There is one word in Finnish that has had a special meaning for centuries for those who love natural purity and breathtaking beauty: AAVA. There is no direct translation into English, but this feeling of freedom and freshness can best be experienced by looking at a vast landscape that can only be found in untouched nature.
Here at AAVALABS, our Finnish family business, we embody this feeling in all our products and decisions. We are "Nordic by Nature". We take the well-being of those who want to enjoy natural and organic products as seriously as our own.
AAVALABS was founded in Helsinki, Finland in 2011 by Otso Kääriäinen. As a health and fitness enthusiast his vision was to create pure, effective and healthy supplements to complement a busy lifestyle. In the early days first formulas were developed around the kitchen table and tested among family and friends.
What started as a small family business has since grown into an international company with team members from more than 10 different countries. The product range has grown consistently with a special focus on vegan friendly supplements.
The core values that underpin everything we do since day 1 are:
-Honesty
-Natural
-Giving back
If you want to rediscover natural purity, choose AAVALABS and start living a happier and healthier life now!
Our goal is to make the many people healthier by giving them a piece of Nordic. With high-quality vitamins that are as pure as possible, manufactured in Europe and 100% GMO-FREE.
We want to support people in their everyday lives and in achieving their life goals. Whether you're trying to lose weight, outdo yourself in sports, or just want to do something for your health and wellbeing, we've developed pure, fresh and healthy supplements to give your life even more power.
We live our values and form meaningful partnerships with leading organizations to help those in need. That's why we cooperate with the Vitamin Angels Foundation and fight malnutrition in the Third World.
If you want to rediscover natural purity, choose AAVALABS and start living a happier and healthier life now.
Our founder Otso has always been passionate about sports and a healthy lifestyle. Like many kids from Finland he grew up spending most of his childhood outdoors in the midst of nordic nature.
After earning a Masters degree in Entrepreneurship (M.Sc. Econ.) from Aalto University in Helsinki as well as a degree in Psychology (B.Sc.) from the University of Melbourne, Otso worked as a creative development executive and specialized in building brands.
Starting AAVALABS together with his mother was a natural next step as it was a way to combine several of his passions and turn them into innovative products. The vision was to give people around the world a piece of the Nordics and equip them with tools for a healthy life. Listening to people’s needs and he expanded the business focus on vegan supplements as first of the European market.
If Otso is not traveling around the world sourcing raw materials or building new exciting AAVALABS products in our Helsinki headquarters, you'll probably spot him at a CrossFit box, running in nature or doing yoga.
AAVALABS is a 100% remote company. That means that team members can choose their location freely. The only requirement is a decent wifi connection during office hours. Currently we have team members in about 10 different countries, for example in Finland, Japan and Australia.
Our dream team has already worked in a snow-covered log cabin in Lapland as well as in Cape Town and the mountains of La Paz, Bolivia. That said we are all used to making our mobile office work regardless of the place. For us, freedom does not only mean being location independent, but also freedom in other areas of life.
Our international team consists of freethinkers who don't like to be put in boxes. What unites us all is the desire to travel, an active lifestyle and the pursuit of health. Our motto is: The world is our home.
Languages spoken at AAVALABS include Finnish, German, English, Japanese, Spanish, Italian, Polish and Ukrainian to name a few.
NORDIC BY NATURE O.
Lönnrotinkatu 5
00100
Helsinki
Finland
team@aavalabs.com
From FINLAND with LOVE ❤
