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Savings bank

A savings bank and a joint-stock savings bank company are deposit banks as referred to in the Act on Credit Institutions (1993/1607), whose specific objective is promotion of saving. The Ministry of Finance grants licences for savings banks, which are entered into the Trade Register.



Statistics using the definition

Validity of the definition

  • Valid

Source organisation

  • Tilastokeskus

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