Antti Herlin (born 14 November 1956) is a Finnish

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businessman, and the chairman of the Finnish KONE Corporation. He is the son of

Pekka Herlin Pekka Aksel Herlin (15 July 1932 – 4 April 2003) was a Finnish businessman, the president of the elevator and escalator maker Kone from 1964. In 1954, Pekka Herlin joined Kone, and succeeded his father as president in 1964, and started plannin ...

, former chairman of KONE. He is the former chairman of the Confederation of Finnish Industries (Elinkeinoelämän Keskusliitto EK). Herlin owns a farm in Kirkkonummi where he raises

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and

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beef cattle. Herlin is the richest person in Finland – as of May 2021 ''

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'' reported his net worth as $7.0 billion, naming him the 404th richest person in the world.

Positions

In addition to his duties at KONE, Herlin holds the following positions: * Chairman of Sanoma Oyj since 2013

Publicity

It was investigated if Herlin used inside information in his

Kone Kone Oyj (; officially stylized as KONE and trading as KONE Corporation) is an elevator engineering company employing over 60,000 personnel across 60 countries worldwide. It was founded in 1910 and is now headquartered in Espoo near Helsinki, F ...

and

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stock investments in 2001-2002. The investigation found Herlin innocent. Herlin started his own investigation into who is responsible for the case becoming public in the media in 2005. The authorities accused by him could not be proved to have given any information.

Investments

In 2005 the Herlin family made significant investments in the construction companies YIT and

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Agriculture

Herlin received agricultural support from the state of €275,792 in 2012. State total support was €2.1 billion.Maataloustukien viherrys alkaa Helsingin Sanomat 1.2.2013 B7

References

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Antti Antti is a Finnish masculine given name derived from the Greek name ''Andreas''. In Estonia, the variant Anti is more common. It is uncommon as a surname. People with the name include: Given name * Antti Autti (born 1985), Finnish snowboarder * ...

Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 3rd Class Finnish industrialists