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Finland's food and drink industry is the nation's fourth
largest industry, after the technology, forest, and chemical
industries. The main branches are meat processing, dairy,
bread, brewing, and soft drinks. The use of domestic food
is of great importance and 85% of raw material used is of
domestic origin.
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Foreign Export of Finnish Foods 2006
Export of Finnish foods amounted to over 1 billion euros in
2006. The most important export countries are Russia, Estonia,
Sweden, USA and Germany. The most important export foods from
Finland are cheese, butter and other milk fats, sucrochemical
products, pork, chocolate, and alcoholic beverages.
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for more information on exports by sales area.
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for more information on exports by product category.
Finnish Functional Foods
Finland is considered the world leader in functional foods,
or foods that are both nutritious and prevent illness. This
is due to a long tradition of preventative healthcare in Finland.
Finland has invested greatly in functional food research,
resulting in significant discoveries. Foods such as cavity-fighting
Xylitol sugar, cholesterol-reducing Benecol margarine, and
probiotic Lactobacillus GG are international champions in
preventative food medicine.
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for more information.
Page last updated 02.07.2007
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