Who owns Sampo?

Björn Wahlroos
Sampo currently owns approximately 6.1 per cent of Nordea and is hence a major shareholder in Nordea. Nordea is Sampo’s associated company….Sampo Group.

Type	Julkinen osakeyhtiö
Industry	Financial services
Founded	1909
Headquarters	Helsinki, Finland
Key people	Björn Wahlroos (Chairman), Torbjörn Magnusson (President and CEO)

How much of Topdanmark does Sampo own?

46.7 per cent
Topdanmark A/S operates in Denmark and has a subsidiary, Topdanmark Forsikring A/S. Sampo owns 46.7 per cent of the company.

What Sampo means?

In Finnish mythology, the Sampo (pronounced [ˈsɑmpo]) is a magical device or object described in many different ways that was constructed by the blacksmith Ilmarinen and that brought riches and good fortune to its holder (akin to the horn of plenty [cornucopia] of Greek mythology).

When did Sampo buy Nordea?

2007
In 2007, Sampo started to buy shares of Nordea. In 2010, Sampo’s shareholding in Nordea exceeded 20 per cent and the bank became an associated company of Sampo.

What did the Sampo do?

Who forged the Sampo?

In a cycle of songs, referred to by scholars as the sampo-epic, the sampo is forged by the creator-smith Ilmarinen for Louhi, the hag-goddess of the underworld, and is then stolen back by Ilmarinen and the shaman-hero Väinämöinen.

What does the Sampo symbolize?

In Finnish mythology, the Sampo or Sammas was a magical artifact of indeterminate type constructed by Ilmarinen that brought riches and good fortune to its holder.

What do you believe the Sampo symbolizes?

What happened to the Sampo?

Grinds a third one for the store-house. Later, Louhi steals the Sampo, and then Ilmarinen and Väinämöinen enter her stronghold in secret and retrieve it. Louhi pursues them and combats Väinämöinen. In the struggle, Louhi is vanquished but the Sampo is destroyed.

What does Sampo means in English?

Legend
Sampo in American English (ˈsɑːmpɔ) noun. Finnish Legend. a magical object or substance that was stolen by Ilmarinen, Vainamoinen, and Lemminkainen from Louhi because of its powers.