Björn Wahlroos
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Maj. KTT Björn Arne Christer Wahlroos |
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| Born |
October 10, 1952 Helsinki, Finland |
| Residence | Joensuu Mansion, Salo, Finland |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Education | Doctor of Economic Sciences (1979) |
| Alma mater | Hanken School of Economics |
| Board member of |
Sampo Group, chairman Nordea Bank, chairman UPM-Kymmene, chairman |
| Spouse(s) | Saara Wahlroos |
| Children | Nina Wahlroos Thomas Wahlroos |
| Parent(s) | Bror Wahlroos Marita Wahlroos |
Björn Arne Christer Wahlroos (born October 10, 1952 in Helsinki) is the Chairman of the Board in Sampo Group, Nordea and UPM-Kymmene. Wahlroos's nickname "Nalle", which means "teddy bear" in Finnish and Swedish, derives from his first name Björn, which means "bear" in Swedish.
His father Bror "Bunta" Wahroos held a high position in the Ministry of Trade and Industry. His mother is a long-time friend of Martti Ahtisaari, president of Finland (1994 - 2000) and they both worked in Africa.
In terms of political economy viewpoint, Björn Wahlroos is known as a defender of laissez-faire economics, a fighter against Keynesian economics. He owns a mansion in Salo in Finland and a second mansion in Nice in France in addition an apartment in .
After graduation from gymnasium in 1971 Björn Wahlroos studied at the Hanken School of Economics in Helsinki. He graduated as a M.Sc in 1975 and got his D.Sc in 1979. The following years were spent in academia; as an acting professor of economics at the Hanken School of Economics in Helsinki and as a visiting professor at Brown University and the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, Illinois, United States.
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