Finland, 40%
The distillery that produces Finlandia vodka was founded in 1888 by Dr.Wilhelm Juslin next to the glacial spring in the small Finnish village of Rajamaki in the Nurmijarvi parish.Today,a facility at that same historic location still manufactures and packages Finlandia.
In 1920,after the passage of the alcohol Prohibition Act in Finland.the Rajamaki distillery was bought by the Finnish state to secure an alcohol supply for pharmacies and for other non-beverage purposes.When the Prohibition Act was lifted in 1932,the state took over exclusive control of vodka production.In 1975,a new alcoholic beverage plant was constructed at the Rajamaki location in Finland,and the distilling operation was centralized at the Koskenkorva facility in 1987.
In 2000,the listed U.S based Brown Forman Corporation acquired 45% of Finlandia Vodka Worldwide,with the state-owned Altia GRoup,a successor of Alko's production division,retaining 55% ownership.Two years later Brown-Forman acquired an additional 35% stake in Finlandia Vodka in 2004,Brown-Forman acquired the remaining 20% of Finlandia Vodka and assumed 100% ownership in the brand.
