Valio Ltd‘s General Meeting was held in Helsinki on 29 April 2026. The meeting confirmed Valio Ltd’s financial statement and Group accounts for 2025 as well as granted discharge to the Board of Directors, Supervisory Board members, and the CEO. Valio’s Supervisory Board organised after the General Meeting. Mikko Heikkinen from Lapinlahti will continue as the chairman of the Supervisory Board.
Valio Oy will pay a dividend of EUR 136.00 per share on the registered share capital as of 31 December 2025. In addition, an extra dividend of EUR 315,642.06 will be distributed among the shares in accordance with the decision made at the meeting.
Authorised Public Accountants PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy was chosen as the auditor.
Of Valio Ltd’s 13 shareholders, 8 were represented at the General Meeting.
Two new members to Valio’s Supervisory Board
Valio’s Supervisory Board consists of 27 members, four of whom are personnel representatives.
The number of dairy farmer members in Valio’s Supervisory Board was confirmed to be unchanged at 23 members. Supervisory Board positions are divided as follows among the owner-cooperatives: Osuuskunta Maitosuomi 10, Osuuskunta Länsi-Maito 3, Osuuskunta Pohjolan Maito 4 and Osuuskunta Tuottajain Maito 6.
Farmer Tiina Mäkäräinen from Puolanka and Juho Pietilä from Loimaa elected as new members to the Valio Supervisory Board.
Farmer Mikko Heikkinen from Lapinlahti, who was appointed chairman of the Supervisory Board effective 24 April 2024, was re-elected to the position. Farmer Jari Hekkala from Kalajoki, elected in December 2024, will continue as vice chairman.
Valio Ltd Supervisory Board 2026:
Mikko Heikkinen, farmer, Lapinlahti, chairman
Jari Hekkala, farmer, Kalajoki, vice chairman
Mats Broända, farmer, Kruunupyy
Hannu Gröhn, farmer, Nurmes
Pekka Halinen, farmer, Mikkeli
Petri Hovi, farmer, Lappeenranta
Mikko Huuskonen*, specialist, Suonenjoki
Veikko Jokitalo, farmer, Sievi
Hanna Kaihoniemi, farmer, Kitee
Ari Kantonen, farmer, Taipalsaari
Otto Kokkila, farmer, Petäjävesi
Ritva Kokkonen*, food worker, Suonenjoki
Tiina Mäkäräinen, farmer, Puolanka
Katariina Lampela, farmer, Tervola
Nina Metso*, marketing manager, Helsinki
Petri Natunen, farmer, Joroinen
Markus Ojanperä*, production specialist, Seinäjoki
Päivi Pakarainen, farmer, Hämeenlinna
Juho Pietilä, farmer, Loimaa
Jari Pitkämäki, farmer, Kauhava
Marko Räsänen, farmer, Hyvinkää
Jukka Rahja, farmer, Kalajoki
Antti Saari, farmer, Lapua
Vesa Seppä, farmer, Sastamala
Mika Tervo, farmer, Pukkila
Anna-Saara Tikka, farmer, Kiuruvesi
Päivi Ylä-Outinen, farmer, Lappeenranta
*) Personnel representative
