The Swedish copper mining company Stora Kopparberg ("great copper mountain") in Falun was granted a charter from King Magnus IV of Sweden in 1347, although the first share in the company (granting the Bishop of Västerås 12.5% ownership) dates from 1288.
Stora Enso | ENSO | Benjamin Stora | Raymond Stora | Storå, Sweden | Storå, Norway | Storå, Denmark | Detail from Stora Hammars III showing Odin in his eagle fetch (note the eagle's beard), Gunnlöð |
Landmarks of Katajanokka include the Russian Orthodox Cathedral, also known as Uspenski Cathedral (architect Alexey Gornostaev, 1868), the Merikasarmi complex of the Foreign Ministry (architect Carl Ludvig Engel, 1825) and the Finnish headquarters of Stora Enso (architect Alvar Aalto, 1962; the most controversial of Aalto's works).
His most famous design is for The Dangerous Book for Boys, for which he co-won the 2007 Stora Enso Design and Production award with Nicole Abel (Production) at the British Book Industry Awards.