Nordea EN English Dansk Norsk Suomi Svenska Nordea's simplification of its legal structure (2016-2017) Breadcrumb Home About us Corporate governance Nordea's legal structure Nordea's simplification of its legal structure (2016-2017) By means of three cross-border mergers, Nordea changed its legal structure in January 2017. Through the mergers, the former Nordic banking subsidiaries (i.e., Nordea Bank Danmark A/S, Nordea Bank Finland Plc and Nordea Bank Norge ASA) were changed from Danish, Finnish and Norwegian subsidiary banks to branches of the then Swedish parent company of the Nordea group (i.e., Nordea Bank AB (publ)). The simplification of the legal structure was part of a wider transformation of Nordea with the purpose to support our work to increase agility, efficiency and benefits of scale and to strengthen governance. Nordea´s shareholders approved the merger plans at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in March 2016. Following the AGM, all approvals, authorizations and consents by the relevant authorities in Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway were obtained during 2016 and the cross-border mergers were consequently executed on 2 January 2017. Share this page Related links Legal structure 21 July 2021 PDF, 116KB Parent and Nordic Branches PDF, 118KB About us Who we are Nordea in society Corporate governance Investors Nordea in figures Reports & presentations Share News & insights Press room Economic Outlook Blogs Careers Vacant positions Join us Locations Sustainability Sustainability at Nordea Sustainable Choice Reports Our services Corporates & institutions Small & medium businesses Personal customers Contact us General terms Privacy policy Cookies Accessibility Site feedback Nordea Bank © 2021 Nordea’s use of cookies Dansk Norsk Suomi Svenska Nordea uses own cookies as well as cookies from third parties. Cookies are used to enhance your online experience and to remember your preferences, for example language. Cookies are also used to analyse web traffic and to show you targeted ads in our own and third parties’ online media. We ask for your consent to use such cookies, except for necessary cookies which are needed to run our website. If you click on “Settings” below, you are able to decide which cookies you want to consent to. By clicking “Accept all cookies” you consent to all cookies from Nordea and our third-party collaborators. You can change or withdraw your consent at any time. You can read more about the use of cookies and how you can withdraw your consent in our cookie policy. Accept all cookies Settings