About finlandia
Pure Nordic Goodness
Finlandia proudly makes the very best tasting cheeses and butter. For over a century, we’ve adhered to our Finnish roots of using the highest quality natural ingredients that are impeccably pure, to craft goodness that makes every meal…Simply Made Better.
Creating a Sustainable Future
Finlandia is owned by Valio LTD, an innovative global dairy company that began as a co-op of small family farms in Finland. As one of Finland’s most sustainable companies for almost a decade, Valio takes immense pride in their responsibility to the environment, the animals, the people, and society.
We want to do our part in solving these challenges. Valio and Finlandia’s cornerstones of sustainability take a cooperative approach, highlighting animal welfare and sustainable milk production through which we create wellbeing in Finland and beyond.
Promoting sustainable farming practices
Valio has invested in biodiversity and biogas technology, carbon footprint calculation, and carbon binding in grasslands
Through our imported products from Finland, we can help to extend this legacy and continue to educate more people about emerging topics like regenerative agriculture.
Animal welfare
Finland is home to some of the most pristine land in the world, featuring the world’s happiest cows! Learn more about how we take care of them in this special BBC Age of Change presentation.
Exploring packaging alternatives
Through our imported products from Finland, we continue to strive to make a meaningful impact on our packaging standards and food safety.
Discover the Award-Winning Taste
Because Finlandia uses some of the purest milk on the planet to make its butter and cheeses, our products are incredibly delicious — how can they not? Enjoy our butter’s delightfully creamy flavor and smooth texture, which is perfect for baking, cooking and especially eating. Enhance your meals with the distinctively rich, nutty and robust flavor of Finlandia’s Imported Swiss or the creamy, smooth and zesty flavor of our Imported Muenster. Savor our Gouda-Parmesan, also known as Keisarinna, which means ‘Empress’ in Finnish — it has a distinctly delicious flavor combination. But don’t take our word for it – we’ve earned the ‘Best in Class’ award for our Unsalted Butter and the ‘World Championship’ Award for our legendary Imported Swiss cheese among other recognitions.
Our Finnish Heritage
1905
Valio is founded in Finland as a co-operative of small family owned dairy farmers.
1945
A.I Virtanen, Director of Valio Laboratory wins the Noble Prize for Chemistry.
1950s
Valio begins exporting Emmental/swiss cheese to the United States as “Cheeses” from Finland.
Late 1970s
The Finlandia brand is developed and marketed to the northeastern U.S.
1992
Valio acquires the Finlandia brand and increases distribution nationwide.
2014
Finlandia expands its product line to include Imported Butter.
We are now Valio USA
We at Finlandia Cheese, Inc. have changed our name to Valio USA, Inc. The new name reflects our expansion into new, innovative categories and provides a closer connection between us and the global Valio network.
Valio USA is part of Valio Group
We have our own plants in Finland, Estonia, and Russia, and local sales teams in Sweden, China, and the United States. We export our products to roughly 60 countries. We sell milk and whey powders as well as butter for the food and baby food industries. We also export some consumer products.
