WHO ARE rich in Scandinavia? List of Nordic dollar billionaires (Forbes’ 2017-edition of the world’s billionaires)

25 Mar, 2018 by Helena-Reet Ennet

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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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