PK Banken or Post & Kreditbanken, "the Post and Credit Bank", was a
Swedish bank formed through the merger of
Kreditbanken and the nationally owned Postbanken in 1974. After the purchase of several regional banks, which included "Nordbanken" ("The Northern Bank"), the entire bank took on that name. Nordbanken merged with the Finnish bank
Merita in 1998 to form Merita-Nordbanken. Merita-Nordbanken merged in 2000 with the Danish Unibank to become Nordic Baltic Holding before acquiring the Norwegian Kreditkassen, and subsequently adopting the new
Nordea
Nordea Bank Abp, commonly referred to as Nordea, is a Nordic financial services group operating in northern Europe with headquarters in Helsinki, Finland. The name is a blend of the words "Nordic" and "idea". The Nordic countries are considered ...
brand in 2001.
[Svenska Bankföreningen]
Nordea
References
Banks of Sweden
1974 establishments in Sweden
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