FLO Finnish office, the Finnish Fair Trade Association (Reilun kaupan edistämisyhdistys ry.) was founded in March 1998 by six NGOs and grassroots  organisations. Later on, the association has got more members including some trade union organisations. New members are welcome.

The aim of the Finnish Fair Trade Association is to improve North-South  economic interactions and Finnish consumers' awareness in grower conditions and trade inequities. It promotes the sales and the consumption of  Fairtrade labelled products. The association is a  non-profit monitoring organisation which certifies that participating traders are following fair trade guidelines.

Coffee is our first fair trade licensed product. About ten kilos of coffee is  consumed in Finland by person by year. This makes Finns the greatest coffee consumers in the world. The total value of coffee imported is about FIM 70 million per year.  Most of the coffee imported in  Finland is green coffee. There are three big roasters in Finland and some microroasters that produce mostly speciality coffees.

Two of the big roasters and the most important supermarket chains in  Finland have brought the Fairtrade produce into mainstream retail. Ten different fair trade certified coffee brands and seven tea brands are available in the Finnish market at the  moment.      

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reilukauppa@reilukauppa.fi

Address:
Siltasaarenkatu 15, 00530 Helsinki

Phone: 09-72686650 / 09-72686630,
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Executive director Lasse Kosonen
Phone: + 358-9-72686650 / + 358-44-2875400

Spokeswoman Tuulia Syvänen
Phone: +358-9-72686630 / + 358-44-2875401