Beers from Finland

Look at these Popular Beers from Finland

Finland, which is a Northern European nation with Sweden and Russia as its borders, has been associated with beer for a longer time now.

The history of beer production in this European country can be dated back to the middle Ages.

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With pale lagers as the most commonly brewed beer type, Finland is standing ninth in per capita beer consumption.

We can describe the Finnish beer market as global than local because of the presence of some of the world’s best breweries here.

Before going into the popular beers, let’s understand the tax classes of Finnish beers:

I beer: These are the beers with an alcohol content of 0 to 2.8%.
II beer: These beers would have an alcohol content of 2.8 to 3.7%
III beer: These are the beers with alcohol levels of 3.7 to 4.7%
IVA beer: These beers would have an alcohol level of 4.8 to 5.2%
IVB beer: These are the beers with an alcohol content of 5.2 to 8.0%

Now, let’s have a look at the most popular beers of Finland here…

Karhu:

This is a pale lager from the oldest commercial brewery of Finland, Sinebrychoff. This beer is having a stronger taste and is found to be made using the following ingredients:

Water
Barley
Malt
Barley starch
Hops

As such, this beer is found to be available in various styles like:

Karhu III
Karhu A
Karhu Real Strong
Karhu Dark I
Karhu Rye
Karhu Double Hops
Karhu Frosted

Karjala:

This is also a pale lager beer being manufactured by the Hartwall brewery. In Eastern Finland, this beer is popularly called by the name evakkokalj or evacuee beer. At present, this beer is available in the following forms:

Karjala III
Karjala IVA
Karjala IVB
Karjala Terva

Koff:

Koff represents a range of lager type beers manufactured by the Sinebrychoff brewery again. This is among the most sold beers in the country and is being sold as different versions like:

Koff I
Koff III
Koff IVA
Koff IVB
Koff Extra Brew III
Koff Extra Brew IV
Koff Lite III

This brewery has stopped some of the Koff versions in the recent past. Some examples of discontinued Koff beers are Koff Amber, Koff Draught, and Koff Velvet.

Lapin Kulta:

This is a brand name being used on a range of lager type beers of varying strengths. This brand name is now owned by the ‘Hartwall’ brewery which is producing Lapin Kulta in the following versions:

Lapin Kulta IVA
Lapin Kulta III
Lapin Kulta I

Olvi:

Olvi is a range of lagers that is being produced by the Olvi brewery, a soft drinks company of Finland. Apart from beers, this brewery is also manufacturing a range of other products like ciders, soft drinks, and long drinks.

The different versions of Olvi beers are:

OLVI Halko beer
OLVI Christmas beer
OLVI Ykkönen
OLVI III
OLVI Export
OLVI Tuplapukki
OLVI Home-brewed beer
OLVI Iisalmi (Indian) Pale Ale