5.8.2025

The Mortgage Society of Finland Update of EUR 2,5 billion bond programme

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We advised The Mortgage Society of Finland in the update of a EUR 2,5 billion bond programme under which the Mortgage Society of Finland may issue senior preferred and unsecured Tier 2 notes, and covered bonds. The notes under the programme may be listed on the official list of Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd.

The Mortgage Society of Finland is the only nationwide credit institution in Finland that focuses on housing. It provides customers with the full range of home financing services such as granting mortgage and consumer loans for all stages of home owning including purchasing and renovating. The Mortgage Society of Finland carries out this activity in accordance with the Act on Credit Institutions and the Act on Mortgage Societies.

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