Fazer and the city of Lahti have made a preliminary agreement on the real estate transaction

Fazer advertising sign on the roof of the factory store in Lahti
Fazer’s new factory in Lahti would replace the current confectionery factories in Lappeenranta and Vantaa. Illustration picture.

In December 2022, the city of Lahti committed to the preliminary construction of Fazer’s plot. The preliminary agreement made now precedes the actual real estate transaction and the final investment decision for the new factory.

Fazer and the city of Lahti have signed a preliminary agreement on the real estate transaction. The preliminary agreement precedes the actual real estate transaction and the final investment decision for Fazer’s new confectionery factory, the city informs.

In addition to the content of the previously concluded cooperation agreement, the pre-agreement specifies the terms of a possible real estate transaction. The contract concluded now is part of the basic planning phase of the project.

The new confectionery factory planned by Fazer would further strengthen the position of the Lahti region as Finland’s most significant concentration of the food industry.

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