# Fazer invests EUR 400 million in new chocolate factory in Lahti, Finland

Fazer Group is investing approximately EUR 400 million to build a new chocolate factory in Lahti, Finland. Construction begins summer 2025, with the factory scheduled to be operational in 2028.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2025-07-14
- Where: Lahti, Finland, Finland
- Value: $440.0M (400.0M EUR)
- Starts operating: 2028
- Status: announced
- Products: chocolate
- Sectors: [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Fazer Group](https://endata.com/companies/37781.md)

## Sources

- [news.cision.com](https://news.cision.com/fazer-group/r/fazer-initiates-the-renewal-of-its-chocolate-production-and-invests-approx--eur-400-million-in-a-new,c4206693), 2025-07-14: "The investment of approximately EUR 400 million is the largest in Fazer's history and it is also significant from a Finnish food industry perspective."

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