Pantteri facts for kids
Pantteri is a popular Finnish candy. Its name means "panther" in Finnish. In Sweden, this candy is sold as Katten, which means "cat" in Swedish. Pantteri candies are a type of salmiakki candy, and they are made by the company Fazer.
The Story of Pantteri
Pantteri candies were first created in 1965. They began as small, black, chewy drops. These drops had a strong taste of salmiakki and liquorice. They were sold in a cardboard box with a picture of a panther on it. Later, a light sugar coating was added to these drops, which changed their taste slightly.
The most famous type of Pantteri candy is a larger, round disc. These candies also have a sugar coating and come in a plastic bag. Initially, only the salty liquorice flavor was available. However, in the 1990s, Fazer launched "Pantteri Mix." This mix included fruit-flavored candies (red, yellow, and green) along with the classic salmiakki ones.
In the 2000s, the small Pantteri drops sold in boxes returned to their original recipe from 1965. This meant they no longer had the sugar coating. The box even says "Original Pantteri drops from 1965."
Over the years, new Pantteri candies have been introduced. These include "Lumipantteri Mix" (meaning "snow panther"), which has a white coating. There's also "Musta Pantteri" (meaning "black panther"), which has an even stronger salty liquorice taste. Another type is "Pantteri Black Shot," which are candies with a salty liquorice filling.
Pantteri has also had some fun advertising campaigns. These campaigns have even won awards in Finland for being the best. One campaign featured a funny character called "El Pantero." He used funny slogans like "El Pantero baila," which means "El Pantero dances." More recently, a campaign promoted "Panthóur," a playful take on the sport of parkour.
Different Pantteri Candies
In Finland
- Original Pantteri drops: These are the classic small, chewy drops with a salty liquorice flavor.
- Bigger Pantteri candies: These are the larger, disc-shaped candies with a salty liquorice flavor and a sugar coating.
- Musta Pantteri: This candy has a stronger salty liquorice taste than the regular Pantteri.
- Pantteri Mix: A popular mix of salty liquorice and fruit-flavored candies.
- Lumipantteri Mix: These are salty liquorice and fruit candies that have a white coating.
- Pantteri Black Shot: Candies filled with a salty liquorice center.
- Pantteri Black & White: A mix of salty liquorice candies and smaller Lumipantteri fruit candies.
- Pantteri ice cream cone: A salty liquorice and vanilla flavored ice cream cone made by Pingviini.
- Pantteri Jungle Mix: A mix of different flavors like blood orange-menthol and salmiak-menthol.
In Sweden (Katten)
- Salta katten: These are salty liquorice candies, similar to some Pantteri types.
- Söta katten: This mix is similar to Pantteri Mix, with both salty liquorice and fruit flavors.
- Vinterkatten: Similar to Lumipantteri Mix, with a white coating.
- Salta katten (drops): Small drops shaped like a cat's head, with a salty liquorice flavor.
