Finnish Berry Powders Ltd produces berry powders for your wellbeing, products that keep you going.

How did it all begin?

Thirty years of ballet, theatre, television and movies was enough. It was time to change direction, to travel, the destination was not important but the new challenges were. This was in 1986. Aulikki (born in1938) and Heikki (born in1936, died 19.4.2008), moved to the country and started a new challenging life with new thoughts and ideas.

They had to learn a new profession. They started with organic cultivation, both on the paddocks and in the greenhouse, cultivating clean products without residues while caring for the environment. At the next stage, they added production of TV-programs and videos, doing something they were familiar with. Then they studied more, and at the beginning of the 1990s Ritavuoren Marjaherkut (Ritavuori’s Berry Delicacies) with its jams and jellies came into being.

We slowly ceased producing organic tomatoes and the greenhouse was used for tourism. Tourism had started creeping in, as people just came to get acquainted with their operation, cultivation in sand and hundreds of different plants.

In 1993 they developed the berry powders alongside the production of jams and jellies. They studied further and started to make themselves more familiar with the powders. They have had research co-operation with several research institutes and universities and it is still continuing.

Over the years they have acquainted themselves with several pieces of research that unequivocally highlight the healthiness of Finnish berries, the vitamins, flavonoids, trace elements and antioxidants and how essential they are to human health. Berry powders contain the same active agents as berries do. There is some loss during the production process, but this is not significant. The benefit of berry powders compared to fresh berries is that the goodness in the seeds, such as the different fatty acids, can be used by the body. When fresh berries are eaten, the unchewed seeds move whole through the digestive system without effect.

We humans normally look after all our technical equipment well, but we don’t look after ourselves. The western lifestyle of always rushing after a better standard of living, the stress, an irregular life and fast food make people feel unwell both physically and mentally.
We were surprised by the sales of berry powders and by the number of people concerned about their wellbeing, both in Finland and elsewhere. Due to the growth in exports, the name of our company was changed to Oy Finnish Berry Powders Ltd. In our current product development we pay more and more attention to people’s wellbeing.

Our newest products are Finberryx blueberry-xylitol chewable tablets which are good for the wellbeing of both teeth and eyes. The Lino flaxseed-berrypowder mixture is good for the stomach and intestines due to the high fibre content. ”The stomach is our second brain.” says the nutrition expert. If the stomach is feeling unwell, then we feel unwell, our system plays up and we can’t function well.


Naturally, we use our own products daily, we feel good and have the energy to work and develop our operation. The powders keep you going.