Nasdaq Helsinki - Powering Growth in European Capital Markets
Explore listing opportunities, market infrastructure, and innovation at the heart of Finland’s financial ecosystem.
For Over 113 Years
Nasdaq Helsinki has been at the core of Finland’s capital markets, connecting companies with capital, driving innovation, and fueling growth. Together, we’re shaping the future of Nordic finance.
The Helsinki Stock Exchange was officially founded on October 7, 1912, marking the beginning of organized securities trading in Finland.
Evolving from a local exchange into a global market operator and technology leader, Nasdaq Helsinki now plays a central role in connecting Finnish companies and investors to international capital markets.
Nasdaq Helsinki in Numbers
Statistics as of 2025 Q4
136
Companies Listed on Main Market
47
Companies Listed on First North
+€318B
Market Cap
Shaping the Future of Markets, from Helsinki to the World
Roland Chai, President, Nasdaq European Market ServicesNasdaq Helsinki is committed to continue its mission and vision of being Finland's leading channel for companies to raise capital and for investors to find attractive opportunities.
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Introduction to Stocks
This guide in Finnish covers the basics of stock investing, including the nature of stock investing, trading practices, market monitoring, information acquisition, the risks of stock investing and their relationship to potential returns.
Open the GuideIntroduction to Options
This guide in Finnish gives an overview of standardized index options and futures, as well as standardized stock options, futures, and forwards. It covers the basic concepts related to standardized derivatives, their valuation, various derivative strategies, practical questions related to trading, and more. The content is a mix of texts, examples and exercises.
Open the GuideNasdaq Helsinki Through the Years
- 1912 – The first trading took took place on 7 October 1912 at the new stock exchange building at Fabianinkatu 14, Helsinki
- 1935 – The electromechanical trading board was introduced
- 1997 – HEX was established when Helsinki Stock Exchange Plc and the Finnish derivatives exchange merged
- 1999 – HEX and Suomen Arvopaperikeskus (The Finnish Central Securities Depositary) merged into HEX Group
- 2001 – HEX bought a majority share in Estonia’s TSE Group (Tallinn Stock Exchange)
- 2002 – HEX acquired the Riga Stock Exchange
- 2003 – OM and HEX merged
- 2008 – Nasdaq and OMX AB complete their merger, forming Nasdaq OMX
- 2010 – The INET trading system was adopted by al seven stock exchanges of Nasdaq OMX Nordic
- 2014 – Nasdaq OMX Nordic was renamed to Nasdaq Nordic