Mehiläinen Group expands to Norway and Denmark and strengthens its position in Sweden through the acquisition of Aleris
The Finnish healthcare and social care provider Mehiläinen has signed an agreement to acquire Aleris, a leading specialist healthcare provider in the Nordic countries. Through the acquisition, Mehiläinen will complement its services in Sweden and expand into new markets through Aleris’ operations in Norway and Denmark. Together the companies have exceptional capabilities to improve access to high-quality care and support the development of healthcare systems in the Nordic countries. The completion of the acquisition is subject to regulatory approvals.
Aleris operates in Denmark,Norway and Sweden with around 100 clinics and hospitals, employing 5,300professionals and delivering over 3.8 million patient visits annually. Itserves all payer groups and has longstanding partnerships with both publichealthcare regions and private insurers.
Through the acquisition, Aleris will join MehiläinenGroup, which was founded in 1909 in Helsinki, Finland. Today, Mehiläinen has over100 years of experience as a private provider of patient-centred healthcare services.In Sweden, the company has operated since 2020 under the Meliva brand, servingmore than 170,000 registered primary care patients and offering outpatientspecialist care and day surgery. The acquisition marks a significant step inMehiläinen’s growth in Sweden and opens two new markets—Denmark and Norway.
— Aleris is uniquely positioned in Scandinaviawith high patient satisfaction and quality. Together, we will have an excellentfoundation to further develop specialist care, digital services, and clinicalquality in our markets. Aleris and Mehiläinen share a common vision ofoutpatient-oriented, digitally powered, and patient-centred healthcare. Bycombining our capabilities, we can provide patients with even smootherintegrated care pathways and contribute to improving healthcare across theregion, says Janne-Olli Järvenpää, CEO of Mehiläinen Group.
— We look forward to strengtheninghealthcare services for more patients in the Nordic region together withMehiläinen. Through our combined expertise, innovation, and digitalcapabilities, we can contribute even more to supporting and strengthening healthcaresystems in our countries, while developing better solutions for patients andemployees. This will allow us to further improve our offering and togethercreate better health and well-being for more people, says Sofia Palmquist,CEO of Aleris Group.
Following the acquisition of Aleris, Mehiläinen Group will haveapproximately 60,000 professionals working in more than 1,500 locations,providing care annually to approximately 6 million patients with operations in 9 European countries. Together withAleris and acquisitions closed in 2025, Mehiläinen Group's pro forma revenuewas 3.7 billion euros in 2025. Mehiläinen Group is one of the leading privateproviders of integrated outpatient-oriented healthcare services and aninnovator leveraging digital capabilities and AI in Europe.
The completion of the acquisition is subject to regulatory approvals.
For more information:
Mehiläinen Group, CEO Janne-Olli Järvenpää
Contact via Communications Director Laura Martinsuo (laura.martinsuo@mehilainen.fi, +358 40196 2892)
Aleris Group, CEO Sofia Palmquist
Contact via Communications Director Sofia Myrevik (sofia.myrevik@aleris.se, +4670 341 46 38)
AboutAleris
With operations at around 100 locations in Scandinavia, 5,300 employees, andheadquarters in Stockholm, Aleris is a provider of specialised healthcare witha focus on planned surgery, mental health, and medical diagnostics. Each year,Aleris has approximately 3.8 million patient visits in Sweden, Norway, andDenmark. The patients access care through the public healthcare system, privatehealth insurance, or by paying out of pocket. Aleris’ specialist care ischaracterised by high quality and accessibility, with strong results in bothpatient assessments and key quality indicators. In 2025, the Aleris Groupgenerated SEK 6.7 billion in revenue.
AboutMehiläinen Group
Mehiläinen Group is a well-known and highly respected private provider of healthcareand social care services, offering comprehensive high-quality care in Finland,Sweden, Germany, Lithuania, Estonia, Romania, and Serbia. Mehiläinen alsooffers digital healthcare software solutions through its subsidiary,BeeHealthy. Founded in 1909, Mehiläinen is a rapidly developing and growingleader in the industry with pro forma revenue of 3.1 billion euros in 2025. With 55,000 professionals and anetwork of more than 1,450 locations, Mehiläinen serves 5.2 million patientseach year. Mehiläinen operates under the Meliva brand in Sweden,Estonia, Lithuania and Germany; under the Regina Maria brand in Romania; andunder the MediGroup brand in Serbia.
