Finland’s largest oil mill using the cold-press method
We produce oil by cold pressing Finnish oil crops — Turnip rapeseed and rapeseed — both conventional and organic. For over 25 years we have refined our cold pressing technique to perfection.
Our History in brief
Alavuden Öljynpuristamo Oy was founded by local farmers in the town of Alavus, Finland in 1997.
In November 2021, we turned a new page in our history by moving into our own production facility.
Our Values and Promise
Our key values are Finnish origin, organic and authenticity. These values also describe the essence of cold pressing — a gentle, natural process that fits perfectly with our philosophy.
A transparent sourcing chain and batch-specific traceability form the foundation of our operations. We can always tell where our oils come from.
Our farmers are our most important partners. They provide the premium, traceable rapeseed that ensure the consistent quality of our products.
We are guided by transparency, openness, customer focus and flexibility.
From the very beginning, our purpose has been to produce Finland’s most flavourful cold pressed rapeseed oil, made with care from Finnish-grown crops.
Our Process
In cold pressing, oil is extracted mechanically from the seed without preheating.
The temperature is kept low throughout the process. After pressing, the oil is filtered, making it ready for bottling and delivery.
The by-product of pressing — a high-protein seed mass known as press cake — is pelletized and used as protein feed on farms or as a raw material for feed production.
Before pressing, the raw material is sorted and pre-cleaned to remove natural impurities such as straw pieces, seed pods, and other plant residues.
Even the removed material is not wasted — its high energy value makes it an excellent biofuel for heating plants.
All side streams from the cold pressing process are fully utilised.
Energy, Water and Waste
Our new production facility is heated using process heat generated during oil pressing — even in the middle of the Finnish winter.
We also produce electricity with our own solar panels.
Our colding-pressing process does not need water. We generate only small amounts of mixed waste from staff areas.
Clean recyclable cardboard and plastic come from our packaging department — all properly recycled.
Our Rapeseed
We use Finnish-grown Turnip rapeseed (Brassica rapa subsp. oleifera) and rapeseed (Brassica napus subsp. oleifera), purchased directly from farmers.
Each year we process about three million kilograms of raw material, producing over one million kilograms of cold pressed oil.
Thanks to our batch-specific production, we can offer oil pressed from crops grown anywhere in the country — whether destined for Helsinki, Oulu or Kuopio.
Turnip rapeseed has a shorter growing season than rapeseed, which makes it particularly well suited to Finland’s northern climate. A fully matured, high-quality crop is the foundation of successful cold pressing.
With our new facility, we are now also equipped to cold press other Finnish oil crops under contract or as subcontracted processing.
For more information, please contact our Production Manager Aapo Liesmäki or CEO Hanna Yli Kuha.
Our Brands
We sell our oils under the Alavuden and Aton brands.
Alavuden is our brand for food-grade oils. All edible cold pressed oils under this label are made exclusively from Turnip rapeseed.
Under the Aton brand, we sell Turnip rapeseed and rapeseed oils in canisters, designed for animal feed energy supplementation and other non-food uses.