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Göran Ehrnrooth

1905 – 1996

Finnish businessperson

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About Göran Ehrnrooth

Lived 1905 – 1996 (aged 90). Göran Ehrnrooth was a Finnish businessperson, bank manager, business executive and banker.

Göran Ehrnrooth (1 April 1905, in Helsinki – 9 January 1996, in Helsinki) was a Finnish banker in Pohjoismaiden Yhdyspankki, a predecessor of Nordea. Ehrnrooth worked for that bank from 1933. He launched the financial services company . His successor was Mika Tiivola.

Industry The family business included the paper and board factory Kaukas and oil business Petko, that was later sold to BP. Investments e.g. in the paper factory Ahlström Oy, Hyvilla and Tampella. Their children are Casimir Ehrnrooth (1931–2015), CEO of UPM-Kymmene, Göran J. Ehrnrooth (born 1934), CEO of Fiskars, (born 1939), CEO of EFFOA-Suomen Höyrylaiva (Silja Line) and Elsa Margaretha Louise Fromond (born 1942).

He belonged to the Ehrnrooth nobel family.

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Important facts

Born
1 April 1905, Helsinki
Birth century
20th century
Died
9 January 1996, Helsinki
Occupation
Businessperson, bank manager, business executive, banker
Nationality
Finland, Grand Duchy of Finland
Awards
Grand Cross of the Order of the Lion of Finland; Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau; Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic; Commander 1st class of the Order of Vasa; Medal of Merit, in silver, of the Red Cross of Finland; Commander First Class of the Order of the Lion of Finland

People in Göran Ehrnrooth's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Portrait of Mika
Mika
b. 1983
Singer-songwriter
 Portrait of Mika Tiivola
Mika Tiivola
1922 – 1994
Banker
 Portrait of Casimir Ehrnrooth
Casimir Ehrnrooth
1931 – 2015
Businessperson

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Göran Ehrnrooth's

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Alfred Cardew Dixon
1865 – 1936
Mathematician
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Ernest Vessiot
1865 – 1952
Mathematician
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James Henry Breasted
1865 – 1935
Anthropologist
 Portrait of Pieter Zeeman
Pieter Zeeman
1865 – 1943
Physicist
 Portrait of Wilhelm Ramsay
Wilhelm Ramsay
1865 – 1928
Politician
 Portrait of Arthur Keith
Arthur Keith
1866 – 1955
Anthropologist

Frequently asked questions

Who was Göran Ehrnrooth?

Finnish businessperson (1905–1996)

When was Göran Ehrnrooth born?

Göran Ehrnrooth was born on 1 April 1905 in Helsinki.

When did Göran Ehrnrooth die?

Göran Ehrnrooth died on 9 January 1996 in Helsinki.

What was Göran Ehrnrooth's occupation?

Göran Ehrnrooth was a businessperson, bank manager, business executive and banker.

What nationality was Göran Ehrnrooth?

Göran Ehrnrooth was Finnish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Göran Ehrnrooth

· Wikidata: Q4546247

· DBpedia: Göran Ehrnrooth

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