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Ehrnrooth Family
The Ehrnrooth family is a Finland, Finnish Nobility, noble family of German origin. It originated from Pomerania, and came to Finland from Livonia around 1600. Its status descends from Johan Plagman (1623–1696), who was raised to nobility in 1687. The family was registered in the Finnish House of Nobility in 1818. Members of the Ehrnrooth family have historically belonged to the Swedish-speaking population of Finland. Many members of the family have been prominent in Finland's business community. Members of the family * Adelaïde Ehrnrooth (1826–1905), writer, feminist * Adolf Ehrnrooth (1905–2004), general * Casimir Ehrnrooth (1931–2015), businessman, chairman of Nokia * Georg C. Ehrnrooth (1926–2010), politician * Göran Ehrnrooth (1905–1996), banker * Göran J. Ehrnrooth (born 1934), CEO of Fiskars * Johann Casimir Ehrnrooth (1833–1913), lieutenant general * Leo Ehrnrooth (1877–1951), politician * Nina Ehrnrooth (born 1962), alpine skier Göran Ehrnrooth 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnish Nobility
The Finnish nobility (; ) was historically a privileged Social class, class in Finland, deriving from its period as part of Sweden and the Russian Empire. Noble families and their descendants are still a part of Finnish republican society, but except for the titles themselves, no longer retain any specific or granted privileges. A majority of Finnish nobles have traditionally been Swedish-speakers using their titles mostly in Swedish. The Finnish nobility today has some 6,000 male and female members. The Finnish nobility is organized into classes according to a scheme introduced in the Act on the Organisation of the House of Nobility (Fi. ''Ritarihuonejärjestys'', Sw. ''Riddarhusordningen''). The ranks (compare with royal and noble ranks) granted were (''Swedish'' / ''Finnish''): * ''furste'' / ''ruhtinas'' (corresponding approximately to prince, crowned or Sovereign Prince in the German sense. Compare William, Prince of Wales, William, crowned Prince of Wales and Albert II, Pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leo Ehrnrooth
Leo Reinhold Ehrnrooth (10 March 1877 in Helsinki – 26 July 1951 in Sweden) was a Finnish politician from Swedish People's Party of Finland. He was a member of the Senate of Finland. He served as Minister of Trade and Industry in 1920, and as Minister of the Interior from March 1943 to August 1944. References External links 1877 births 1951 deaths Politicians from Helsinki Politicians from Uusimaa Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Finnish people of German descent Swedish People's Party of Finland politicians Finnish senators Ministers of trade and industry of Finland Ministers of the interior of Finland Members of the Diet of Finland Members of the Parliament of Finland (1907–1908) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1908–1909) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1916–1917) University of Helsinki alumni Leo Leo is the Latin word for lion. It most often refers to: * Leo (constellation), a constellation of stars in the night sky * Leo (astr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solomon R
Solomon (), also called Jedidiah, was the fourth monarch of the Kingdom of Israel and Judah, according to the Hebrew Bible. The successor of his father David, he is described as having been the penultimate ruler of all Twelve Tribes of Israel under an amalgamated Israel and Judah. The hypothesized dates of Solomon's reign are from 970 to 931 BCE. According to the biblical narrative, after Solomon's death, his son and successor Rehoboam adopted harsh policies towards the northern Israelites, who then rejected the reign of the House of David and sought Jeroboam as their king. In the aftermath of Jeroboam's Revolt, the Israelites were split between the Kingdom of Israel (Samaria), Kingdom of Israel in the north (Samaria) and the Kingdom of Judah in the south (Judea); the Bible depicts Rehoboam and the rest of Solomon's Patrilineality#In the Bible, patrilineal descendants ruling over independent Judah alone. A Prophets in Judaism, Jewish prophet, Solomon is portrayed as wealth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl-Gustaf Ehrnrooth
Carl-Gustaf Casimir Ehrnrooth (born 5 August 1969 in Helsinki) is a Finnish investor. He has been a member of the Guggenheim Foundation's Board of Directors since September 2008. The Guggenheim Foundation was targeting a museum in the city of Helsinki with public funds of €140 million or €300 million. Family Carl-Gustaf Ehrnrooth's father was Casimir Ehrnrooth. His siblings are Henrik, Johanna and Georg. Business Carl-Gustaf Ehrnrooth's family is the biggest owner of the construction company YIT, Structor S.A. 12.1% at the end of January 2012. Ehrnrooth's brother Henrik Ehrnrooth is the chairman of the YIT Board of Directors since 2009. Ehrnrooth has ownership in Corbis Investments that includes stocks of Pöyry,Gyggenheiin varjo$$a, Kaarina Taipale (editor). Into 2012 pages 12 Corbis is the major shareholder 30.96% in the end of March 2012. Structor S.A. and Corbis are both registered in Luxembourg. Fennogens Investments S.A. is an Investment company in Luxembourg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georg Ehrnrooth
Georg Johan Casimir Ehrnrooth (born 16 January 1966) is a Finnish investor. He is the major owner with his brothers of Finnish HEX exchange stock companies EQ Bank, YIT and Pöyry. Family Father Casimir Ehrnrooth (1931–2015) held possessions in banking. Georg's siblings are Henrik (born 1954), Johanna, painter (1958–2020), and Carl-Gustaf (born 1969). Business Georg Ehrnrooth owns, with his brothers, investment companies Structor S.A, Corbis S.A. Fennogens Investments S.A. in Luxembourg. These companies are the major owners of EQ Bank, the construction company YIT and the construction and forest industry consulting company Pöyry. Fines Georg Ehrnrooth and Jorma Ollila were fined for Luxembourg investments in 2014. Ehrnrooth failed to reveal a Luxembourg-based investment company that he controlled, known as Partum. At the end of 2012, Partum was worth 26 million euros but has since been dissolved. Ehrnrooth told regulators that he had neglected to disclose of the inv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johanna Ehrnrooth
Johanna Ehrnrooth (June 23, 1958 – May 26, 2020) was a Finnish painter. References 2020 deaths 1958 births Artists from Helsinki 20th-century Finnish painters 21st-century Finnish painters 20th-century Finnish women painters 21st-century women painters {{Finland-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pöyry
Pöyry PLC (), which merged in 2019 with Swedish company ÅF into AFRY, was an international consulting and engineering firm that served clients globally across the energy and industrial sectors and provided local engineering services in its core markets. Its focus sectors were power generation, transmission, and distribution; forest industries; chemicals and biorefining; mining and metals; transportation and water. It changed its name from Jaakko Pöyry Group in 2006. The company was listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange and was headquartered in Vantaa, Finland. The company was founded by Jaakko Pöyry, who spearheaded its growth from a small engineering office in Finland to a global corporation in his special field of interest, the forest products industry. Pöyry delivered around 10,000 projects annually including engineering consulting services for major projects such as: * The world's longest traffic tunnel, the Gotthard Base Tunnel in Switzerland * The world's largest co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henrik Ehrnrooth
Henrik Göran Casimir Ehrnrooth (born 7 July 1954) is a Finnish economist, manager and investor. Born in Helsinki, he has studied at the University of Helsinki and the Hanken School of Economics (1981). Pöyry Ehrnrooth owns with his brothers Georg Ehrnrooth and Carl-Gustaf Ehrnrooth Corbis S.A., which is the biggest owner of the consulting and engineering firm Pöyry (2012). Ehrnrooth started as an economist at Pöyry in 1979. He was the managing director at Pöyry from 1986 and the concern manager from 1995. Ehrnrooth is a member of the company's board of directors since 1997 and chairman since 2003. YIT Ehrnrooth family investment fund Structor is the biggest owner of the construction company YIT with a share of 12.1% in the end of January 2012. Ehrnrooth is the chairman of YIT's board of directors since 2009. Otava Ehrnrooth is a member of the family media company Otava's board of directors since 1988. Family Father Casimir Ehrnrooth (1931–2015) worked as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnish Literature Society
The Finnish Literature Society ( or ) was founded in 1831 to promote literature written in Finnish. Among its first publications was the ''Kalevala'', the Finnish national epic A national epic is an epic poem or a literary work of epic scope which seeks to or is believed to capture and express the essence or spirit of a particular nation—not necessarily a nation state, but at least an ethnic or linguistic group wi .... The society is the oldest Finnish publisher still in operation and publishes general non-fiction books including folklore, literature and history. In 2024, the SKS has just over 2,000 members; membership fees range from 20-35 euros per year. The SKS research library is open to the public. See also * Estonian Learned Society * Latvian Literary Society * Lithuanian Literary Society References External links Official website''' Folklore Fellows website ''The folklore activities of the Finnish Literature Society'', article dated July 6, 2009 Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Ehrnrooth
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' () "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown, godlike" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin.Reaney & Wilson, 1997. ''Dictionary of English Surnames''. Oxford University Press. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe, the name entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including Engl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
