Strike bakeries are now being baked by staff and shelves will be short at the end of the week: ‘We do what we can every day’

The second day of the bakery strike has mainly been reflected in individual product shortages on the bread shelves. According to Fazer and Vaasa bakeries, the strike will be more visible at the weekend.

The bakery strike, now in its second day, has rearranged the days at both Fazer and Vaasa bakeries.

Baking in the Vaasa bakeries has continued mainly by employees.

Both of the major strike bakers say that the essential thing was that they had time to prepare for the strike and the changes it would bring. Good advance planning has worked.

– To my knowledge, we have survived without much hassle, but of course we miss our skillful professionals back to work, Pyykkö sums up.

A couple shopping at a supermarket with a temporary product deficiency due to a strike. In the background is a sign that regrets the situation. — Eva and Rami Kuusisto were shopping for bread at Mikkola Prisma in Pori. The shelves were full of choice.

Both Vaasan bakeries and Fazer have focused on making only a few articles instead of a normal product spectrum. For example, rye breads are made in Vaasan bakeries.

Still, a strike on Sunday will inevitably be reflected in the supply of large players in the industry.

– Bread does not run out of Finland. We also take care of other more than 700 players in the industry, says Bergholm.

According to Anni Pyykök, it is clear that some product deficiencies will be seen in stores by the weekend at the latest.

– We do what we can do every day. You can’t bake in advance, he recalls.

Topi Toivonen stands in the bread department of the store. — Topi Toivonen, shopping in Laune’s Prism store in Lahti, found a good supply of bread, and in an emergency, an old bread machine can be found at the back of the cupboard.

Strike hardly visible in shops

Yle went to see the situation of bread shelves across Finland.

Customers were aware of the strike, but no one was hamstrite.

Partially empty baking point in Kamppi shopping center K-supermarket 12.3.2025. — The shelves of the K-supermarket in Kampi had banners on them stating that the selection is smaller than usual today.

There are three medium -sized grocery stores in Red. The situation of the bakery plank was most evident on Wednesday morning at the S-Market: especially Fazer’s fresh sales outlets. There were also a few empty gaps on the shelves of the bread packed in bags.

In Red’s K-supermarket, bread and bun shelves were full as usual.