Siltala, High Stakes - The Life of Industrial Titan Walter Ahlström 1875-1931

A stunning biography that breathes life into all-but-forgotten marble bust. The leader of Finland's largest private company and the country's richest man. An avid socialite enamoured with luxury cars, sleek yachts, private railway cars and European spa resorts. A refined patron of the arts and talented pianist, as well as a strident Swedish-speaking Fennoman and important financial supporter of a fledgling Finnish nation. A self-taught technological visionary and industrial titan who built...