Finland

Finland - Country Overview (Wine Context)

Location: Northern Europe, bordered by Sweden, Norway, and Russia, with coastlines on the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Finland.
Capital: Helsinki.
Area: 338,455 square kilometres (130,678 square miles).
Population (2025 est.): About 5.6 million people.

Wine and Viticulture Overview

Wine climate: Cold northern climate with very short growing seasons and long summer daylight hours.
Viticulture status: Experimental and very small-scale grape cultivation; commercial wine production is extremely limited.
Main growing areas: Southern Finland, especially coastal and island areas.
Typical grape varieties: Cold-hardy hybrids such as Zilga, Solaris, Rondo.
Wine styles: Fruit wines dominate; limited experimental grape wines and ciders.
Industry notes: Finland is among the northernmost countries in the world with experimental viticulture.

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Wine in Finland

Finland is located in Northern Europe, bordered by Sweden, Norway, Russia, and the Baltic Sea. Due to its high latitude, cool climate, and short growing season, traditional grape viticulture is extremely limited. Wine production has therefore developed primarily outside the classic European grape-wine model.

Finnish producers focus mainly on fruit wines made from berries such as currants, lingonberries, blueberries, and cloudberries, as well as apples. Small experimental vineyards using cold-hardy and hybrid grape varieties exist in southern Finland, but grape wine production remains minimal.

Most wines are produced for domestic consumption and range from dry to sweet styles. Production is small-scale and artisanal, emphasizing local ingredients and adaptation to northern growing conditions rather than volume output.