[1] Today, it employs over 6,000 people across Finland, Sweden, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Denmark, Norway and Poland.

Fazer has historically acquired several other companies, including the Finnish Chymos and the Danish Perelly.

November 2016 saw the opening of a 5,000-square-metre (54,000 sq ft) Visitor Centre at their confectionery factory at Fazerintie in Vantaa.

The avant-gardist building, in the shape of two circles with a botanical garden at the centre of one of them, was designed by K2S Architects.

Fazer's most notable products include its classic Fazer Blue (Fazerin sininen) milk chocolate, widely regarded as one of Finland's most respected brands and a part of Finnish cultural heritage and cuisine.

In addition to these, Fazer operates 136 small-scale in-store bakeries in large Finnish supermarkets.

In April 2016, Fazer was reported to have bought back the Domino, Jaffa and Fanipala brands.

Fazer is the leading producer of chocolates, sweets and biscuits in Finland with a market share of 30-40%.