Sweden Herald - Latest Sweden News | Forest-berry companies in Finland accused of price fixing by Sweden Herald

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Five forest‑berry companies in Finland have been accused by the Competition and Consumer Authority (KKV) of operating a cartel that coordinated purchase prices for blueberries, lingonberries and cloudberries from pickers and exchanged wholesale price information for frozen berries between 2013 and 2023; the authority is seeking €9.4 million (about 100 million SEK) in fines against Arctic International, Kaskein Marja, Marja Bothnia Berries and Polarica, while a fifth firm, Kiantama, escaped penalties after assisting investigators, and the case is now before the Finnish Market Court.

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