NordenBladet – According to Forbes’ 2017-edition of the world’s billionaires the world’s richest person is still Bill Gates, with a combined wealth of almost $87 billion dollars. Biggest gainer was Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who grew his wealth by almost $3 bn in a year. But who are wealthy in Scandinavia? The list also contains 58 people from the Nordics, more than half of them from Sweden. Meanwhile, Norway, with 14 billionaires, has one more than Finland and Denmark combined.
This year, Sweden saw five new billionaires enter the list, whereas oil & gas billionaire Mika Anttonen (ST1) was Finland’s only new entry. Denmark stayed the same, while Norway had investor Svein Stole and cruise magnate Torstein Hagen enter the list.
The region’s biggest family dynasties are duly represented on the Forbes list. H&M, IKEA and Tetra Laval family members take up more than a third of Swedish spots; elevator giant KONE’s inheritors dominate the Finnish list; and Norwegian investment company Ferd’s inheritors Alexandra and Katharina are the world’s youngest billionaires. The third youngest, 23-year old Gustav Magnar Witzoe, is also Norwegian.
The richest Nordic person on the Forbes list is LEGO Group’s former president and CEO, Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen from Denmark. His estimated net worth is $21,2 billion.
Here are the Nordics dollar billionaires 2017, according to Forbes:
Sweden – 31 billionaires
(*Ingvar Kamprad – $69 bn – 90 years – IKEA) (Died: January 27, 2018)
Stefan Persson – 19,6 bn – 69 – fashion (H&M)
Hans Rausing – 12,5 bn – 90 – packaging (Tetra Laval)
Frederik Paulsen – 6,8 bn – 66 – healthcare (Ferring)
Melker Schörling – 6,8 bn – 69 – investments (Securitas)
Jörn Rausing – 6,1 bn – 57 – packaging (Tetra Laval)
Finn Rausing – 6 bn – 62 – packaging (Tetra Laval)
Kirsten Rausing – 6 bn – 64 – packaging (Tetra Laval)
Antonia Ax:son Johnson – 5,5 bn – 73 diversified (Axel Johnson) Johnson)
Dan Olsson – 5 bn – 70 – diversified
Fredrik Lundberg – 4,1 bn – 65 – real estate, investments
Bertil Hult – 4 bn – 76 – education (EF Education First)
Gustaf Douglas – 3,3 bn – 79 – investments
Lottie Tham – 3,2 bn – 67 – fashion (H&M)
Carl Bennet – 2,5 bn – 65- investments
Stefan Olsson – 2,3 bn – 68 – diversified
Charlotte Söderström – 2,2 bn – 40 – fashion (H&M)
Karl-Johan Persson – 2,1 bn – 41 – fashion (H&M)
Tom Persson – 2,1 bn – 32 – fashion (H&M)
Erik Selin – 2,1 bn – 49 – real estate
Torbjörn Törnqvist – 2,1 bn – 63 – oil trading (Gunvor)
Madeleine Olsson Ericksson – 1,9 bn – 72 – diversified
Markus Persson – 1,4 bn – 37 – computer games (Mojang)
Thomas Sandell – 1,3 bn – 56 – hedge funds
Carl Douglas – 1,2 bn – 55- investments
Eric Douglas – 1,2 bn – 48 – investments
Louise Lindh – 1,1 bn – 37 – investments
Katarina Martinson – 1,1 bn – 35 – investments
Mathias Kamprad – 1 bn – 47 – IKEA, IKANO
Jonas Kamprad – 1 bn – 51 – IKEA, IKANO
Peter Kamprad – 1 bn – 52 – IKEA, IKANO
Erik Paulsson – 1 bn – 75 – construction, real estate
*Not officially on Forbes list.
Denmark – 6 billionaires
Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen – $21,1 bn – 69 years – retail, (LEGO)
Anders Holch Povlsen – 6,3 bn – 44 – Fashion (Zalando)
Niels Peter Louis-Hansen – 3,8 bn – 69 – Medical devices (Coloplast)
Lars Larsen – 3,5 bn – 68 – Retail (Jysk)
Hanni Toosbuy Kasprzak – 2,4 bn – 59 – Shoes (ECCO)
Martin Moller Nielsen – 1,5 bn – 52 – aircraft leasing (Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC))
Finland – 7 billionaires
Antti Herlin – $3,5 bn – 60 years – Elevators (KONE)
Heikki Kyöstilä – 2,1 bn – 71 – Dental products (Planmeca)
Antti Aarnio-Wihuri – 1,9 bn – 77 – Diversified
Mika Anttonen – 1,4 bn – 50 – oil & gas
Niklas Herlin – 1,4 bn – 53 – Elevators (Died: October 10, 2017)
Ilkka Herlin – 1,4 bn – 58 – Elevators
Ilona Herlin – 1,2 bn – 52 – Elevators
Norway – 14 billionaires
Odd Reitan – $5,3 bn – 65 years – Retail, real estate
Johan Johansson – 3,3 bn – 50 – Grocery Stores (NorgesGruppen)
Andreas Halvorsen – 3,1 bn – 55 – hedge funds
Kjell Inge Rokke – 2,9 bn – 58 – shipping, seafood
Arne Wilhelmsen – 2,8 bn – 86 – cruise ships (Royal Caribbean Cruises)
Svein Stole – 2,6 bn – 53 – investments (Pareto Group)
Caroline Hagen Kjos – 2,5 bn – 33 – conglomerate
Stein Erik Hagen – 2,3 bn – 60 – consumer goods (Canica)
Petter Stordalen – 1,6 bn – 54 – hotels (Nordic Choice Hotels)
Gustav Magnar Witzoe – 1,6 bn – 23 – fish farming
Alexandra Andresen – 1,2 bn – 20 – investments
Katharina Andresen – 1,2 bn – 21 – investments
Torstein Hagen – 1 bn – 74 – cruises (Viking cruises)
Alexander Vik – 1 bn – 62 – investments
Look also:
List of Swedes by net worth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Swedes_by_net_worth
List of Finns by net worth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Finns_by_net_worth
List of Danes by net worth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Danes_by_net_worth
List of Norwegians by net worth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Norwegians_by_net_worth
Featured image: Odd Reitan from Norway (NordenBladet)
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