Fazer is one of the largest corporations in the Finnish food industry. The company was founded by Karl Fazer in 1891, as a „French-Russian confectionery“ in central Helsinki. Today, it employs over ten thousand people across Finland, Sweden, Russia, Denmark, Norway, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Japan. Its products are exported to almost 40 countries.

Fazer’s production is divided into five major areas:

• Fazer Bakery: production of baked goods, such as breads, cakes and pastries
• Fazer Confectionery: production of chocolates, sweets and biscuits
• Fazer Lifestyle Foods: production of other food items
• Fazer Food Services: operation of workplace and school cafeterias
• Fazer Retail: operation of cafés and bakery shops

Fazer’s most notable products include its classic Fazer Blue (Fazerin sininen) milk chocolate, widely regarded as one of Finland’s most respected brands and a part of Finnish cultural heritage and cuisine. Other well-known Fazer products include their salmiakki products, such as Fazer salmiakki, Tyrkisk Peber and salmiakki-flavoured Fazer Blue.