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Banks in Finland

Finnish Banks
Main Bank Contacts
Finland-Wide Branch Contacts
International Money Transfers
Additional Information

Banking in Finland is a simple and efficient process. For example, you may be surprised to receive an active ATM (cash machine) card during the short process of opening an account.

Finns use the least physical cash per capita in the world; your ATM card can be used in place of cash almost anywhere, withdrawing funds directly from your credit or debit account. The need for a personal visit to the bank is further reduced by the ease of online banking and the omnipresence of Solo and similar machines at which you can pay bills etc.


Finnish Banks

Of the 343 banks operating in Finland, the three largest banking groups - Nordea Bank Finland, the OP-Pohjola Group and Sampo - represent more than 80 per cent of the deposit and credit markets. There are also finance companies, mutual fund companies, and life assurance companies.

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Main Bank Contacts (see also Bank Branches)

Nordea Bank Finland PLC
Finland-wide Customer Service
Tel: 0200 70 000, Mon - Fri 10.00 - 16.30 (local network charge/mobile call charge)
From abroad +358 200 70 000 (international call charge)
See Branches PDF

OP-Pohjola Group
Head Office: Teollisuuskatu 1, POB 308, FI-00101 Helsinki
Tel: +358 10 252 010
See Branches PDF

Sampo Bank PLC
Hiililaiturinkuja 2, PL 1561, 00075 SAMPO BANK FINLAND
Finland-wide Customer Service
Tel: 0200 2590, Mon - Fri 9.00 - 18.00 (local network charge/mobile call charge)
From abroad +358 200 2590 (international call charge)
See Branches PDF

Aktia Savings Bank PLC
Mannerheimintie 14, POB 207, FI-00101 Helsinki
Tel: +358 10 247 5000, Fax: +358 10 247 6356

Tapiola Bank LTD
Revontulentie 7, Espoo, Tapiola
Tel: +358 9 4531, Fax: +358 9 453 2146
Customer Service, tel: +358 9 453 3290 Weekdays 8.00 - 20.00

Handelsbanken
Aleksanterinkatu 11, FI-00100 Helsinki
Tel: +358 10 444 11, Fax: +358 10 444 2299

Säästöpankki
The Finnish Savings Banks Group
Linnoitustie 9, POB 68, FI-02601 Espoo
Tel: +358 9 548 051, Fax: +358 20 602 9108

POP Bank Group
The Association of Finnish Local Cooperative Banks
Yliopistonkatu 7, POB 1290, FI-00101 Helsinki
Tel: +358 9 6811 700, Fax: +358 9 6811 7070

Bank of Åland PLC
Bulevardi 3, FI-00120 Helsinki
Tel: +358 (0)204 293 600, Fax: +358 (0)204 293 610

Citibank International PLC
Aleksanterinkatu 48 A, POB 980, FI-00101 Helsinki
Tel: +358 9 3488 71

Danske Bank A/S
Helsinki branch, Hiililaiturinkuja 2, 00075 Sampo Pankki
Tel: +358 10 546 0000, Fax: +358 10 546 2454

DnB NOR Bank, Helsinki Branch
Urho Kekkosen katu 7 B, 5th floor, 00100 Helsinki
Tel: +358 10 548 2000, Fax: +358 10 548 2020

SEB Group
Unioninkatu 30, POB 630, FI-00101 Helsinki
Tel: +358 9 131 551, Fax: +358 9 131 552 22

Suomen Asuntohypopankki LTD
Yrjönkatu 9 A, FI-00120 Helsinki, POB 509, 00101 Helsinki
Tel: +358 9 228 361, Fax: +358 9 647 443

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Finland-Wide Bank Branches

The The Federation of Finnish Financial Services has published a complete list of member bank* branches in Finland, with their contact details, in regional and numeric order (Finnish, Swedish and English)
* member banks include all those listed above.

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International Money Transfers

Money can easlily be wired to/from Finland. Forex, Western Union and Moneygram offer international money transfers throughout the country - all have multi-lingual web sites.

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Additional Information
Federation of Finnish Financial Services Information about all aspects of Finnish banks & the banking industry. (Finnish / English / Swedish)
Suomen Pankki Finland's Central Bank - Monetary policy, currency, publications, statistics and more. (Finnish / English / Swedish)