Nasdaq First North Growth Market is a division of
Nasdaq Nordic
Nasdaq Nordic is the common name for the subsidiaries of Nasdaq, Inc. that provide financial services and operate marketplaces for securities in the Nordic and Baltic regions of Europe.
Historically, the operations were known by the compan ...
and an alternative
stock exchange
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(legally a
multilateral trading facility
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) for smaller companies in Europe.
The market place Nya Marknaden in
Stockholm
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changed name to First North in June 2006 and the First North exchange expanded to the stock exchange on
Iceland
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in January 2007 and
Helsinki
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in April 2007.
First North uses a less extensive rulebook than the main market. Unlike the regulated main market, every company on First North has a Certified Adviser to ensure that companies comply with all requirements and rules. It shares a single trading system with the main markets.
Around 550 companies were listed on Nasdaq First North in early 2024.
See also
;Stock market lists
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List of stock exchanges
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List of European stock exchanges
In the European region, there are multiple stock exchanges among which five are considered major (as having a market cap of over US$1 trillion):
*Euronext, which is a pan-European, Dutch-domiciled and France-headquartered stock exchange compo ...
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Nasdaq Copenhagen
The Nasdaq Copenhagen, formerly known as the Copenhagen Stock Exchange (), is an international marketplace for Denmark, Danish securities, including shares, Bond (finance), bonds, treasury bills and notes, and financial Futures contract, future ...
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Nasdaq Stockholm
Nasdaq Stockholm, formerly known as the Stockholm Stock Exchange (), is a stock exchange located in Frihamnen, Stockholm, Sweden. Founded in 1863, it has become the primary securities exchange of the Nordic countries. As of March 2021, a total ...
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Nasdaq Helsinki
Nasdaq Helsinki, formerly known as the Helsinki Stock Exchange (, ), is a stock exchange located in Helsinki, Finland. Since 3 September 2003, it has been part of Nasdaq Nordic (previously called ''OMX''). After the OMX merger, it was referred t ...
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Nasdaq Vilnius
The Nasdaq Vilnius is a stock exchange established in 1993 (''Vilnius Stock Exchange'', ''VSE'') and currently operated by Nasdaq, Inc.. Shares are listed on a Nasdaq Baltic stock exchange together with stocks from Latvia and Estonia.
OMX Vil ...
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Nasdaq Riga
The Nasdaq Riga, formerly Riga Stock Exchange, is the sole stock exchange operating in Riga, Latvia. It is owned by Nasdaq, which also operates exchanges in the USA, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Armenia, Lithuania, and Estonia. Established ...
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Nasdaq Tallinn
The Nasdaq Tallinn AS, formerly known as the Tallinn Stock Exchange, is a stock exchange operating in Tallinn, Estonia. Nasdaq Tallinn is the only regulated secondary securities market in Estonia. The major stock market index is Nasdaq Tallinn, fo ...
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Nasdaq Iceland
The Nasdaq Iceland, formerly known as the Iceland Stock Exchange (ICEX) ( ), is a Stock exchange, stock exchange for Icelandic Bond (finance), bonds and equities. Companies in sectors such as retail, fishing, transportation, banking and real esta ...
;Other lists
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List of Danish companies
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Europe. The country has a developed economy, developed mixed economy that is classed as a World Bank high-income economy, high-income economy by the World Bank. It ranks 18th in the world in terms of List of c ...
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List of Finnish companies
Finland is a sovereign state in Northern Europe. It was a relative latecomer to industrialization, remaining a largely agrarian country until the 1950s. It rapidly developed an advanced economy while building an extensive Nordic-style welfare s ...
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List of Icelandic companies
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List of Swedish companies
References
External links
Nasdaq First North website
Stock exchanges in Europe
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