Valio (private company)

Valio is one of the biggest companies in Finland and mostly produces dairy products such as cheese, powdered ingredients, butter, yogurt and milk.

Valio is Finland's biggest milk processor, producing 85% of Finland's milk.

Valio Group's net turnover was 2 billion euros in 2012. Valio is the market leader in key dairy product groups in Finland and a pioneer as the developer of functional foods. Valio Ltd is owned by 18 dairy cooperatives with about 7,900 milk farmers as members. Nowadays about 1,000 products belong to Valio's product range.

Valio Ltd has 15 production plants in Finland, two in Estonia and a plant for producing processed cheese and a logistics centre in Moscow, Russia. Valio subsidiaries operate in Russia, Sweden, the Baltic, United States and China. International operations account for one third of Valio net turnover.