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Alko is the national alcoholic beverage retailing monopoly in Finland. Essentially, it is the only store in the country which retails beer over 4.7% ABV, wine (except in vineyards) and spirits. Alcoholic beverages are also sold in licensed restaurants and bars to ages 18 and up. Alko is required by law to sell drinks with lower alcohol content than 4.7% and non-alcoholic alternatives, but in practice carries a very limited stock of low alcohol beer, cider and non-alcoholic drinks and mixers as supermarkets sell the same products at a lower price. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
This is a list of Finnish government owned companies: Wholly Owned Alko Altia OHY Arsenal CSC-Tieteellinen laskenta Edita Finnvera Hansel Kapiteeli Motiva Rahapaja Solidium Suomen Erillisverkot Suomen Posti Suomen Teollisuussijoitus Suomen Vientiluotto Suomen Viljava VPU Pukutehdas VR Shared majority ownership Boreal Kasvinjalostus Finnair Fortum Haus kehittämiskeskus Kemijoki Kemira...
Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Founded 1974 Province Southern Finland Region Uusimaa Sub-region Helsinki Area - Of which land - Rank 243 km² 240,84 km² ranked 316th Population - Density - Rank 187 365 (2005) 770. ...
Alcoholic beverages An alcoholic beverage (also known as booze in slang term) is a drink containing ethanol, commonly known as alcohol, although in chemistry the definition of alcohol includes many other compounds. ...
Alcoholic beverages are drinks containing ethanol, popularly called alcohol. ...
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Alcoholic beverages An alcoholic beverage (also known as booze in slang term) is a drink containing ethanol, commonly known as alcohol, although in chemistry the definition of alcohol includes many other compounds. ...
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Alcohol by volume (ABV) is an indication of how much alcohol (expressed as a percentage) is included in an alcoholic beverage. ...
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As the only means to buy strong retail alcohol in Finland, Alko has an extensive range of products ranging from rare wines to bulk vodka. Its wine selection has grown in recent decades as there has been an increase in consumption and a government drive to change Finnish drinking habits to a more "European" style, which means a move from hard liquor to wine and beer. While wine consumption has increased, this has not replaced consumption of other alcoholic beverages, negating the "Europeanization" argument. Nowadays wines occupy most of the shelf space in an Alko shop. Its beer selection is concentrated on stronger versions of the domestic bulk lagers and some high-quality strong beers from major beer-producing countries as well as traditional Sahti at some locations. Hard spirits include several Finnish brands of vodka and all major types of hard liquor. Alko also sells brands of drinks produced by the Finnish state-owned company Altia, which are traditional products and not sold abroad. Many of these date back to the first products launched after the end of the Prohibition. These are usually for mixing drinks. Finlandia Sahti, Finnish sahti label Sahti is a traditional beer from Finland made from a variety of grains, malted and unmalted, including barley, rye, wheat, and oats; sometimes bread made from these grains is fermented instead of malt itself. ...
Altia Oyj is a Finnish state-owned corporation, which produces and imports alcoholic drinks. ...
The term Prohibition, also known as A Dry Law, refers to a law in a certain country by which the manufacture, transportation, import, export, and sale of alcoholic beverages is restricted or illegal. ...
Legal status Alko is a government-owned enterprise reporting to the Finnish Ministry of Health and Social Affairs. As of September 2007, it has 337 shops and 131 order points throughout the country. Under the Alcohol Act, it cannot have a window display, so it usually has just a display of wine glasses and catalogues. Alko can advertise beverages that contain up to 22% alcohol. In practice manufacturers or distributors, not Alko, advertise their products. Printed catalogues have information and prices for all products but Internet pages can show only beverages with less than 22% alcohol. However private individuals have published unofficial over 22% price lists on the Internet. September 2007 is the ninth month of that year. ...
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On the 3 February 2005, the Finnish Food Marketing Association (a pressure group of the country's supermarkets like K-Kauppa and S-Group) asked the European Union to challenge the legality of Alko's monopoly, which it disputes. is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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 A photo from inside the Alko in Kamppi, Helsinki. Products with under 22% ABV can be purchased by 18 year olds and up. The minimum age for products containing over 22% ABV is 20. When asked at checkout a young person must prove his or her age with an official ID (only a driver's licence, ID card or passport is accepted). Alcohol will not be sold to drunken customers or when there is a reason to suspect misuse or illegal supply to a person who would not be authorized to buy. It is also illegal to enter an Alko if you are under 18, except if you are supervised by an adult. Image File history File linksMetadata Alkon_myymälä_Kampissa. ...
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Kamppi bus station Kamppi Kamppi (Swedish: Kampen) is a district in the centre of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. ...
Location of Helsinki in Northern Europe Coordinates: , Country Province Region Uusimaa Sub-region Helsinki Charter 1550 Capital city 1812 Government - City manager Jussi Pajunen Area - City 187. ...
Alcohol by volume (ABV) is an indication of how much alcohol (expressed as a percentage) is included in an alcoholic beverage. ...
History During the years 1919 to 1932, the distribution and consumption of alcoholic beverages was forbidden in Finland. When the prohibition was lifted by the Finnish government in 1932 following a referendum, they created a company called Oy Alkoholiliike Ab which was fully owned by the government. Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ...
Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Alcoholic beverages An alcoholic beverage (also known as booze in slang term) is a drink containing ethanol, commonly known as alcohol, although in chemistry the definition of alcohol includes many other compounds. ...
Finland is a republic with a representative democracy governed according to the principles of Parliamentarism. ...
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The first stores were opened on the 5th of April, 1932, at 10:00. (The date and time form the number 543210, still appearing in trivia quizzes.)
During the 1939-40 Winter War the company mass-produced molotov cocktails for the Finnish military, production totalling 450,000 units. Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Combatants Finland Soviet Union Commanders Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim Kliment Voroshilov, later Semyon Timoshenko Strength 250,000 men 30 tanks 130 aircraft[1][2] 1,000,000 men 6,541 tanks [3] 3,800 aircraft[4][5] Casualties 26,662 dead 39,886 wounded 1,000 captured[6] 126,875...
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The Finnish Defence Forces (Finnish: Puolustusvoimat) consist of 34,700 people in uniform (27,300 army, 3,000 navy, and 4,400 air force). ...
In 1969 the company's name was changed to Oy Alko Ab. This company not only distributed, but imported and manufactured, alcohol. Also: 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ...
 Alko's previous logo until 2006, before it changed to the current logo In the 1980s, Alko switched from desk service to self-service. Image File history File links The logo of Alko. ...
Image File history File links The logo of Alko. ...
Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
In 1995, when Finland joined the EU, the monopolies in production and import had to be lifted. Thus, the corporation was separated into Alko (distribution), Primalco (production) and Havistra (bulk sales), which formed the Altia Group; only Alko retained a monopoly. In 1998, Alko was separated from the Altia Group, and is now entirely separated from it, although Alko continues to be the major customer of Altia. Altia Group (with Primalco and Havistra) was reorganized later to the current Altia. Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ...
Altia Oyj is a Finnish state-owned corporation, which produces and imports alcoholic drinks. ...
Other alcoholic monopolies Systembolaget (colloquially known as systemet or bolaget, the literal English translation would be The System Company) is a government owned chain of liquor stores in Sweden. ...
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VÃnbúð is a chain of 46 stores run by the Icelandic alcohol & tobacco monopoly - ÃTVR, locally called “rÃkið†which litterally means “The Stateâ€. It is the only place on Iceland where it is possible to buy alcohol legally. ...
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The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) is a Crown corporation selling liquor, wine, and beer in Ontario through a chain of retail stores. ...
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Société des alcools du Québec logo The Société des alcools du Québec (French for Quebec Alcohols Corporation), often abbreviated and referred to as SAQ, is a state-owned corporation in the Province of Quebec. ...
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The National Alcohol Beverage Control Association was established in 1937 as the nationwide organization representing the interests of alcohol beverage control or monopoly sale states in the U.S. Its stated mission is to support those states and areas in which governmental agencies exclusively wholesale and/or retail some form...
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) is an independent government agency that manages the beverage alcohol industry in Pennsylvania. ...
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External links - Alko - Official site
- Isokaato.com, price list
- A YLE article of the challenge between Alko and the supermarkets (English)
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