| 1820 | The first Swedish savings bank was founded in Gothenburg |
1915
| The first Swedish agricultural cooperative bank was founded in Stockholm |
| 1942 | Sparbankernas Bank ("The Savings Banks' Bank) established as the various savings banks' central bank |
| 1958 | Jordbrukets Bank (The Bank of Agriculture) established as the farming cooperative credit societies' central bank |
| 1991 | 12 regional agricultural cooperative banks merged to form Föreningsbanken |
| 1991 | Hansabank was founded in Estonia |
| 1992 | A merger between 11 regional savings banks forming Sparbanken Sverige |
| 1994 | Föreningsbanken was listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange |
| 1995 | Sparbanken Sverige shares are listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange |
| 1995 | Hansabank started operations in Latvia |
| 1996 | Hansabank acquired 100% of Deutsche-Lettische Bank in Latvia |
| 1996 | Hansabank started operation in Lithuania |
| 1997 | FöreningsSparbanken formed through merger between Sparbanken Sverige and Föreningsbanken |
| 1997 | Hansabank acquired a stake in Hoiupank |
| 1999 | Swedbank acquired more than 50% of Hansabank |
| 2002 | Hansabank started operations in Russia |
| 2004 | Hansabank acquired Kvest bank in Moscow |
| 2005 | Swedbank acquired 100% of Hansabank |
| 2006 | The Annual General Meeting resolves to change the bank's name to Swedbank |
| 2007 | Swedbank enters Ukraine through the acquisition of TAS-Kommerzbank (“TAS”) |
| 2008 | Hansabank starts the process of changing name to Swedbank in the three Baltic countries. |
