How have chocolate prices changed?

Short answer

A chocolate bar (~200g) currently costs 4.49 € on average. In week 42 of 2026 the average was 4.16 € at S Group and 4.83 € at K Group. See the detailed price trends below.

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Source: Ruoanhinta.fi, Chocolate prices (week 42 · 12/10/2026). How the figures are calculated

Avg. price now

4.49 €/bar (~200g)

week 42 · 12/10/2026

Price change

1 mo-3,0 %

3 mo-4,5 %

1 y-6,7 %

2 y+29 %

Price trends

AverageS-GroupK-Group

Why has the price changed?

Cocoa prices doubledSeptember 2024
Cocoa prices more than doubled in early 2024. It reached chocolate bars with a delay in September, about 18% at K Group.
Cocoa at record pricesJanuary 2025
Cocoa cost more than four times as much as two years earlier. At K Group a bar rose about 10% at the turn of the year.
Chocolate bars shrankAugust 2025
Fazer cut its Sininen bar from 200 g to 180 g and Marabou cut its bars to 160 g. Bar prices did not fall in proportion, so the price per kilo rose about 17% at S Group.
Cocoa prices fell sharplyJanuary 2026
Cocoa fell to about half its peak in late 2025. At S Group bars got about 4% cheaper in early 2026; K Group prices stayed the same.

Yearly prices

Year	Avg. price (€/bar (~200g))	Lowest price (€/bar (~200g))	Highest price (€/bar (~200g))	Change
2023	2.78 €	2.78 €	2.78 €	—
2024	3.13 €	2.74 €	3.87 €	+13 %
2025	4.23 €	3.19 €	4.83 €	+35 %
2026	4.61 €	4.32 €	4.71 €	+9,0 %

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