Filling system and filling packages

An apparatus comprising a filling element for controlled dispensing of liquid filling-material into a container through a liquid channel that ends in a dispensing opening on an underside of the filling element, wherein said filling element comprises a liquid valve that is controllable to open and close, wherein the liquid valve comprises a drive, a valve body and, a valve element, wherein the valve body is arranged in the liquid channel, wherein the valve element forms a lower channel-section of the liquid channel, wherein the drive moves the valve element along a stroke axis such that the valve element moves relative to the valve body, wherein the drive comprises an electromagnetic drive that comprises a magnetic gap across which a magnetic field extends, wherein said magnetic gap is disposed outside of said liquid channel, and wherein the magnetic field couples to one of said valve element and an element coupled to said valve element.