Aatos Erkko

Aatos Juho Michel Erkko (born 16 September 1932 in Helsinki) is a Finnish journalist and the main owner of SanomaWSOY and the Helsingin Sanomat newspaper. He has a Master of Science degree in Journalism from the Columbia College of Columbia University. Erkko is married to Mrs. Jane Erkko. His father was the politician and journalist Eljas Erkko, and his mother was Eugenia Violet Sutcliffe. [ [http://www.eduskunta.fi/triphome/bin/thw/trip/?${base}=kematrikkeli&${html}=ma5000&${freetext}=hnro=10346 Eduskunta.fi on Eljas Erkko] ] Erkko's grandfather Eero Erkko was also a journalist and politician, best remembered as the founder of Helsingin Sanomat.

Erkko is one of the wealthiest people in Finland. He controls directly or indirectly 24.06% of the Sanoma-WSOY shares, amounting to more than 800 million euros at the current trading price (10 February 2007). [http://www.sanomawsoy.fi/News.aspx?f=2113&d=5723&site=1] Report of sales arrangements of Sanoma WSOY stock.] Considering that Erkko has other assets as well, it's possible he's a euro billionaire.

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* Bilderberg Group
* Trilateral Commission