Editing Alko (section)

{{short description|Alcoholic beverage retailing monopoly}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{More citations needed|date=August 2011}}
{{Infobox company 
  |name             = Alko Inc
  |logo             = Alko.svg
  |type             = [[List of Finnish government enterprises|Government enterprise]]
  |industry         = [[Alcoholic beverage]]s 
  |key_people       = Leena Laitinen ([[Chief executive officer|CEO]])
  |products         = [[Alcoholic beverages]]
  |revenue          = [[Euro|€]]1,174.8 million (2017)
  |num_employees    = 2,401 (2017)
  |company_slogan   =  
  |foundation       = {{Start  date  and  age |1932}}  
  |location_city    =  [[Helsinki]]
  |location_country = [[Finland]]
  |homepage         = {{Official URL}}
}}
'''Alko Inc''' is the national [[alcohol monopoly|alcoholic beverage retailing monopoly]] in [[Finland]]. It is the only store in the country which retails [[beer]] over 8% [[alcohol by volume|ABV]], [[wine]] (except in vineyards) and [[Distilled beverage|spirits]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.concealedwines.com/page.asp?pageID=3244 |title=Domestic Alcohol Policy – Finland – ALKO |publisher=Concealedwines.com |date=2012-08-20 |accessdate=2012-10-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006121201/http://www.concealedwines.com/page.asp?pageID=3244 |archive-date=2014-10-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-10 |title=Changes to Finland's alcohol law hit Alko sales |url=https://yle.fi/a/74-20098967 |access-date=2024-07-20 |website=YLE News |language=en}}</ref> Alcoholic beverages are also sold in licensed restaurants and bars but only for consumption on the premises.

Alko is required by law to sell drinks with lower alcohol content than 8% and non-alcoholic alternatives, but in practice carries a very limited stock of low alcohol beer, cider and non-alcoholic drinks and others as supermarkets are allowed to sell those at a substantially lower price. By law, alcoholic drinks may only be sold to those aged 18 or above.