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Vellamo Polar Spring

Vellamo is a Finnish spring water from the Polar Spring at Urajärvi, sold in Finland and abroad. — as described by the brand

7.8/10Waterphile Score8/9 properties published

pH6.2 ideal 6.5–8.57.7
TDS80 mg/L ideal 225–500 mg/L5.0
Sodium6.4 mg/L ideal up to 20 mg/L10.0
Calcium10 mg/L ideal 36.7–80 mg/L · counts half5.0
Magnesium2.7 mg/L ideal 16.7–30 mg/L · counts half5.0
Sulfate21 mg/L ideal up to 248 mg/L10.0
Chloride3 mg/L ideal up to 250 mg/L10.0
Nitrate7.0832 mg/L as N ideal up to 10 mg/L10.0
BicarbonateNot published −0.1—

Each bar is out of 10 for that property. Deductions: −0.1 for missing values, −0.3 for an analysis over 3 years old. Editorial score, not a health rating. How scores work →

Mineral FactsPer litre · 8 of 11 values published

Basics

6.2

Total dissolved solids TDS

80 mg/L

Minerals

Calcium

10 mg/L

Magnesium

2.7 mg/L

Sodium

6.4 mg/L

Potassium

1.8 mg/L

Other dissolved substances

Bicarbonate

—

Sulfate

21 mg/L

Chloride

3 mg/L

Nitrate (NO₃)

1.6 mg/L as N

Silica

—

— Not published by the brand · we never estimateSource: NSF International test report J-00394216 for Ice Age Water Oy, sample 14 Oct 2021 (PDF on vellamo.com) · checked 2026-10-26

NSF lab report (final 15 Dec 2021, sample 14 Oct 2021): pH 6.20, TDS 80, Ca 10, Mg 2.7, Na 6.4, K 1.8, Cl 3, SO4 21 mg/L, nitrate-N 1.6 mg/L N; bicarbonate reported only as 20.91 mg CaCO3/L (not converted, logged only).

How it stands out

Sodium is 6.4 mg/L, under the 20 mg/L level the UK/EU uses for “suitable for a low-sodium diet” on natural mineral water labels.

UK/EU label thresholds met

Applied to the published numbers for information; these indications legally apply to natural mineral water labels.

Suitable for a low-sodium diet (sodium < 20 mg/L)

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Ratings & reviews

Waterphile Score lab data

7.8/10

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Source & spring

Source	Polar Spring, Urajärvi (Päijät-Häme), Finland
Country	Finland · all waters from Finland
Water type	Spring water · what this means
Still or sparkling	Still
Data source	NSF International test report J-00394216 for Ice Age Water Oy, sample 14 Oct 2021 (PDF on vellamo.com) Last checked 2026-10-26

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