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The Swedish word Brännvin and the Finnish word Viina, are general terms for distilled beverages from potatoes or grain, which may or may not be flavoured. This includes akvavit and vodka. The name "brännvin" means "burnt wine," and is linguistically same as the German Branntwein; sometimes the distillation of beverages is called "burning".
Beverages branded "brännvin"/"viina" are usually unflavoured and with an alcoholic content by volume between 30 and 38%. EU regulations reserve the name "vodka" for beverages distilled up to at least 95% and a final content of at least 37.5%.
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