People who receive food bank handouts have told Yle that not all of the items they are given help them feed their families. In some cases, the food has been so difficult to use that it has been thrown away instead of eaten.

The reports highlight a practical problem in food aid: the contents of a parcel do not always match what a household can actually use. For families relying on donated food, that can mean wasted items at a time when every usable portion matters.