
If you're looking in Europe's largest countries for the biggest concentrations of driven entrepreneurs, you're doing it wrong. Per capita, the 10 countries with the most Inc. 5000 Europe companies--those on this year's list added more than 311,000 jobs to local economies--were all tiny, and Eastern European or Scandinavian. The same was true last year, when this year's No. 2, Estonia, topped the list; this year's and last year's top five cities all came from those regions as well. All that said: This year, Paris claimed two top 10 businesses--the energy company Forsee Power and the adtech firm Adikteev. Insert joke about which language gave us the word entrepreneur.
Most Inc. 5000 Europe Companies
(cities, per capita)
- Reykjavik
- Stockholm
- Bratislava
- Helsinki
- Oslo
Most Inc. 5000 Europe Companies
(countries, per capita)
- Sweden
- Estonia
- Norway
- Finland
- Slovakia
Top 5 Companies
1. SumUp
London (financial services)
2016 revenue: €56M
3-year growth: 14,368%
2. Restel Fast Food
Helsinki (food & beverage)
2016 revenue: €30.3M
3-year growth: 13,601%
3. New Teck Well Service
Nefteyugansk, Russia (energy)
2016 revenue: €48.5M
3-year growth: 11,978%
4. Tamitrip
Majadahonda, Spain (travel)
2016 revenue: €31.7M
3-year growth: 11,309%
5. Maxi Mobility
Madrid (transportation)
2016 revenue: €64.6M
3-year growth: 9,119%