Private company

Kreditbanken

Danish bank (1928–1984)

Kreditbanken (also known as Sveriges Kreditbank) was a former state-owned bank that was based in Stockholm, Sweden. Founded in 1923 as Jordbrukarbanken, it was merged with the Post Bank to form PK-Banken in 1974. PK-Banken purchased Nordbanken in 1980, and it later changed its name to Nordbanken, which in turn became part of Nordea.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Kreditbanken Norrmalmstorg 2012a
Photo: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Kreditbanken (also known as Sveriges Kreditbank) was a former state-owned bank that was based in Stockholm, Sweden. Founded in 1923 as Jordbrukarbanken, it was merged with the Post Bank to form PK-Banken in 1974. PK-Banken purchased Nordbanken in 1980, and it later changed its name to Nordbanken, which in turn became part of Nordea.2

Timeline

  1. 1974Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1923Founded Founded1

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