Antti Herlin


Antti Herlin is a Finnish billionaire businessman, and the chairman of the Finnish KONE Corporation. He is the son of Pekka Herlin, former chairman of KONE. He is the former chairman of the Confederation of Finnish Industries.
Herlin owns a farm in Kirkkonummi where he raises Hereford and Aberdeen Angus beef cattle. Herlin is the richest person in Finland – as of October 2019 Forbes reported his net worth as $4.8 billion, naming him the 435th richest person in the world.

Positions

In addition to his duties at KONE, Herlin holds the following positions:
It was investigated if Herlin used inside information in his Kone and Partek stock investments in 2001-2002. The investigation found Herlin innocent. Herlin started his own investigation into who is responsible for the case becoming public in the media in 2005. The authorities accused by him could not be proved to have given any information.

Investments

In 2005 the Herlin family made significant investments in the construction companies YIT and Lemminkäinen.

Agriculture

Herlin received agricultural support from the state of €275,792 in 2012. State total support was €2.1 billion.