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Postipankki

Former Finnish bank

The Finnish Postal Bank, in Finnish Postipankki, established in 1887 and known from 1997 to 2007 as Leonia Bank (Leonia Pankki) then Sampo Bank (Sampo Pankki), was a significant bank in Finland. For more than a century it operated Finland's postal savings system, then developed into an independent financial institution, shed its postal identity in 1997, and expanded aggressively in the Baltic countries and Russia.2 It ceased to exist in 2001.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1887Founded1
  • HeadquartersHelsinki1

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Photo: Mysid, CC BY-SA 1.0 fi, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Finnish Postal Bank, in Finnish Postipankki, established in 1887 and known from 1997 to 2007 as Leonia Bank (Leonia Pankki) then Sampo Bank (Sampo Pankki), was a significant bank in Finland. For more than a century it operated Finland's postal savings system, then developed into an independent financial institution, shed its postal identity in 1997, and expanded aggressively in the Baltic countries and Russia.2

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded by Danske Bank, Finland Branch1

Timeline

  1. 2001Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1887Founded Founded1

Sources

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