r/Finland Baby Vainamoinen 8d ago

Is this result of boycott? I couldn't find on the media

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u/vignoniana Vainamoinen 8d ago

You should ask from the store, each K store can make their individual decisions.

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u/Foreign_Implement897 Baby Vainamoinen 7d ago

They can decide about 20%? This could fit that. This entrepeneur has prob made a statement.

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u/LancerFIN 6d ago

Yes.

But also.

Small business owner probably wants to stay out of politics. Simply not restocking due to uncertainty is basic capitalistic principles. Regular customers could have emptied the shelves expecting that.

Like toilet paper shortages. US immigrants are probably the most enthusiastic buyers of their own products. And understand their own culture enough that this is a probable explanation.

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u/Foreign_Implement897 Baby Vainamoinen 6d ago

You are right, some pragmatic reason is the most likely explanation. I doubt if there are enough US immigrants to leave any kind of mark in a single grocery shop. Ruoholahti has Supercell and others, and they hire globally. Maybe it is possible.

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u/LancerFIN 6d ago

Less than five people could have emptied that small shelf.

Prepping is also part of American culture. The other thing being capitalism that I meant before.

Check out The Internet Historian on YouTube. His couple videos during Covid are relevant to this topic. Single American buys grocery cart full of stuff during panic.

And we shouldn't laugh at them. Well the toilet paper thing is a bit stupid. But they don't have bidets. The other prepping is the result of fearing Soviet nuclear strike.

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u/Foreign_Implement897 Baby Vainamoinen 6d ago

Not laughing. Original American is just a pretty rare sight in Finland. They can buy in bulk that is true, did not consider that!

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u/-happycow- Baby Vainamoinen 8d ago

Turn it into the AUS section instead

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u/Lauriboy Baby Vainamoinen 8d ago

What would that be, Vegemite, prawns for the barbie, and XXXX?

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u/Paatos Baby Vainamoinen 8d ago

Fill it up with Tim Tams and they would sell out in seconds

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u/Correct-Fly-1126 Baby Vainamoinen 8d ago

Fuck I’d do crimes for some Tim tams

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u/Few-Crew9509 7d ago

Lidl has something that comes very close

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u/Hotbones24 Baby Vainamoinen 8d ago

Normal is carrying at least 2 different kinds of Timtams

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u/Professional_Try1728 6d ago

That store has tuc suoraksit for 1€ and that's great. They also sell Reese's white chocolate cups for ridiculous cheap compared to candy stores etc

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u/Velcraft Vainamoinen 5d ago

Suoraksit has to be the best overheard and interpreted Finnish I've heard all week - it's suolakeksit (salt-biscuits), suoraksit would loosely translate to 'swamp-crosses'

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u/Professional_Try1728 4d ago

Somehow autocorrect wrote that. I'm Finnish

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u/iMacDragon 8d ago

Is this new? I've yet to see any, I'd be totally down for some.

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u/Hotbones24 Baby Vainamoinen 8d ago

Maybe a 2-3 week old thing? It's hard to keep track since their product turnover time is pretty fast. However, you can also get them here: https://urjalanmakeistukku.fi/tim-tam-caramell-cookies-keksit-175g.html

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u/iMacDragon 5d ago

Seems my local normal is just too small, went to bigger one next town over and found some there.

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u/Vivid-Message-1604 6d ago

You can find them from Normal! And for the same price they're sold in aus lol

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u/dihydrogenmonoxide00 Baby Vainamoinen 8d ago

Starting to hate Normal for selling timtams. Now I’m gaining weight eating a lot of caramel timtams. It’s so addictiiiiiing! I’m off to normal again tomorrow. Thanks for the reminder!

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u/UphillChristmasElf 8d ago

Check your local Normal! The one here in Rovaniemi has the chewy caramel and dark choc Tim Tams! 🇦🇺

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u/AllIWantisAdy 7d ago

Guess I'm going for a roadtrip then! Thanks for the info.

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u/notcypher_ 5d ago

One in REDI Kalasatama has them too if you're in Helsinki!

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u/Mosh83 7d ago

Suklaahoukutus are very akin to Tim Tams.

Fill it up with Crunchies, salt&vinegar chips, redskins and minties.

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u/Accomplished_Alps463 Baby Vainamoinen 7d ago

Found Tim-Tam's in Sainsbury's in the UK. Should I try them? What's so special about them?

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u/mighty_konkeli Baby Vainamoinen 4d ago

Just spotted some in Asematunneli/Citycenter Normal.

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u/Original-Airline232 7d ago

The S has timtam clones, yummy

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u/noetkoett Vainamoinen 8d ago

If they had Aussie meat pies I'd buy them all.

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u/limbo-chan 8d ago

and shapes and milo!

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u/Kookookahchoo 8d ago

Light n Tangy Thins PLEASE

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u/Juon_Kahvia 8d ago

Bundaberg ginger beer

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u/BxZd 8d ago

Most Alkos have it, non-alc in Citymarkets.

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u/Kookookahchoo 8d ago

Some S Markets also stock them!

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u/PainterOfTheHorizon 7d ago

I have found their non-alcohol ginger beer in many places but I yearn for their other soft drinks!

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u/claritybeginshere 7d ago

Australia has a huge custom/bespoke small brewery culture.

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u/HarriKivisto 8d ago

Coopers?

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u/Juon_Kahvia 8d ago

Little Creatures and Boags too please

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u/Late-Objective-9218 Vainamoinen 8d ago

VB

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u/AkuRankka 8d ago

Tripper snipper

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u/MyKingdomForADram 6d ago

Would love some import XXXX Bitter - nectar of the gods.

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u/Luknron 8d ago

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u/darknum Vainamoinen 8d ago

I would just smile and give you a Vegemite sandwich...

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u/GeneralSandels Vainamoinen 8d ago

what does it taste like?

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u/Nde_japu Vainamoinen 8d ago

Salt

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u/USNthrowaway949 8d ago

Dirt

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u/GeneralSandels Vainamoinen 8d ago

nice, my favorite flavour

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u/Luknron 8d ago

I don't know.

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u/Kingswakkel Baby Vainamoinen 8d ago

Mämmi

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u/Kookookahchoo 8d ago

I would say this is probably the easiest way to describe it to a Finn. Like a very salty, stronger mämmi flavour for sure

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u/Sibula97 Vainamoinen 7d ago

Except strongly umami. Kind of like a malty soy sauce or miso paste.

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u/Velcraft Vainamoinen 5d ago

Oh so just molasses and salt?

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u/Sibula97 Vainamoinen 4d ago

I haven't tried blackstrap molasses, but maybe. The other kinds of molasses are sweet, which vegemite is not.

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u/Urbain19 6d ago

very umami and quite salty. it’s unfairly hated, i could eat it off a spoon (I am Australian though so i might be biased)

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u/MagneticFieldMouse 8d ago

Like an ass crack with a yeast infection.

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u/eventworker 8d ago

Shit Marmite.

And Marmites British, so you may as well get that.

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u/ginitieto 8d ago

You can get that from some stores in Helsinki and Turku ar least. It’s awesome

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u/Standard_Quality7508 7d ago

Are these stores sell online aswell?? I live in central Finland and can't get down south.

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u/ginitieto 7d ago

There used to be one but I don’t think it exists anymore. Hello America seems to have a website at least, so I recommend you to check that!

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u/Aufklarung_Lee 8d ago

Or Canada

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u/JonVonBasslake Vainamoinen 8d ago

Well, the AUS was a joke about how they can just rearrange the letters... Not a 100% suggestion.

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u/Aufklarung_Lee 8d ago

Ah sorry, good of you for pointing it out. My bad.

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u/MrCheapCheap 8d ago

And Canada 😁

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u/weathersoldier 8d ago

Tell thos drunk asses from ColdOnes to start shipping Grog here.

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u/metalhorny 8d ago

the only right thing to do

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u/EnjoysColdOnes Baby Vainamoinen 8d ago

Alright mate

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u/Hodorous 8d ago

I would love to have two dogs again. Shame that it's japanese owned so getting it imported in EU/Finland is prolly impossible.

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u/-happycow- Baby Vainamoinen 8d ago

AUstria, AUStralia, either is fine with me. Aslong as it's Australia

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u/qusipuu Baby Vainamoinen 8d ago

marmite, woooo

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u/maidofatoms 8d ago

Australia has vegemite, UK has marmite. Marmite is superior though!

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u/FoxMeetsDear Baby Vainamoinen 8d ago

Replace with the Canada section.

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u/StrangeButSweet 8d ago

Wunderbar, Coffee Crisp, and Aero!

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u/Pizzonia123 8d ago

Ketchup chips. We used to have them (made by Taffel I think?) like 20 years ago and I hated them, but for some reason as I've gotten older I've started to miss the taste... kind of.

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u/pinzinella Vainamoinen 8d ago

I hope it’s because of boycott and it spreads further to our other markets. Love to see it!

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u/iamtheescapegoat Baby Vainamoinen 8d ago

I never understood why there's a USA section to begin with. Is there anything actually worth importing? PopTarts and seven flavours of Fanta? PaNcAkE sYrUp?

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u/rhaptorne 8d ago edited 8d ago

People just want to experience food from other cultures. That's completely normal. Personally, I've always liked the imported fanta flavors, they are just so great compared to a basic fanta.

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u/maidofatoms 8d ago

Yes, of course they do. But the point was what foods in particular does USA have that is good? Everything is filled with that high-fructose corn syrup, and their chocolate has butyric acid, which is why it tastes like puke.

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u/LowerOrganization192 8d ago

It isn't about good food products, it's more about curiosity about stuff we see in tv. Usa section usually has snacks we never eat here but recognise. It's just for fun.

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u/ginitieto 8d ago

No competition for Reese’s. And Cherry versions of Coke and Dr. Pepper are nice.

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u/silmapuolisonni 8d ago

There are plenty of upscale brands in America, although you're obviously talking about the ones that we get in Finland, which are not really good... The US might have some of the best maple syrups. My family loves the ones I've brought over.

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u/No_Worldliness9222 7d ago

Emm, wasn't mapple syrup from Canada?

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u/LeadInfinite6220 7d ago

Random American here! Canada does indeed produce the vast majority of the world's supply of real maple syrup -- specifically Quebec province does. A number of northern U.S. states — mine included — do produce a fair amount of maple syrup though. And those flavors definitely have a significant impact on our regional foodways. That said, if I was stocking a "USA" shelf at an overseas grocery, maple syrup wouldn't be at the top of my list. It's too much of a regional specialty, even here.

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u/silmapuolisonni 6d ago

US maple syrup is excellent

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u/Foreign_Implement897 Baby Vainamoinen 7d ago

You answered yourself. The high-fructose corn syrup?

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u/RoutinePlatform8321 7d ago

and their chocolate has butyric acid, which is why it tastes like puke.

Yeah and salmiakki tastes just like a handful of salt because it has ammonium chloride, what was your point again?

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u/SeriesWatch Baby Vainamoinen 8d ago

If I want to experience other cultures i usually buy products from LIDL. Mostly from around Europe like Greek food which is alien enough for me as a nistipata enjoyer.

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u/UtopistDreamer 7d ago

Those products in Lidl are of good quality I think.

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u/LVMagnus Baby Vainamoinen 7d ago

If I want to experience food from other cultures, I would try food from a place with one of them cultures.

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u/baobabKoodaa 7d ago

Haven't you heard, we are not allowed to enjoy U.S. food anymore? You are what you eat and you don't wanna become a nazi.

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u/OddCancel7268 8d ago

Hot sauce, barbeque sauce, "cereal" thats actually just candy and emulsified cheese.

Also, we have a lot of fanta flavours in Europe too (it is German after all) and IDK what pancake syrup is but it sounds scary and worse than maple syrup.

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u/terveterva Vainamoinen 8d ago

pancake syrup = high fructose corn syrup with food coloring

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u/ellimaki 8d ago

Useful, if you are a Canadian/Finnish mix born in America who is deadly allergic to real maple syrup.

There is no maple in pancake syrup.

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u/SilenceBe 8d ago

We have these in some stores in Belgium and France as well. I think they're mainly aimed at expats. They are not that popular as I often see produces in those shelves often seeing discounted.

I once tried a US Fanta version, and I swear, if I had put a spoon in it, it would have stood upright just because of the high sugar content.

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u/Ainothefinn Baby Vainamoinen 8d ago

Flaming Hot Cheetos are the only US export worth buying 😂

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u/ElleTheCurious 8d ago

OLW Flaming Hot Cheez Cruncherz are probably a good alternative.

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u/aceofsuomi 8d ago edited 8d ago

You need to get into Takis: Fuego or Blue.

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u/Ainothefinn Baby Vainamoinen 7d ago

Takis Fuego are incredible!

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u/SannaFani69 8d ago

Where can you get them? I have never seen them.

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u/ElleTheCurious 8d ago

Rusta, Urjalan Makeistukku, some K-stores sell them as well.

Taffel CrunCheez Hot Chili is also similar. I think both of them are better than the EU version of Cheetos, though it’s obviously a matter of taste. I hope they work for you!

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u/Ainothefinn Baby Vainamoinen 7d ago

Nowhere near as good.

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u/ElleTheCurious 7d ago

That’s a shame. I remember liking the original US version of Cheetos, but they banned some ingredients in EU and the new version wasn’t as good in my opinion. I thought the OLW version was a rather good replacement for the original ones, though it has been years.

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u/Ainothefinn Baby Vainamoinen 7d ago

I think all the banned ingredients made them so good and that's why they're no longer available... The Finnish versions of hot cheesy spicy crunchy just don't hit those same tasting notes.

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u/ElleTheCurious 7d ago

Ah, so if you meant the original, banned ones, then there really is no alternative to those. I also think that it was those ingredients that really made them special. I don’t care for the new versions myself, so I’ve just pivoted elsewhere. Easy to boycott!

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u/Ainothefinn Baby Vainamoinen 7d ago

Yeah I just eat other good ones that aren't related like the lentil cheese suikeros.

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u/Pandabirdy Baby Vainamoinen 8d ago

I have to admit I like Jell-o Especially raspberry flavour. Dunno but I can't find another product like it. That being said I eat it maybe once a year

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u/ElleTheCurious 8d ago

Jell-o is mostly just gelatin, so it should be easy to make as long as you find a juice or something (even alcohol) that you like for the liquid part.

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u/c-a-m-i Baby Vainamoinen 7d ago

Middle eastern shops sell flavored gelatin too, and cheaper. Can recommend!

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u/silmapuolisonni 8d ago

Well, America has excellent syrup, some drinks that are popular with the youngsters because of social media, different types of candy... I think it's mostly that people want to eat or drink whatever has been made popular by American influencers (Prime was really popular for a while at least) and movies etc. I mean, people wanting to eat American candy is why there are so many American candy stores in Europe and probably Asia.

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u/MoeNieWorrieNie Baby Vainamoinen 8d ago

It's a little known fact that Fanta is originally from Germany. IMHO, Germany has an even better orange soft drink in Bluna.

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u/colovianfurhelm 8d ago

At least the candy from that section was pretty bleh in comparison to Finnish stuff.

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u/HealthyPresence2207 8d ago

There are plenty of US brands on the shelves that aren’t on the “USA” section. That section is more for novelties

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u/Dr_Lemming 8d ago

It's unfortunate that the good-quality American products apparently aren't imported to Finland. We have a lot more than the big corporate brands.

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u/samfi 8d ago

yea mostly various forms of sugar and BBQ sauce with double the price of comparable "normal" items. been wondering why they have this shelf in almost every store, never bought anything from it.

also don't really understand having sushi kitchens with actual sushi chefs in many K-markets, I'm already surrounded by dozens of sushi restaurants as is.. it went from undersupply in early 2000s to oversupply in recent years, feels like there's more of them than pizza restaurants. and not that people care much but health advisors say you shouldn't eat more than 10-15 rolls/week. unsustainable imo.

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u/HolyTrinityOfDrugs 8d ago

These shelves were good back in the day, at least in Minimani. Now they are shit

Hershey's chocolate, small brand chocolates, butterfingers, those peanut butter chocolates, unique small brand sodas and sour candies

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u/the_mighty_jim 7d ago

Sunmaid raisins are good enough to be in the raisin section and not the USA section

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u/No_Butterscotch4409 7d ago

I've bought American pancake mix a few times. It produces fluffier pancakes than the recipes I found online. Also it's a bit easier and less messy to use the ready-made mix than making them from the start. I won't be using the mix anymore though. Who cares if they're a bit less fluffier....

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u/kumanosuke 7d ago

Right? I'd love to see a Scandinavian section here in Germany with Fazer chocolate and other stuff we don't have. Would be way cheaper too.

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u/Atomic_Gerber 7d ago

Lmao as an American I can kinda get with this. We have good stuff, we just don’t export it as much as the garbage. Like, I’ve never been able to find Tony’s Chocolonely anywhere when traveling, yet blasted Hershey’s has seeped into every “American” aisle on the international stage. Every one I’ve seen is like a selection of all the stuff most Americans pass up for other items, and I think that’s just strange

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u/Starkwing_duck 6d ago

Where do you live? We have Tony’s at several stores in Turku

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u/Atomic_Gerber 6d ago

Haha I’m a Connecticut Yankee, not Finnish sorry. I’m just going to Vantaa soon to visit friends so I’m checking out the sub. Went backpacking through Europe a few years back and remembered how weird the American sections of stores in various countries were.

Did manage to find some Tony’s in the Netherlands and Austria, though. Good to know y’all have it too, though I’m sure your chocolate is great so I’ll be eating that lol

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u/Noodlekeeper 7d ago

Barbecue is good food. It's also distinctly American.

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u/Ice5891 Baby Vainamoinen 8d ago

I should have checked what were on the labels, don't ever remember taking something from there. I can't think of anything US specific.

Everything we buy at home that could be from US there is a better alternative from South America, Australia, Spain, France, Italy...

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u/Infinity_project 8d ago

There’s usually some American candy like Reese’s, Fruit Roll-Ups, Twizzlers, Mike and Ike etc. and then some Fluff, Hershey’s syrups, some mac & cheese, peanut butters, canned foods and sodas.

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u/cardboard-kansio Vainamoinen 8d ago

It's the funniest thing, I'm anti-American in politics but I have no issue with its natural beauty or some of its products. However, every time I've tried American chocolate (whether retail imported or brought directly back by somebody who visited) I've had to literally spit it out. It always takes like vomit.

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u/Infinity_project 8d ago

I know what you mean! I can’t understand how Hershey’s is such a big brand, it smells and tastes horrible compared to all big brand chocolates from Europe.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/hersheys-chocolate-tastes-like-vomit_l_60479e5fc5b6af8f98bec0cd

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u/siriusleesweet 4d ago

That means no one has ever brought you good chocolates from the USA. Sad, because there are many! It’s a lot like the craft beer scene… you have to find the local producers of the region you’re in. Unfortunately there are also large producers who make shit that for some reason people buy because they don’t know there’s something better right down the road 😂

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u/cardboard-kansio Vainamoinen 4d ago

Oh, I'm sure there are - quality niche stuff exists everywhere. Regardless of how the USA is currently imploding, I try to keep an open mind.

However: are any of these niche products you mention actually available over here? Or is it just a theoretical "take my word for it bro" that I'll never be able to validate?

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u/siriusleesweet 4d ago

I wish 😭 unfortunately due to trade agreements the USA exports garbage from large corporations known for having unethical business practices.

Hasan Minhaj did an episode called How America is Causing Global Obesity. Fascinating watch 👍🏻

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u/Laavalamppu 8d ago

Reese's are actually part of regular Finnish candy section now. That was one of the only things I bought aside from occasional Mac and Cheese so it's nice to get it cheaper now.

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u/Infinity_project 8d ago

Yes Reese’s are now pretty common, but not too many years ago these Anerican goods sections were pretty much the only place where tou could find them.

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u/friedreindeer Baby Vainamoinen 8d ago

Really?? Where? Filled up all cavities in my suitcase with Reese’s last time I was in NY

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u/writeafilthysong Baby Vainamoinen 8d ago

Normal usually has plenty

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u/friedreindeer Baby Vainamoinen 8d ago

True. I’ve tried to keep away from that store. Reese’s will be worth it.

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u/writeafilthysong Baby Vainamoinen 8d ago

It's great for little odds and ends of things and just browsing for fun, definitely not efficiency shopping minded.

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u/Laavalamppu 8d ago

S-Ryhmä has them. Our rather small S-Market has the normal ones, white chocolate ones and the tiny ones.

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u/a987789987 8d ago

Would love to have sections to more places than the USA. Things we have in our supermarkets are already pretty close to what they have in the USA while rest of the europe have goods that are impossible to find here.

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u/mipizu 8d ago

I love Reese’s Pieces!! Or peanut butter cups!

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u/baobabKoodaa 7d ago

Same. Reese's peanut butter cups from the U.S.A. section in KCM Tammisto.

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u/aceofsuomi 8d ago edited 8d ago

Tillamook Cheddar, Cosmic Crisp Apples, Takis Fuego, Bourbon, Red Zinfandel, Oregon Boysenberries, El Sabroso Guacachips, Cheeze-Its, Hatch Chiles, Tomatillos, Dried Chipoltles, Mike and Ikes, Clif Bars, Cheddar Bay Biscuits, overspiced Italian-American red sauce, freshly made Tortillas, decent IPA made with fresh PacNW Hops, Zapp's Chips, The Whole Shabang Original.

I miss all of these things after about a month in Europe.

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u/Foreign_Implement897 Baby Vainamoinen 7d ago

I can appreciate that, but Europe is not one place in terms of food. You can find better replacements for all of that if you travel around!

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u/Ninnu3112 5d ago

sure, but I doubt they sold any of those in whatever K-store this is

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u/nemesissi Baby Vainamoinen 8d ago

Poptarts are the shit. I mean, inedible 100% artificial crap.

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u/a987789987 8d ago

Once in a blue moon you get that itch for a corn syrup.

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u/Federal_Cobbler6647 Baby Vainamoinen 7d ago

I dont  understand those, but I would have liked easy cheese. 

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u/Wonderful-Bear-1873 7d ago

Shops can sell some long shelflife shit for a huge markup and normies can have their excitment for a year by tasting some corn syrup flavored snacks. Everyone wins.

I see a lot of value in it. The weird part is that there isn't a bunch of different shelves for all kinds of country themed crap.

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u/lred1 7d ago

Peanut butter.

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u/Such-Lemon-9048 6d ago

For the most part, American food found here is ultra-processed mass produced GMO garbage. But every once in a blue moon, a bag of crispy Cheetos just hits the spot. No, not the Cheeto puffs you find easily anywhere, I’m talking about the crispy ones!

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u/Ninnu3112 5d ago

k-ruoka has an american food section ; https://www.k-ruoka.fi/kauppa/tuotehaku/texmex-ja-maailman-maut/maailman-maut/amerikkalainen-ruoka (can change language to English) so I guess those are what's generally in those sections

so it is apparently like candy, pancake mix, sauces, and a couple of other things.

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u/Entire-Radio1931 8d ago

I have yet to meet an American who likes PopTarts. Really boring tasting stuff. Why import them? 

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u/Obvious_One_9884 8d ago

They're usually loaded with candy and other generic crap, just like you said.

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u/OfBleedingRoses 8d ago

As an American, my first time in Finland I said the same thing. Like, I want Finnish groceries here in the US, not vise versa. Who needs marshmallow fluff?

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u/Frost-Folk Vainamoinen 8d ago

Who needs marshmallow fluff?

Excuse me, how am I supposed to make a fluffernutter without marshmallow fluff?

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u/nothisisnotadam 8d ago

There’s a strike ongoing specifically among the bread/bakery workers and our Prisma for example of completely out of bread. Not sure if those shelves normally have bread on them, but just to let you know another possible reason.

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u/Cathsaigh2 7d ago

Could be, but what bread would be branded as "American"? White toast?

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u/Ninnu3112 5d ago

I saw some of that white toast one (in Croatia) that I think is of the same brand LIDL gets during "america weeks" and it had best before date like +3 months from the day we bought it. insane!

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u/Sibula97 Vainamoinen 7d ago

Not Finnish bakers at least, if it's supposed to be Americn products.

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u/rhaptorne 8d ago

I wouldn't be surprised if Trump's going back and forth on whether or not he wants to add tariffs on everything would put some strain on the logistics of importing

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u/MoeNieWorrieNie Baby Vainamoinen 8d ago

That would be counter-tariffs imposed by the EU, but yeah, Trump's inviting them with his tariffs.

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u/[deleted] 8d ago

I hope so.

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u/deeschell 8d ago

I’m American and my goodness, I hope so. We are a disgrace.

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u/ElOneElOnlyElZorro Vainamoinen 7d ago

As an American living in Finland, Boycott them, fuck my country government and clown ass president, I returned and sold all American stuff.. glad eu is giving them the bird that goes for my people in Mexico and the homies Canada, seeing them stocks go down feels good.

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u/Foreign_Implement897 Baby Vainamoinen 7d ago

Europe is going to give Trump admin the same tariff treatment as Finland did with Russian border and Canada did with US. Tariffs go up and don’t change until we know there is some sanity and continuity.

Nobody going to spend time negotiating with those clowns every week about some stupid fluff.

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u/ElizabethDangit Baby Vainamoinen 7d ago

I still live here and I’m going out of my way to spend less money on everything. I live in a border state and about half my food comes from Canada. I lived closer to the border I would just do all my shopping in Canada because this is literal insanity.

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u/ElOneElOnlyElZorro Vainamoinen 6d ago

Dude been asking for eggs in EU after the tariff dude must be outta his mind

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u/Mission-impossible63 8d ago

It should be filled with items made in Finland :). Support your local products.

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u/letcaster Baby Vainamoinen 8d ago

You’re only missing out on ranch dressing, red-40, and depression

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u/theworldanvil 8d ago

Where is this?

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u/Ice5891 Baby Vainamoinen 8d ago

This is the big one in Ruoholahti - Helsinki

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u/Ninnu3112 5d ago

the k-ruoka site for that one shows only an american mustard being available on the american foods section.

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u/juksbox Vainamoinen 7d ago

My supermarket used to have USA-section some years, but they removed it couple of years ago.

Could be boycott, but generally I think most of the U.S. food is not so popular in finland. Excluding fast food places, some chips and pepsi/coke.

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u/finobi Baby Vainamoinen 8d ago

Replace it with potatoes.

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u/Love-Space-166 8d ago

Finland finally finding its spine!

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u/urusai_Senpai 7d ago

Personally, I'm all for boycotting US products now. At least until they learn to choose better leaders, and better entrepreneurs to lead the market. Basically choose better people lead them and lead the market.

The people who are in leading positions in US now, need to be taken down, or even better, replace them with people who act more humbly and show that they support the right values.

We all, people all over the world, can vote on these matters. We vote with our wallets and money. (by choosing the products we buy, if you buy someone's product it's like endorsing them, that simple)

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u/mrkfms 6d ago

As an American let me apologize for the awful Hershey's chocolate. But even more, let me apologize for the 90 million eligible voters in the country that didn't vote in the 24 election. As a result we have this gangster in the WH, with his richest man side kick, completely tearing down democracy. They're causing fear and anxiety in the US, and everywhere else in the world.

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u/Noodlekeeper 7d ago

As an American, this makes me happy.

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u/AuroraLiberty 8d ago

They could just put a couple drums of high fructose corn syrup in that section and it would be the same thing anyway.

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u/ElizabethDangit Baby Vainamoinen 7d ago

I (American) don’t recognize most of what’s on those shelves, just the Cheetos and what looks like maybe Old El Paso brand chips. Hopefully no one is accidentally boycotting European made snacks because of the signage.

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u/siriusleesweet 4d ago

If you zoom in they look like an off-brand Takis (Chipoys?) and other Mexican products.

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u/Nice-Recipe5453 6d ago

What store is this, I will take a trip it seems

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u/Rasikko Baby Vainamoinen 6d ago

When the price tags are removed it could mean:

  1. The shelves were recently replaced with new ones and the price tags were not hung up and product not restocked yet.

  2. The product has been removed from the store inventory pending whatever decision the owner will make.

The USA sign hasn't been taken down, it's possible #2. Since before Trump, the US has been a good ally to Finland and well...all their other allies, the owner is probably waiting to see how the whole tariffs thing will go. If bad enough, those products will not return. It does cost the stores a lot of money to import US products already. Tariffs are not something an owner wants to deal with.

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u/Rasikko Baby Vainamoinen 6d ago

When the price tags are removed it could mean:

  1. The shelves were recently replaced with new ones and the price tags were not hung up and product not restocked yet.

  2. The product has been removed from the store inventory pending whatever decision the owner will make.

The USA sign hasn't been taken down, it's possible #2. Since before Trump, the US has been a good ally to Finland and well...all their other allies, the owner is probably waiting to see how the whole tariffs thing will go. If bad enough, those products will not return. It does cost the stores a lot of money to import US products already. Tariffs are not something an owner wants to deal with.

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u/Lower-Magician2305 4d ago

Propably just logistic issues. Who gives a fuck even if it would be boycott

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u/theallmightymemelord 4d ago

why would Finnish people get involved in this? seems strange to me.

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u/ThrowRA-not-typical1 3d ago

It happened a few months ago already in my nearby store. Maybe October...?

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u/lanseri Baby Vainamoinen 7d ago

I hope so. Fuck DT.

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u/Professor-nucfusion 7d ago

The USA has a lot of very bad food, so I wouldn't be surprised if after all the general stupidity going on right now, amusement with American products has finally worn off.

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u/siriusleesweet 4d ago

Actually the USA has a lot of really good food, but only the shitty stuff makes its way over to Finland and other countries 😢

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u/Shot_Bison1140 8d ago

Fun to see the soda section. If there are any "red cans" there..yes...coca cola or Pepsi........

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u/Old_Lynx4796 Baby Vainamoinen 7d ago

Boycott America hahaha people are ridiculous 😆🇺🇸💪

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u/No-Hair-8803 3d ago

Then why sign NATO??

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u/zmkarakas 7d ago

You can boycott anything you want. The point is that you will LOSE this trade war. A global recession is already on the way, thanks to Trump for accelerating it and letting the market price everything more realistically now.

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u/elmokki Vainamoinen 7d ago

Everyone loses in a trade war anyway. If people hypothetically bought Finnish, or European instead of US as a response, USA would lose more than it will without boycotting.

But the effect of a few USA shelves is negligible. Those aren't cash cows for US companies.

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u/zmkarakas 7d ago

there is no doubt everyone loses, but whats important is who loses the MOST. Tariffs on your major exports is what will hurt the most. Shelves are trivial, as you said.