We know financial skills are a cornerstone of a good life
We believe that supporting people in building financial skills and encouraging them to start businesses, are two ways of promoting well-being in society.
Our survey shows the connectionNordea in society
Since 2016, our volunteers have facilitated more than
1,000,000
opportunities for children and young people to build financial skills through our own and partners' projects.
Our Startup & Growth unit organised
595
meetings between investors and startups in 2024.
Sharing our expertise
We want to be a part of building the future for Nordic people.
We want to help people develop financial skills and inspire them to become entrepreneurs. And we want to support companies in achieving sustainable growth and have opportunity to create new job opportunities.
This way, we can contribute to success stories. Where people push boundaries, pursue their passion, do things together and realise their dreams.
Our employees have the privilege of being able to take part in volunteering projects and promote financial skills and entrepreneurship.
Three areas we focus on
Building financial wellbeing
We teach budgeting, saving, digital skills and better financial decision-making to help people manage their finances better. We cooperate with non-profit organisations for a bigger impact.
Enabling entrepreneurship
We share expertise, collaborate with non-profit organisations and help entrepreneurs to build networks to enable sustainable growth.
Increasing social belonging
In 2022 we launched a new programme to focus especially on refugees, and how they can more quickly feel they are part of the society, stay safe from fraud, get employed or start own business.
How we share
Donations
Donations this year have focused on a four-year research programme in developing open-access methods for assessing the biodiversity footprint of economic activities. The research and its findings including data will be openly accessible to all stakeholders and thereby contribute to the sustainability transition in the Nordic societies.
Volunteering
All Nordea employees have the opportunity to spend two paid working days per year volunteering under one of our community engagement programmes. For example, they might teach young people financial skills or participate in activities and events aimed at supporting entrepreneurship.
Did you know that last year alone we spent 8,000 hours in different programmes?
Partnerships
We can share a lot of our expertise to support ideas and help companies grow. Via our entrepreneur programmes, we connect startups and scaleups with suitable investors, participate in mentor programmes and sponsor various initiatives. We create forums, take part in events and connect our customers with each other so they can grow together.
Did you know that last year we connected hundreds of founders with investors under our Investor Speed Dating programme?
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Who we are
We help our customers realise their dreams and aspirations – and have done so for 200 years. We want to make a real difference for our customers and the communities in which we operate by being a strong and personal financial partner.
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Community engagement
Community engagement is about creating positive change through our employees. Through well over 20 programmes and partnerships, we focus on building financial skills and fostering entrepreneurship. In that way, making our banking and financial expertise have a positive impact on the societies.
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Our own operations
Besides supporting our customers and being an active owner we also place strong focus on improving our own way of working. We want to play an active role in contributing to societal goals through our climate action, social responsibility and governance and culture.
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