Our production sites

Koskenkorva Distillery

The Koskenkorva Distillery, located in the village of Koskenkorva in Southern Ostrobothnia, Finland, is a modern production plant with a highly developed production technique, processes and a wide product range allowing for exceptional material efficiency. Grain spirit produced from pure Finnish barley is the key ingredient of our alcoholic beverages. The distillery operates according to the principles of the circular economy, which means that the barley grain is used fully – without waste – and all outputs are utilised either internally or by customers.

Circular economy at Koskenkorva

In addition to grain spirit, the Koskenkorva plant produces starch and raw material for animal feed. Even the carbon dioxide generated in the process is collected and used, for example, in greenhouse cultivation.

We also have our own bioenergy power plant at Koskenkorva, which uses barley husk as its fuel producing steam energy for the distillery. The use of renewable fuel has helped the Koskenkorva plant to cut down its fossil carbon dioxide emissions by approximately 50%. The plant’s self-sufficiency in terms of fuel in steam generation is about 60%. The circular economy at the Koskenkorva distillery brought Anora the Green Company of the Year award in 2018.

The Koskenkorva plant uses over 200 million kilos of Finnish barley annually – that's 17 truckloads of barley delivered to the plant every weekday of the year. The barley used at Koskenkorva represents about 15% of the total barley harvest in Finland, making Anora one of the largest buyers of barley in the country.

Koskenkorva Distillery's continuous distillation process

In continuous distillation, barley mash is ceaselessly fed into the distillation process. At Koskenkorva, distillation takes place in five distillation columns, each with its own roles and functions. There are also four supporting columns that recycle fusel alcohols from the main distillation and raise distillation efficiency up to 99%.

Continuous distillation has several advantages compared to regular batch distillation, such as the ability to distill larger amounts more efficiently. Also, there is no need for unnecessary washing, which decreases water consumption, chemical and energy use, and ensures uniform quality.

Gjelleråsen production plant

Anora's Gjelleråsen production plant, situated outside Oslo, Norway, is one of the newest and most advanced in Europe. The 52,000 m2 production facility operates mainly with geothermal energy and houses a full-service logistics operation, modern bottling plant and distillery as well as an accredited quality assurance laboratory.

The home of iconic aquavits

Our production has five copper pot-stills for the distillation of iconic aquavit qualities such as Lysholm Linie, Aalborg, Gammel Opland and Løiten. Our production handles a large volume of incoming wines in bulk, as well as raw materials and botanicals for spirit production. Over 8,000 oak casks are stored in our warehouse, maturing different aquavits from 6 months upward to decades for some qualities. All our casks are maintained by our skilled coopers with their unique craftmanship.

The state-of-the-art bottling plant operates with seven bottling lines handling over three hundred different units in packaging formats ranging from glass, PET, Bag-in-Box and minis. Our iconic wine brands Falling Feather, Ruby Zin and Wongraven are amongst those bottled at Gjelleråsen. Quality control and sensory tests are carried out by our accredited laboratory both prior to and after bottling.

Vectura is our logistics unit, offering a full range of inbound logistics services, storage and product distribution in Norway. Its partners include well over a hundred producers and importers of alcoholic beverages, covering the entire range from the largest industrial players to small family-owned craft producers. Vectura handles roughly 12,000 different products. Vinmonopolet, the hotel and restaurant industry and wholesalers are their main customers.

Rajamäki alcoholic beverage and technical ethanol plants

Anora produces wines and spirits under more than 700 brand names at its industry-leading alcoholic beverage plant in Rajamäki. With the exception of cognac, brandy and some speciality products, Anora's own products are bottled at the Rajamäki plant. The plant has six lines for bottles and two for climate-smart Bag-in-Box containers. Our comprehensive quality assurance system includes a broad range of samples, checks and measurements at different stages of production.

The Rajamäki plant has about 230 employees. The production department works in three shifts. Annual production is over 60 million litres.

The Rajamäki technical ethanol plant processes ethanols, solvents and their mixtures for a broad range of industrial needs. Read more about our technical ethanols on Anora Industrial's website.

Clean groundwater

In addition to the grain spirit produced at Koskenkorva, our production of spirits is based on clean groundwater. The groundwater in Rajamäki has been used for the production of beverages since 1888, when operations began in the Rajamäki plant area. Anora protects the quality of the groundwater in its nearby areas through land ownership and by restricting construction in the area and establishing conservation areas.

Wine production

Anora’s role in wine production involves tasks related to processing wine. When we find a wine that is suitable for our product portfolio, we take care of its import and packaging for various markets. Anora processes wines in order to preserve their original characteristics. The Rajamäki plant has industry-leading wine processing lines: clean and efficient facilities with state-of-the-art technology.

Globus Wine

Globus Wine's modern production facility is located in Køge, Denmark. Thanks to its proximity to Copenhagen and major infrastructural harbors, rails and roads, Globus Wine is within optimal reach for the markets in Scandinavia, the Baltics, and Northern Germany.

The facility's 95 tanks and five filling lines are automated to the highest possible level, enabling a filling capacity of 130 million liters annually divided between bottle and Bag-in-Box filling. The filling process is supported by advanced IT systems that track everything to ensure a fast and efficient workflow.

Globus Wine's facilities also include a state-of-the-art warehouse with the capacity of 20,000 pallets, providing a wide range of storage solutions for both our customers and third-party manufacturers.

Tabasalu alcoholic beverage plant

Anora’s Tabasalu plant is located around 15 kilometres from Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. Its central location is important, particularly in terms of logistics. The Tabasalu plant has two efficient bottling lines for glass and PET bottles. Its flexible operations offer excellent opportunities for contract manufacturing clients.

The plant bottles beverages for the Baltic markets, for export within Anora and for other companies. The plant has around 50 employees. Its warehouse handles the distribution of Anora’s products in Estonia, including both imports and exports.

O.P. Anderson distillery

Anora's O. P. Anderson distillery is located in Sundsvall, Sweden. In addition to the distillery's flagship brand O.P. Anderson Aquavit, production includes other Swedish snaps classics such as Skåne Aquavit, Gammal Norrlands Aquavit, Hallands Fläder and Bäska Droppar.

The distillery brings together all parts of aquavit production in one location, from spice distillation and extraction to blending and maturation. The plant houses three copper pots, which are central to the original method for making aquavit.