Finland: OKO expands

Fortified by the strength of its retail operations, OKO has forged lucrative partnerships in eastern Europe and leveraged its strength in local bond markets.

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OKO expands from its local base

In recent years Finland’s OKO Bank has enjoyed a similarly buoyant period of expansion to Erste Bank’s. Originally set up in 1902 as the central bank for the country’s local cooperative banks, OKO is a member of the OP Bank Group. OP’s Central Cooperative owns 39.4% of OKO Bank and 56.3% of the bank’s votes, and is, in turn, controlled by Finland’s cooperative banks, which are mutual organizations owned by just over 1 million members.

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