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
Finnish language
Finnish ( endonym: or ) is a Uralic language of the Finnic branch, spoken by the majority of the population in Finland and by ethnic Finns outside of Finland. Finnish is one of the two official languages of Finland (the other being Swedis ...
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 ...
.
Directors
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Otto Hjelt (1889–1892)
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Fredrik Nybom (1892–1914)
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J.K. Paasikivi (1914–1934)
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Mauri Honkajuuri (1934–1948)
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Matti Virkkunen (1948–1975)
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Veikko Makkonen (1975–1983)
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Jaakko Lassila (1983–1991)
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Pertti Voutilainen (1991–1995)
See also
External links
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
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