A recent article published by Kauppalehti listed the top ten most popular stocks on the Helsinki Stock Exchange. While the number of owners of these stocks did not necessarily correspond to their financial performance, the ranking of the most owned stocks remained relatively stable, with some fluctuations in the number of owners.
One interesting observation was that the stock that experienced the largest decrease in the number of owners had the best returns at the beginning of the year. On the other hand, a stock that had fallen significantly in the past year attracted the most new owners. Nordea, a banking group, has consistently been one of the most popular stocks on the Helsinki Stock Exchange for several years and saw an increase of 5,400 owners at the beginning of 2021 thanks to strong financial results.
Neste, an oil refining company, had the worst annual return among those listed with a 32% drop in share price. Despite this, they attracted over 15,000 new owners at the beginning of 2021. Another notable change was Fortum moving into third place as one of
