Business growth

We support businesses in their growth and sustainable transition. Our vision is to be the preferred partner for customers in need of a broad range of financial services – driving for a sustainable future.

Short reads

Scatec – pushes renewable energy in emerging markets

With Nordea by its side for the past 15 years, Scatec has been at the forefront of renewable power development in emerging markets. Today, it is a leading provider of solar, wind and hydropower, with 4.6 gigawatts of capacity in operation and under construction across four continents.

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Entrepreneurship

A drinks company puts social responsibility at the core of its business

Kåska Drinks is a low-alcohol drinks company from Finland that has set out to have a positive impact on the future of drinking – and to do it in a responsible way. Social responsibility is at the heart of Kåska’s business and it’s also the driving force behind the company’s product and service offering.

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Financing

Tradera’s MBO: Starting signal to accelerate sustainable consumption

The largest circular market place in the Nordic countries, Tradera, wants to get more people to shop second-hand items. In December 2021, the current management bought the company from PayPal and it became an independent company.

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Entrepreneurship

Modern communication solutions and real-time data are Giosg’s strengths

Giosg.com Ltd provides digital communication solutions and automation tools for corporate websites. In 2011, the company began its operations with a chat service and has since grown into an international software house.

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Entrepreneurship

Superfinns mentoring programme helps Finnish growth companies go global

Superfinns is here again. The mentoring programme organised by Nordea and Kasvu Open is now open for applications. During the spring of 2023, the growth companies that are selected for the programme will be working with a group of Finnish private equity investors who will coach and challenge the companies.

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Entrepreneurship

How financing startups became a success

Financing startups has been considered very risky, but thanks to thorough analysis, careful selection and a strong investor network, Nordea has shown how this can be done. We’ve collected some of the insights into our work and the successes it has led to.

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Entrepreneurship

How to grow your scaleup in uncertain times (or how to beat competitors over time)

Interest rates are rising sharply, inflation is sky-high and the general outlook is very uncertain. Stefan Thelberg, Holm Security, Erik Lindblad, Zenith Venture Capital, and Maria Smith from Nordea give you their tips on how to plan as a growth company during uncertain times.

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Entrepreneurship

Nordea and Norrsken support &Repeat, which aims to reduce waste related to take-away food

95% of all take-away packaging is burned or thrown away outside. The startup company &Repeat wants to change that. With one of the first food packaging deposit systems in the world, customers are encouraged to make money and save the planet at the same time.

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Entrepreneurship

Nordea Investor Speed Dating brings international investors to the Nordics

It’s a well-known fact that the Nordics have a thriving ecosystem for startups. Many success stories have emerged from there, with Nordea Investor Speed Dating attracting investors from all around the world to find the next big thing.

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Entrepreneurship

A match to kick off global expansion

How a small Sri Lankan-Finnish business matched with a big Swedish venture capital fund looking for exceptional founders in overlooked customer segments.

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Business growth

The tallest skyscraper in the Nordics is being built – with Nordea as a financier

The skyscraper Karlatornet, with its 245 meters is Gothenburg’s first skyscraper. The construction loan is also the largest in the history of Nordea.

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Entrepreneurship

Match made at Nordea Investor Speed Dating: ONEiO + Fairpoint Capital

Nordea’s high-paced and efficient investor speed dating set-up made a Swedish technology investment fund take a much closer look at a fast-growing Finnish IT cloud company.

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