Antti Herlin

Antti Herlin (born 14 November 1956)^[1] is a Finnish billionaire businessman and the chairman of the Finnish KONE Corporation, as well as the richest person in Finland^[2] – as of January 2025 Forbes reported his net worth as $4.1 billion, naming him the 819th richest person in the world.^[3] He is also the former chairman of the Confederation of Finnish Industries (Elinkeinoelämän Keskusliitto EK).

Antti Herlin
Antti Herlin in 2013
Born	(1956-11-14) 14 November 1956 (age 68) Kirkkonummi, Finland
Education	National Technical University of Athens Iowa State University
Occupation(s)	Chairman, KONE Corporation
Parent	Pekka Herlin
Relatives	Heikki H. Herlin (grandfather) Ilkka Herlin (brother)

Herlin is the son of Pekka Herlin, the former chairman of KONE.

Herlin owns a farm in Kirkkonummi where he raises Hereford and Aberdeen Angus beef cattle.

Positions

In addition to his duties at KONE, Herlin holds the following positions:

• Chairman of Sanoma Oyj since 2013^[4]

Publicity

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.^[5]

Investments

In 2005 the Herlin family made significant investments in the construction companies YIT and Lemminkäinen.^[6]

Agriculture

Herlin received agricultural support from the state of €275,792 in 2012. State total support was €2.1 billion.^[7]