Who owns Valio Gefilus?
Valio Gefilus is owned by Valio (Finland).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Valio Group Board of Directors' Report and Financial Statements 2025, Valio Ltd. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Valio Ltd reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- Origin
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- Category
- Food › Dairy & alternatives › Yogurt
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Valio Gefilus
Valio Gefilus is a wellness range built on LGG, the Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus GG lactic acid bacteria strain that Valio calls the most studied in the world. It includes kefir drinks, yogurts, a spreadable piimä, smoothies and juices with added vitamins or minerals. Valio named Gefilus among the products driving its growth in Finland in 2025.
Ownership timeline of Valio Gefilus
Where Valio Gefilus sits in Valio
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Valio
Valio controls 6 brands on Brandtree, 6 of them in food.
Also in food
- Härkis
- Oddlygood (2018)
- PROfeel
- Rude Health (2005)
- Valio
Other brands in yogurt, and who owns them
The 85 brands in yogurt on Brandtree belong to 50 owners. The largest is Danone, with 5.
About the owner: Valio
Valio is a cooperative headquartered in Finland, founded in 1905. Brandtree records 6 brands under its control.
Valio is a Finnish dairy and food company owned by around 3,000 dairy farms through cooperatives, to which it pays its profits through the milk price, dividends and interest. It marked its 120th anniversary in 2025, when it took in 1,635 million litres of Finnish milk and grew net sales 6.3 per cent to 2,422.7 million euros. It also runs the Valio Aimo food service wholesale business and exports specialty milk powders.
🇫🇮 Valio Gefilus and other Finnish brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 67 brands that began in Finland. 23 of them (34%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Valio Gefilus is not one of them.
- Atria — Atria 🇫🇮
- Benecol — Raisio 🇫🇮
- Bertil's — Midsona 🇸🇪
- Fazer Aito — Fazer 🇫🇮
- Finn Crisp — Lantmännen 🇸🇪
- HK — HKFoods 🇫🇮
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Valio Gefilus?
The parent company of Valio Gefilus is Valio, a cooperative headquartered in Finland.
Is Valio Gefilus Finnish?
Yes. Valio Gefilus originated in Finland and its owner, Valio, is also headquartered in Finland.
Is Valio Gefilus still owned by Valio?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Valio Gefilus is still owned by Valio. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Valio Group Board of Directors' Report and Financial Statements 2025 — Valio Ltd, Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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