The bread, made from flour ground from dried crickets(insects) as well as wheat flour and seeds, contains more protein than normal wheat bread.
Each loaf contains about 70 crickets and costs 3.99 euros ($4.72), compared with 2 to 3 euros for a regular wheat loaf.
“It offers consumers with a good protein source and also gives them an easy way to familiarize themselves with insect-based food,” said Juhani Sibakov, head of innovation at Fazer Bakeries.
The demand to find more food sources and a desire to treat animals more humanely have raised interest in using insects as a protein source in several Western countries.
In November, Finland joined – Britain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria and Denmark – in allowing insects to be raised and marketed for food use.