Finland

Bottled water sales continued to normalise in 2023, with on-trade sales growing at a moderate pace and retail sales declining marginally. Retail consumption has been dented by higher prices, as high inflation and rising production costs forced prices…

The briefing examines how the pulp commodity performs globally and in the largest countries in terms of supply and production. The report also provides data and analysis on pulp price dynamics, as well as trends across key commodity-consuming…

In 2023, tea volumes continue to normalise to pre-pandemic levels, with foodservice gaining ground after the lockdowns led to closures. By contrast, retail is facing declining volume sales due to weaker consumption at home now that consumers are keen…

Other hot drinks in Finland, which consists only of chocolate-based flavoured powder drinks, is seeing a decline in total volume sales in 2023. Foodservice continues to outperform the off-trade as sales volumes recover from the pandemic. Meanwhile,…

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…

Foodservice coffee sales in Finland continue to normalise in 2023, with volumes fully recovering to pre-pandemic levels. As Finns returned to foodservice establishments, coffee purchases in the retail trade have been scaled back resulting in much…

As the threat of and restrictions related to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis eased and lifted towards the end of the review period, Finnish consumers were again able to move freely and resume their pre-pandemic purchasing and consumption habits. As…

Like all other categories of staple foods in Finland, rice, pasta and noodles saw a normalising trajectory in terms of the retail-foodservice volume sales split towards the end of the review period. As the threat of and restrictions related to…

Processed meat, seafood and alternatives to meat continued to see the normalisation of volume sales in 2023. Foodservice volume sales recovered at the expense of retail volume sales as Coronavirus (COVID-19) and related restrictions eased and lifted.…

Like other categories of staple foods, processed fruit and vegetables continued to see a normalisation of volume sales in 2023. This followed the channels shifts seen during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, when foodservice volume sales plummeted…