Aatos Erkko

Aatos Erkko in 1963.

Aatos Juho Michel Erkko (16 September 1932[1] – 5 May 2012[2]) was a Finnish newspaper editor, newspaper publisher, and the main owner of the Sanoma Corporation and the newspaper Helsingin Sanomat, of which he was also the editor in chief.[3]

He was for many years the wealthiest person in Finland[4] and directly or indirectly controlled 23.29% of the Sanoma Corporation's shares,[5] whose value on 29 July 2009 was more than €453 million.[6]

  1. ^ Kuka kukin on. Who's Who in Finland, pp. 115. Otava, 2001, ISBN 951-1-17007-4.
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  3. ^ Eduskunta.fi on Eljas Erkko Archived December 27, 2004, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Division of Erkko's estate could bring a new ruler to Sanoma HS 8.5.2012
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