Private company

Laima

Logo: Laima, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Company based in Riga, Latvia

Laima is the largest producer of confectionery in Latvia. It is named after Laima, the goddess of fate in Latvian mythology and is headquartered in Riga.2 It employed 148 people in 2013.1 It is part of Orkla Latvija.1 It ceased to exist in 2016.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1870Founded1
  • Industrychocolatier, manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery1
  • HeadquartersRiga1
  • Websitewww.laima.lv

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Riga view
Photo: Agiad, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Laima is the largest producer of confectionery in Latvia. It is named after Laima, the goddess of fate in Latvian mythology and is headquartered in Riga.2

Corporate structure

Laima is part of a group headed by Orkla Group. 74 entities, 18 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Orkla Group Oslo, Norway
    • Dragsbæk A/S Thisted, Denmark
    • Idun Industry Oslo, Norway
    • Jästbolaget Sollentuna, Sweden
    • Odense Marcipan Odense C, Denmark
    • Orkla Foods Finland Turku, Finland
    • Orkla Foods Norge Oslo, Norway
      • Stabburet Subsidiary
    • Orkla Foods Sverige Malmö, Sweden
    • Orkla Latvija Riga, Latvia
    • Chips Group Subsidiary · Åland
    • Hamé Subsidiary · Kunovice, Czechia
    • Hydro Extruded Solutions Subsidiary · Oslo, Norway
      • Sapa AB Subsidiary · Stockholm
      • HAI EXTRUSION S.R.L. Subsidiary · Arad, Romania
      • Hydro Extruded Solutions AB Subsidiary · Finspång, Sweden
        • HYDRO ALUMINIUM EXTRUSION PORTUGAL HAEP, S.A. Subsidiary · Vila Nova De Gaia, Portugal
        • HYDRO BUILDING SYSTEMS ATESSA S.R.L. Subsidiary · Atessa, Italy
        • Hydro Building Systems Sweden AB Subsidiary · Vetlanda, Sweden
        • HYDRO EXTRUSION ITALY S.R.L. Subsidiary · Ornago, Italy
        • HYDRO EXTRUSION LICHTERVELDE Subsidiary · Lichtervelde, Belgium
        • Hydro Extrusion Sweden AB Subsidiary · Vetlanda, Sweden
        • Sapa Precision Tubing Pune Private Limited Subsidiary · Pune, India
      • SAPA BUILDEX ATESSA S.P.A. Subsidiary · Atessa, Italy
      • 海德鲁铝业（苏州）有限公司 Subsidiary · 苏州市, China
    • Jotun Subsidiary · Sandefjord, Norway
      • 佐敦涂料（张家港）有限公司 Subsidiary · 苏州市, China
    • Kotipizza Group Subsidiary · Helsinki, Finland
      • Kotipizza Subsidiary · Finland
    • Nidar Subsidiary · Trondheim
    • OLW Subsidiary · Solna Municipality, Sweden
    • Orkla (Sweden) Subsidiary · Eslöv, Sweden
    • Orkla Foods Danmark Subsidiary · Oslo, Norway
    • Panda Subsidiary · Vaajakoski
    • Rieber & Søn Subsidiary · Bergen, Norway
      • INVENTOR SHIPPING AS Subsidiary · Bergen, Norway
        • INVENTOR CHEMICAL TANKERS AS Subsidiary · Bergen, Norway
      • TCO AS Subsidiary · Indre Arna, Norway
        • TCO NORWAY AS Subsidiary · Indre Arna, Norway
      • WTC ANSATTE AS Subsidiary · Bergen, Norway
    • Saudefaldene Subsidiary · Sauda Municipality
    • Sætre Subsidiary · Bergen, Norway
    • The European Pizza Company Subsidiary
    • BAKO AS Subsidiary · Oslo, Norway
    • CALL CATERLINK LTD Subsidiary · Bodmin, United Kingdom
    • CBP A/S Subsidiary · Oslo, Norway
    • and 24 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Products and brands

  • confectionery

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

From Wikidata.1

Employees over time

  • 20131481

Timeline

  1. Feb 10, 2016Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1870Founded Founded1

Sources

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