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Licence for the manufacture and wholesale of alcoholic beverages

  • Permit or other obligation
  • Nationwide
  • Public service

Manufacture and wholesale of alcoholic beverages require a licence. The manufacture licence includes the right to wholesale the manufactured products.

A person who has been granted a manufacture licence by Valvira, may manufacture alcoholic beverages for educational or research purposes. Alcoholic beverages produced for educational and research purposes, may only be used for the analysis and qual ...

Do the following

Submit a notification to the Valvira Alcohol Trade Register using the forms available in the online services. Log in to the service through suomi.fi identification.

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To whom and on what terms

Before receiving the licence, the applicant must provide information on their financial situation and demonstrate the professional and technical conditions required for the sector.

Alcoholic beverages may only be manufactured at a manufacturing site approved by Valvira, where production and storage are arranged so that effective supervision is possible. Valvira performs an inspection at the manufacturing site, and the production of alcoholic beverages can only be started after the manufacturing site and the manufacturing equipment have been approved.


Processing time

approximately 3 months. The processing time varies from case to case.

Period of validity

until further notice

The service is provided by

National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health

Responsible for the service

National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health
Text edited by: National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health
Updated: 17/5/2023