--- title: "We are Valio" date: 2020-02-07 author: "evermadeadm" featured_image: "https://www.valio.fi/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto/https://cdn-wp.valio.fi/valio-wp-network/2025/02/120years_hero_1920x1080.jpg" --- # We are Valio ![](https://www.valio.fi/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto/https://cdn-wp.valio.fi/valio-wp-network/2025/04/2024_09_10_TK_Valio_0177-6809da8dd343d.jpg) # We are Valio The most innovative dairy and food company in the world Valio, offering the taste of Nordic nature since 1905, is a brand leader in Finland and a major player in the international dairy ingredients market. Our product development follows in the footsteps of Nobel Prize winner A. I. Virtanen, and the company holds over 300 patents in 50 countries. We produce delicious, high-quality milk- and plant-based products, and we also operate in the wholesale sector. Our joint stake in Suomen Lantakaasu Oy promotes a circular economy by producing biogas from dairy farm manure. Valio has net sales of EUR 2.477 billion and is Finland’s biggest food exporter. We export products for consumers and industry to roughly 50 countries. We supply butter and milk powders for use in the food industry, as well as snack products, cheeses and plant-based products for consumers. About 200 shipping containers and export loads of Valio’s products leave Finland every week. Valio employs a total of 25,000 people at dairy farms and ca 4,400 professionals at Valio. ![Cheer.](https://www.valio.fi/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto/https://cdn-wp.valio.fi/valio-wp-network/2025/05/2024_10_30_Valio_0434_EDIT.jpg)### Valio celebrates 120 years! Founded in 1905, Valio has been driving dairy innovation for over a century. From pioneering lactose free solutions to advancing sustainability, we continue to shape the future of food and nutrition. [Discover our journey](https://www.valio.com/valio-120-years/) ### Valio as a partner We are your one-stop shop for innovative dairy-based food solutions and end-to-end services. By working with us, you can benefit from our wide range of science-based high-quality ingredients, state-of-the-art facilities, hundreds of patents, and dedicated team of specialists. [our services](https://www.valio.com/services/) ![Person eating ice cream.](https://www.valio.fi/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto/https://cdn-wp.valio.fi/valio-wp-network/2025/05/2024_09_10_TK_Valio_card2_2439_EDIT.jpg) ![](https://www.valio.fi/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto/https://cdn-wp.valio.fi/valio-wp-network/2025/04/Valio_Alasen_maitotila_15.7.22_Kuvauspalvelu_Salopino-333.jpg)### Farmer owned company Valio is owned by 3000 Finnish dairy farmers through cooperatives. We pay our operating profits to the dairy farmers. Our products therefore directly support domestic sustainable food production and jobs. This is our way of making sure that we have access to locally produced food whose origin we know. [Farmer owned ](https://www.valio.com/we-are-valio/farmer-owned/) ### History of innovations Valio has grown from humble beginnings. Product and technology exports and globally significant breakthrough innovation have always been a vital part of the business. We have over one hundred years of experience in the international dairy industry. [history of valio](https://www.valio.com/we-are-valio/history/) ![](https://www.valio.fi/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto/https://cdn.valio.fi/mediafiles/e2edf8b7-72d3-408d-8feb-f75693073425/570x445-chess-square) ![](https://www.valio.fi/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto/https://cdn.valio.fi/mediafiles/5ab970cd-1d3c-489e-9234-d5e0a26d2dec/570x445-chess-square)### Operations around the world We have our own plants in Finland and Estonia, and local sales teams in Sweden, China, and the United States. All of the milk used to make our products in Finland is sourced from Valio’s Finnish owner-entrepreneur farms. In Estonia, we source our milk from our partnered producers, whose quality we monitor continuously. [around the world ](https://www.valio.com/we-are-valio/exports/) ### Sustainability is in the core of our operations The Finns have chosen Valio as Finland’s most sustainable brand many times. Our efforts to improve animal welfare are resolute, and we know that only healthy cows produce premium milk products. Valio’s milk ranks among the cleanest in the world, and we have zero tolerance for antibiotic residue in milk. Together with our partners, we tackle challenges presented by climate change, and create solutions to make our dairy carbon neutral by 2035. [sustainability](https://www.valio.com/sustainability/) ![](https://www.valio.fi/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto/https://cdn-wp.valio.fi/valio-wp-network/2025/04/2024_09_10_TK_Valio_0427-800x533.jpg) ![](https://www.valio.fi/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto/https://cdn-wp.valio.fi/valio-wp-network/2025/04/2024_09_10_TK_Valio_0630-6809db0b3dc4e-800x533.jpg)### Beloved products and brands Our tasty, award-winning products are loved by our customers in ca. 50 countries. Valio’s product development is built around listening to the consumer, a delicious taste and good nutritional values. [unique brands](https://www.valio.com/brands-and-products/) ### Nobel-prize winning innovations Ever since the Nobel Prize winner A. I. Virtanen was the leader of our laboratory, our legacy has been to increase people’s wellbeing through innovations. Even today, we encourage each other to experiment and invent. We have 350 patents for our innovations around the world. [promoting wellbeing](https://www.valio.com/sustainability/sustainability-in-production/wellbeing-and-safety-at-work/) ![](https://www.valio.fi/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto/https://cdn.valio.fi/mediafiles/e6261282-fceb-4072-8dee-de6de9c5a949/570x445-chess-square) ![](https://www.valio.fi/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto/https://cdn.valio.fi/mediafiles/cbbd0705-15cd-4c6e-91b5-0e1778fa9d4d/570x445-chess-square)### Owners, governance and management Finnish milk producers own Valio through 13 cooperatives. We pay out all of our operational profits to the farms. Valio Ltd’s decision-making bodies are the General Meeting, the Supervisory Board and the Board of Directors. [Our governance](/we-are-valio/company/owners-and-governance/) ### Career at Valio Valio employs ca 4,400 people around the world in various career fields. We work together to make life better – by always catering for our customers and inspiring and supporting one another. We want to give top ingredients and world-class wisdom to all our people, because in our community, everyone has room to grow as a respected and valued professional. [careers at valio](https://www.valio.com/careers/) ![](https://www.valio.fi/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto/https://cdn.valio.fi/mediafiles/4d6529ed-49f3-4086-bfca-032d10a49391/570x445-chess-square)