Ownership and roles in business enterprise sector (discontinued), 1 January 2011

Fifty-five per cent of the private and public limited companies had only personal shareholders, while 30 per cent had only enterprises among the shareholders per 1 January 2011. One out of 10 enterprises had both persons and enterprises as shareholders.

Many enterprises with few shareholders

Seventy-seven per cent of the enterprises had one or two shareholders. Only 759 of the more than 206 000 enterprises had over a hundred shareholders. However, these shareholders amounted to 69 per cent, almost 1.1 million, of all the shareholders.

Twenty-three per cent of the personal shareholders were major shareholders in one or more enterprises. Fifty-five per cent of the shareholders that were enterprises were major shareholders in at least one enterprise.

General managers and board representatives often represented among the owners

In 64 per cent of the private and public limited companies, the shareholders had roles as general manager, chairman of the board, board member or deputy chairman. Fifty-four per cent of the sole shareholders had at least one role in their own enterprise.

Tables:

• Table 1 Number of enterprises and shareholders, by shareholder type. 1st January 2011
• Table 2 Number of enterprises and shareholders by share and number of shareholders in enterprise. 1 January 2011. Per cent
• Table 3 Number of enterprises where shareholder has a role, type of role and number of shareholders in enterprise. 1 January 2011
• Table 4 Number of shareholders by number of enterprises they have shares in. 1 January 2011
• Table 5 Number of shareholders by number of enterprises they are the major shareholders in. 1 January 2011