Finlandia is a brand of

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(known as '' marmalade'' in Finland) produced by the Finnish company Fazer. It is Fazer's first export product.Marmeladimakeiset
, Fazer. Accessed on 30 August 2013.

Production

In the 1950s, the gummy candy was produced in metal molds, which were placed into a

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for a short while, after which the candies were taken out of the mold one at a time with a fork. Since 2000 the gummy spheres have been separated by machine by pressing two sheets containing hemisphere-shaped gummy candy pieces together.Finlandia
, Fazer. Accessed on 30 August 2013. The candies were originally fruit-shaped, but nowadays the candies are spherical, pressed together from two hemispheres.

History

In 1902 Fazer sent fruit gummy candies to king Edward VII's coronation. The wooden box was decorated with the crown of the

king of the United Kingdom The monarchy of the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as the British monarchy, is the constitutional form of government by which a hereditary sovereign reigns as the head of state of the United Kingdom, the Crown Dependencies (the Bailiwi ...

. In 1947 fruit gummy candies were sent as a wedding present to crown princess Elizabeth and duke

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. A box of Finlandia candies will also be sent to Charles III after he officially becomes king.{{Cite web , title=Kuningas Charles saa pian makeaa postia Suomesta – lähetyksen oikea ajoitus on erittäin tärkeää , url=https://www.iltalehti.fi/kotimaa/a/31dce297-6219-46c6-8a6a-e77d39704dfa , access-date=2022-09-10 , website=www.iltalehti.fi , language=fi In 1948 the name of the product was changed from Kruunajaismarmeladi ("coronation marmalade") to Finlandia, but the coronation picture reminiscent of the candy's history was kept. Since 2008 the Finlandia candy selection has contained traditional flavours popular among consumers: apricot, blackcurrant, lemon, strawberry and pear.

References

Finnish confectionery Fazer