Beer sales rose by 2.4% from 196.1m litres to 200.9m in the first six months. The Federation said that beer sales through food stores and the state-owned retailer, Alko, rose in the first half while on premise beer sales were flat.
FINLAND: Beer and soft drinks sales stronger in 2002
The Finnish Federation of Brewing and Soft Drinks reported yesterday that beer and soft drinks sales in Finland rose by 4.5% from 399.8m litres to 417.6m litres in the first half of 2002.