In English


Kärkkäinen Ltd is a developing and upbeat family-owned company from the northern Ostrobothnia. It was founded in 1988.

Head office is in Ylivieska, furthermore stores in Oulu, Ii, Jyväskylä and Lahti. Our administrative offices are located in Ylivieska headquarter, at Helsinki-Vantaa airport, and very close to Oulu airport.

Turnover of Kärkkäinen Oy group was approx. 345,7 million EUR (31st January 2024 closed accounting period).

The main business for Kärkkäinen Ltd is retail trade with a product range of approx. 400 000 ‘non-food’ articles. The company has the wholesale organization (SuomiTrading) and the webshop www.karkkainen.com as well.

The shopping centers in Ylivieska and Lahti belongs the biggest centers in Finland.