We develop leading businesses
Ahlström Capital in brief
Ahlström Capital is a family-owned company that focuses its investment activity on industrial companies, real estate and forest. We are one of the largest and most significant investment companies in Finland with a long history of nearly 170 years. Ahlström Capital creates long-term shareholder value by actively developing its portfolio.
Key figures 2019
Revenue and comparable operating profit, MEUR


Profit for the period, MEUR


Balance sheet total, MEUR and net gearing, EFV-adjusted


External fair value (EFV) per share and dividend per share, EUR



”In 2019, we had good growth in the value of our portfolio, but challenges in the underlying profit development. Ahlström Capital as the largest shareholder had a significant role in Glaston’s acquisition of Bystronic glass. Our main priority is to further develop the companies and real estate in our portfolio.”
Lasse Heinonen
President and CEO
Our portfolio
~ EUR 5 billion
revenue of portfolio companies, total
~15,500
employees in portfolio companies
29
operating countries
Listed companies

Ahlstrom-Munksjö is a global leader in fiber-based materials, supplying innovative and sustainable solutions to its customers.


Ahlström Capital’s shareholding
18.7%
Market capitalisation
1,651 MEUR

Detection Technology is a global provider of X-ray detector solutions for medical, security and industrial applications.


Ahlström Capital’s shareholding
36.7%
Market capitalisation
368 MEUR

Glaston is the glass processing industry’s innovative technology leader supplying equipment, services and solutions to the architectural, automotive, solar and appliance industries.


* Pro forma
** Adjusted
Ahlström Capital’s shareholding
26.4%
Market capitalisation
106 MEUR

Suominen manufactures nonwovens as roll goods for wipes and other applications. The end products made of Suominen’s nonwovens, such as wet wipes, feminine care products and swabs, are present in people’s daily life worldwide.


Ahlström Capital’s shareholding
24.0%
Market capitalisation
133 MEUR
Non-listed companies

Destia is a Finnish infrastructure and construction service company that creates tomorrow’s infrastructure for its customers, society and people in general. The company creates urban construction innovations and smart infrastructure solutions that are built on a sustainable foundation.


* Adjusted
Ahlström Capital’s shareholding
100.0%

Enics is the partner of choice for professional electronics in the fields of energy, industrial automation, transportation, building automation and instrumentation.


* Adjusted
Ahlström Capital’s shareholding
99.8%
Real estate and forest

Real estate
Ahlström Capital’s real estate portfolio includes prime location buildings in Southern Finland. Our portfolio also includes heritage assets in Noormarkku and Kauttua.
67,700 m2
real estate
area in total
143 MEUR
External fair value of
real estate
Forest
Ahlström Capital’s forest assets are mainly located in Western Finland in the Satakunta region, and in Central and Eastern Finland.
34,000 ha
Forests in total
141 MEUR
External fair value
of forests
Sustainable value creation
We at Ahlström Capital believe that sustainability is a prerequisite for creating long-term value. As a responsible investor we want to incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues into our own processes and impact the ESG performance of our portfolio companies.
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