Private company

Hartwall

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Finnish beverage company

Hartwall Ltd (natively Oy Hartwall Ab) is a beverage company based in Helsinki, Finland. It was founded in 1836. Its drinks range includes Jaffa, Pommac and Novelle waters.2 It was founded by Victor Hartwall.1 Its products include Lapin Kulta, Happy Joe and Karjala.1 It is part of Royal Unibrew.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1838Founded1
  • Industrybeverage industry1
  • HeadquartersHelsinki1
  • Websitewww.hartwall.fi
  • Legal formosakeyhtiö1
  • LEI529900SWMI8M0D2DQS223
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressHiomotie 32, 00380 Helsinki, Finland3
  • Registered withFinnish Patent and Registration Office, 0213454-73

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Hartwall, Kaarina
Photo: H. M. // Dandelion, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

Hartwall Ltd (natively Oy Hartwall Ab) is a beverage company based in Helsinki, Finland. It was founded in 1836. Its drinks range includes Jaffa, Pommac and Novelle waters. The company also owns the licence for manufacturing and selling PepsiCo's Pepsi, 7 Up and Mountain Dew brands in Finland. Hartwall's alcoholic beverages include Upcider cider, Lapin Kulta lager beer, Karjala beer and is the local producer of Foster's lager. In 2002, Hartwall was purchased by the UK based Scottish & Newcastle corporation, and when that company was bought out in 2008 the brand became owned by Heineken. Danish Royal Unibrew bought Hartwall in 2013. In 2017, a special beer brewery was completed in connection with the Lahti brewery, which was named Mattsson after a local beer influencer.2

Corporate structure

Hartwall is part of a group headed by Royal Unibrew. 21 entities, 6 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Royal Unibrew Faxe, Denmark
    • Cido Grupa 99.99% · Riga, Latvia
    • Hartwall Helsinki, Finland
    • Albani Brewery Subsidiary · Odense
    • Ceres Brewery Subsidiary · Aarhus
    • Hansa Borg Bryggerier Subsidiary · Kokstad, Norway
      • B & R WINE AS Subsidiary · Lysaker, Norway
      • Borg Bryggerier Subsidiary · Norway
      • Christianssands Bryggeri Subsidiary · Norway
      • DIVINI AS Subsidiary · Lysaker, Norway
        • INNVINO AS Subsidiary · Lysaker, Norway
      • Hansa Brewery Subsidiary · Norway
      • Nøgne Ø Subsidiary · Norway
      • PLUS VINI AS Subsidiary · Lysaker, Norway
      • SERVCO AS Subsidiary · Lysaker, Norway
      • TRULLI WINES AS Subsidiary · Lysaker, Norway
      • VINARIUS AS Subsidiary · Lysaker, Norway
    • Kalnapilio-Tauro grupė, UAB Subsidiary · Panevėžys, Lithuania
    • Maribo Bryghus Subsidiary · Maribo
    • Supermalt UK Limited Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
    • Uždaroji akcinė bendrovė "Kalnapilio-Tauro grupė" Subsidiary · Panevezys, Lithuania
    • Faxe Brewery Owned · Faxe Municipality, Denmark
    • Kalnapilis Owned · Lithuania
    • Līvu Alus Owned · Latvia
    • Tauras Owned · Vilnius City Municipality, Lithuania

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Victor Hartwall in 1838.1

Leadership

Who has led Hartwall, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Products and brands

  • Happy Joe
  • Karjala
  • Lapin Kulta
  • beer

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. 1968Acquired Bock1

Timeline

  1. 1838Founded Founded1

Sources

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