page_title: Beer in Finland
section_title: Most important Finnish beers
hierarchical_section_title: Beer in Finland / Most important Finnish beers
caption_attribution_description: English: Kukko Lager beer by Laitilan Wirvoitusjuomatehdas in Laitila, Finland. EBU 22, EBC 5.
context_page_description: Finland has a long history of beer dating back to the Middle Ages. The oldest still-existing commercial brewery in Finland and Nordic countries is Sinebrychoff, founded in 1819. "Suomalaisen oluen päivä", or the Finnish Beer Day is celebrated on 13 October to commemorate the founding of Oy Sinebrychoff Ab 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. Finland's standing is 9th in per capita consumption of beer. Finnish people consume a total of 440 ML of beer annually and the trend is increasing by 11.7 633 mL bottles year-on-year per capita.
context_section_description: Karhu
  Karjala
  Koff
  Lapin Kulta
  Olvi
  Sandels
  Kukko
caption: Kukko Lager beer.
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