sustainability

Respect for the Origin In Every Detail

Our Approach

Sustainability means that something can exist forever. It consumes what grows back and selects what is wise to use. To serve you the purity of Scandinavian nature, we want to cause minimum impact with choices that sustain our work and business, respects nature, and cause no harm in the making.

Join us for a journey of 10000 years that finishes with you.
The water flows into our bottles by machinery operated with over 1000 solar panels producing 265 kw of clean energy

The Water

From more than 100 meters (330 feet) underneath the surface, the water flows into our modern facility in Urajärvi.

Restricted by the law and our vision of the purest enjoyment, minimum interference occurs in the filtering process that contains no artificial or added ingredients.

Mineral water
Spring water

According to a UNESCO study, Finland, with over 168 000 lakes and 35 rivers exceeding 100 kilometers, has the best ground water in the world. Finland offers a truly sustainable source for clean water.

The Seal

Designed and built by our local partner in Hämeenlinna,
we have chosen aluminum seals with minimum plastic to
protect our water safely.

Each component, products of fine engineering and design,
are built with recyclable materials. Still,
we continuously seek the best solution for the least impact.

Do you know a more sustainable solution for sealing our bottles?

Let Us Know

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The Material

Glass is the only material that can be 100 % recycled.
Neither quality nor quantity is affected in the cycle.

Almost 95 % of all bottles in Finland get a new life
through recycling. Finland is the most efficient
recycler of plastic bottles, with 12 bottles entering
the circuit every second.

PET bottles save energy in production and transport.
100% of the recycled bottle will be reused as new material.

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The Label

A unique Finnish innovation, we are the first brand in
the world using a wood based UPM Raflatac’s Forest Film label.

In Europe’s most forested nation, with over 70 % covered
in trees, the materials are sourced from certified areas
supporting sustainable growth and the natural environment.

Fossil-free renewable naphtha, the raw material that
is a byproduct of Finnish forest industry covering 20%
of national export, comes from a local biorefinery in
neighboring Lappeenranta.

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Natural mineral water

The Glass Bottle

Our partner reforms rugged sand, limestone, and soda-ash with fire and air to form an award-winning shape that will eventually hold our water.

Spring water

The Glass Bottle

High-end manufactured glass also holds our spring water. Born from melting glaciers and filtered through sand and gravel, the bottle communicates its smoothness and purity.

The Seal

Designed and built by our local partner in Hämeenlinna,
we have chosen aluminum seals with minimum plastic to
protect our water safely.

Each component, products of fine engineering and design,
are built with recyclable materials. Still,
we continuously seek the best solution for the least impact.

Do you know a more sustainable solution for sealing our bottles?

Let Us Know

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The Material

Glass is the only material that can be 100 % recycled.
Neither quality nor quantity is affected in the cycle.

Almost 95 % of all bottles in Finland get a new life
through recycling. Finland is the most efficient
recycler of plastic bottles, with 12 bottles entering
the circuit every second.

PET bottles save energy in production and transport.
100% of the recycled bottle will be reused as new material.

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The Label

A unique Finnish innovation, we are the first brand in
the world using a wood based UPM Raflatac’s Forest Film label.

In Europe’s most forested nation, with over 70 % covered
in trees, the materials are sourced from certified areas
supporting sustainable growth and the natural environment.

Fossil-free renewable naphtha, the raw material that
is a byproduct of Finnish forest industry covering 20%
of national export, comes from a local biorefinery in
neighboring Lappeenranta.

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The Seal

Designed and built by our local partner in Hämeenlinna,
we have chosen aluminum seals with minimum plastic to
protect our water safely.

Each component, products of fine engineering and design,
are built with recyclable materials. Still,
we continuously seek the best solution for the least impact.

Do you know a more sustainable solution for sealing our bottles?

Let Us Know

1 of 3

The Material

Glass is the only material that can be 100 % recycled.
Neither quality nor quantity is affected in the cycle.

Almost 95 % of all bottles in Finland get a new life
through recycling. Finland is the most efficient
recycler of plastic bottles, with 12 bottles entering
the circuit every second.

PET bottles save energy in production and transport.
100% of the recycled bottle will be reused as new material.

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The Label

A unique Finnish innovation, we are the first brand in
the world using a wood based UPM Raflatac’s Forest Film label.

In Europe’s most forested nation, with over 70 % covered
in trees, the materials are sourced from certified areas
supporting sustainable growth and the natural environment.

Fossil-free renewable naphtha, the raw material that
is a byproduct of Finnish forest industry covering 20%
of national export, comes from a local biorefinery in
neighboring Lappeenranta.

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Natural mineral water

The PET Bottle

In Finland, one of the world’s most effective recyclers, we proudly pour our water into plastic bottles produced from 100% recyclable materials that enter the circular economy when recycled.

The Package

Each box is made from local paperboard, a Finnish forest product, with no chemical treatments or plastic.

Tightly packed for minimum space in transport, Vellamo products are now ready to be delivered. 

The partners

Committed for the Future

We choose our partners with care and join forces with ones that share our respect for nature’s most valuable life source.

Vellamo is not available in any market that does not have a suitable recycling program.

The Business

Giving Back to its Origins

We have built a company from what our environment has grown for millennia. To be truly sustainable, we need to support the origins of our product.

We commit to invest in full compensation of all carbon emission generated within the lifecycle of our product. We teamed up with UseLess for transparent calculation of the footprint. 

Pure Choice

We aim to build a sustainable way to enjoy the unique, natural, and pure Vellamo water. You can look at every detail of the product and know that it will follow our mission to deliver a piece of ancient Finnish nature with minimal impact on its journey.

We are grateful for your contribution in choosing our product.

Share our vision and invite your friends to join our journey

Our Work Supports These UN SDGs

Vellamo is committed to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. We strive for resource efficiency and carbon neutrality in our business. Read more about how we contribute to the SDGs below.

We source our water responsibly and every drop ends up in the bottle.
We use renewable solar energy in our bottling facility and offset the remaining carbon footprint of every bottle produced.