Juha Kärkkäinen

Finnish businessman and publisher

Juha Matti Kärkkäinen (born 31 March 1967) is a Finnish businessman and publisher who owns the Kärkkäinen chain of stores. In addition to this, he publishes the KauppaSuomi free-distribution magazine.2

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Born Mar 31, 1967.1

About

In 2013, he was found guilty of incitement against an ethnic group for his antisemitic writings. He is also a supporter of the neo-Nazi Nordic Resistance Movement and the neo-fascist Blue-and-Black Movement.

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Companies

Career

Occupation: businessperson, publisher.4

Kärkkäinen, born into a farming family in Kiuruvesi, started his business career in 1988 as a travelling merchant. He opened his first store in Ylivieska in 1991. Today, Kärkkäinen Oy is the fourth largest discount store chain in Finland. In addition, Kärkkäinen owns restaurants, car service centres, a real estate development company and free-distribution magazine. Kärkkäinen acts as an investor. His investment partners include the former prime minister Juha Sipilä.

From Wikipedia’s article on Juha Kärkkäinen (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Personal life

  • BornMar 31, 1967, Kiuruvesi5 6
  • CitizenshipFinland7