Watchlist Finland

I found some new interesting Finnish companies. I'm choosing between these companies  (name, ticker, yield, eps):

• Elisa, HEL:ELISA, 4.55 %, 20.46
• Kone, HEL:KNEBV, 3.77 %, 20.69
• Cramo, HEL:CRA1V, 3.54 %, 13.81
• Orion, HEL:ORINY, 2.97, 27.56

I wrote a bit about Elisa in an earlier blog post. Kone manufactures elevators which given the current urbanization trends will be even more important as we cram more and more people in small geographical areas. The chairman Antti Herlin, the great-grandson of the founder,controls more than 50 % of the voting rights which I see as a good thing for the long term success of the company. Cramo is a rental company that owns machinery, equipment and movable buildings that are used by mainly the construction industry. Orion manufacture pharmaceuticals and various diagnostic test. 

Watchlist Finland

I've been looking at some Finnish companies. I want to reduce My exposure to the $ and since Finland has the € it is a good fit, also I pay reasonable fees for buying and selling stocks.

I'm choosing between these companies  (name, ticker, yield, eps):

• Sampo, HEL:SAMPO,  5.24 %, 14.76
• Fortum, HEL:FORTUM, 7.66 %, 25.72
• Elisa, HEL:ELISA, 4.58 %, 20.34
• Nokian Tyres, HEL:NRE1V, 4.08 %, 20.13

Sampo is basically an insurance company, but it also owns 21.2 % of one of the largest Nordic banks: Nordea. Fortum is a energy company where a large share of the energy produced comes from hydro-power. Elisia is a major Finnish telecommunications company. Nokian Tyres produce tyres for consumer car.