The Helsinki Stock Exchange, HEX is a stock exchange located in Helsinki, Finland. It saw its first transaction on October 7 1912. From then it remained a "free form" financial association until in 1984 it was converted into a cooperative owned mostly by banks, traders, other companies and associations.

On April 1 1990 trading was moved to a new digital system: HETI (Helsinki Stock Exchange Automated Trading and Information System), which replaced the electro-mechanical trading board originally introduced back in 1935. HETI enabled remote traders to do transactions in equal circumstances as those in the trading room.

The cooperative changed to an LLC (Helsingin Arvopaperipörssi LLC) in the fall of 1995 and merged with several clearing and stock deposit companies and associations in the beginning of 1997. During 1997 and 1998 the Stock Exchange bought both of the Finnish derivative exchanges and merged them with itself to become HEX Llc. In November 1998 HEX LLC merged with Arvopaperikeskus to form Helsinki Exchanges Group Plc, which then changed its name to HEX Plc in the spring of 2001. In 2001 HEX acquired the majority of shares of the company operating theEstonian Stock Exhange (TSE). In the summer of 2002 HEX purchased nearly 100% of the Stock Exchange of Riga, Latvia.

In 2003 it was announced that HEX would merge with the Stockholm Stock Exchange owned by the OM Group.

Currently listed stocks (followed by quote symbol)

  • A Company Finland Plc BAL
  • Aktia Säästöpankki Plc * AKT
  • Aldata Solution Plc ALD
  • Alma Media Plc ALM
  • Amanda Capital Plc AMA
  • Amer-yhtymä Plc AME
  • Aspo Plc ASU
  • Aspocomp Group Plc ACG
  • Atlas Copco AB ATC
  • Atria Yhtymä Plc ATR
  • Basware Plc BAS
  • Beltton-Yhtiöt Plc BEL
  • Benefon Plc BEN
  • Biohit Plc BIO
  • Biotie Therapies Plc BTH
  • Birka Line Abp BIR
  • Capman Plc CPM
  • Chips Plc CHI
  • Citycon Plc CTY
  • Componenta Plc CTH
  • Comptel Plc CTL
  • Done Solutions Plc DSO
  • Efore Plc FIF
  • Eimo Plc EIM
  • Elcoteq Network Plc ELQ
  • Elecster Plc ELE
  • Elektrobit Group Plc EBG
  • Elisa Plc ELI
  • Endero Plc ENE
  • EQ Online Plc EQO
  • E.ON Finland Plc ESS
  • Etteplan Plc ETT
  • Evia Plc EVI
  • Evox Rifa Group Plc ERG
  • Exel Plc EXL
  • Finnair Plc FIA
  • Finnlines Plc FLG
  • Fiskars Plc Abp FIS
  • Fortum Plc FUM
  • F-Secure Plc FSC
  • Hackman Plc Abp HAC
  • HK Ruokatalo Plc HKR
  • Honkarakenne Plc HON
  • Huhtamäki Plc HUH
  • Ilkka-Yhtymä Plc ILK2
  • Ilkka-Yhtymä Plc ILK
  • Incap Plc INC
  • Instrumentarium Plc INS
  • Interavanti Plc INT
  • Iocore Plc IOC
  • Jaakko Pöyry Group Plc JPG
  • Janton Plc JAN
  • Julius Tallberg-Kiinteistöt Plc JTK
  • Kasola Plc KAS
  • KCI Konecranes Plc KCI
  • Kekkilä Plc KEK
  • Kemira Plc KRA
  • Keskisuomalainen Plc KSL
  • Kesko Plc KES
  • Kesla Plc KEL
  • Kone Plc KON
  • Kylpyläkasino Plc KYP
  • Kyro Plc Abp KRO
  • Larox Plc LAR
  • Lassila & Tikanoja Plc LAT
  • Lemminkäinen Plc LEM
  • Lännen Tehtaat Plc LTE
  • Marimekko Plc MMO
  • Martela Plc MAR
  • Menire Plc MRE
  • Metso Plc MEO
  • Metsä Tissue Plc MTI
  • M-real Plc MRL
  • Neomarkka Plc NEO
  • Nokia Plc NOK
  • Nokian Renkaat Plc NOR
  • Nordea AB NDA
  • Nordic Aluminium Plc NOA
  • Norvestia Plc NVA
  • Novo Group Plc NOV
  • Okmetic Plc OKM
  • OKO Osuuspankkien Keskuspankki Plc OKO
  • Olvi Plc OLV
  • Orion-yhtymä Plc ORI
  • Outokumpu Plc OUT
  • Plc Leo Longlife Plc LEO
  • Panostaja Plc PAN
  • Perlos Plc POS
  • PKC Group Plc PKC
  • Plandent Plc PLA
  • PMJ automec Plc PMJ
  • Pohjois-Karjalan Kirjapaino Plc PKK
  • Pohjola-Yhtymä Plc POH
  • Polar Kiinteistöt Plc POL
  • Ponsse Plc PON
  • Proha Plc PHA
  • QPR Software Plc QPR
  • Raisio Yhtymä Plc RAI
  • Raisio Yhtymä Plc RAII
  • Rakentajain Konevuokraamo Plc RAK
  • Ramirent Plc RMR
  • Rapala VMC Plc RAP
  • Rautaruukki Plc RTR
  • Raute Plc RUT
  • Rocla Plc ROC
  • Sampo Plc SAM
  • Sandvik AB SDK
  • SanomaWSOY Plc SWS
  • Satama Interactive Plc SAT
  • Saunalahti Group Plc SAG
  • Scanfil Plc SCF
  • Securitas AB SEC
  • Skandia Försäkringsab SDI
  • Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB SEB
  • Solteq Plc SOL
  • Sponda Plc SDA
  • SSH Communications Security Plc SSH
  • SSK Suomen Säästäjien Kiinteistöt Plc SSK
  • Stockmann Plc Abp STO
  • Stonesoft Plc SFT
  • Stora Enso Plc STE
  • Stromsdal Plc STM
  • Suomen Helasto Plc SHE
  • Suomen Spar Plc SPA
  • Suominen Yhtymä Plc SUO
  • Svenska Handelsbanken AB HBA
  • Sysopen Plc SYS
  • Talentum Plc TTM
  • Tamfelt Plc Abp TAF
  • Tamro Plc TRO
  • Technopolis Plc TEC
  • Tecnomen Plc TEN
  • Tekla Plc TLA
  • Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson ERI
  • Teleste Plc TEL
  • TeliaSonera AB TLS
  • Tervakosken Puuhamaa Plc TEP
  • Tietoenator Plc TIE
  • Tieto-X Plc TIX
  • TJ Group Plc TJT
  • Tulikivi Plc TUL
  • Turkistuottajat Plc TUR
  • Turun Arvokiinteistöt Plc TAR
  • UPM-Kymmene Plc UPM
  • Uponor Plc UNR
  • Vaahto Group Plc Plc WAT
  • Vacon Plc VAC
  • Vaisala Plc VAI
  • Viking Line Abp VIK
  • Wärtsilä Plc Abp WRT
  • YIT-Yhtymä Plc YTY
  • Yleiselektroniikka Plc YLE
  • Yomi Plc YOM
  • Yrityspankki Skop Plc, selvitystilassa SCA
  • Ålandsbanken Abp ALB

See also: List of Finnish companies

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