Karl Otto Fazer (; 16 August 1866 – 9 October 1932) was a

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businessman and

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Biography

He was born in

Helsinki Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the capital, primate, and most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of Uusimaa in southern Finland, and has a population of . The city ...

and died in

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. He had four children and was the grandfather of

Peter Fazer Karl Peter Fazer (23 October 1934, Helsinki – 24 October 1998) was a Finnish sailor who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event h ...

. His father, Eduard Peter Fazer (originally Fatzer), was a Swiss-born furrier. Fazer studied baking in

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, and

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

before becoming a pioneer of

confectionery. Together with his wife Berta he opened a French-

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n confectionery at Glogatan (Kluuvikatu) 3 in

on 17 September 1891. Later he opened a chocolate and candy factory in

Punavuori Punavuori ( sv, Rödbergen) is a neighbourhood in the center of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. The name Punavuori (English: Red mountain) refers to red cliffs located between Sepänkatu and Punavuorenkatu. They were still visible in the 19th ce ...

Fazer 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, R ...

, the company he founded, is still in existence. Many of its products have become classic. This is particularly true of the "

Fazer Blue Karl Fazer Milk Chocolate, commonly known as Fazer Blue ( fi, Fazerin Sininen, sv, Fazers blå Finnish brand of milk chocolate owned by the Fazer corporation. The common name derives from the iconic blue color of its wrapper, which is a regist ...

" ("''Fazerin Sininen''" in

, "''Fazer blå''" in

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), a brand of

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that is often compared to

salmiakki Salty liquorice, salmiak liquorice or salmiac liquorice, is a variety of liquorice flavoured with the ingredient "salmiak salt" ( sal ammoniac; ammonium chloride), and is a common confection found in the Nordic countries, Benelux, and northe ...

, as a candy that is a part of the Finnish national identity. Karl Fazer was a nature lover, birdwatcher, hunter and a fisherman. He founded many natural parks in

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1912 Olympics

He was also an excellent marksman, and he participated the Olympic Games in 1912 with the Finnish shooting team. He placed twelfth in men's trap and fifth in men's team clay pigeons.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fazer, Karl 1866 births 1932 deaths Sportspeople from Helsinki People from Uusimaa Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Swedish-speaking Finns Finnish people of Swiss descent Finnish male sport shooters 19th-century Finnish businesspeople Trap and double trap shooters Olympic shooters of Finland Shooters at the 1912 Summer Olympics Fazer