- CEO
- Hanne Johansen Nordgaard
- Full Time Employees
- 165
- Sector
- Finance
- Industry
- Savings banks
- Address
- Jernbanegata 15 Mo i Rana NO Norway 8622
- IPO Date
- Mar 24, 2004
- Business
- SpareBank 1 Helgeland (HELG.OL) operates as a regional savings bank providing comprehensive banking and financial services to retail customers, small and medium-sized enterprises, municipalities, and institutions primarily in the Helgeland district of northern Norway. The bank offers savings accounts, investment and pension products, insurance, loans and financing including residential mortgages and consumer loans, leasing services, payment services, bank and credit cards, online and mobile banking platforms; it also engages in real estate ownership, management, letting, buying, and selling. Founded in 1860 and headquartered in Mo i Rana, Norway, the company conducts its activities through two main segments, Retail Market and Corporate Market, with consolidated assets of NOK 39.0 billion as of year-end 2024.
In March 2021, SpareBank 1 Helgeland joined the SpareBank 1 alliance and rebranded from Helgeland Sparebank following a strategic partnership with SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge, which increased its ownership stake to 19.99% while the bank acquired a NOK 10.2 billion loan portfolio and stakes in related subsidiaries including 3% in SpareBank 1 SamSpar. More recently, in April 2025, the bank completed a share purchase transaction investing NOK 361 million to increase its ownership in the SamSpar alliance companies—Samarbeidende Sparebanker AS (to 11.47%), Samarbeidende Sparebanker Utvikling DA (to 14.81%), and SpareBank 1 SamSpar AS (to 11.94%)—providing indirect stakes of 2.24% in SpareBank 1 Gruppen AS and 2.67% in SpareBank 1 Utvikling DA. In 2024, the bank reported stable financial performance with net income before tax of NOK 743 million, a return on equity of 11.8%, 5.8% lending growth, and a Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio of 17.8%, while advancing its digital services, customer satisfaction initiatives, risk management, and sustainability efforts including adoption of its first climate transition plan.