What Altia Plc does

Altia Plc was a Finnish wine and spirits company founded in 1888 and headquartered in Helsinki that operated as a brand house across the Nordics and Baltics with a portfolio of iconic Nordic trademarks including Koskenkorva, Linie, O.P. Anderson, Skagerrak, Chill Out, Ruby Zin, Blossa, Wongraven, and Falling Feather. Its business model combined brand ownership and marketing of these spirits and wine labels with industrial operations spanning distillation, bottling, and logistics services, selling through owned distribution subsidiaries (Vingruppen in Finland/Norway/Sweden/Nordic, Vectura AS, Arcus Spirits, Atlungstad Brenneri, Anora Estonia, Cita Garša, and Globus Wine) and through retail and hospitality channels across Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, the Baltics, and Germany.

In September 2021, Altia merged with Norwegian peer Arcus to form Anora Group Plc, a combination of two leading Nordic wine and spirits brand houses listed on Nasdaq Helsinki under the ticker ANORA. Anora inherited Altia's brand portfolio and industrial footprint, employs roughly 1,200 people across Northern Europe and Germany, and reported EUR 657.9 million of net sales in fiscal year 2025. The combined group markets itself as a market leader in the "profitable and stable" Nordic wine and spirits industry and as a global industry forerunner in sustainability, with industrial operations as a structural differentiator alongside the heritage brand house.

The commercial engine is a B2C, multi-channel consumer goods business — brands are sold via grocery, on-trade, and hospitality customers rather than directly to end consumers at scale — supported by a vertically integrated industrial back-end that also services third-party volumes. The 2026 corporate calendar (Q1 interim report citing FFF-driven Comparable EBITDA growth, the AGM of April 2026, and publication of the Annual Report 2025) indicates active margin-focused restructuring under the Anora umbrella, with Pekka Tennilä as CEO and Matti Nurmi as CIO.

Name

Altia Plc

Legal name

Anora Group Plc

Website

https://altiagroup.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Anora Group Plc, successor to Altia Plc, is a Nordic wine and spirits brand house selling iconic heritage brands such as Koskenkorva, Linie, and O.P. Anderson, plus industrial distillation, bottling, and logistics services, across Northern Europe and Germany.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wine and Spirits

NAICS

Distilleries (312140), Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers (42482), Beverage Manufacturing (3121)

SIC

Beverages (2080), Wholesale-Beer, Wine & Distilled Alcoholic Beverages (5180)

akta.pro primary industry

Spirits Distilling & Brands (CRADAIAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Distilled Spirits Production & Distilling (AFAFAAAC), Craft & Specialty Beverage Wholesale (Local/Artisanal) (AFAIAGAH)

Keywords

• Wine and spirits
• Distilled spirits
• Nordic beverages
• Beverage manufacturing
• Wine distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Helsinki

HQ country

Finland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Wine and Spirits Sales: Anora generates revenue through the sale of wine and spirits products across the Nordic region and Germany. The company operates as a brand house with iconic Nordic brands and maintains industrial operations including distillation, bottling and logistics services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Altia Plc is a Nordic wine and spirits brand house that produces, markets, and distributes branded alcoholic beverages including vodkas, aquavits, liqueurs, wines, and glögi. The company also operates industrial distillation, bottling, and logistics services supporting its own brands and partner customers across the Nordic and Baltic region.

Product overview

Anora is a leading wine and spirits brand house in the Nordic region, formed through the merger of Altia and Arcus in September 2021. The company operates a broad portfolio of iconic Nordic brands including Koskenkorva, Linie, O.P. Anderson, Skagerrak, Chill Out, Ruby Zin, Blossa, Wongraven, and Falling Feather. The business model encompasses both brand portfolio management and industrial operations including distillation, bottling, and logistics services. Anora has approximately 1,200 employees across Northern Europe and Germany, and generated net sales of EUR 657.9 million in 2025.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Koskenkorva: Key trademark with strong market position and long Nordic heritage
• Linie
• O.P. Anderson
• Skagerrak
• Chill Out
• Ruby Zin
• Blossa
• Wongraven
• Falling Feather

Products and services

• Koskenkorva Koskenkorva is a Finnish vodka brand in Altia's portfolio, sold to consumers across Nordic and other markets.
• Linie Linie is an aquavit brand in Altia's portfolio, marketed to consumers.
• O.P. Anderson O.P. Anderson is a Swedish aquavit brand in Altia's portfolio.
• Skagerrak Skagerrak is a spirit brand in Altia's portfolio.
• Chill Out Chill Out is a wine-based ready-to-drink brand in Altia's portfolio.
• Ruby Zin Ruby Zin is a wine brand in Altia's portfolio.
• Blossa Blossa is a Swedish glögi (mulled wine) brand in Altia's portfolio.
• Wongraven Wongraven is a spirit brand in Altia's portfolio.
• Falling Feather Falling Feather is a wine brand in Altia's portfolio.
• Industrial distillation services Contract distillation services offered to beverage industry partners utilizing Altia's production facilities.
• Industrial bottling services Bottling services offered to partners using Altia's production infrastructure.
• Logistics services Logistics services offered to partners across the Nordic and Baltic region.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ArcuscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2021Anora was formed through a merger of two leading Nordic wine and spirits brand houses - Altia and Arcus - in September 2021. This merger combined two equals to create a leading Nordic wine and spirits company.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Pernod Ricard: Global spirits and wine group with a broad portfolio (Absolut, Jameson, Chivas) and active Nordic presence. Comparable as a major branded spirits house operating across multiple price tiers and channels, but materially larger and globally diversified.
• Diageo: World's largest spirits company (Smirnoff, Johnnie Walker, Tanqueray) with established Nordic distribution. Overlaps with Anora in branded spirits distribution and on-premise presence across Northern Europe.

Direct peers

• Davide Campari-Milano: European-focused branded spirits group (Campari, Aperol, Skyy). Similar business model of owning and distributing iconic regional spirits brands, with comparable scale and channel mix.
• Brown-Forman: US-listed spirits brand owner (Jack Daniel's, Finlandia) with growing European footprint. Directly comparable as a branded spirits house that combines heritage brands with regional distribution partnerships.
• Roust Corporation: Russian-origin spirits group with Central and Eastern European distribution (Russian Standard, Žubr). Comparable as a regional branded spirits and distribution platform across Northern/Eastern European markets.
• Stock Spirits Group: Central European branded spirits company (Stock, Božkov, Fernet Stock) listed in London. Closely comparable in scale and business model to Anora's branded spirits operations across multiple CEE and Nordic-adjacent markets.
• Mast-Jägermeister: German privately-held spirits company behind the Jägermeister brand. Comparable as a heritage single-brand spirits company with strong Northern European presence and integrated production.
• Treasury Wine Estates: Global branded wine company (Penfolds, Beringer). Comparable as a wine-led brand house with regional distribution arms, mirroring Anora's Chill Out, Ruby Zin and Wongraven wine portfolio.

Others

• Altia Group (pre-merger standalone): Historical predecessor entity. Reference point only — Altia was absorbed into Anora in the 2021 merger with Arcus, so it no longer exists as a comparable standalone.
• Arcus (pre-merger standalone): Historical Norwegian spirits company that merged with Altia to form Anora in 2021. Useful as a reference for the pre-merger size and Nordic distribution footprint now embedded within Anora.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A2 records

Investments

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