The growth of Equity-Based Incentives in Finland’s listed companies.

The growth of Equity-Based Incentives in Finland’s listed companies.

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July 30, 2025

As board professionalism and investor expectations continue to rise, Allshares remains committed to aligning leadership rewards with long-term shareholder value.

In a recent interview with Kauppalehti, Yrjö Kopra, founder of Alexander Corporate Finance, reflects on what has changed, and what still holds Finland back economically.

An initial look at the evolution of incentive models in Finland shows a fundamental shift: from zero equity-linked programs in 1987 to over 500 companies implementing structured systems, more than 100 of them which are listed.

“Until 1987, there wasn’t a single listed Finnish company with an incentive system tied to share price development. Not one,” says Kopra, who helped design the first Nokia stock options - a program that went on to make hundreds of employees millionaires.

As board professionalism and investor expectations continue to rise, Allshares remains committed to aligning leadership rewards with long-term shareholder value.

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