Finland has a long history of beer (Finnish: olut) dating back to the Middle Ages. The oldest still-existing commercial brewery in Finland and the other Nordic countries is Sinebrychoff, founded in 1819. The Finnish Beer Day (suomalaisen oluen päivä) is celebrated on 13 October to commemorate the founding of the Sinebrychoff brewery and the birth of Finnish beer. The largest Finnish brewers are Hartwall, Olvi and Sinebrychoff. Most of the beers brewed in Finland are pale lagers. As of 2022[update], Finland's standing is 23rd in per capita consumption of beer: Finnish people consume 70.2 litres (15.4 imp gal; 18.5 US gal) of beer annually per capita, while the total annual consumption is 393 million litres (86,000,000 imp gal; 104,000,000 US gal).[1]
Sahti is a traditional Finnish farmhouse ale, made mostly with rye and barley malts, but sometimes also oats, and filtered through straw or juniper twigs. The modern version has a distinct banana flavor from the bread yeast used to ferment it. It was often praised in the writings of the beer connoisseur Michael Jackson. Although less common today, it is still served at weddings and other special occasions. There are also a few commercial producers.
Finnish beer tax-classesedit
Beer was classified into tax classes by law in Finland until the year 1995 when Finland joined the European Union. After joining the EU the law was reformed so that the tax is set directly by the percentage of alcohol by volume contained in the product: with 0.5–2.8% beers €0.02/cl of alcohol, with beers over 2.8% €0.0214/cl.[2] However, the old classifications are still voluntarily used widely and the old tax classes are still often marked on the products and advertisements.
not usually used in Finland; however, it is used in Sweden
III beer
3.7–4.7%
yes
yes
known as "keskiolut [fi]" (literally "middle beer" or medium-strength beer), "kolmosolut" or "kolmonen", the most popular class of beer in Finland
IVA beer
4.8–5.2%
yes
yes
steep taxation before the 1995 reform, usually sold as Export beers
IVB beer
5.2–8.0%
yes
no
steep taxation before the 1995 reform, usually sold as Export beers, law changed in 1/2018 to allow any alcohol up to 5.5% to be sold in stores
Beer with an alcohol content of 5.6% or higher may only be sold in state-owned Alko liquor stores or bars and restaurants with the appropriate license.[3] It is also sold in tax free shops on Baltic Sea cruiseferries. Because of tax regulations, the tax free shops may only be open when the ships are either on international waters or visiting Åland (which has special exempt status in the EU).
Finland's beer market has been described as international rather than local.[4] The market leader is Denmark's Carlsberg Group, owner of the Finnish brewery Sinebrychoff, with a market share of 46.9%.[4] Its beer brands include Koff and Karhu. Carlsberg is followed by Heineken International, which controls - through its Hartwall brewery - a 29.5% share of the national market and produces the Lapin Kulta and Karjala brands.[5]Olvi is the largest Finnish-owned brewery, holding approximately a further 20% of the Finnish market.[6] The rest of the Finnish breweries are smallish regionals or microbreweries, all founded post-1985.[citation needed] As of 2017[update], there are 85 microbreweries in the country.[7] Craft breweries are allowed to sell their products directly to consumers.[8]
Prohibition started in Finland on 1 June 1919 and lasted nearly 13 years, during which the production, import, sales, transportation and storage of alcohol products was only allowed for medicinal, scientific, and technical purposes. A referendum on the continuation of prohibition was held starting on the 29th and closing on 30 December 1931. The referendum closed with a 70% majority against the law and resulted in the end of prohibition on 5 April 1932 at 10:00 when the new state-owned alcohol retail stores opened their doors to customers.
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Finland has a long history of beer Finnish olut dating back to the Middle Ages The oldest still existing commercial brewery in Finland and the other Nordic countries is Sinebrychoff founded in 1819 The Finnish Beer Day suomalaisen oluen paiva is celebrated on 13 October to commemorate the founding of the Sinebrychoff brewery and the birth of Finnish beer The largest Finnish brewers are Hartwall Olvi and Sinebrychoff Most of the beers brewed in Finland are pale lagers As of 2022 update Finland s standing is 23rd in per capita consumption of beer Finnish people consume 70 2 litres 15 4 imp gal 18 5 US gal of beer annually per capita while the total annual consumption is 393 million litres 86 000 000 imp gal 104 000 000 US gal 1 Can of Finnish Olvi beer Contents 1 Sahti 2 Finnish beer tax classes 3 Finnish beer market 4 Prohibition 5 Finnish breweries 6 Finnish brewery restaurants 7 Most important Finnish beers 8 Annual Finnish beer events 9 See also 10 References 11 External linksSahti editMain article Sahti nbsp Finlandia sahtiSahti is a traditional Finnish farmhouse ale made mostly with rye and barley malts but sometimes also oats and filtered through straw or juniper twigs The modern version has a distinct banana flavor from the bread yeast used to ferment it It was often praised in the writings of the beer connoisseur Michael Jackson Although less common today it is still served at weddings and other special occasions There are also a few commercial producers Finnish beer tax classes editBeer was classified into tax classes by law in Finland until the year 1995 when Finland joined the European Union After joining the EU the law was reformed so that the tax is set directly by the percentage of alcohol by volume contained in the product with 0 5 2 8 beers 0 02 cl of alcohol with beers over 2 8 0 0214 cl 2 However the old classifications are still voluntarily used widely and the old tax classes are still often marked on the products and advertisements Percentage by volume Sold in restaurants Sold in stores NotesI beer 0 0 2 8 yes yes does not require a licenseII beer 2 8 3 7 yes yes not usually used in Finland however it is used in SwedenIII beer 3 7 4 7 yes yes known as keskiolut fi literally middle beer or medium strength beer kolmosolut or kolmonen the most popular class of beer in FinlandIVA beer 4 8 5 2 yes yes steep taxation before the 1995 reform usually sold as Export beersIVB beer 5 2 8 0 yes no steep taxation before the 1995 reform usually sold as Export beers law changed in 1 2018 to allow any alcohol up to 5 5 to be sold in storesBeer with an alcohol content of 5 6 or higher may only be sold in state owned Alko liquor stores or bars and restaurants with the appropriate license 3 It is also sold in tax free shops on Baltic Sea cruiseferries Because of tax regulations the tax free shops may only be open when the ships are either on international waters or visiting Aland which has special exempt status in the EU See also Beer classification in Sweden and FinlandFinnish beer market edit nbsp Selection of Finnish beersFinland s beer market has been described as international rather than local 4 The market leader is Denmark s Carlsberg Group owner of the Finnish brewery Sinebrychoff with a market share of 46 9 4 Its beer brands include Koff and Karhu Carlsberg is followed by Heineken International which controls through its Hartwall brewery a 29 5 share of the national market and produces the Lapin Kulta and Karjala brands 5 Olvi is the largest Finnish owned brewery holding approximately a further 20 of the Finnish market 6 The rest of the Finnish breweries are smallish regionals or microbreweries all founded post 1985 citation needed As of 2017 update there are 85 microbreweries in the country 7 Craft breweries are allowed to sell their products directly to consumers 8 Prohibition editMain article Prohibition in Finland Prohibition started in Finland on 1 June 1919 and lasted nearly 13 years during which the production import sales transportation and storage of alcohol products was only allowed for medicinal scientific and technical purposes A referendum on the continuation of prohibition was held starting on the 29th and closing on 30 December 1931 The referendum closed with a 70 majority against the law and resulted in the end of prohibition on 5 April 1932 at 10 00 when the new state owned alcohol retail stores opened their doors to customers Finnish breweries edit nbsp Sinebrychoff Brewery in KeravaAuran panimo Bock brewery Bock s Corner Brewery brewery Brewcats C A Robsahmin Portteripanimo sold in 1895 CoolHead Brew Fat Lizard Finlandia Sahti Fiskarsin Panimo Haapala Brewery Hailuodon panimo Hartwall Karjala Lapin Kulta owned by Hartwall Hiisi Honkavuori Hopping Brewsters Beer Company Iso Kallan Panimo Kahakka Kakola Brewing Company Kaleva Brewing Company Keudan panimo Kiiski Koskipanimo Kotkan Hoyrypanimo Kvarken Laitilan Wirvoitusjuomatehdas Kukko Lammin Sahti Lapin Voima Linden Brewery Maistila Maku Brewing Mallaskoski Kuohu Hajy Komia Makia Mallaskuun panimo Malmgardin Panimo Narvan kylapanimo Nokian Panimo Keisari Aret Runt Olaf Olarin Panimo Olutpaja Olvi Olvi Sandels Palvasalmi bankrupt Panimo Honkavuori 9 Pyynikin kasityolaispanimo 10 Rekolan Panimo fi Amerikan Serkku Metsan Henki Munkintie 11 Ruosniemen panimo Saimaan Olut Saimaa Marsalkka Rokrammi Luostari Sinebrychoff Karhu Koff Porin panimo owned by Sinebrychoff Sonnisaaren panimo Stadin Panimo Suomenlinnan Panimo Taiwalkosken panimo Takatalo amp Tompuri Brewery Tampere Brewing amp Distilling Co Teerenpeli Tuju Ylikyla Olut Alands Bryggeri Stallhagen Finnish brewery restaurants editBock s Corner Brewery Vaasa Haapala Panimoravintola Sotkamo Hollolan Hirvi Hollola Panimoravintola Beer Hunter s Pori Panimoravintola Bruuveri Helsinki Panimoravintola Huvila Savonlinna Panimoravintola Koulu Turku Panimoravintola Plevna Tampere Perho Helsinki Ravintola Herman no longer brewing Teerenpeli Panimo amp Tislaamo Lahti Most important Finnish beers edit nbsp Kukko Lager beerAura fi Karhu Karjala Koff Kukko Lapin Kulta Olvi SandelsAnnual Finnish beer events editHelsinki Beer Festival held since 1997 Isojano tapahtuma held since 1993 Kaljakellunta held since 1997 Olutfestivaalit held since 1990 Sahdinvalmistuksen SM kisat Finnish sahti brewing championships held since 1992 Suomalaiset sahtipaivat held since 1995 Suuret oluet pienet panimot held since 2003 See also edit nbsp Beer portal nbsp Finland portalAlcohol preferences in Europe Beer and breweries by region Drinking in public Finland Finnish alcohol culture Health in Finland Alcohol consumption Pantsdrunk Sahti traditional Finnish beerReferences edit Global Beer Consumption by Country in 2022 Kirin Holdings 22 December 2023 Retrieved 18 March 2024 Viisi Tahtea Oluiden luokittelu ja oluttyypit 31 May 2009 Archived from the original on 31 May 2009 Retrieved 28 December 2017 Stronger beer comes to Finland s grocery stores in March Yle News 15 December 2017 Retrieved 5 December 2019 a b Carlsberg Group Annual Report 2008 PDF Carlsberggroup com Retrieved 28 December 2017 Latest Reports PDF Annualreport heineken com Retrieved 30 January 2016 Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 22 March 2011 Retrieved 3 March 2010 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Kankare Matti 18 August 2017 Pienpanimoita on 85 kaksi tekee valtaosan tuloksesta Sangen paljastaa joukkorahoituksen ongelmat Talouselama Retrieved 20 August 2017 Friday s papers Labour settlement alcohol sales women earn most doctorates Yle News 9 February 2018 Retrieved 6 May 2018 Panimo Honkavuori Honkavuori fi Retrieved 28 December 2017 Pyynikin Brewing company pyynikin com Retrieved 13 June 2019 IN ENGLISH Rekolan Panimo Rekolanpanimo fi Retrieved 28 December 2017 External links edit nbsp Media related to Beers of Finland at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index 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