Vihtavuori

Vihtavuori

Nammo Vihtavuori Oy

Vihtavuori, Finland

Ammunition & EnergeticsDual-use
Founded 1922Component SupplierSupplies Defense Industry
Profile last updated: April 19, 2026

About

Founded in 1922, Vihtavuori is a defense component supplier based in Vihtavuori, Finland working in ammunition & energetics.

Vihtavuori is a Finnish manufacturer of propellants and primers, part of the Nammo Group. The company produces smokeless powders for military and civilian use, including small, medium and large caliber propellants and industrial powders. Its in-house nitrocellulose production supports the full manufacturing chain. Vihtavuori also operates a primer factory in Vihtavuori, Finland, which supplies Nammo ammunition factories and external customers, with the Finnish Defence Forces as a key customer. The company also sells reloading powders and publishes reloading data for civilian shooters.

Location

Vihtavuori, Finland

Founded

1922

Company type

Subsidiary

Legal name

Nammo Vihtavuori Oy

Focus areas

propellantssmokeless powderprimersammunitionreloadingnitrocelluloseindustrial propellantsNammo

Languages

EN

Products & capabilities

Defense domains

Ammunition & Energetics

Supply-chain role

Component Supplier

What they offer

Components

Markets

Also sells to civilian markets

Products

N100 Series

Smokeless rifle propellant

Traditional single base rifle propellants with different burning rates, also used in match shooting.

N300 Series

Smokeless handgun and shotgun propellant

Porous single base powders for pistol cartridges and shotgun shells.

N500 Series

High-energy rifle propellant

Rifle propellants enhanced with nitroglycerin for higher energy content.

Industrial propellants

Small, medium and large caliber propellant

Propellants for military and civil applications, tailored to specific application requirements.

Primer products

Primers

Small caliber rifle primers (7.62 and 5.56) produced at the Vihtavuori primer factory in Finland.

End users

Defense Industry

Standards, platforms & customers

Defense standards

STANAG 4170

Named customers

Finnish Defence ForcesNammo

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