NordenBladet —Speech by the President of the Riigikogu Eiki Nestor at the flag hoisting ceremony in the Governor’s Garden on 24 February 2019.
Good morning and a happy day of celebration to everyone who has come to hoist the flag here on Toompea hillside, as well as to those at home. Today, our country is 101 years old. This 101 is in itself a jolly nice number, but today we can also be happy that exactly 30 years ago on February 24, the anniversary of the Republic of Estonia, the flag returned on top of the Tall Hermann tower. And it is here to stay.
Compatriots,
Estonia is a strong country if we believe in it. We need to believe like the thousands of singers, dancers and audience members who will touch us with their art during the anniversary Song Celebration this summer. Or like the participants of the ESTO festival who will travel here this year from every corner of our beloved round planet Earth. They know that the Republic of Estonia is not a fragment from their granny’s memories or a fairy tale from childhood, but a place that cherishes and appreciates them. And if some of them have not found the time to visit their Estonian home for many years, we should not be surprised if they are sincerely happy about what they see. They believe in Estonia.
But also believe in Estonia like the boys and girls who have come here this morning with their moms and dads to hoist the flag and sing the anthem. And believe in Estonia like those grannies and grandpas who are struggling to sing the anthem together with their grandchildren because they are getting teary-eyed and their voice cracks with emotion. Singing might not work, but the heart is brimming over with joy, because you see that your life has had a purpose. It is impossible to give your children anything more than freedom.
Believe in Estonia that is full of laughter and consideration of others. Understanding and creation. Freedom and respectful language. Care and determination. The thrill of Christmas and the excitement of Midsummer Night. Which unfortunately includes sad memories, but also merry expectations. The fun of doing things together, and love. Where we hear the beautiful sound of the Estonian language and where everyone feels at home. Believe in Estonia where everyone can be who they want to be. A free human being in a free country.
I wish you happy homes filled with joy. I believe in you, Estonia. Long live the Republic of Estonia!
NordenBladet – Swedish business magazine Veckans Affärer each year compiles a list of the country’s billionaires in Swedish krona (1 billion SEK equals roughly $120 million USD). There was a record 187 Swedish billionaires in 2018 – double the amount since 2002 – of which around 40 have amassed fortunes exceeding a billion dollars.
However, the very top largely belongs to the founding families of iconic Swedish companies like Stena Group, Ikea, H&M and Tetra Laval – all founded between 1939 and 1951.
Here are the top ten richest people of Sweden and how they made their money.
1. IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad ($73 billion) is unmatched
Net Worth: 620 billion SEK ($73 billion)
Company: IKEA (furniture giant)
Residence: Älmhult, Sweden
Ikea’s 91-year old founder Ingvar Kamprad has topped the Swedish rich list for the last decades. He’s worth more than the seven people behind him, combined. Kamprad – known for driving a two-decade old Volvo and flying coach – started with nothing back in 1943 and is now considered Sweden’s most successful entrepreneur of all time.
2. Stefan Persson
Net Worth: 186 billion SEK ($22 billion)
Company: H&M (clothing retailer)
Residence: Stockholm
Global retail chain H&M’s family patriarch Stefan Persson is Sweden’s second-richest. Before growing H&M into a global fashion empire, his father, Erling Persson, opened the first store in 1947, expanded in Sweden, and took the company public. Stefan Persson estimated net worth is US $ 22 billion and he is ranked second in the list of top 10 richest people of Sweden.
3. Hans Rausing
Net Worth: 101 billion SEK ($12 billion)
Company: Tetra Laval, packaging
Residence: Wadhurst, UK
Hans Rausing’s is the inherited billionaire and the owner of the packaging giant Tetra Laval which is established by his father in 1944. He moved to UK in the early 1980s to avoid the penalizing of Swedish taxes and sold his share to his brother Gad for an estimated worth of US $ 7 billion in 1995. He now resides in the 900 acre estate in the village of Wadhurst in East Sussex where he breeds deer and wild boar. He also owns the property in New Zealand and homes in London and Barbados, and has venture in “Ecolean” which is the producer of environmentally friendly packaging material. Hans Rausing estimated net worth is US $ 12 billion and he is ranked third in the list of top 10 richest people of Sweden.
4. Frederik Paulsen
Net Worth: 60 billion SEK ($7,1 bn)
Company: Ferring Pharma
Residence: Lausanne, Switzerland
Frederick Paulsen is inherited of the small drug maker “Ferring Pharmaceuticals” which is founded by his father and when he takes charge of the business in 1983, it generated US $ 15 million in annual revenues. Today his biotech unit produces the obstetrics, infertility, gastroenterology, urology and endocrinology products and has estimated sales of more than US $ 1.75 billion. He is also structured the fecundity clinics in Russia to help reverse its drastic population decline. He also donates US $ 3 million to the kingdom of Bhutan for the big collection of textile to bolster its new Royal Textile Academy. Frederik Paulsen estimated net worth is US $ 7.1 billion and he is ranked at No. 4 in the list of top 10 richest people of Sweden.
5. Jörn Rausing
Net Worth: 59 billion SEK ($7 bn)
Company: Tetra Laval (packaging)
Residence: Surrey, UK
Jorn Rausing is the owner of the “Tetra Laval” the company behinds the packaging technology of tetra pack that makes it possible to store beverages like Juice, milk and other liquid flavors in cartons instead of glass bottles. Jorn with his two siblings Kirsten and Finn shared the family business and sit on the board of “Tetra Laval” which is the parent company established by their grandfather. He also owns the stakes in online grocery vendor “Ocado”. Jorn Rausing estimated net worth is US $ 7 billion and he is ranked at No. 5 in the list of top 10 richest people of Sweden.
6. Melker Schorling
Net Worth: 59 billion SEK ($7 bn)
Company: MSAB (investments)
Residence: Stockholm
Melker Schorling set the foundation for his wealth by negotiating with his associate billionaire Gustaf Douglas and receives the stakes in troubled security services giant “Securitas” in return for accepting the job of CEO in 1987. Later he established the “Melker Schorling AB” as the holding company for his investments which is now publicly traded and holds the stakes in precision and measuring tools manufacturing “Hexagon” and security device manufacturer “Assa Abloy” and counts H&M billionaires Stefan Persson and his sister Lottie Tham are the shareholders of his empire. Melker Schorling estimated net worth is US $ 7 billion and he is ranked at No. 6 in the list of top 10 richest people of Sweden.
7. Antonia Johnson
Net Worth: 57 billion SEK ($6,75 bn)
Residence: Upplands Väsby, Sweden
Company: Axel Johnson AB which fully owns Kicks, Martin & Servera, Åhléns and hold shares in Axfood and Sweden’s largest e-commerce company, Dustin.
Antonia Johnson is the Sweden’s richest woman and she is the fourth generation to run the family conglomerate and preparing her daughter Carina Berg to take over the family business in future. She is elected to the board and then becomes the chairman of the privately owned diversified trading company in 1982 and keeps both seats on the board, and all of the ownership. The family conglomerate has interests in telecom, security, energy, real estate and in industrial products. She also holds 50 percent stakes in the Axfood AB which is the largest food companies in Scandinavia. Antonia Johnson estimated net worth is US $ 6.75 billion and she is ranked at No. 7 in the list of top 10 richest people of Sweden.
8. Finn Rausing
Net Worth: 57 billion SEK ($6,75 bn)
Residence: Stockholm
Company: Tetra Laval
Finn Rausing is sits on the board of packaging company Tetra Laval with his billionaire siblings Kirsten and Jorn which is established by their grandfather and invented the packaging technology that makes it possible to store beverages like milk and juice without refrigeration. His father Gad bought out his brother Hans shares of Tetra Laval and becomes the single owner of the tetra packing empire. Finn Rausing estimated net worth is US $ 6.75 billion and he is ranked at No. 8 in the list of top 10 richest people of Sweden.
9. Kirsten Rausing
Net Worth: 60 billion SEK ($7,1 bn)
Company: Tetra Laval
Residence: Newmarket, UK
Kristen Rausing is the third partner of the packaging company “Tetra Laval” and sits on the board with her two brothers Finn and Jorn. Their grandfather established the Tetra Laval which invented the aseptic packaging technology that makes it possible to store beverages like milk and juice in tetra pack bags instead of glass bottles. Their late father Gad runs the company for 46 years together with his brother Hans and later he bought it all in 1995. Kirsten Rausing estimated net worth is US $ 7.1 billion and she is ranked at No. 9 in the list of top 10 richest people of Sweden.
10. Ane Uggla ($6,5 bn): Heir to a Danish shipping empire
Net Worth: 55 billion SEK ($6,5 bn)
Residence: Stockholm
Source of wealth: A.P. Møller-Mærsk (shipping)
Heir to Denmark’s largest company, shipping giant A.P. Møller-Mærsk. The 69-year old’s son, Robert Maersk Uggla, is nowadays in charge of the Maersk’s holding company. Ane Uggla, who’s lived in Stockholm since the 1970s is today Sweden’s second-richest woman. Ane Uggla estimated net worth is US $ 6.5 billion and she is ranked at No. 10 in the list of top 10 richest people of Sweden.
FULL LIST of Sweden´s 184 billionaires in 2017
1. Ingvar Kamprad
2. Stefan Persson
3. Hans Rausing
4. Frederik Paulsen
5. Jörn Rausing
6. Melker Schörling
7. Antonia Ax:son Johnson
8. Finn Rausing
9. Kirsten Rausing
10. Ane Uggla
11. Dan Sten Olsson
12. Fredrik Lundberg
13. Bertil Hult
14. Gustaf Douglas
15. Carl Bennet
16. Liselott Tham
17. Stefan Olsson
18. Markus Persson
19. Torbjörn Törnqvist
20. Karl-Johan Persson
21. Tom Persson
22. Charlotte Söderström
23. Daniel Ek
24. Martin Lorentzon
25. Madeleine Olsson-Eriksson
26. Erik Selin
27. Eric Douglas
28. Carl Douglas
29. Thomas Sandell
30. Niklas Zennström
31. Sten Åke Lindholm
32. Katarina Martinson
33. Louise Lindh
34. Erik Paulsson
35. Rune Andersson
36. Mathias Kamprad
37. Jonas Kamprad
38. Peter Kamprad
39. Elisabeth Douglas
40. Ian Lundin
41. Hans Wallenstam
42. Karl-Johan Blank
43. Sven-Olof Johansson
44. Christer Gardell
45. Lukas Lundin
46. Nico Mordasini
47. Mona Hamilton
48. Eva Lundin
49. Cristina Stenbeck
50. Johan Eliasch
51. Rutger Arnhult
52. Rolf Lundström
53. Jonas af Jochnick
54. Robert Weil
55. Sven Norfeldt
56. Margareta Wallenius-Kleberg
57. David Mindus
58. Sten Mörtstedt
59. Jakob Porsér
60. Jenny Lindén Urnes
61. Dan Olofsson
62. Christer Brandberg
63. Johan Claesson
64. Lars-Magnus Claesson
65. Björn Savén
66. Patrik Brummer
67. Bengt Ågerup
68. Bengt Bengtsson
69. Gerald Engström
70. Fredrik Wester
71. Fredrik Paulsson
72. Stina Von Der Esch
73. Felix Hagnö
74. Mikael Ståhl
75. Bicky Chakraborty
76. Sebastian Knutsson
77. Lars Wingefors
78. Erik Penser
79. Sven Hagströmer
80. Robert af Jochnick
81. Martin Gren
82. Gerard de Geer
83. Martin Andersson
84. Sophie Stenbeck
85. Hugo Stenbeck
86. Fredrik Rapp
87. Eva Hamrén
88. Hans-Kristian Rausing
89. Sigrid Rausing
90. Per Josefsson
91. Peter Thelin
92. Annika Bootsman Kleberg
93. Jonas Kleberg
94. Jan Bengtsson
95. Lisbet Rausing
96. Per Sandberg
97. Lars Markgren
98. Mats Qviberg
99. Staffan Salén
100. Karl Perlhagen
101. Karl Hedin
102. Nils Tham
103. Carl Tham
104. Lina Tham von Heidenstam
105. Rikard Svensson
106. Fredrik Svensson
107. Max Martin
108. Anders Bodin
109. Erik Ryd
110. Torbjörn Bäck
111. Thomas Karlsson
112. Patrik Hannell
113. Laurent Leksell
114. Jens von Bahr
115. Fredrik Österberg
116. Victor Jacobsson
117. Sebastian Siemiatkowski
118. Niklas Adalberth
119. Åke Bonnier
120. Gösta Welandson
121. Gert-Erik Lindquist
122. Nils-Olov Jönsson
123. Ulf Eklöf
124. Stefan Bengtsson
125. Pontus Bonnier
126. Agneta Wallenstam
127. Harald Mix
128. Joakim Alm
129. Robert Andreen
130. Bo Larsson
131. Carl Manneh
132. Bo Göransson
133. Conni Jonsson
134. Michael Knutsson
135. Fredrik Palmstierna
136. Anders Berntsson
137. Benny Andersson
138. Pär Sandå
139. Leif Gustavsson
140. Ludvig Strigeus
141 Dag Landvik
142. Anders Ström
143. Bengt Hjelm
144. Peter Lindell
145. Anders Forsgren
146. Bengt-Olov Forssell
147. Per Hamberg
148. Filip Engelbert
149. Jonas Nordlander
150. Anna Benjamin
151. Björn Ulvaeus
152. Fabienne Gustafsson
153. Hampus Ericsson
154. Sven Philip-Sörensen
155. Martin Nordin
156. Karl Otto Bonnier
157. Carl-Henric Svanberg
158. Patrik Wahlén
159. Torsten Jansson
160. Claes Mellgren
161. Per Olof Andersson
162. Anita Paulsson
163. Henrik Persson Ekdahl
164. Thomas Eldered
165. Petter Fägersten
166. Zlatan Ibrahimovic
167. Patrik Stymne
168. Staffan Persson
169. Johan Löf
170. Mats Paulsson
171. Helena Ek Tidstrand
172. Eva Bonnier
173. Jan Erik Ragnar Söderberg
174. Per-Olof Söderberg
175. Bo Jesper Hansen
176. Johan Edlund
177. Thomas Hartwig
178. Filip Tysander
179. Elisabeth Jancke Brandberg
180. Leif Kristensson
181. Lennart Grebelius
182. Henric Wiman
183. Gun Boström
184. Max Hansson
Look also Forbes List of Swedes billionaires by net worth (2017, Forbes)
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* A business magnate or industrialist is an entrepreneur of great influence, importance, or standing in a particular enterprise or field of business. The term characteristically refers to a wealthy entrepreneur or investor who controls, through personal business ownership or dominant shareholding position, a firm or industry whose goods or services are widely consumed. Such individuals may also be called czars, moguls, proprietors, tycoons, taipans, barons, or oligarchs.
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Carl Stefan Erling Persson (born 4 October 1947 in Bromma, Stockholm) is a Swedish business magnate*. 71-year-old Persson is the chairman and main shareholder in fashion company H&M (Hennes & Mauritz), which was founded by his father Erling Persson in 1947. Persson took over the company from his father in 1982 and served as its manager until 1998. Persson also owns a substantial stake in the Swedish technology company Hexagon AB. Through his privately held real estate company Ramsbury Invest (Drottninggatan 50, 111 21 Stockholm, Sweden), Persson owns a large number of properties in London, Paris and Stockholm.
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Sir Hans Rausing, KBE (born 25 March 1926) is a Swedish businessman based in the United Kingdom. He made his fortune from his co-inheritance of Tetra Pak, a company founded by his father Ruben Rausing and currently the largest food packaging company in the world. In 1995 he sold his share of the company to his brother, Gad.
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Frederik Paulsen is a Swedish billionaire and businessman, chairman of Ferring Pharmaceuticals. Frederik Dag Arfst Paulsen was born on 30 October 1950 in Stockholm, Sweden. His father was Frederik Paulsen Sr, the founder of Ferring Pharmaceuticals. Frederik Paulsen grew up in Sweden, with his father and his father’s second wife, Eva Wolf Frandsen – one of the founding researchers at Ferring. He attended school in Sweden and then went on to study chemistry at the Christian Albrecht University in Kiel, Germany and business administration at Lund University in Sweden.
Swedish billionaires: Melker Schörling, net worth 6.8 billion (2017)
Melker Schörling (born 1947) is a Swedish billionaire businessman. His investment company Melker Schörling AB (MSAB) has large interests in Securitas AB, Assa Abloy, Hexagon AB, Loomis and more. Schörling formed a partnership with fellow billionaire Gustaf Douglas, who is also a major shareholder in Securitas and Assa Abloy.
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Featured image: Antonia Ax:son Johnson is chairman of Axel Johnson AB and Sweden’s richest woman with a net worth of 57 billion Swedish crowns ($6.75 billion). (NordenBladet)
NordenBladet – Melker Schörling (born 1947) is a Swedish billionaire businessman. His investment company Melker Schörling AB (MSAB) has large interests in Securitas AB, Assa Abloy, Hexagon AB, Loomis and more. Schörling formed a partnership with fellow billionaire Gustaf Douglas, who is also a major shareholder in Securitas and Assa Abloy.
Early life
Melker Schörling is a graduate of the School of Business, Economics and Law, Gothenburg.
Career
Today 71-year-old Schörling made a name for himself as the CEO of Securitas in 1987 before moving on to Skanska, when Percy Barnevik was chair. Schörling later left his executive career to focus on his own investments.
In August 2006, Schörling revealed that he would take MSAB public, listing it on the Stockholm Stock Exchange. He also unveiled a new board of directors. The new board, one of the most high-profile in the Swedish business world, includes Stefan Persson, Carl-Henric Svanberg, and Schörling’s daughter.
As of January 2015, he is worth $6.5 billion according to Forbes and by September 2017 6.8 billion.
Personal life
He is married to Kerstin Schörling, has two children (Sofia Schorling Hogberg, Marta Schorling), and lives in Stockholm.
Swedish billionaires: Frederik Paulsen Jr, net worth 6.8 billion (2017)
List of Swedes billionaires by net worth (2017, Forbes)
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Swedish billionaires: Stefan Persson (magnate), net worth 19.6 billion (2017)
Carl Stefan Erling Persson (born 4 October 1947 in Bromma, Stockholm) is a Swedish business magnate*. 71-year-old Persson is the chairman and main shareholder in fashion company H&M (Hennes & Mauritz), which was founded by his father Erling Persson in 1947. Persson took over the company from his father in 1982 and served as its manager until 1998. Persson also owns a substantial stake in the Swedish technology company Hexagon AB. Through his privately held real estate company Ramsbury Invest (Drottninggatan 50, 111 21 Stockholm, Sweden), Persson owns a large number of properties in London, Paris and Stockholm.
Swedish billionaires: Hans Rausing (magnate), net worth 12.5 billion (2017)
Sir Hans Rausing, KBE (born 25 March 1926) is a Swedish businessman based in the United Kingdom. He made his fortune from his co-inheritance of Tetra Pak, a company founded by his father Ruben Rausing and currently the largest food packaging company in the world. In 1995 he sold his share of the company to his brother, Gad.
Swedish billionaires: Frederik Paulsen Jr, net worth 6.8 billion (2017)
Frederik Paulsen is a Swedish billionaire and businessman, chairman of Ferring Pharmaceuticals. Frederik Dag Arfst Paulsen was born on 30 October 1950 in Stockholm, Sweden. His father was Frederik Paulsen Sr, the founder of Ferring Pharmaceuticals. Frederik Paulsen grew up in Sweden, with his father and his father’s second wife, Eva Wolf Frandsen – one of the founding researchers at Ferring. He attended school in Sweden and then went on to study chemistry at the Christian Albrecht University in Kiel, Germany and business administration at Lund University in Sweden.
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NordenBladet – Frederik Paulsen is a Swedish billionaire and businessman, chairman of Ferring Pharmaceuticals. Frederik Dag Arfst Paulsen was born on 30 October 1950 in Stockholm, Sweden. His father was Frederik Paulsen Sr, the founder of Ferring Pharmaceuticals. Frederik Paulsen grew up in Sweden, with his father and his father’s second wife, Eva Wolf Frandsen – one of the founding researchers at Ferring. He attended school in Sweden and then went on to study chemistry at the Christian Albrecht University in Kiel, Germany and business administration at Lund University in Sweden.
Career
Frederik Paulsen is now based in Switzerland, where he benefits from lump-sum taxation. His business interests focus mainly on the Ferring Pharmaceuticals Group where he has worked since 1976 and has been the chairman since 1988.
During this period he established the company his father founded in Malmö, Sweden as an international operation. Today, Ferring has operations in over 50 countries and sells its products in more than 100 countries around the globe. Ferring specialized from the outset in peptide drugs and has continued in its commitment to their development.
Paulsen’s business activities extend into other pharmaceutical and life science areas and publishing. Paulsen’s other business interests include:
Polypeptide Laboratories BV
Nordic Group BV
Euro-Diagnostica AB
Editions Paulsen
In addition, he has interests in real estate and viticulture. Frederik Paulsen also holds several board memberships. He is for instance member of the board of directors of the tobacco company Philip Morris International.
Since 2009, Frederik Paulsen also has held the position of honorary consul general of the Russian Federation, a form of pro-Russian soft power.
Paulsen is the recipient of numerous national honours and holds many and varied positions. Some of these are listed here:
Honours
Doctorate honoris causa, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, Switzerland
Doctorate honoris causa, Technology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
Doctorate honoris causa, Faculty of Medicine, Christian Albrecht University, Kiel, Germany
Doctorate honoris causa, Politics, Moscow State Institute of International Relations, Moscow, Russian Federation
Professor honoris causa, University of Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom
Honorary director, The Explorers Club, New York, USA
Honorary fellowship, Royal Scottish Geographical Society, Scotland, United Kingdom
Doctorate honoris causa, Kazan National Research Technological University, Kazan, Respublika Tatarstan, Russian Federation
Honorary director, Save Venice Inc., New York, USA
Awards
Ehrenbürgerschaft, Honorary Citizenship, awarded by the Christian Albrecht University, Kiel, Germany.
Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur, Knight of the Legion of Honour, granted by President Nicolas Sarkozy of the French Republic.
Орден Дружбы, Order of Friendship presented by President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation.
Ridder af Dannebrogordenen, Cross of the Order of Chivalry granted by Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark.
Bundesverdienstkreuz I. Klasse, Order of Merit Class I awarded by President Horst Köhler of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Нагрудный знак «Почетному полярнику», Honorary Polar Explorer Medal, Aspol, Moscow, Russian Federation.
Nga Dap Pel Gi Khorlo, The Order of the Druk Gyalpo, presented by King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan.
Нагрудный знак Министерства Иностранных Дел Российской Федерации «За вклад в Международное сотрудничество», Decoration for Contribution to International Cooperation presented by the Foreign Ministry of the Russian Federation.
ღირსების ორდენი, The Order of Honor, awarded by President Mikheil Saakashvili of Georgia.
Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE), granted by Her Majesty The Queen Elizabeth II.
Order of St John Service Medal, awarded by Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II.
Freeman of the City of London, United Kingdom.
Companion of The Royal Aero Club of the United Kingdom, awarded by the Council of The Royal Aero Club of the United Kingdom.
Vilkitsky Decoration, granted by the Polar Research Fund of the Russian Federation.
Silver Medal of Russian Geographic Society, awarded by Mr.Shoygu of RGS, Russia.
Climber of Russia, awarded by the Alpinist Federation of Russia.
Lowell Thomas Medal, awarded by The Explorers Club, New York, USA.
Scottish Geographical Medal, awarded by Royal Scottish Geographical Society, United Kingdom.
Medal of Honour, granted by the Granada Dance and Music International Festival, Spain.
Patron of Exploration, granted by The Explorers Club, New York, USA.
Paulsen holds the following memberships among others:
Member of the Board of MGIMO University, Moscow, Russian Federation.
Member of the Kuratorium Pro Universitate of the Christian Albrechts University, Kiel, Germany.
Trustee of the Salk Institute of Biological Research, La Jolla, California, USA.
Trustee of the South Georgia Heritage Trust, Dundee, Scotland.
Trustee of the Royal Textile Academy of Bhutan, Thimphu, Bhutan.
Life member of The Explorers Club, New York City, USA.
Honorary Member of the Polar Explorers Association, Moscow, Russian Federation.
Director of the Board of the Museum Kunst der Westküste, Alkersum, Germany.
Member of the Advisory Board, Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Washington, DC, USA.
Member of the Advisory Board, Arctic Circle
Member of the Advisory Council for the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the Polar Regions in Westminster, United Kingdom
Member of the Vladivostok Maritime Assembly
Member of the Board of Trustees, Lausanne Opera Foundation Council, Lausanne, Switzerland
Founding member of the Swiss Polar Institute (SPI), Berne, Switzerland
List of Swedes billionaires by net worth (2017, Forbes)
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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.
Swedish billionaires: Stefan Persson (magnate), net worth 19.6 billion (2017)
Carl Stefan Erling Persson (born 4 October 1947 in Bromma, Stockholm) is a Swedish business magnate*. 71-year-old Persson is the chairman and main shareholder in fashion company H&M (Hennes & Mauritz), which was founded by his father Erling Persson in 1947. Persson took over the company from his father in 1982 and served as its manager until 1998. Persson also owns a substantial stake in the Swedish technology company Hexagon AB. Through his privately held real estate company Ramsbury Invest (Drottninggatan 50, 111 21 Stockholm, Sweden), Persson owns a large number of properties in London, Paris and Stockholm.
Swedish billionaires: Hans Rausing (magnate), net worth 12.5 billion (2017)
Sir Hans Rausing, KBE (born 25 March 1926) is a Swedish businessman based in the United Kingdom. He made his fortune from his co-inheritance of Tetra Pak, a company founded by his father Ruben Rausing and currently the largest food packaging company in the world. In 1995 he sold his share of the company to his brother, Gad.
NordenBladet – Sir Hans Rausing, KBE (born 25 March 1926) is a Swedish businessman based in the United Kingdom. He made his fortune from his co-inheritance of Tetra Pak, a company founded by his father Ruben Rausing and currently the largest food packaging company in the world. In 1995 he sold his share of the company to his brother, Gad.
In the Forbes world fortune ranking, Rausing was placed at number 83 with an estimated fortune of $US10 billion in 2011. According to Forbes, he was the second richest Swedish billionaire in 2013. As of July 2017, Forbes reported his net worth as $12.5 billion. As of 17 May 2013, Bloomberg Billionaires Index estimated Rausing’s net worth to be $13.3 billion.
Early life
Rausing was born in Gothenburg in 1926 as the second son to industrialist Ruben Rausing and his wife Elisabeth (née Varenius). Rausing had two brothers, Gad and Sven.
Career
Hans Rausing studied Economics, Statistics and Russian at Lund University, graduating in 1948. In 1954 Rausing was appointed Managing Director of Tetra Pak and his brother Gad Deputy Managing Director. Rausing became Chairman of the Tetra Pak board in 1985. He left the company in 1993 and sold his 50% share of the company to Gad in 1995.
Tetra Pak’s success in the 1970s and 1980s has been credited to the leadership of Hans and Gad Rausing, who turned the six-person family business into a multi-national company. Over the course of his career, Rausing became a specialist in Russian affairs and has made many investments in Russia and Ukraine. He was responsible for the Tetra Pak’s Russian market, and negotiated the first Tetra Pak machine export to the Soviet Union in 1959, eventually making Tetra Pak the largest foreign employer in Russia.
Patronage
Hans Rausing (92-year-old today) and his wife Märit have donated large sums to charities and research in the UK and Sweden, among others to large medical research projects at Karolinska Institutet and Lund University. Through the Märit and Hans Rausing Fund, they support local community projects in their home county of Sussex.
Through her fund Arcadia, Rausing’s daughter Lisbet is financing the Hans Rausing Endangered Languages Project at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) at the University of London, the Hans Rausing Scholarship in the History of Science at King’s College London, and the Hans Rausing Chair in the History of Science at Uppsala University, which is also hosting an annual Hans Rausing Lecture in the History of Science. The University of Cambridge Department of History and Philosophy of Science hosts an Annual Hans Rausing Lecture.
Honors
Hans Rausing has been appointed Doctor Honoris Causa in Medicine and Economics at Lund University. He is a visiting professor at Mälardalens Högskola, Sweden, and honorary professor at the University of Dubna, Russia. He was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in 2006. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Isaac Newton Institute, Cambridge, and in 2011 he was awarded the title Honorary Freeman and Liveryman at The Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers, London.
Personal life
Hans Rausing and his wife Märit Rausing have two daughters, Anna Lisbet Kristina Rausing (born 9 June 1960) and Sigrid Maria Elisabet Rausing (born 29 January 1962), and one son, Hans Kristian Rausing (born 15 June 1963).
Rausing has been a resident of the UK since 1982. He lives in Wadhurst, East Sussex.
List of Swedes billionaires by net worth (2017, Forbes)
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* A business magnate or industrialist is an entrepreneur of great influence, importance, or standing in a particular enterprise or field of business. The term characteristically refers to a wealthy entrepreneur or investor who controls, through personal business ownership or dominant shareholding position, a firm or industry whose goods or services are widely consumed. Such individuals may also be called czars, moguls, proprietors, tycoons, taipans, barons, or oligarchs.
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In the world people are desiring the status of a billionaire instead of that of a millionaire – in order to belong to the top notch you must be a billionaire. There is one billionaire for every million people in the world. In 2014 the number of billionaires increased 7% and the elite list embraced 2325 people, in 2017 according to Forbes there were 2043 billionaires. How can you become one? Lets have a wider look and dig into statistics – what does one need to become a billionaire?
WHO ARE rich in Scandinavia? List of Nordic dollar billionaires (Forbes’ 2017-edition of the world’s billionaires)
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.
Swedish billionaires: Stefan Persson (magnate), net worth 19.6 billion (2017)
Carl Stefan Erling Persson (born 4 October 1947 in Bromma, Stockholm) is a Swedish business magnate*. 71-year-old Persson is the chairman and main shareholder in fashion company H&M (Hennes & Mauritz), which was founded by his father Erling Persson in 1947. Persson took over the company from his father in 1982 and served as its manager until 1998. Persson also owns a substantial stake in the Swedish technology company Hexagon AB. Through his privately held real estate company Ramsbury Invest (Drottninggatan 50, 111 21 Stockholm, Sweden), Persson owns a large number of properties in London, Paris and Stockholm.
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NordenBladet – Carl Stefan Erling Persson (born 4 October 1947 in Bromma, Stockholm) is a Swedish business magnate*. 71-year-old Persson is the chairman and main shareholder in fashion company H&M (Hennes & Mauritz), which was founded by his father Erling Persson in 1947. Persson took over the company from his father in 1982 and served as its manager until 1998. Persson also owns a substantial stake in the Swedish technology company Hexagon AB. Through his privately held real estate company Ramsbury Invest (Drottninggatan 50, 111 21 Stockholm, Sweden), Persson owns a large number of properties in London, Paris and Stockholm.
In March 2013, Forbes reported Persson’s net worth as $28 billion and in 2017 Persson´s net worth was 19.6 billion making him the richest of Sweden’s 31 billionaires and the 43th richest person in the world. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Persson had a net worth of US $31.9 billion in 2014, making him the 17th richest person in the world at the time.
Early life:
Stefan Persson is the son of Erling Persson (21 January 1917 – 28 October 2002) and Margrit Helga Andersson and half brother to Lottie Tham. He attended the University of Stockholm.
Personal life
Stefan Persson is a founder of the Mentor Foundation, a nonprofit organisation that aims to combat substance abuse among young people. He is a supporter of Djurgårdens IF and is co-funding a foundation for the club. Persson enjoys downhill skiing, tennis and golf. He owns properties in London, Paris and Stockholm and, in 2009, acquired the 21-cottage village of Linkenholt in Hampshire, England.
Persson lives in Stockholm, Sweden, with his second wife, Carolyn Denise Persson. They have three children. In 2009, his son, Karl-Johan Persson (now 43 year-old), took over as president and chief executive of H&M. Their other two children, Tom Persson (33) and Charlotte Söderström (41) are also billionaires.
List of Swedes billionaires by net worth (2017, Forbes)
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* A business magnate or industrialist is an entrepreneur of great influence, importance, or standing in a particular enterprise or field of business. The term characteristically refers to a wealthy entrepreneur or investor who controls, through personal business ownership or dominant shareholding position, a firm or industry whose goods or services are widely consumed. Such individuals may also be called czars, moguls, proprietors, tycoons, taipans, barons, or oligarchs.
Read also:
Helena-Reet Ennet: MY JOURNEY TOWARDS BECOMING A BILLIONAIRE or How to join the world’s most elite group of people?
In the world people are desiring the status of a billionaire instead of that of a millionaire – in order to belong to the top notch you must be a billionaire. There is one billionaire for every million people in the world. In 2014 the number of billionaires increased 7% and the elite list embraced 2325 people, in 2017 according to Forbes there were 2043 billionaires. How can you become one? Lets have a wider look and dig into statistics – what does one need to become a billionaire?
WHO ARE rich in Scandinavia? List of Nordic dollar billionaires (Forbes’ 2017-edition of the world’s billionaires)
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.
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NordenBladet – The Swedish royal jewellery that was stolen in July last year has been recovered. The two crowns and an orb were found in a bin in a suburb north of Stockholm with the word “BOMB” written on it.
A security guard who spotted the bin found the funeral regalia of King Karl IX. The regalia was taken in a smash-and-grab attack on 31 July 2018 from the cathedral in Strängnäs, which gained worldwide media attention. The discovery has stopped the trial of a 22-year-old man who was arrested on 12 September and has been in custody for several months. The suspect has admitted to stealing the bicycle and boat used in the theft but denies any involvement in stealing the treasures.
The trial will resume on Friday 15 February with new investigative measures, including a technical examination of the returned regalia. Authorities will also try to determine how the jewellery ended up in the bin and who put them there.
Featured image is illustrative: Sweden (NordenBladet)
NordenBladet – Sweden was the first country to adopt an official policy of multiculturalism in Europe. In May 1975, a unanimous Swedish parliament passed an act on a new multiculturalist immigrant and ethnic minority policy put forward by the social democratic government, that explicitly rejected the ideal ethnic homogeneity and the policy of assimilation. The three main principles of the new policy were equality, partnership and freedom of choice.
The explicit policy aim of the freedom of choice principle was to create the opportunity for minority groups in Sweden to retain their own languages and cultures. From the mid-1970s, the goal of enabling the preservation of minorities and creating a positive attitude towards the new officially endorsed multicultural society among the majority population became incorporated into the Swedish constitution as well as cultural, educational and media policies. Despite the anti-multiculturalist protestations of the Sweden Democrats, multiculturalism remains official policy in Sweden.
A 2008 study which involved questionnaires sent to 5,000 people, showed that less than a quarter of the respondents (23%) wanted to live in areas characterised by cultural, ethnic and social diversity.
A 2014 study published by Gävle University College showed that 38% of the population never interacted with anyone from Africa and 20% never interacted with any non-Europeans. The study concluded that while physical distance to the country of origin, also religion and other cultural expressions are significant for the perception of cultural familiarity. In general, peoples with Christianity as the dominant religion were perceived to be culturally closer than peoples from Muslim countries.
A 2017 study by Lund University also found that social trust was lower among people in regions with high levels of past non-Nordic immigration than among people in regions with low levels of past immigration. The erosive effect on trust was more pronounced for immigration from culturally distant countries.
How do Scandinavians feel about a multicultural Scandinavia in the future? Here are also some thoughts by Kjell Andersson, who answered to this question in Quora.
Aspects of Swedish culture
Consider the state as a clan. All loyalty that clan members pay to their clan must instead be payed to the state.
Individual rights triumphs family rights.
Work is a secret mission. Work is a holy duty. No work is degrading.
Egality is necessary. We are all peers. Stick to your peers (The law of Jante is for real. Fear it)
Gender equality is natural
Sexuality is a private matter. Do not have opinions about others sexuality.
Religion is a private matter. Do not have opinions about others religion
Be humble. Do not show off (The law of Jante. Do not forget it)
Elite perspective
Swedish culture is the the norm for human culture.That is becaus Swedish culture is embodying modernity. Humanity is developing towards modernity. Sweden has been able to develop more then others. Conclusion: All humans want to be like us. Swedish culture is the best and only option.
Multiculturalism is a great thing but it is only supposed to be affecting people on very superficial level. Ethnic minorities are supposed to be different. Maybe they will wear a funny hat. Look at Swedish Jews! They like to wear a kippa! Not every day but maybe once a year at a special occasion.
People who oppose Multiculturalism are idiots! How can someone deny another person the pleasure of once a year dress up and wear a funny hat! And what is the problem with a Thai restaurant?
Proletariat perspective
Life used to be easy. The police kept law and order. Social secretary distributed welfare. There were criminal kids but they usually shaped up and became ordinary workers. The suburban Center was ment for women who went shopping and socialised while their men was working. People were poor but peaceful
Today the police has withdrawn. The suburban Center is populated by men. Men of non Swedish ethnicity. Some of them are drug dealers. Some of them feel a special responsibility to inflict Muslim values on people they meet.
The new environment is a competitive world. To survive you have to be member of a team. You have to have a gang. Gangs are organised after ethnicity. Every ethnicity is fighting to gain superiority. You can not have a conflict with your clan leaders. Women are property of their clan. Women who are not property of a clan are free game.
The poor Swedes who have to live in the multicultural suburbs are not always positive towards Multiculturalism*
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The term multiculturalism has a range of meanings within the contexts of sociology, of political philosophy, and of colloquial use. In sociology and in everyday usage, it is a synonym for “ethnic pluralism”, with the two terms often used interchangeably, for example, a cultural pluralism in which various ethnic groups collaborate and enter into a dialogue with one another without having to sacrifice their particular identities. It can describe a mixed ethnic community area where multiple cultural traditions exist (such as New York City) or a single country within which they do (such as Switzerland, Belgium or Russia). Groups associated with an aboriginal or autochthonous ethnic group and foreigner ethnic groups are often the focus.
In reference to sociology, multiculturalism is the end-state of either a natural or artificial process (for example: legally-controlled immigration) and occurs on either a large national scale or on a smaller scale within a nation’s communities. On a smaller scale this can occur artificially when a jurisdiction is established or expanded by amalgamating areas with two or more different cultures (e.g. French Canada and English Canada). On a large scale, it can occur as a result of either legal or illegal migration to and from different jurisdictions around the world (for example, Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain by Angles, Saxons and Jutes in the 5th century or the colonization of the Americas by Europeans, Africans and Asians since the 16th century).
Multiculturalism as a political philosophy involves ideologies and policies which vary widely. It has been described as a “salad bowl” and as a “cultural mosaic” – in contrast to a melting pot.
NordenBladet – The report reveals a stark east-west divide, with the Muslim share of the populations in Germany, France, Austria and Belgium expected to be at least 18 per cent of the total populations by 2050 if high migration continues. The report, Europe’s Growing Muslim Population, was released by the Washington-based Pew Research Centre.
In Poland, the Muslim population, which is currently less than 0.1 per cent is expected to grow to 0.2 per cent.
Higher fertility and rates and a younger age profile mean that even if all 28 EU members, as well as Norway and Switzerland, closed their borders, the Muslim population in Europe would continue to grow in the west but remain low in Eastern Europe.
The report examined three scenarios – if migration into Europe was to stop immediately and indefinitely, if all refugee levels slow but the migration of those who come for reasons other than seeking asylum would continue, and if the flow of refugees into Europe continues indefinitely.
The report reads: “Countries that have received relatively large numbers of Muslim refugees in recent years are projected to experience the biggest changes in the high migration scenario. For instance, Germany’s population (six per cent Muslim in 2016) would be projected to be about 20 per cent Muslim by 2050 in the high scenario – a reflection of the fact that Germany has accepted many Muslim refugees in recent years – compared with 11 per cent in the medium scenario and nine per cent in the zero migration scenario.”
Meanwhile, Europe’s non-Muslim population is expected to decline in all three scenarios, the report finds.
The fertility rate for Muslims in Europe is 2.6 per cent, compared to 1.6 for non-Muslims, while the proportion of Muslims under the age of 15 is 27 per cent, almost twice that of under-15 non-Muslims at 15 per cent.
The report also finds the UK was the top destination for immigrants to Europe between 2010 and 2016, with Britain taking in 1.6 million migrants.
Germany came in second with 1.35 million, followed by France and Italy. Interestingly, there are no Eastern European countries in the top 10.
The report concludes: “Europe’s population (including both Muslims and non-Muslims) would be expected to decline considerably (from about 521 million to an estimated 482 million) without any future migration.
“In the medium migration scenario, it would remain roughly stable, while in the high migration scenario it would be projected to grow modestly.”
NordenBladet – The former New York Times Public Editor believes large news organizations will still exist, but more sources of news content will be individuals and small alliances of individuals (2:05)
