For quite a long period of time in Europe, exemplary and ideal was great chocolate made in Switzerland and Belgium. However, over a century ago, another country of chocolate, Suomi, was introduced to the whole world. Since then, Finnish chocolate has been known to both Russian residents and sweet lovers throughout Europe.
To date, you can try about 100 varieties of this favorite dessert. We are pampered by such a variety of popular manufacturing plants. Traditional dairy varieties of Finnish chocolate, tiles with salt in the ingredients, sweets with licorice and caramel, or even with ammonia. And the inhabitants of Finland themselves are buying up chocolate products in the form of souvenirs if they are going to visit to visit relatives or acquaintances.
Fazer
The oldest company here is Karl Fazer, it is famous all over the world. The founding father Karl in 1890 hospitably opened the doors of the cafe, and here he greeted the regulars with sweets of his own cooking. To this day, this company is among the leaders in chocolate making in Finland. Every lover of sweets knows this.
Finnish Fazer chocolate in its signature blue packaging is the most traditional sweet souvenir. But in the Russian Federation the Geisha chocolate won national recognition. It has bitter and milk chocolate, and the filling is made of nuts. It is the products of this brand that are used as souvenirs for relatives and friends by travelers. Of the iconic Finnish chocolate products, Fazer is certainly advised to try the brand name (its recipe is authentic and has not changed since 1922). And also - sweets with liquor and a tile with such delicious ingredients as salted nuts, cranberries, pears.
For children, the Fazer company created a holiday souvenir called the "Calendar for Christmas", which consists of small sweets. A month before the great holiday, cool edible sets are sold everywhere and not too expensive. And after the celebration, they can actually be purchased at significant discounts.
The greatest love among the people is Finnish chocolate with mint - Fazermint. And also: deliciously soft iris inside the chocolate glaze - Dumle. And one more interesting option. Delicate mint in caramel Marianne (chocolate toppings).
"Panda"
It is believed that this is the 2nd most famous of the confectionery brands of Finnish chocolate. You can find such products in supermarkets - delicacies are decorated with a portrait of the bear of the same name. The most popular products of this brand are: tiles with mint and licorice filling, with caramel, with an alcohol component.
Brunberg
Suomi's even older chocolate factory. It was founded in the town of Porvoo in 1871. To this day it is located there. For a long time, all products here were made manually. Now, of course, chocolates with sweets are created using the conveyor. The owners of the company say that the most experienced specialists are looking at the processes, and today, even business cannot do without manual work. The most popular treats from Brunberg: chocolates with truffle filling and "puffed" rice. And Brunberg makes chocolate without sugar, and milk, which does not contain lactose.
Kultasuklaa
Famous in Europe Finnish chocolate. Reviews on the products of this company are the most flattering. It is unique: almost all products are handmade. The assortment contains chocolate of various shapes: in the form of animals or fruits with flowers. Tourists love these chocolate sets. And before the New Year eagerly snapping up large Santa Claus. Kultasuklaa products are a real treat for the sweet tooth! In stores, you can actually buy weighted Finnish chocolate, for example, with zest or mint, strawberry, blueberry or licorice. And why are there only sweets with coconut and marmalade or nuts! Or chocolate with the addition of hot pepper, which is very popular among Finns.
Chocolate Season: reviews
It starts closer to Christmas. This is a great reason to try the product properly. And in Suomi, for this holiday, any self-respecting candy manufacturing company produces limited tiles - with candies, pecans and cinnamon, with orange peels. Such delicate delicacies, the packaging of which is usually decorated with New Year's pictures, are placed in Finnish supermarkets and specialty delicacy shops at the end of November. By the way, according to statistics, the Finns eat about seven kilograms of this sweet product per year! And most of this falls on this season.