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{{Short description|Finnish businessman}}
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| birth_name = Antti Ilmari Aarnio-Wihuri
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1940|02|24}}
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| birth_place = [[Turku, Finland]]
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'''Antti Ilmari Aarnio-Wihuri''' (born 24 February 1940 in [[Turku]]) is a Finnish billionaire businessman. He heads the [[Wihuri Group]], a Finnish diversified conglomerate that has been in existence for over 100 years. It employs over 5,000, and is involved in the industries of packaging, food distribution, aviation and construction equipment retail, private jet charter, and ambulance services.<ref>http://www.wihuri.fi/en/wihuri Company Website</ref> He himself is the largest single shareholder in the Canadian packaging company [[Winpak]].<ref>http://www.forbes.com/profile/antti-aarnio-wihuri-1/?list=billionaires Forbes profile</ref>
'''Antti Ilmari Aarnio-Wihuri''' (born 24 February 1940 in [[Turku]]) is a Finnish billionaire businessman. He heads the [[Wihuri Group]], a Finnish diversified conglomerate that has been in existence for over 100 years. It employs over 5,000, and is involved in the industries of packaging, food distribution, aviation and construction equipment retail, private jet charter, and ambulance services.<ref>{{Cite web |title=What We Offer |url=https://www.wihuri.fi/en/what-we-offer/global-finnish-industry-and-trade-conglomerate/ |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=www.wihuri.fi}}</ref> He himself is the largest single shareholder in the Canadian packaging company Winpak.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Antti Aarnio-Wihuri |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/antti-aarnio-wihuri/ |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>


Aarnio-Wihuri is also known as a former race driver and team principal.<ref name="Yle">{{Cite web | title="Otin lompakon, annoin isälle rahat ja sanoin, että osta renkaat – ja jos poika pärjää, niin tuo se käymään" – moottoriurheilun mesenaatti Antti Aarnio-Wihuri on Valtteri Bottaksen uran vahva edistäjä | work=[[Yle]] | url=https://yle.fi/aihe/artikkeli/2018/01/19/otin-lompakon-annoin-isalle-rahat-ja-sanoin-etta-osta-renkaat-ja-jos-poika | date=19 January 2018 | accessdate=26 November 2018 | language=Finnish}}</ref> With [[Leo Kinnunen]], the AAW Racing Team won the [[Interserie]] three times in the early 1970s.<ref name="Yle"/> Aarnio-Wihuri has later supported young drivers such as [[Valtteri Bottas]].<ref name="Yle"/><ref>{{Cite web|last=MarketScreener|title=Antti Ilmari Aarnio-Wihuri - Biography|url=https://www.marketscreener.com/business-leaders/Antti-Ilmari-Aarnio-Wihuri-7373/biography/|access-date=2021-05-13|website=www.marketscreener.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Wipak was Pleased to Welcome a Very Special Visitor at Interpack! {{!}} Wipak|url=https://www.wipak.com/news/wipak-was-pleased-welcome-very-special-visitor-interpack|access-date=2021-05-13|website=www.wipak.com|language=en}}</ref>
'''Antti Aarnio-Wihuri''' is also known as a race driver and later as a supporter of Finnish drivers.


== Results at track ==
== Results at track ==
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|28.5.1967
|28.5.1967
|1000 km Nürburgring
|1000&nbsp;km Nürburgring
|Porsche 906
|Porsche 906
|Aarnio-Wihuri / Troberg
|Aarnio-Wihuri / Troberg
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|19.5.1968
|19.5.1968
|1000 km Nürburgring
|1000&nbsp;km Nürburgring
|Porsche 906
|Porsche 906
|[[:fi:Pauli_Toivonen|Toivonen]] / Aarnio-Wihuri
|[[:fi:Pauli Toivonen|Toivonen]] / Aarnio-Wihuri
|VW-Auto Oy
|VW-Auto Oy
|DNF
|DNF
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|-
|1.6.1969
|1.6.1969
|1000 km Nürburgring
|1000&nbsp;km Nürburgring
|Porsche 906
|Porsche 906
|In entry list only
|In entry list only
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|31.5.1970
|31.5.1970
|1000 km Nürburgring
|1000&nbsp;km Nürburgring
|Porsche 911 S
|Porsche 911 S
|In entry list only
|In entry list only
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|14.
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Currently he and his Wihuri Group is well known as a sponsor of F1 driver Valtteri Bottas, who moved after seven years, four as a Formula 1 diver, service from Team Williams to Team Mercedes to replace 2016 World championship Nico Rosberg, who ended his career.


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Latest revision as of 08:22, 13 April 2023

Antti Aarnio-Wihuri
Aarnio-Wihuri in the 1960s
Born
Antti Ilmari Aarnio-Wihuri

(1940-02-24) February 24, 1940 (age 84)
Turku, Finland
NationalityFinnish
OccupationBusinessman

Antti Ilmari Aarnio-Wihuri (born 24 February 1940 in Turku) is a Finnish billionaire businessman. He heads the Wihuri Group, a Finnish diversified conglomerate that has been in existence for over 100 years. It employs over 5,000, and is involved in the industries of packaging, food distribution, aviation and construction equipment retail, private jet charter, and ambulance services.[1] He himself is the largest single shareholder in the Canadian packaging company Winpak.[2]

Aarnio-Wihuri is also known as a former race driver and team principal.[3] With Leo Kinnunen, the AAW Racing Team won the Interserie three times in the early 1970s.[3] Aarnio-Wihuri has later supported young drivers such as Valtteri Bottas.[3][4][5]

Results at track[edit]

Date Race Car Driver/drivers Team Position
12.9.1965 Artukainen [GT] Porsche 904 Aarnio-Wihuri 1.
5.6.1966 Artukainen [Specials] Porsche 904 Aarnio-Wihuri 1.
19.6.1966 Keimola [GT/S] Porsche 906 Aarnio-Wihuri 1.
26.6.1966 Rovaniemi [S/GT] Porsche 906 Aarnio-Wihuri 1.
24.8.1966 Keimola [S2.0] Porsche 906 Aarnio-Wihuri raced
11.9.1966 Artukainen [Specials] Porsche 904 Aarnio-Wihuri 1.
23.4.1967 Artukainen [Specials] Porsche 906 Aarnio-Wihuri 1.
28.5.1967 1000 km Nürburgring Porsche 906 Aarnio-Wihuri / Troberg Antti Aarnio-Wihuri DNA
19.5.1968 1000 km Nürburgring Porsche 906 Toivonen / Aarnio-Wihuri VW-Auto Oy DNF
1.6.1969 1000 km Nürburgring Porsche 906 In entry list only Sten Axelsson 13.
31.5.1970 1000 km Nürburgring Porsche 911 S In entry list only Racing Team AAW 14.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "What We Offer". www.wihuri.fi. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  2. ^ "Antti Aarnio-Wihuri". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  3. ^ a b c ""Otin lompakon, annoin isälle rahat ja sanoin, että osta renkaat – ja jos poika pärjää, niin tuo se käymään" – moottoriurheilun mesenaatti Antti Aarnio-Wihuri on Valtteri Bottaksen uran vahva edistäjä". Yle (in Finnish). 19 January 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  4. ^ MarketScreener. "Antti Ilmari Aarnio-Wihuri - Biography". www.marketscreener.com. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  5. ^ "Wipak was Pleased to Welcome a Very Special Visitor at Interpack! | Wipak". www.wipak.com. Retrieved 2021-05-13.


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