A friend of yours or a visitor asks to name some of the big Finnish companies.

You are in trouble, are you? You know Fazer, Muumi and Marimekko, but these are just the brands you see as a consumer.

The biggest Finnish companies in terms of turnover. In billions of euros in 2020.

1	Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy	11, 15
2	Neste Oyj	7, 95
3	Suomen Osuuskauppojen Keskuskunta	6, 625
4	Kesko Oyj	5, 78
5	UPM Sales Oy	5, 29
6	Outokumpu Stainless Oy	4, 05
7	Neste Markkinointi Oy	3, 05
8	North European Oil Trade Oy	2, 66
9	Outokumpu Europe Oy	2, 63
10	YIT Suomi Oy	2, 49

The biggest Finnish companies by the number of employees.

1	Helsingin ja Uudenmaan Sairaanhoitopiirin kuntayhtymä (medical workers)	26 536
2	Helsingin Yliopisto (university)	8 079
3	Posti Oy	7 777
4	Attendo Oy (reqruitment company)	7 413
5	Kesko Oyj (retail)	7 138
6	Nordea Bank AB (publ), Finnish branch	6 615
7	SOL Palvelut Oy (cleaning business)	6 569
8	Nordea Bank Abp	6 238
9	HOK-Elanto Liiketoiminta Oy	5 797
10	Lidl Suomi Kommandiittiyhtiö	5 668

Finnish most valuable companies (value in billions of EUR according to 6/2020 data)

1. Kone (31,6)
2. Neste (27,0)
3. Nordea Bank (26,0)
4. Nokia (21,5)
5. Sampo (18,6)
6. Fortum (15,6)
7. UPM-Kymmene (14,1)
8. Stora Enso (9,2)
9. Elisa (8,7)
10. Orion (6,4)

The Finnish top 10 list has undergone interesting changes in a year (August 2020 compared to August 2019). In total, the combined market value of the ten largest companies had risen by 2.4 per cent. The largest value drivers were Orion (+ 47%), Elisa (+ 19%) and Kone (+ 16%). Respectively, Nokia (-21%), Fortum (-15%) and Sampo (-11%) had the biggest fall. (See source here)

And yes, you were right about Fazer. It was number 2. Marimekko was number 40 in top list of Finnish brands.

The TOP10 most respected brands in 2020 in Finland were:

1. Fiskars (you know the scissors?)
2. Fazer (chocolat)
3. YLE (public tv)
4. Hyvää Suomesta -merkki
5. Joutsenmerkki
6. ABLOY (keys)
7. Arabia (dishes, old history)
8. S-Etukortti (Prisma and other stores)
9. Iittala (dishes)
10. Avainlippu-merkki (the product has been manufactured, or the service has been produced, in Finland)
    
    See source here
    
    See more brands as you move right with the arrow here
    
    Hyvää Suomesta merkki means “made in Finland” sign on food products