List of banks in Sweden

As of 2026, Sweden's banking sector includes around 87 licensed banks, consisting of domestic institutions, foreign bank branches, and specialized digital banks. The market is highly concentrated, with a small number of major banks dominating lending and deposit activity, while smaller niche and fintech banks continue to expand in areas such as consumer finance and digital services. ==Major banks==

As of early 2026, the Riksbank listed the following five as major banks in Sweden: ==Medium-sized banks==

Based on the Finansinspektionen classification of banks into four categories as of , by decreasing score of systemic importance: Category 2 • SBAB Bank AB, a government-owned bank, including subsidiary AB Sveriges Säkerställda Obligationer • Kommuninvest i Sverige AB, credit arm of Kommuninvest • Länsförsäkringar Bank AB, including subsidiaries Länsförsäkringar Finans AB and Länsförsäkringar Hypotek AB • Swedish Export Credit Corporation • Nordnet Bank AB • Avanza Bank AB • Klarna Bank AB Category 3 • • Skandiabanken AB • • • DNB Carnegie Investment Bank AB, Swedish subsidiary of DNB Bank Danske Hypotek AB and Nordea Finans Sverige AG, subsidiaries respectively of Danske Bank and Nordea, are also under Finansinspektionen's Category 3. ==Smaller banks==

The list below is derived from the Riksbank's update at . • Falkenbergs Sparbank AB • • • • • • • • • • • • • Cooperative banks • • JAK Medlemsbank Savings banks Many Swedish savings banks consolidated during the 1990–1994 Swedish financial crisis to form Swedbank, whereas the ones listed below have remained independent local credit institutions under special legislation. • • Åse Viste Sparbank • • • Ekeby Sparbank • • Hälsinglands Sparbank • Häradssparbanken Mönsterås • Högsby Sparbank • • Kinda-Ydre Sparbank • • Lekebergs Sparbank • • • Markaryds sparbank • Mjöbäcks Sparbank • • • • • Sidensjö sparbank • • • Södra Hestra Sparbank • • Sparbanken Boken • • • • b • • Sparbanken Tanum • • Tidaholms Sparbank • • • • Valdemarsviks Sparbank • • Westra Wermlands Sparbank ==Foreign bank branches==

EEA branches In addition to the above-mentioned major branches of Danske Bank and Nordea, the Riksbank's list of Swedish monetary financial institutions as of included Swedish branches of the following banks established elsewhere in the European Economic Area (EEA): ==Policy banks==

The Sveriges Riksbank and Svenska Skeppshypotekskassan () are designated as monetary financial institutions under Swedish law, ==Defunct banks==

• Stockholms Banco (1657-1667) • Östgöta Enskilda Bank (1837-2011) • (1837-1972) • Skandinaviska Banken (1864-1972) • (1867-1933) • (1868-1913) • (1871-1940) • (1873-1918) • (1922-1937) • Sveriges Kreditbanken (1923-1974) • (1949-1988) • (1960-1974) • (1967-1989) • PK-Banken (1974-1990) • Nordbanken (1986-1997) • (1992-1997) • HQ Bank (2006-2010) • (2010-2014) ==See also==