Tokmanni, the SPAR brand license holder in Finland, has opened the fifth EUROSPAR in the country in North Karelia.

This EUROSPAR supermarket is the first to open in the North Karelia region, and is located in Raatekangas in Joensuu. The new opening is part of the continued growth of the SPAR brand in Finland, which returned in 2025 through Tokmanni, the SPAR license holder in Finland, and SPAR International. Each EUROSPAR supermarket is designed according to international best practice from the global SPAR retail network.

The EUROSPAR supermarket concept is designed to offer thousands of grocery products with a competitive price-quality ratio that meets customers’ weekly shopping need in a single trip.

Tailored instore offering

Inside the new EUROSPAR supermarket in Joensuu, thousands of products are on offer, ranging from Finnish products to locally-sourced delicacies to internationally renowned brands. Additionally, nearly 200 SPAR Own Brand products are available instore and online across food and non-food items. Food-to-go is also a focus, with the supermarket offering a variety of hot meals, including grilled chicken, SPAR pinsas, which combine elements of pizzas and focaccias, as well as SPAR pizzas and SPAR burgers. The SPAR Bakery concept, as well as the Picadeli salad bar, are also available. Listening to local customers in Raatekangas, the supermarket will additionally operate a popular service counter focused on fish and meat.

“One of Finland’s largest Tokmanni stores, the Tokmanni store in Raatekangas in Joensuu, has been renovated into a Tokmanni-EUROSPAR store entity. In addition to the versatile and affordable Tokmanni, customers will find an affordable, high-quality grocery store under the same roof – the EUROSPAR supermarket,” commented Harri Koponen, Vice President responsible for the store network and concept.

“Together, Tokmanni and EUROSPAR offer customers an even more interesting product range at affordable prices, without forgetting local food products.”

Source: Tokmanni

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About SPAR Finland

The license to operate the SPAR brand exclusively in Finland was granted to Tokmanni in January 2025. This is an established variety discount retailer which will benefit from the scale and knowhow of SPAR International, particularly in the area of grocery retailing. SPAR Finland intends to open stores under this brand mid-2025.