Associated Partner
- Short name • Valio
- Full name • Valio Oy
- Country • Finland
Description
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.
Role in the project
Valio plays an active role in piloting project tools, testing sustainable grassland and livestock-management practices under commercial conditions and providing real-world data for the validation of models and digital solutions.
Its participation helps ensure that project results are feasible at farm level, scalable across supply chains and economically viable. Valio also contributes to the Finnish MAGHub.
Contact person
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Name Erika Haakana
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Title Development Manager
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Email erika.haakana@valio.fi
