Who owns Valio?
Valio is owned by Valio Ltd (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 › Milk & cream
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Valio
Valio is the dairy brand under which the Finnish cooperative-owned company sells milk, butter, cheese, yogurt and other fresh dairy products, mainly in Finland, Sweden and Estonia. Fresh dairy products made up half of Valio's 2025 sales, butter and spreads 21 per cent and cheese 17 per cent. Brand Finance put Valio at the top of its 2025 list of the strongest food and dairy brands.
Ownership timeline of Valio
Where Valio sits in Valio
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Valio brand portfolio (6) →
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 Gefilus
Other brands in milk & cream, and who owns them
The 172 brands in milk & cream on Brandtree belong to 81 owners. The largest is Dairy Farmers of America, with 10.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Alta Dena Dairy | Dairy Farmers of America | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Angkormilk | Vinamilk | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
| Betta Milk | Bega | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Coronado | Dos Pinos | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| Ambewela | Lanka Milk Foods | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
| Hi High | SUU | 🇲🇳 Mongolia |
| Guliduo | Yili | 🇨🇳 China |
| Campina | FrieslandCampina | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
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 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 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?
The parent company of Valio is Valio Ltd, a cooperative headquartered in Finland.
Is Valio Finnish?
Yes. Valio originated in Finland and its owner, Valio Ltd, is also headquartered in Finland.
Is Valio still owned by Valio Ltd?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Valio is still owned by Valio Ltd. 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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