Laitilan Wirvoitusjuomatehdas is a

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and a

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s company based in

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. It was founded in 1995 and now the company owns several brands, such as:

Kukko Kukko is a Finland, Finnish beer brand which has been manufactured and owned by Laitilan Wirvoitusjuomatehdas Oy since 2001. Most of the beers are sold both in cans as well as bottles. These beers are set apart from the competition by their envi ...

beers, OIVA ciders, Kievari beers and Wanhanajan Limonaadi lemonades. The company also produces, for example, the

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ciders sold in Finland and the

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beer, which is named after a famous Finnish rock group. Since 2001, all of the products of Laitilan Wirvoitusjuomatehdas are manufactured using

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. Furthermore, some of the products, for example the

beers (except for the porter and wheat beer), are also

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free and as such suitable for

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sufferers. The company was previously known as ''Fisutta Oy'' and it was renamed in November 2006 as ''Laitilan Wirvoitusjuomatehdas Oy''. The company uses the archaic spelling "wirvoitus" instead of the contemporary spelling "virvoitus" (

for "refreshment") on purpose to evoke an old-fashioned feel.Leppänen, Timo: ''Merkilliset nimet. Tarinoita yritysten ja tuotteiden nimistä'',

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, Helsinki 2016.

Soft drinks

* La Rita (orange lemonade) *

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(lemonade) *

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(blood orange lemonade) * Rio Cola (cola) * Rio Rita (grapefruit lemonade) * Sitruuna-Sooda (lemonade)

Alcoholic beverages

(beer brand) * OIVA (cider brand) * Kievari (beer brand) *

(beer brand)

References

External links

Laitilan Wirvoitusjuomatehdas
– Official site {{in lang, fi Companies established in 1995 Breweries in Finland 1995 establishments in Finland