Business growth
Jakob Beck Thomsen, Head of Business Banking for Nordea in Denmark, argues that a professional board is not about more meetings or tighter control – it is about better conversations, clearer priorities and the courage to challenge complacency before it leads to irrelevance.
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Corporate insights
This article is based on a session from Treasury360 Nordic in 2026, featuring Peter Kreutzfeldt, Head of Group Treasury and Insurance at Lundbeck, in conversation with Henrik Immelborn, Managing Director at Nordea. The discussion explored how Lundbeck has built a funding platform capable of supporting an active M&A agenda.
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Sector insights
The transition of Nordic commercial transport towards lower emissions is clearly underway, but it still lags passenger transport. Tightening regulation, low Nordic electricity prices and improving technology are pushing the sector toward electrification, despite significant investment requirements.
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Meet our experts
From archery to banking, her drive has always been there. As head of Nordea’s Large Corporates & Institutions Sweden, she reflects on what it means to be a trusted financial partner in an unpredictable world.
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Business growth
When Exsitec began its Nordic expansion, the company needed a strategic banking partner. With operations in several countries, an increased need for structure and a clear focus on growth, Exsitec required support for both daily banking and next steps.
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Economic Outlook
Finland’s long period of weak productivity growth finally appears to be easing. Part of the turnaround reflects a better cyclical backdrop, but the drivers of longer-term productivity growth have also strengthened.
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Economic Outlook
Growth has picked up pace and economic conditions have normalised. The labour market is following suit, and with continued stable growth, resource utilisation will run slightly above normal next year.
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Economic Outlook
Previously, the Nationalbank was most inclined to keep the krone below the central parity. In recent years, however, it has allowed a greater weakening of the krone than before.
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Economic Outlook
The Finnish economy has grown broadly in the first half of the year. Growth has been seen in private consumption, investment and exports alike. We expect growth to continue despite higher fuel prices and interest rates caused by the Middle East crisis. The recovery is expected to pass through to the labour and housing markets with a lag.
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Economic Outlook
Despite higher energy prices and geopolitical uncertainty, the Danish economy continues to grow at a solid pace. The pharmaceutical industry remains the key driver of growth, but momentum is now also broadening to other parts of the economy.
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Economic Outlook
The global economy is demonstrating remarkable resilience in the face of geopolitical conflict, elevated energy prices and trade tensions. The US dollar is depreciating, while the Nordic economies continue to outperform.
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Economic Outlook
The Swedish economy has normalised. Resource utilisation is currently at the historical average and should continue to rise over the coming year. Growth is being driven by both stronger exports and firmer domestic demand.
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