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More about cookiesImportant years

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 | Hansabank started operations in Latvia. |
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. |
2013 | Swedbank discontinues operations in Russia and its subsidiary in Ukraine is sold. |