffered shortages in 2022, Finns increasingly turned to locally…

Sugar has increasingly become the focus of consumer health concerns around the world, with excessive consumption of sugar in modern diets associated with the development of a number of health problems, including obesity, type 2 diabetes and…

Finns are clearly migrating towards fruit/herbal tea, green tea and other tea, which are snatching sales away from black tea. This movement is being powered by the health and wellness trend, as well as Finns’ keenness to experiment with new products…

Health claims related to xylitol remain relevant in the Finnish snacks market, and snack products containing xylitol are gaining in popularity. The Jenkki brand and its xylitol health claims have been present since the first xylitol sweetened gum was…