History
The roots of Altia Plc can be traced back to 1888 when a yeast plant was established in Rajamäki, Finland by a group of Finnish engineers. Rajamäki was selected due to a new railway connection between Hyvinkää and Hanko which passed by Rajamäki and thus made the transportations of raw materials and products effective; large amounts of fresh ground water were also available around the area.
The plant manufactured compressed yeast and, i...