This is Oriola
Oriola is a health and wellbeing company operating in the Nordics, based in Finland and Sweden. We offer services and products that help pharmaceutical companies and health product suppliers succeed in the Nordic market. Together with our customers and partners, we secure the safe and reliable distribution and use of pharmaceuticals, and health and wellbeing products in society.
Your trusted partner in the Nordics
With origins dating back to 1907, Oriola brings extensive experience in the pharmaceutical sector and plays a key role in Nordic healthcare systems.
We provide a comprehensive portfolio of services and products that support pharmaceutical companies, pharmacies, hospitals, veterinarians, retailers, and e-commerce. Our services include wholesale, distribution, and tailored advisory solutions designed to meet evolving market needs.
Every aspect of our operations is built on a commitment to quality, safety, and regulatory compliance. By combining operational excellence with deep knowledge of the Nordic market, we deliver safe and efficient supply chain, optimised inventory management, and accurate demand forecasting.
Partnering with Oriola gives access to broad market coverage in the Nordics, supported by local expertise, a robust logistics network, and an integrated customer offering. We build long-term, value-driven partnerships that strengthen healthcare by ensuring medicines and health products are available where and when they are needed most.
Oriola's share is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. We operate in a stable market, supported by solid growth drivers such as ageing population, demand for wellbeing and healthcare, expansion of online pharmaceuticals sales and increased need for specialised medical treatments.
We believe that a sustainable future starts with health. Through our role as a wholesaler of pharmaceuticals and health and wellbeing products, we have a positive impact on society and people’s lives. Our sustainable people journey guides our work in leadership, employee engagement, attracting new employees, as well as safety and wellbeing at work. We continuously work to minimise the environmental footprint of our business. Our near-term science-based targets, approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), include ambitious goals to reduce emissions by 2030. We have also committed to reaching net-zero emissions across our value chain by 2050 through long-term science-based targets.
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Our locations
Oriola Corporation’s head office is in Espoo, Finland, which is also the location of our distribution centre. The Finnish dose dispensing production is in Helsinki. In Sweden, Oriola’s office is in Stockholm, with a distribution centre in Enköping and a central warehouse in Mölnlycke. In Denmark, our advisory services are based in Herlev.
More than 100 years of working for health and wellbeing
The roots of Oriola go back more than 100 years: in Sweden to the establishment of the medicine wholesaler Kronans Droghandel in 1907, and in Finland to the foundation of Oriola Oy in 1948. Over the decades, Oriola has become a strong actor in the Finnish and Swedish markets, and the company has taken part in creating reliable pharmaceutical distribution that meets the demands of the modern healthcare.
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Services and products supporting your success in the Nordics
We offer a broad portfolio of services and products, including distribution, wholesale, and advisory services. These help pharmaceutical companies and health, and wellbeing product suppliers serve pharmacies, healthcare providers, veterinarians, retailers, and e-commerce across the Nordic market.
Distribution services
We manage a high-quality, GDP-compliant supply chain for safe and reliable deliveries of pharmaceuticals and health and wellbeing products. Our specialised services include quality control, warehousing and logistics including modern cold chain technology and vaccine distribution expertise.
Wholesale services
We connect health and wellbeing suppliers and resellers through efficient, sustainable wholesale services. With deep Nordic market knowledge and a broad, high-quality product range, we help suppliers grow their reach and support resellers with reliable access, local expertise, and streamlined operations.
Advisory services
We help pharmaceutical companies succeed with tailored services across the entire product lifecycle – from market entry and regulatory compliance to commercial strategy and market insights. Our advisory services combine deep knowledge of Nordic healthcare systems and regulatory requirements with a focus on operational efficiency and customer value.
A sustainable future
A sustainable future begins with health. Through our services and products, we promote wellbeing while working to minimise the environmental impact of our operations. By making sustainability part of both our strategy and our daily operations, we foster a healthier tomorrow. As a distributor and wholesaler of pharmaceuticals and health and wellbeing products, our role in society is essential, and our responsibility is clear.
Committed to Health for life
Oriola’s purpose – Health for life – guides everything we do. Every day, our work supports people's health. We are committed to quality, efficiency, and sustainability, creating value for society and individuals through safe and reliable services and products. Partnering with Oriola means working with a company focused on making tomorrow healthier, together with our customers and partners.
A sustainable people journey
People are at the core of our business. A sustainable people journey supports leadership, engagement, and wellbeing at work. We foster a collaborative culture grounded in our shared values – openness, initiative, together and responsibility. Through continuous learning, knowledge sharing and strong team spirit, we work together to enable Health for life.
