Vantaa, Finland, set up a surplus food terminal, "Shared Table", that connects food factories, wholesalers and retailers to a large network of food aid distributors.

Finland has lots of surplus food in all the levels of food production. At the same time, food aid is a social-political and human problem.

Vantaa, Finland, set up a surplus food terminal, "Shared Table", that connects food factories, wholesalers and retailers to a large network of food aid distributors. The initiative is funded and owned by the City of Vantaa and Vantaa Parish Union.

The initiative helps fighting hunger by providing food aid, and surplus food is offered at community events and activities. Logistics are streamlined, making it easier to get food to places where it is needed. The main goals are to increase the wellbeing of people in need by developing the food aid system, its network and ways of distributing food aid, and in doing so increase and develop the use of eatable surplus food.

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