Founded on 13 October 1819 by Nikolai Sinebrychoff in Hietalahti, Helsinki, the oldest brewery of the Nordic countries still working; porter and ale at first, bottom fermentation from 1853. Carlsberg took a share in 1972 (and bought the Pori brewery of Karhu with it), and the whole company in 1999. Brewing moved to Kerava in 1993; the Pori brewery closed in 2009. Koff, Karhu and Nikolai beers. unverified info