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This list of banks in Finland below was assembled using publicly available information from the Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority [1] and the Finnish Bankers' Association. [2] In 2014, according to the calculations of the National Bank, Finland had 5641 branches of cooperative banks.
| Full name | Call name | SWIFT code | BIC | Capital | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aktia Pankki Oyj | Aktia | HELSFIHH | 2181702-8 |  | aktia.fi |
| Ålandsbanken Abp | Ålandsbanken | AABAFI22 | 0145019-3 |  | alandsbanken.fi |
| Bonum Pankki Oyj | POP Pankki | POPFFI22 | 2192977-5 | | poppankki.fi |
| Säästöpankkien Keskuspankki Suomi Oyj | Säästöpankki | ITELFIHH | 2238752-5 | | saastopankki.fi |
| Fellow Pankki Oyj | Fellow Bank | EVSEFIHH | 0533755-0 | | fellowbank.com |
| Nordea Bank Oyj | Nordea | NDEAFIHH | 2858394-9 | | nordea.fi |
| OP Yrityspankki Oyj | OP Bank | OPSEFIH1 | 2858394-9 | | op.fi |
| S-Pankki Oyj | S-Pankki | SBANFIHH | 2557308-3 | | s-pankki.fi |
| Suomen Asuntohypopankki Oy | Hypo | SHMSFIH1 | 0362481-2 | | hypo.fi |
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