3 Friends Ice Cream (3 Vänner)

3 Friends (known as 3 Kaveria in Finland and 3 Vänner in Sweden) is an artisanal ice cream brand founded in 2012 by three friends: Heikki Huotari, Ilkka Wikholm, and Sauli Saarnisto. The company focuses on using real, natural ingredients and minimizing artificial additives and air content in their products.

The ice cream is manufactured at the company's dedicated factory in Helsinki, Finland. Since its inception, the brand has expanded from a small operation with a single home-sized machine to becoming one of Finland's most popular ice cream brands and successfully entering international markets like Sweden and Germany. While it remains an independent manufacturer, it has received investment from private equity to support its rapid international expansion.