The Danske Bank Group operates in Finland under two different names. In retail banking, the Sampo Bank name is used, and in other business operations, the Danske name is used.
Ilkka Hallavo is the Country Manager of Danske Bank Finland and Risto Tornivaara is his deputy. Ilkka Hallavo is also a member of Danske Bank Group's Executive Committee.
Sampo Bank currently has 120 branches. The northernmost branch is in Sodankylä. The most recent branch launches were in Pirkkala and in Tampere on Sammonkatu street.
Regional Finance Centres provide centralised private banking, cash management and investment services. The Finance Centres are also responsible for major corporate customers.
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Personal Customers |
Sampo Bank has over 1.1 million personal customers and is Finland's third-largest bank for this customer group. Kenneth Kaarnimo is the director in charge of personal customers. |
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Corporate Customers |
Sampo Bank has approximately 100,000 business and institutional customers. Comprehensive services, expertise and special competence that supports international business make Sampo Bank an excellent partner for companies. Leena Vainiomäki is the director in charge of business customers. |
| Private Banking |
Private Banking specialises in offering demanding and comprehensive asset management and private banking services to private persons, organisations and companies. Kimmo Laaksonen is the director in charge of private banking and asset management. |
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Institutions Business Unit |
The Institutions Business Unit has total customer responsibility for public companies and organisations. The unit is headed by Heikki Viitanen. |
| Sampo Finance |
Sampo Finance offers finance company services such as various solutions for financing investments and sales and for working capital needs. The managing director of Sampo Finance is Juha Hammarén. |
| Service Centre |
The Service Centre is responsible for centralised services such as IT, account and payment transaction services, securities services, trade financing services, debt collection, network support and logistics. The Service Centre in Finland is headed by Tapani Koskinen. |
| Kiinteistömaailma |
Kiinteistömaailma is a real estate agency franchise chain whose central unit is owned by Sampo Bank. Kiinteistömaailma agents provide real estate business services in 110 real estate agencies around Finland. The managing director of Kiinteistömaailma is Tommi Rytkönen. |
Businesss units using the Danske name
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Corporate Banking |
The Dansk Bank Corporate and Institutional Banking unit is an expert partner for major corporate customers in Finland. It offers its customers solutions for finance, treasury products, international cash management and payment traffic, and financial arrangements in demanding M&A transactions. The unit is headed by Kari Tähtelä. |
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Danske Markets |
Danske Markets is in charge of Sampo Bank’s finance market operations, including currency trading and brokerage and advisory services in Europe and the Nordic countries. Markets operations in Finland are headed by Johannes Asuja. |
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Danske Capital Finland |
Danske Capital is a leading asset manager for institutions,companies and organisations in the Nordic countries. Danske Capital Finland is headed by Tuomas Virtala. |