| 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. |