#49: Minister Anders Adlercreutz on state ownership & aid, Fortum/Uniper, SSAB investment and more

The Finnish state is an investor or owner in over 70 companies. We discuss with Minister Anders Adlercreutz the state's role as a shareholder, lessons learned from the Fortum-Uniper deal, challenges with subsidies, and more. Learn more:

⁠https://generogrowth.com/⁠⁠

https://www.linkedin.com/in/andersatz

https://valtioneuvosto.fi/omistajaohjaus/yhtiot

(0:00) Introduction (0:30) How the Finnish state manages its portfolio of 70+ companies (3:28) Government ownership of public companies (12:05) Northvolt and the challenges with state aid (18:30) What can we learn from the Fortum-Uniper deal? (21:54) Political strikes and SSAB’s 4.5 billion euro investment (24:20) Should Finland be more ambitious with our state-owned investing and ownership?