Category: News

This year on January 8, the STEM Career Day for secondary school students was held for the first time in Dobele Municipality, organised by the Dobele Youth Initiative and Health Centre. We were pleased to be invited and to take part in this meaningful initiative.

By participating, we supported local students in gaining a better understanding of the business environment and the knowledge and skills required across different company departments and management roles. This real-life company visit helped young people explore career options and make more informed decisions about their future.

As part of the event, we welcomed ten motivated students from Dobele Municipality. They were highly engaged and positive, and confirmed that the insight into our company’s internal operations was extremely valuable and useful.

We are happy to have been part of this experience and to support young people in their career development.

This is how the President of the Republic of Latvia mentioned the Latvian candle industry in his speech.

On October 28–29 this year, His Majesty King Frederik X of Denmark and Her Majesty Queen Mary of Denmark paid an official visit to Latvia.

Our company owner, Jens Thorup, had the honor and opportunity to attend the reception at Riga Castle hosted by the President of Latvia, Edgars Rinkēvičs, in honour of the distinguished guests.

A celebration established by National Candle Association (NCA – USA) and relayed by the European Candle Manufacturers Association (ECMA) and the Latin American Candle Manufacturers Association (ALAFAVE). Its objective is to bring to light the various ways candles enrich our daily lives and to promote the safe use of candles. The annual event brings together candle lovers from around the world. World Candle Month is just one of the many ways ECMA encourages industry collaboration to promote global awareness of candle safety and the benefits of candles. For This year’s World Candle Month theme is “Love the Glow”.

This year, our company once again supported the annual Dobele Municipality Festival. We contributed by donating candle gifts for the event and joining the vibrant festival parade alongside the community.

It’s a true pleasure to celebrate together with the residents of Dobele and its guests.

The management of the State Revenue Service has expressed gratitude to our company.
We are proud and happy to share this news with all of you—our employees, clients, suppliers, and cooperation partners!

We are proud to announce that Baltic Candles has once again been recognized as one of the Top Employers in the Zemgale region, securing 9th place in 2024!

This year, 7,400 respondents — representing 41% of all survey participants — took part in the Zemgale employer evaluation, making it the second most engaged region in Latvia. More than 80 companies were mentioned overall, and the competition was especially strong.

A heartfelt thanks to everyone who took the time to participate and vote for us!

As part of the nationwide Big Cleanup initiative, Baltic Candles encouraged employees to take part together with their loved ones — whether by joining organized public clean-up events or by making a difference in their own communities.

We are delighted to see that pupils in Dobele Municipality are actively participating in the event “Job Shadow Day 2025”, which offers a valuable opportunity to get answers to their career-related questions and explore professions through hands-on experience.

With the support of the Altum programme “Loans for Digitalisation”, implemented within the framework of the European Union’s Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), a project for the purchase and installation of a new candle production line is being implemented.

The “Dobele Municipality Entrepreneur of the Year” competition awards ceremony took place on December 6 at the Tērvete Culture House.
The goal of this competition is to celebrate and recognize entrepreneurs in Dobele Municipality who demonstrate active and responsible business practices, contributing to the growth of local entrepreneurship. It also aims to highlight their achievements, showcase exemplary business practices, and foster a stronger sense of community and belonging within the municipality.
As many as 46 entrepreneurs were nominated and evaluated. Out of these, 23 entrepreneurs were shortlisted in 9 nominations, where one entrepreneur received an award in each nomination.
In the nomination “Dobele Municipality PRODUCER OF THE YEAR 2024,” the main prize was awarded to Baltic Candles Ltd. We sincerely thank the team for their hard work and dedication, showing that success is inevitable when everyone works together toward a common goal.