Sparebanken Møre is a Norwegian

savings bank A savings bank is a financial institution whose primary purpose is accepting savings account, savings deposits and paying interest on those deposits. History of banking, They originated in Europe during the 18th century with the aim of providi ...

, headquartered in

Ålesund Ålesund () sometimes spelled Aalesund in English, is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal County, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Sunnmøre and the centre of the Ålesund Region. The town of Ålesund is the administrative ...

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

. The banks main market is

Møre og Romsdal Møre og Romsdal (; en, Møre and Romsdal) is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Trøndelag, Innlandet, and Vestland. The county administration is located in the town of Molde, while Ålesund is the ...

. The bank was established when several savings banks in Møre og Romsdal merged. The following savings banks joined the merger in 1985: *Herøy og Leikong Sparebank (founded 1843) *Stranda Sparebank (1848) *Skodje og Vatne Sparebank (1861) *Vanylven og Syvde Sparebank (1861) *Vestnes Sparebank stiftet (1861) *Sykkylven Sparebank (1862) *Sunnylven Sparebank (1865) *Geiranger Sparebank (1866) *Haram Sparebank (1868) *Norddal Sparebank (1870) *Borgund Sparebank (1880) *Stordal Sparebank (1897) *Sande og Rovde Sparebank (1898) *Vigra Sparebank (1912) *Aalesunds Sparebank (1910) *Aalesunds Håndverkeres Sparebank (1926) *Aaheim Sparebank (1926) *Hareid Sparebank (1927) *Ulstein Sparebank (1927) *Voll Sparebank (1928)

References

Banks of Norway Companies based in Ålesund Banks established in 1985 Companies listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange 1985 establishments in Norway {{Norway-bank-stub