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- Aktia Pankki Oyj Aktia Pankki Oyj is a Finnish provider of banking, asset management and life insurance services to private individuals, corporates, small and medium-sized enterprises, institutions and high-net-worth clients. The company operates through four main segments including Banking Business, Asset Management, Life Insurance, and Group Functions; it offers retail and corporate banking products such as deposits, loans, financing solutions, savings accounts, payment services and financial advisory; investment products comprising mutual funds, private equity funds like Aktia SolarWind III, Aktia Debt Fund II and Aktia Velkarahastot II in partnership with Oaktree Capital Management, structured products and sustainable equity funds such as Aktia Prosperity classified under SFDR Article 9; private banking and wealth management services; as well as personal risk insurance, life insurance, disability coverage and insurance for serious illnesses. Aktia Pankki Oyj maintains a nationwide presence in Finland with offices in Helsinki, Turku, Tampere, Vaasa and Oulu, serving approximately 250,000 private customers and 20,000 corporate and institutional clients primarily through branches, internet and telephone banking. Founded in 1825 as Helsingfors Stads Sparbanks Inrättning and headquartered in Helsinki, the company changed its name to Aktia Pankki Oyj in March 2008 from Aktia Savings Bank Plc, Banking Services. Recent developments include the May 2024 strategic partnership with Swedbank to enhance SME-focused banking while Swedbank targets larger corporates; the Momentum acceleration programme launched in 2025 driving customer growth, positive net subscriptions across premium, private banking, institutional and SME segments, operational improvements and recruitment of asset management specialists; a loan agreement with the Nordic Investment Bank in 2024 to finance SMEs, smaller mid-caps and environmental projects including electric vehicle transitions; launch of the renewed Premium customer concept and reorganisation of banking for enhanced advisory services; and half-year 2025 results showing increased assets under management and loan book expansion amid a challenging interest rate environment.