Single source · Finland
Vellamo
Viikinäinen mineral spring, Heinola, Päijät-Häme (Salpausselkä Ridges)
Drawn from a single Ice Age capsule sealed deep in Finnish granite. Quietly alkaline, mineral-generous, chloride and sodium lending roundness.
Mineral analysis
TDS519mg/L total dissolved solids
Still, full-bodied, sodium-savory with a dry, mineral finish.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium13 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silica14 mg/L
clean fuel
Sodium85 mg/L
a savory, higher-sodium pour
Verified · official analysis ↗
- gentle mineral roundness
- soft alkaline finish
- faint saline warmth
Vellamo is a still water from Finland with 519 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 51 mg/L calcium, 13 mg/L magnesium and 85 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
Silky, slightly bitter · closest in profile to Vöslauer.
Type · The Oyster
Find it in: Full body · Savory · Dry finish
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Common questions
- What does Vellamo taste like?
- Vellamo is a still water, full-bodied, silky and soft, closing on a dry, mineral finish. It belongs to the Oyster type in our sixteen-part typology, and the house tasting notes run gentle mineral roundness, soft alkaline finish and faint saline warmth. Its pH is alkaline, which on the palate reads as silky, slightly bitter.
- Is Vellamo good for you?
- Vellamo is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows a moderately mineral water at 519 mg/L dissolved solids. Sodium sits at 85 mg/L, over the 20 mg/L low-sodium line.
- What minerals are in Vellamo?
- Vellamo carries calcium 51, magnesium 13, sodium 85 and potassium 4 mg/L over bicarbonate 210, sulfate 27 and chloride 110 mg/L. Sodium leads the mineral profile with bicarbonate the main anion, at 519 mg/L total dissolved solids. It also publishes 14 mg/L of silica, the beauty mineral.
- How much sodium is in Vellamo?
- Vellamo carries 85 mg/L of sodium. That is over the 20 mg/L line a low-sodium claim requires.
- Is Vellamo hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, Vellamo works out to 180 mg/L as calcium carbonate, which counts as very hard water. That is genuinely hard water, chalky on the tongue and quick to scale a kettle.
- Is Vellamo alkaline or acidic?
- Yes. Vellamo has a published pH of 8.3, on the alkaline side of neutral, where it drinks silky, slightly bitter. That comes from bicarbonate-rich geology rather than any additive.
- Is Vellamo still or sparkling?
- Vellamo is a still water, bottled without carbonation.
- Where does Vellamo come from?
- Vellamo comes from Viikinäinen mineral spring, Heinola, Päijät-Häme (Salpausselkä Ridges) in Finland, a single source.