The 2026 Swedish Financial Analysts and Financial Journalists Overall Ranking by FH Ranking (30th Survey)

Stockholm, June 16, 2026, 08:30

Virtual Presentation – Tuesday, June 16, 2026, at 08:30 at www.fh.finance

Top Results – 2026 Swedish Financial Analysts and Financial Journalists Overall Ranking

• Top Ranked Broker: DNB Carnegie, ranked first overall for the 13th consecutive year, led by Viktor Lindeberg.
• Top Ranked Media: Dagens Industri, together with Di TV and di.se, continues to be the leading financial media organisation in the Swedish market, led by Peter Fellman.

Memorial Awards

The Roland Jonsson Memorial Award recognises an outstanding young financial analyst, while the Björn Davegårdh Memorial Award honours an outstanding financial journalist.

• The 14th Roland Jonsson Memorial Award is presented to Max Bacco, SEB Equity Research.
• The 11th Björn Davegårdh Memorial Award is presented to Helene Rothstein, Privata Affärer.

Contacts

Per-Erik (Perka) Holmström
President & CEO, FH Brands
+46 70 770 45 81 per-erik.holmstrom@fh.finance

Isabelle Boyer de La Giroday
CEO, IR Global League isabelle.giroday@irgl.info

FH  www.fh.finance.

Important Information

Since 2023, the ranking has been published under the FH brand, where both FH Ranking and FH Award are now managed. Historical rankings and award results covering almost 30 years of research professionals, financial analysts, media, and brokers in the Swedish market can be found at www.fh.finance.

The FH brand and organisation are owned by HK Investment, the former owner of Financial Hearings, and operate independently from Inderes, the current owner of Financial Hearings.

When referring to these rankings, we kindly ask media and partners to use the name “FH Ranking” rather than “Financial Hearings,” as that brand is no longer associated with this survey.

Institutions Ranking – Overall Summary

Compiled by FH Ranking, this survey is based on responses from well over 80 Swedish institutions. This press release presents the overall results of the 2026 ranking. Sector winners will be announced on August 31, 2026.

Top Ranked Brokers

The most notable developments in this year's broker ranking are DNB Carnegie's continued leadership in the research market, the restructuring of Kepler Cheuvreux with the creation of SB1, and the emergence of Arctic Securities. We have also seen increased interest in the Nordic market from international firms such as Goldman Sachs, BNP Paribas, and UBS.

1st Place
 

• DNB Carnegie, ranked first overall for the 13th consecutive year, led by Viktor Lindeberg

2nd Place (shared)

• SEB Equity Research, led by Fredrik Agardh
• ABG Sundal Collier, led by Magnus Andersson

3rd Place (shared)

• Danske Bank, led by Björn Enarsson
• Handelsbanken, led by Mattias Sundling
• Nordea, led by Johan Sjöberg

4th Place (shared)

• Pareto, led by Georg Attling
• Kepler Cheuvreux, led by Martin Guri
• SB1, led by Mikael Sarwe

5th Place (shared)

• Inderes led by Lucas Mattsson
• Redeye led by Tomas Otterbeck 

Both firms continue to play an important role, primarily within commission-based research.

Special recognition is also given to Arctic Securities, Carlsquare, Kalkyl, and international firms such as UBS, BNP Paribas, and Goldman Sachs, all of which maintain a presence in the Swedish market.

Top Ranked Media - Overall Summary

With Dagens Industri, Di TV, and di.se maintaining their position as the leading financial media organisation in the Swedish market, one of the most notable developments this year is EFN’s continued expansion through Finansmagasinet, strengthening its position as a challenger to Affärsvärlden and Placera in the overall ranking. Despite the evolving media landscape, Affärsvärlden remains the only publication to have won its category in all 30 consecutive surveys.

1stPlace

• Dagens Industri, together with Di TV and di.se, remains the leading financial media organisation in the Swedish market, led by Peter Fellman.

2nd Place (shared)

• Affärsvärlden, together with Placera, led by Peter Benson
• EFN, together with Finansmagasinet, led by Anders Hägerstrand

3rd Place (shared)

• Infront News Direkt, led by Kristine Trapp
• Bloomberg News, led by Charles Daly

4th Place (shared)

• SvD Näringsliv, led by Claes Lönegård
• Finwire, led by Mats Hård

5th Place (shared)

• Privata Affärer, led by Love Strandberg
• Aktiespararen, led by Göran Lind
• Realtid, together with Dagens PS

Special recognition is also given to Dagens Nyheter, Break It, Omni, Thomson Reuters, Kvartal, Ekonomi Ekot (SR), SVT, and TV4.

Notable recognition is also given to the international media Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Economist.

Category Winners  The survey also identifies category winners and runner-up publications across key media segments:

• Daily Media: Dagens Industri, with Svenska Dagbladet (SvD) as runner-up.
• Weekly Trade Media: Affärsvärlden retains the top position after 30 years, followed by Privata Affärer.
• News Agency: Direkt (Infront) shares the top position with Bloomberg News, with Finwire as runner-up
• TV and Radio: Di TV retains its leading position, with EFN as runner-up

About the Swedish Financial Analysts and Financial Journalists Ranking Survey

This survey marks the 30th consecutive annual ranking of financial analysts and financial journalists active in the Swedish financial market.

Respondents include Sweden’s leading institutional investors and listed companies. The number of respondents and response rates for each category are presented in the methodology accompanying the survey.

Ranking professionals is a sensitive undertaking, and FH Ranking therefore places great importance on transparency and methodological consistency. The trust of all stakeholders is fundamental, and the survey methodology is designed to ensure credibility, fairness, and long-term comparability.

Over the past three decades, the ranking has become an established benchmark within the Swedish financial industry.

While rankings of financial analysts are common in many developed markets, ranking financial journalists and media organisations was far less common when the survey was launched. FH Ranking has chosen to evaluate media from the perspective of institutional investors, financial analysts, and senior corporate executives, reflecting their role in the capital markets ecosystem.

Previous rankings and historical results are available at: www.fh.finance

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