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Kansallis-Osake-Pankki (KOP) was a Finnish commercial bank operating from 1889 to 1995. It was created by the
fennoman The Fennoman movement or Fennomania was a Finnish nationalist movement in the 19th-century Grand Duchy of Finland, built on the work of the ''fennophile'' interests of the 18th and early-19th centuries. History After the Crimean War, Fennoma ...
movement as a
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alternative to the largely Swedish language bank,
Suomen Yhdyspankki Nordea Bank Abp, commonly referred to as Nordea, is a European Finance, financial services group operating in northern Europe and based in Helsinki, Finland. The name is a blend of the words "Nordic" and "idea". The bank is the result of the suc ...
(''Swedish: Föreningsbanken i Finland''). The two banks were merged in 1995 to form the Merita Bank. Merita Bank was later merged with Swedish Nordbanken to form
Nordea Nordea Bank Abp, commonly referred to as Nordea, is a European financial services group operating in northern Europe and based in Helsinki, Finland. The name is a blend of the words "Nordic" and "idea". The bank is the result of the successive m ...
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Directors

* Otto Hjelt (1889–1892) * Fredrik Nybom (1892–1914) * J.K. Paasikivi (1914–1934) * Mauri Honkajuuri (1934–1948) * Matti Virkkunen (1948–1975) * Veikko Makkonen (1975–1983) * Jaakko Lassila (1983–1991) * Pertti Voutilainen (1991–1995)


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Panu Moilanen: Kämpin peilisalista Savoyn juhlakerrokseen. 105 vuotta Kansallis-Osake-Pankkia
Banks of Finland Banks established in 1889 1889 establishments in the Russian Empire Companies formerly listed on Nasdaq Helsinki {{Finland-company-stub