Hartwall Capital has its roots in Oy Hartwall Ab, a beverage company established in 1836 when Victor Hartwall set up the first Nordic mineral water plant in Helsinki.
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The owner families (Hartwall, Tallqvist, Therman) reinvest the funds received from the sale of S&N to Hartwall Capital. The operations of Hartwall Capital in its current form begin.
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Heineken and Carlsberg acquire 100% of S&N. S&N is divided so that Hartwall Oy becomes a part of Heineken and BBH becomes a part of Carlsberg.
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Hartwall Bolagen, the holding company of the family, changes its name to Hartwall Capital. Ownership of S&N is centralized to Hartwall Capital.
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Hartwall merges with Scottish & Newcastle and Hartwall Bolagen becomes the largest single owner in S&N.
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Hartwall Oy is listed on the Helsinki stock exchange.
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Baltic Beverage Holding (BBH) is created as a joint venture with Pripps. The goal is to expand into Russia and the former Soviet Union by acquiring majority stakes in local breweries.
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Sale of beer is allowed in grocery stores. During the years from 1965 to 1988 Hartwall expands rapidly into the beer market through a number of acquisitions.
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The national soft drink icon Hartwall Jaffa is launched.
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Victor Hartwall establishes the first mineral water plant in the Nordics in Helsinki.
