We are a growing Finnish family company with four business areas and expanding international operations. In addition to Finland, we operate in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and the Baltics. Berner’s story began in 1883 with the import of herring..
Our diverse product selection is provided by our four business areas: Consumer Goods, Healthcare and Laboratories, Agricultural trade and Industry. Our operations cover our own product development and production, importing, sales and marketing, as well as efficient services for product and supply chain management.
Our head office, product development, and production facilities are located in Finland. We also operate in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and the Baltics.
Our customers include, among others, grocery retailers, the food industry, public and private social and healthcare services, education and early childhood education, farmers in both agriculture and professional horticulture, the bioproduct and forest industry, and the feed industry.
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The group’s turnover in 2025 totalled 677.6 million euros, and we made an operating profit of 39.8 million euros. During the 2020s, we have grown strongly both organically and through acquisitions. Both turnover and operating profit have grown by more than 100% in 2025 compared to 2020.
The Berner Group in Finland includes our subsidiaries Chemigate Ltd with its subsidiaries, Berner Chemicals Ltd, Suomen Medituote Ltd and Voda Nordic Ltd. In Sweden we have Bröderna Berner AB, in Norway Sören Berner AS, in Estonia Berner Eesti Ou and in Lithuania Berner Lietuva UAB.
In the group, we employ 865 people (2025), of whom 690 work in Finland, 109 in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark, and 60 in the Baltics.
In the Berner Group, we have production for all four of our business areas at 14 production facilities in 10 locations in Finland.
At Berner, promoting responsible practices has a long tradition, and responsibility is deeply embedded in the very core of everything we do: defending tomorrow. We act in a way that ensures we can all continue to live well and thrive, even 100 years from now.
Our sustainability work is guided by our Shared Responsibilities sustainability programme and its objectives.
Berner’s story began in 1883 with the import of herring. Norwegian entrepreneur Sören Berner came to Helsinki to explore the market of a city of 40,000 inhabitants and decided to start a business in Finland by importing herring directly from the fishing grounds in Stavanger, Norway, to Helsinki.
