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Nordea Bank AB

Annual Report Apr 16, 2025

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First-Quarter Financial Report

2025

Confidential

First-quarter results 2025

Summary of the quarter:

  • Continued growth in fees and commissions; total income resilient. Net interest income was down 6% following policy rate reductions. Net fee and commission income continued to grow, and was up 4%. Net insurance result and net fair value result were both solid. Total income was down 4% year on year, but up 1% quarter on quarter. Costs increased by 5%, of which 4 percentage points was driven by strategic investments. Operating profit decreased by 9% year on year, but was up 10% quarter on quarter, amounting to EUR 1.6bn.
  • Return on equity 15.7%; earnings per share EUR 0.35. Nordea's return on equity remained strong at 15.7% in the first quarter, reflecting resilience and continued high performance. The first-quarter cost-toincome ratio with amortised resolution fees was 44.6%, well within the target range of 44–46%. Earnings per share were EUR 0.35, compared with EUR 0.38 a year ago.
  • Mortgage lending and deposit volumes up. Nordic mortgage markets remained muted, though there were further signs of a gradual recovery, with demand for new loan promises continuing to increase. Mortgage lending grew by 6% year on year, driven by the acquisition of Danske Bank's personal customer and private banking business in Norway. Excluding this, mortgage lending was stable. Corporate lending was stable, with markets remaining muted. Retail and corporate deposit volumes increased by 7% and 11%, respectively. Assets under management increased by 9% and Nordic net flows amounted to EUR 2.7bn in the quarter.
  • Strong credit quality, with net loan losses well below Nordea's long-term expectation. Net loan losses and similar net result amounted to EUR 13m or 1bp. EUR 20m was released from the management judgement buffer, which now stands at EUR 397m.
  • Continued strong capital generation; share buy-backs ongoing. The CET1 ratio was 15.7% at the end of the quarter, 2.0 percentage points above the regulatory requirement, as strong capital generation partly offset the impacts of the share buy-back deduction and regulatory updates, including Basel IV. Nordea launched a new EUR 250m share buy-back programme on 10 March, and expects to complete the programme by 13 June 2025.
  • Outlook for 2025 unchanged: return on equity of above 15%. Nordea has a strong and resilient business model, with a well-diversified loan portfolio across the Nordic region. This enables Nordea to support its customers and deliver high-quality earnings, with high profitability and low volatility, through the economic cycle. It also enables Nordea to continue to generate capital, seek opportunities to deploy it to drive growth, and distribute excess capital to shareholders in the form of share buy-backs.

(For further viewpoints, see the CEO comment on page 2. For definitions, see page 53.)

Group quarterly results and key ratios Q1 2025

Q1 2025 Q1 2024 Chg % Q4 2024 Chg %
EURm
Net interest income 1,829 1,954 -6 1,854 -1
Net fee and commission income 793 763 4 825 -4
Net insurance result 54 61 -11 69 -22
Net fair value result 289 291 -1 201 44
Other income 9 16 -44 6 50
Total operating income 2,974 3,085 -4 2,955 1
Total operating expenses excluding regulatory fees -1,300 -1,226 6 -1,416 -8
Total operating expenses -1,354 -1,289 5 -1,434 -6
Profit before loan losses 1,620 1,796 -10 1,521 7
Net loan losses and similar net result -13 -33 -54
Operating profit 1,607 1,763 -9 1,467 10
Cost-to-income ratio excluding regulatory fees, % 43.7 39.7 47.9
Cost-to-income ratio with amortised resolution fees, % 44.6 40.7 48.9
Return on equity with amortised resolution fees, % 15.7 18.1 14.3
Diluted earnings per share, EUR 0.35 0.38 -8 0.32 9

For further information:

Frank Vang-Jensen, President and Group CEO, +358 503 821 391 Ian Smith, Group CFO, +45 55 47 83 72

We are a universal bank with a 200-year history of supporting and growing the Nordic economies – enabling dreams and aspirations for a greater good. Every day, we work to support our customers' financial development, delivering best-in-class omnichannel customer experiences and driving sustainable change. The Nordea share is listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki, Nasdaq Copenhagen and Nasdaq Stockholm exchanges. Read more about us at nordea.com.

Ilkka Ottoila, Head of Investor Relations, +358 9 5300 7058 Ulrika Romantschuk, Head of Brand, Communication and Marketing, +358 10 416 8023

CEO comment

The world today looks different from a few months ago. Trade tensions and geopolitical challenges have increased uncertainty considerably. While tariffs are not helpful, the Nordic countries – recognised for their fiscal strength and globally competitive businesses – are better positioned than many to manage through periods of volatility and turmoil. In the present environment, many of our customers have been choosing to retain financial flexibility, with households focusing on saving and corporates strengthening their balance sheets – and delaying major financial decisions as a result. Still, we continue to see lower inflation and interest rates, which should support higher lending and investment activity when confidence returns.

Despite the uncertainty, Nordea performed well in the first quarter, delivering growth in business volumes and continued high profitability. Return on equity was 15.7%, consistent with our financial target set three years ago. Our structurally improved profitability reinforces Nordea's position as a strong, resilient and market-leading financial services group.

Total income decreased by 4% year on year, to EUR 3.0bn, driven by lower policy rates. Despite this, our net interest income showed continued resilience, amounting to EUR 1.8bn for the quarter, supported by higher business volumes, disciplined pricing and a positive deposit hedge contribution. Meanwhile, we delivered solid growth in net fee and commission income, with higher savings income offsetting overall slow capital markets activity.

Mortgage lending volumes grew by 6% year on year. This was driven by our recent acquisition of Danske Bank's Norwegian personal customer and private banking business and further supported by the gradual recovery in the Nordic housing markets. Customer demand for loan promises continued to grow and retail deposits were up 7%. Corporate lending was stable, while corporate deposits grew by 11%.

Costs increased by 5% year on year, reflecting our strategic investments in several areas, including technology, data and AI, digital services and cyber security. These investments will support income and profit growth and help us build a stronger and even more resilient financial services group. They are also key to unlocking the benefits of our unique Nordic scale, enabling us to further improve customer experience, drive business growth and increase efficiency. Our investment levels have stabilised after peaking during the second half of last year, and we expect full-year cost growth to be 2.0–2.5%. Our cost-to-income ratio with amortised resolution fees was 44.6% for the first quarter. Operating profit was EUR 1.6bn, compared with EUR 1.8bn a year ago, but was up 10% quarter on quarter.

Our credit and asset quality remain strong. Individual provisions were low, and we released a further EUR 20m from our management judgement buffer. As a result, our firstquarter net loan losses and similar net result amounted to EUR 13m. The buffer now stands at EUR 397m.

In Personal Banking we delivered higher lending and deposit volumes, supported by our acquisition in Norway and higher customer activity. Compared with a year ago, customers

started more savings plans, increased their monthly savings, made more loan applications and increased their digital activity. App users and logins were up by 7% and 8%, respectively, year on year. Our new customers in Norway are settling in well, and we are actively developing these new relationships through our digital channels and advisers.

Q1

In Business Banking we had a 1% increase in lending volumes, driven by Sweden and Finland, and we facilitated more bond financing. Deposits increased by 6%, growing in all our home markets. Five years ago, we launched a strategic initiative to transform our customer offering and regain a leading position in Sweden by strengthening our digital and advisory services and enhancing customer experience. Our success is reflected in growth and market share gains, and in the latest annual survey by Prospera, the recognised industry benchmark for customer satisfaction. There, we ranked first in Sweden for both small and mid-sized corporates, receiving the highest scores in all ten categories in both segments.

In Large Corporates & Institutions demand for our risk management and hedging solutions was very strong, though there was reduced appetite for bank financing. Lending volumes decreased by 1% year on year as customers continued to favour bond issuance for raising money. Debt capital markets activity was high among both corporate and institutional customers. Conditions were more muted in equity capital markets and mergers and acquisitions. During the quarter we were named Best Investment Bank in all four of our home markets in the Global Finance Awards for 2025.

In Asset & Wealth Management we kept up the good momentum in our private banking business, welcoming new customers and growing in all our home markets. Nordic net flows for the quarter were positive at EUR 2.7bn. In our international channels we had net inflows of EUR 3.9bn as we regained momentum in the institutional segment and onboarded several large mandates, supported by our strong track record in sustainable investment strategies. Assets under management grew by 9% year on year, to EUR 425bn.

Our capital position remains strong, supported by continued robust capital generation. At the end of the first quarter our CET1 ratio was 15.7% after deductions for the new share buy-back programme launched in March and regulatory updates, including Basel IV.

This was a solid quarter for Nordea and we remain on track to deliver a return on equity of above 15% for the full year. Our strength is supported by the long-standing financial stability, competitiveness and entrepreneurial spirit of the Nordic societies. Few countries are better equipped than our home markets to navigate the current global shifts.

As this is the final year of our current strategy period, we look forward to presenting our strategy for 2026 and beyond at our Capital Markets Day in London on 5 November. We will share the concrete steps we are taking to build on our successful recipe, with continued focus on our four home markets. This will enable us to outgrow the market, continue delivering market-leading return on equity, and achieve superior earnings per share growth.

Frank Vang-Jensen President and Group CEO

Outlook (unchanged)

Financial outlook for 2025

Nordea's financial outlook for 2025 is a return on equity of above 15%.

Capital policy

A management buffer of 150bp above the regulatory CET1 requirement.

Dividend policy

Nordea's dividend policy stipulates a dividend payout ratio of 60–70%, applicable to profit for the financial year. Nordea will continuously assess the opportunity to use share buy-backs as a tool to distribute excess capital.

Income statement ….5
Macroeconomy and financial markets 6
Group results and performance
First quarter 2025 7
Net interest income 7
Net fee and commission income 8
Net result from items at fair value 9
Total operating income 9
Total expenses 10
Net loan losses and similar net result 11
Credit portfolio 11
Profit 12
Capital position and risk exposure amount 13
Balance sheet 15
Funding and liquidity operations 15
Market risk 15
Other information 16
Quarterly development, Group 17
Business areas
Financial overview by business area 18
Personal Banking 19
Business Banking 22
Large Corporates & Institutions 25
Asset & Wealth Management 27
Group functions 30
Financial statements
Nordea Group 31
Notes to the financial statements 36
Nordea Bank Abp 54

Income statement

Q1 2025 Q1 2024 Chg % Local
curr. %
Q4 2024 Chg % Local
curr. %
EURm
Net interest income 1,829 1,954 -6 -6 1,854 -1 -3
Net fee and commission income 793 763 4 4 825 -4 -5
Net insurance result 54 61 -11 -12 69 -22 -23
Net result from items at fair value 289 291 -1 -4 201 44 48
Profit or loss from associated undertakings and joint
ventures accounted for under the equity method -3 7 -143 -143 -3 0 0
Other operating income 12 9 33 33 9 33 33
Total operating income 2,974 3,085 -4 -4 2,955 1 0
Staff costs -792 -749 6 5 -817 -3 -4
Other expenses -359 -338 6 8 -451 -20 -20
Regulatory fees -54 -63 -14 -16 -18 200 189
Depreciation, amortisation and impairment
charges of tangible and intangible assets -149 -139 7 8 -148 1 1
Total operating expenses -1,354 -1,289 5 5 -1,434 -6 -6
Profit before loan losses 1,620 1,796 -10 -10 1,521 7 6
Net loan losses and similar net result -13 -33 -61 -58 -54 -76 -76
Operating profit 1,607 1,763 -9 -9 1,467 10 9
Income tax expense -373 -402 -7 -7 -338 10 10
Net profit for the period 1,234 1,361 -9 -9 1,129 9 9

Business volumes, key items1

31 Mar
2025
31 Mar
2024
Chg % Local
curr. %
31 Dec
2024
Chg % Local
curr. %
EURbn
Loans to the public 366.8 346.2 6 4 357.6 3 0
Loans to the public, excl. repos/securities borrowing 335.7 319.8 5 2 329.0 2 0
Deposits and borrowings from the public 240.0 216.0 11 9 232.4 3 1
Deposits from the public, excl. repos/securities lending 221.2 200.3 10 8 215.4 3 1
Total assets 641.4 604.9 6 623.4 3
Assets under management 425.2 391.2 9 422.0 1

1End of period.

Ratios and key figures1

Q1 2025 Q1 2024 Chg % Q4 2024 Chg %
Diluted earnings per share (DEPS), EUR 0.35 0.38 -8 0.32 9
EPS, rolling 12 months up to period end, EUR 1.41 1.44 -2 1.44 -2
Share price2
, EUR
11.77 10.47 12 10.50 12
Equity per share2
, EUR
8.55 8.25 4 9.30 -8
Potential shares outstanding2
, million
3,491 3,506 0 3,503 0
Weighted average number of diluted shares, million 3,483 3,508 -1 3,493 0
Return on equity with amortised resolution fees, % 15.7 18.1 14.3
Return on equity, % 15.4 17.8 14.4
Return on tangible equity, % 17.6 20.3 16.5
Return on risk exposure amount, % 3.1 3.9 2.9
Cost-to-income ratio excluding regulatory fees, % 43.7 39.7 47.9
Cost-to-income ratio with amortised resolution fees, % 44.6 40.7 48.9
Cost-to-income ratio, % 45.5 41.8 48.5
Net loan loss ratio, incl. loans held at fair value, bp 1 4 6
Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio2,3, % 15.7 17.2 15.8
Tier 1 capital ratio2,3, % 17.6 19.5 18.4
Total capital ratio2,3, % 20.2 22.4 21.0
Tier 1 capital2,3, EURbn 28.1 27.1 4 28.7 -2
Risk exposure amount2
, EURbn
159.7 138.6 15 155.9 2
Net interest margin, % 1.70 1.83 1.73
Number of employees (FTEs)2 30,343 29,478 3 30,157 1
Equity2
, EURbn
29.7 28.9 3 32.4 -8

1 For more detailed information regarding ratios and key figures defined as alternative performance measures,

see https://www.nordea.com/en/investor-relations/reports-and-presentations/group-interim-reports.

2End of period.

3 Including the result for the period.

Macroeconomy and financial markets1

Global

The global economy grew by 0.8% quarter on quarter in the fourth quarter of 2024, according to the World Bank. Economic growth slowed in the US and Europe, while it picked up in China. Activity indicators point to a softening of growth prospects in the first quarter of 2025, as consumer confidence has weakened in many countries and business sentiment remains muted, in particular in the manufacturing sector. The outlook remains highly uncertain due to geopolitical risks and increased trade tensions among the world's leading economies.

Central banks continued to reduce their financial asset holdings and monetary policy rates were lowered further during the quarter in Europe. The European Central Bank reduced each of its three key interest rates by 0.25 percentage points in both January and March. The deposit facility rate now stands at 2.5%. Amid a strong labour market, sticky inflation, and uncertainty related to the effects of the new US administration's tariff policy, the Federal Reserve kept the federal funds rate at 4.5% over the quarter.

Risk sentiment in the financial markets differed across the world during the first quarter. Uncertainty related to the new US administration's economic policies led to a major correction in the US stock market, where the S&P 500 index was down 4.6%. The STOXX Europe 600 was up 5.2% on the back of the announcement of a more lenient fiscal policy in Germany and the European Union. The NASDAQ OMX Nordic 120 was down 0.4%. The S&P global aggregate bond index was up 2.8% over the quarter. The euro strengthened by 4.1% versus the US dollar over the quarter.

Denmark

Danish GDP increased by 1.8% quarter on quarter in the fourth quarter of 2024, primarily due to an increase in exports and higher investment activity. Household consumption also made a positive contribution. During the first quarter of 2025 consumer confidence fell to its lowest level since mid-2023. However, business sentiment remained solid. Since the beginning of 2024, the unemployment rate has remained unchanged at 2.9%. House and apartment prices were up 4.2% and 5.4%, respectively, year on year in the fourth quarter of 2024. Year-on-year consumer price inflation stood at 1.5% in March 2025. Danmarks Nationalbank cut its monetary policy interest rate by 0.25 percentage points, to 2.10%, in March, following a similar move by the European Central Bank.

Finland

Finnish GDP remained stable quarter on quarter in the fourth quarter of 2024, supported by exports of services and public investments. Construction investments are no longer declining, but remain at a very low level. Private consumption remains subdued despite improving purchasing power, as households' savings rates have increased. Rising unemployment is keeping consumer confidence at a moderate level. The unemployment rate was 9.1% in February. The housing market recovery is continuing, and transactions have been increasing since the summer, although they were still 8% lower than the long-term average in February. Housing prices were 1.4% lower in February than in the same month last year. Inflation remains moderate despite a VAT rate hike. Year-on-year harmonised consumer price inflation stood at 1.9% in March.

Norway

Norwegian mainland GDP decreased by 0.4% quarter on quarter in the fourth quarter of 2024 due to a further decline in housing investments. The unemployment rate fell to 2.0% on a seasonally adjusted basis in January 2025 and remained unchanged in February and March. Housing prices were up 7% year on year in March. Consumer price inflation has increased: headline consumer price inflation stood at 2.6% in March and underlying inflation, excluding energy and taxes, stood at 3.4%. Norges Bank's policy rate has remained at 4.5% since December 2023. The central bank's latest forecast is that the first rate cut will come in September 2025. The Norwegian krone broadly strengthened during the first quarter.

Sweden

Swedish GDP rose by 0.8% quarter on quarter in the fourth quarter of 2024, driven by higher domestic demand and exports. Demand for labour continued to be modest and the unemployment rate remained elevated at 8.9% in February 2025. House and apartment prices have levelled out, but were 2.5% and 3.2% higher, respectively, in March than in the same month last year. Year-on-year consumer price inflation stood at 2.3% in March. Sveriges Riksbank lowered the policy rate by 0.25 percentage points, to 2.25%, in January and kept it unchanged in March. The central bank continued to scale back its balance sheet. The trade-weighted Swedish krona strengthened by 6.2% in the course of the first quarter.

1Source: Nordea Economic Research

Group results and performance

First quarter 2025

Net interest income

Q1/Q1: Net interest income decreased by 6%, driven by lower deposit margins. These were partly offset by the deposit hedge contribution, higher deposit volumes and higher treasury income. Exchange rate effects had a negative impact of approximately EUR 15m.

Q1/Q4: Net interest income decreased by 1%, driven by lower deposit margins. These were partly offset by the deposit hedge contribution and higher deposit volumes. Exchange rate effects had a positive impact of approximately EUR 22m.

Lending volumes

Q1/Q1: Loans to the public excluding repurchase agreements and securities borrowing were up 2% in local currencies. Lending volumes increased in Personal Banking (5% in local currencies, driven by the Norwegian acquisition) and Business Banking (1% in local currencies), and decreased in Large Corporates & Institutions (-1% in EUR).

Q1/Q4: Loans to the public excluding repurchase agreements and securities borrowing were stable (0% in local currencies). Lending volumes were stable in Personal Banking (0% in local currencies), and increased in Business Banking (1% in local currencies) and Large Corporates & Institutions (1% in EUR).

Deposit volumes

Q1/Q1: Total deposits from the public excluding repurchase agreements and securities lending were up 8% in local currencies. Deposit volumes increased in Personal Banking (6% in local currencies, partly driven by the Norwegian acquisition), Business Banking (6% in local currencies) and Large Corporates & Institutions (17% in EUR).

Q1/Q4: Total deposits from the public excluding repurchase agreements and securities lending were up 1% in local currencies. Deposit volumes increased in Personal Banking (1% in local currencies) and Large Corporates & Institutions (3% in EUR), and decreased in Business Banking (-1% in local currencies).

Net interest income per business area

Local currency
Q125 Q424 Q324 Q224 Q124 Q1/Q1 Q1/Q4 Q1/Q1 Q1/Q4
EURm
Personal Banking 831 819 846 849 869 -4% 1% -4% 0%
Business Banking 563 571 588 603 613 -8% -1% -8% -2%
Large Corporates & Institutions 332 348 360 355 368 -10% -5%
Asset & Wealth Management 78 76 78 81 84 -7% 3% -7% 1%
Group functions 25 40 10 16 20
Total Group 1,829 1,854 1,882 1,904 1,954 -6% -1% -6% -3%

Jan-Mar 25/24

Change in net interest income (NII)

Q1/Q4 Q1/Q1
EURm
NII beginning of period 1,854 1,954
Margin-driven NII -92 -327
Lending margin -5 -3
Deposit margin -75 -253
Cost of funds 20 -10
Equity margin -32 -61
Volume-driven NII 20 70
Lending volume 8 27
Deposit volume 12 43
Day count -42 -21
Other1,2 89 153
NII end of period 1,829 1,829
1 of which foreign exchange 22 -15
2 of which deposit hedge 50 121

Net fee and commission income

Q1/Q1: Net fee and commission income was up 4%, driven by higher net income from savings, payments and cards and brokerage and advisory. Exchange rate effects had no impact.

Q1/Q4: Net fee and commission income was down 4% due to lower net income from savings and lower lending fee income. Exchange rate effects made a positive contribution of approximately EUR 6m.

Savings income

Q1/Q1: Net fee and commission income from savings increased by 6%, driven by growth in assets under management.

Q1/Q4: Net fee and commission income from savings decreased by 6%, mainly driven by the day count effect. The fourth quarter of 2024 had included semi-annual and annual fees.

End-of-period assets under management increased by EUR 3.2bn, to EUR 425.2bn, driven by continued momentum in Nordic channels and the onboarding of several large international institutional mandates. In Nordic channels good momentum was maintained in Private Banking, Life & Pension and Nordic institutions, with net flows totalling EUR 2.7bn. Net flows in international channels were positive at EUR 3.9bn after several large mandates were won within international institutions.

Brokerage and advisory income

Q1/Q1: Net fee and commission income from brokerage and advisory was up 4% due to higher fee income from debt capital markets.

Q1/Q4: Net fee and commission income from brokerage and advisory decreased by 5%, mainly due to lower corporate finance fee income.

Payment and card income

Q1/Q1: Net fee and commission income from payments and cards increased by 5%, mainly driven by higher customer activity.

Q1/Q4: Net fee and commission income from payments and cards was stable.

Lending and guarantee income

Q1/Q1: Net fee and commission income from lending and guarantees decreased by 2% due to lower guarantee income.

Q1/Q4: Net fee and commission income from lending and guarantees decreased by 5% due to lower guarantee income.

Net fee and commission income per business area

Local currency
Q125 Q424 Q324 Q224 Q124 Q1/Q1 Q1/Q4 Q1/Q1 Q1/Q4
EURm
Personal Banking 293 300 288 275 268 9% -2% 9% -3%
Business Banking 157 156 149 155 147 7% 1% 7% 0%
Large Corporates & Institutions 119 136 121 139 141 -16% -13%
Asset & Wealth Management 233 243 224 229 219 6% -4% 6% -3%
Group functions -9 -10 -8 -3 -12
Total Group 793 825 774 795 763 4% -4% 4% -5%

Net fee and commission income per category

Local currency
Q125 Q424 Q324 Q224 Q124 Q1/Q1 Q1/Q4 Q1/Q1 Q1/Q4
EURm
Savings 480 509 476 474 454 6% -6% 6% -6%
Brokerage and advisory 53 56 37 65 51 4% -5% 4% -5%
Payments and cards 147 147 150 146 140 5% 0% 5% -1%
Lending and guarantees 115 121 117 111 117 -2% -5% -2% -7%
Other -2 -8 -6 -1 1
Total Group 793 825 774 795 763 4% -4% 4% -5%

Assets under management (AuM), volumes and net flow

Net flow
Q125 Q424 Q324 Q224 Q124 Q125
EURbn
Nordic Retail funds 90.3 92.1 88.6 86.0 83.1 -0.4
Private Banking 133.7 131.4 132.5 126.0 120.4 1.2
Life & Pension 92.5 92.7 90.1 87.5 84.1 1.1
Nordic institutions 46.0 45.7 46.4 46.0 47.0 0.8
Total Nordic channels 362.5 361.9 357.6 345.5 334.6 2.7
Wholesale distribution 35.1 36.1 36.6 36.4 37.9 -0.4
International institutions 27.6 24.0 18.2 18.4 18.7 4.3
Total international channels 62.7 60.1 54.8 54.8 56.6 3.9
Total 425.2 422.0 412.4 400.3 391.2 6.6

Net insurance result

Q1/Q1: Net insurance result decreased by 11%, primarily due to movements in medium-to-long-term interest rates negatively affecting Finnish insurance products in scope for IFRS 17, and higher claims from insurance products in Norway.

Q1/Q4: Net insurance result decreased by 22%, primarily due to movements in medium-to-long-term interest rates negatively affecting Finnish insurance products in scope for IFRS 17, and higher claims from insurance products in Norway.

Net insurance result per business area

Q125 Q424 Q324 Q224 Q124 Q1/Q1 Q1/Q4
EURm
Personal Banking 26 33 33 27 30 -13% -21%
Business Banking 8 10 12 6 7 14% -20%
Large Corporates & Institutions 0 1 0 0 0
Asset & Wealth Management 19 27 14 30 24 -21% -30%
Group functions 1 -2 1 0 0
Total Group 54 69 60 63 61 -11% -22%

Net result from items at fair value

Q1/Q1: Net result from items at fair value decreased by 1% due to lower income from Treasury. This was partly offset by higher customer activity in foreign exchange and interest rate products and higher market-making result in Markets.

Q1/Q4: Net result from items at fair value increased by 44% due to higher customer activity in foreign exchange and interest rate products and higher market-making result in Markets.

Net result from items at fair value per business area

Q125 Q424 Q324 Q224 Q124 Q1/Q1 Q1/Q4
EURm
Personal Banking 16 20 20 19 20 -20% -20%
Business Banking 106 103 98 107 98 8% 3%
Large Corporates & Institutions 165 77 115 108 130 27%
Asset & Wealth Management 13 2 21 9 12 8%
Group functions -11 -1 30 4 31
Total Group 289 201 284 247 291 -1% 44%

Equity method

Q1/Q1: Income from companies accounted for under the equity method was EUR -3m, down from EUR 7m.

Q1/Q4: Income from companies accounted for under the equity method was EUR -3m, stable quarter on quarter.

Other operating income

Q1/Q1: Other operating income was EUR 12m, up from EUR 9m.

Q1/Q4: Other operating income was EUR 12m, up from EUR 9m.

Total operating income per business area

Local currency
Q125 Q424 Q324 Q224 Q124 Q1/Q1 Q1/Q4 Q1/Q1 Q1/Q4
EURm
Personal Banking 1,167 1,173 1,188 1,177 1,189 -2% -1% -2% -1%
Business Banking 842 847 856 882 877 -4% -1% -4% -1%
Large Corporates & Institutions 616 562 597 602 637 -3% 10%
Asset & Wealth Management 343 346 337 349 339 1% -1% 1% -1%
Group functions 6 27 36 20 43
Total Group 2,974 2,955 3,014 3,030 3,085 -4% 1% -4% 0%

Total operating expenses

Q1/Q1: Total operating expenses were up 5%, of which 4 percentage points was driven by strategic investments in several areas, including technology, data and AI, digital services and cyber security. Inflation and running costs for the recent acquisition of Danske Bank's Norwegian personal customer and private banking business also contributed to the increase. Exchange rate effects made a positive contribution of approximately EUR 3m.

Q1/Q4: Total operating expenses were down 6%. The decline was driven by seasonally lower staff costs and other expenses. These were partly offset by the recognition of EUR 35m in resolution fees. Exchange rate effects had a negative impact of approximately EUR 8m.

Staff costs

Q1/Q1: Staff costs were up 6% due to additional risk management resources and salary increases.

Q1/Q4: Staff costs were down 3%, mainly due to higher provisions for variable pay in the fourth quarter.

Other expenses

Q1/Q1: Other expenses increased by 6% due to increased technology and risk management investments.

Q1/Q4: Other expenses decreased by 20%, mainly due to seasonally higher business activity and investments in the fourth quarter.

Regulatory fees

Q1/Q1: Regulatory fees amounted to EUR 54m, down from EUR 63m.

Q1/Q4: Regulatory fees amounted to EUR 54m, up from EUR 18m, mainly driven by the recognition of EUR 35m in resolution fees.

Depreciation and amortisation

Q1/Q1: Depreciation and amortisation increased by EUR 10m.

Q1/Q4: Depreciation and amortisation increased by EUR 1m.

FTEs

Q1/Q1: The number of employees (FTEs) was 30,343 at the end of the first quarter, an increase of 3%, due to investments in technology and risk management and the Norwegian acquisition.

Q1/Q4: The number of FTEs increased by 1%.

Total operating expenses
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Local currency
Q125 Q424 Q324 Q224 Q124 Q1/Q1 Q1/Q4 Q1/Q1 Q1/Q4
EURm
Staff costs -792 -817 -779 -761 -749 6% -3% 5% -4%
Other expenses -359 -451 -380 -361 -338 6% -20% 8% -20%
Regulatory fees -54 -18 -18 -18 -63 -14% -16%
Depreciation and amortisation -149 -148 -152 -138 -139 7% 1% 8% 1%
Total Group -1,354 -1,434 -1,329 -1,278 -1,289 5% -6% 5% -6%

Total operating expenses per business area

Local currency
Q125 Q424 Q324 Q224 Q124 Q1/Q1 Q1/Q4 Q1/Q1 Q1/Q4
EURm
Personal Banking -612 -621 -564 -558 -579 6% -1% 6% -2%
Business Banking -369 -360 -354 -354 -357 3% 3% 3% 1%
Large Corporates & Institutions -231 -234 -228 -232 -228 1% -1%
Asset & Wealth Management -145 -152 -137 -136 -138 5% -5% 5% -5%
Group functions 3 -67 -46 2 13 -77%
Total Group -1,354 -1,434 -1,329 -1,278 -1,289 5% -6% 5% -6%

Jan-Mar 25/24

Exchange rate effects

Q1/Q1 Q1/Q4
Percentage points
Income 0 1
Expenses 0 1
Operating profit 0 1
Loan and deposit volumes 2 2

Net loan losses and similar net result

Credit quality remained solid in the first quarter. Loan losses for the quarter were driven by individual provisions for a limited number of corporate exposures. These were partly offset by decreased management judgement allowances.

Net loan losses and similar net result amounted to EUR 13m (1bp) in the first quarter. Net loan losses were lower than in the previous quarter (EUR 54m or 6bp) and were at their lowest level since the first quarter of 2023.

Main drivers of loan losses and similar net result Net loan losses relating to individually assessed exposures amounted to EUR 42m and were driven by a limited number of corporate exposures. Losses in the retail portfolio remained low.

Collectively calculated provisions decreased by EUR 22m, driven by improved credit quality, the decrease in the management judgment allowances and reimbursements from significant risk transfer transactions. These were partly offset by a slight increase in provision levels, as Nordea responded to the potentially worsening macroeconomic outlook by applying a 100% weighting to the adverse scenario due to escalated trade tensions.

The revaluation of the portfolio reported at fair value, including Nordea Kredit's mortgage portfolio, resulted in an improvement of EUR 7m.

Net loan losses and similar net result amounted to EUR 23m in Business Banking. There were net reversals of EUR 5m in Personal Banking, EUR 2m in Large Corporates & Institutions and EUR 1m in Asset & Wealth Management.

Management judgement allowances

The management judgement allowances were increased significantly in 2020 in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic, and have remained at substantial levels to address risks relating to the unstable geopolitical and macroeconomic environment. Since the pandemic, the allowances have been reduced in line with the updated assessment of the credit risk outlook for the corporate and retail portfolio (as in this quarter).

However, the allowances have been retained at high levels due to continued elevated macroeconomic uncertainty and evolving geopolitical risks. Following the release of EUR 20m, total management judgement allowances amounted to EUR 397m at the end of the quarter.

See Notes 10 and 11 for further details.

Credit portfolio

Lending to the public excluding reverse repurchase agreements and securities borrowing amounted to EUR 336bn at the end of the quarter, up 2% on the previous quarter.

Q1

Loans to the public measured at fair value excluding reverse repurchase agreements and securities borrowing amounted to EUR 52bn, down 1% on the previous quarter. The fair value portfolio mainly comprises Danish mortgage lending.

Lending to the public measured at amortised cost before allowances was up EUR 7bn on the previous quarter at EUR 285bn. Of this, 93% was classified as stage 1 (unchanged from the previous quarter), 6% as stage 2 (unchanged from the previous quarter) and 1% as stage 3 (unchanged from the previous quarter). Quarter on quarter, stage 1 loans increased by 3%, stage 2 loans decreased by 2%, and stage 3 loans increased by 3%.

The coverage ratio for stage 2 was 2.1%, down from 2.2% in the previous quarter. The coverage ratio for stage 3 was 33%, down from 36%, driven by a few individually assessed cases with low provisioning needs. The fair value impairment rate was 0.58%, down from 0.60% in the previous quarter.

Net loan loss ratio

Q125 Q424 Q324 Q224 Q124
Basis points of loans, amortised cost1
Net loan loss ratios,
annualised, Group 3 8 8 9 4
of which stages 1 and 2 -4 2 -8 -1 0
of which stage 3 7 6 16 10 4
Basis points of loans, total1,2
Net loan loss ratio, including loans held at
fair value, annualised, Group 1 6 6 8 4
Personal Banking total -1 1 6 7 6
PeB Denmark -4 0 6 7 5
PeB Finland 3 20 15 13 11
PeB Norway -8 -9 1 0 7
PeB Sweden 3 -6 4 9 5
Business Banking total 10 23 12 12 9
BB Denmark -2 33 23 15 2
BB Finland 24 44 30 18 12
BB Norway 2 2 -4 3 0
BB Sweden 15 15 1 14 18
Large Corporates &
Institutions total -1 -1 0 0 -6
LC&I Denmark 13 7 -7 -32 -71
LC&I Finland -5 -47 4 5 -9
LC&I Norway -11 15 0 18 48
LC&I Sweden -12 32 0 2 -4

1Negative amounts are net reversals.

2Net loan losses and net result on loans in hold portfolios mandatorily held at fair value divided by total lending at amortised cost and at fair value, basis points.

Profit

Operating profit

Q1/Q1: Operating profit decreased by 9%, to EUR 1,607m, mainly driven by lower income and higher expenses.

Q1/Q4: Operating profit increased by 10%, to EUR 1,607m, mainly driven by higher income and lower expenses and loan losses.

Taxes

Q1/Q1: Income tax expense amounted to EUR 373m, down from EUR 402m, corresponding to a tax rate of 23%, stable year on year.

Q1/Q4: Income tax expense amounted to EUR 373m, up from EUR 338m, corresponding to a tax rate of 23%, stable quarter on quarter.

Net profit

Q1/Q1: Net profit decreased by 9%, to EUR 1,234m. Return on equity was 15.4%, down from 17.8%. Return on equity with amortised resolution fees was 15.7%, down from 18.1%.

Q1/Q4: Net profit increased by 9%, to EUR 1,234m. Return on equity was 15.4%, up from 14.4%. Return on equity with amortised resolution fees was 15.7%, up from 14.3%.

Q1/Q1: Diluted earnings per share were EUR 0.35, compared with EUR 0.38.

Q1/Q4: Diluted earnings per share were EUR 0.35, compared with EUR 0.32.

Operating profit per business area

Local currency
Q125 Q424 Q324 Q224 Q124 Q1/Q1 Q1/Q4 Q1/Q1 Q1/Q4
EURm
Personal Banking 560 549 598 588 584 -4% 2% -4% 1%
Business Banking 450 433 474 500 500 -10% 4% -9% 3%
Large Corporates & Institutions 387 331 368 370 421 -8% 17%
Asset & Wealth Management 199 195 204 210 199 0% 2% 1% 3%
Group functions 11 -41 -10 16 59
Total Group 1,607 1,467 1,634 1,684 1,763 -9% 10% -9% 9%

Capital position and risk exposure amount

The Nordea Group's Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital ratio was relatively stable at 15.7% in the first quarter of 2025, compared with 15.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024. Regular profit generation net of dividend accrual was offset by the deduction for the share buy-back programme launched in March, and the annual operational risk capital requirements update and Basel IV implementation.

The Group's CET1 capital increased mainly due to profit generation net of dividend accrual and foreign exchange effects in retained earnings. These were partly offset by the share buy-back programme launched in March. The CET1 regulatory requirement increased to 13.7% in the first quarter of 2025 from 13.6% in the fourth quarter of 2024. This was due to an increase in the systemic risk buffer requirement following the Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority's reciprocation of the Danish sector-specific systemic risk buffer.

The risk exposure amount (REA) increased by EUR 3.8bn, mainly due to foreign exchange effects, the annual operational risk capital requirements update, Basel IV implementation and growth in the corporate portfolio. These were partly offset by securitisation benefits.

The Group's Tier 1 capital ratio decreased to 17.6% from 18.4% in the previous quarter. The total capital ratio decreased to 20.2% from 21.0%.

At the end of the first quarter CET1 capital amounted to EUR 25.0bn, Tier 1 capital amounted to EUR 28.1bn, and own funds amounted to EUR 32.2bn.

The Group's subordinated minimum requirements for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL) ratio was 29.2% of the REA and 8.1% of the leverage ratio exposure (LRE), compared with the requirements of 27.0% of the REA (capped) and 7.0% of the LRE. The total MREL ratio was 34.9% of the REA and 9.6% of the LRE, compared with the requirements of 31.9% of the REA and 7.0% of the LRE.

The leverage ratio decreased to 4.9% from 5.0%.

Capital ratios

% Q125 Q424 Q324 Q224 Q124
CRR/CRD IV
CET1 capital ratio 15.7 15.8 15.8 17.5 17.2
Tier 1 capital ratio 17.6 18.4 18.4 19.8 19.5
Total capital ratio 20.2 21.0 20.9 23.0 22.4

Risk exposure amount, EURbn, quarterly

Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio, changes in the quarter

Capital and dividend policies

Nordea maintains a strong capital position in line with its capital policy. Nordea targets a management buffer of 150bp above the regulatory CET1 requirement. This reflects Nordea's strong capital generation and enables the Group to manage capital efficiently while maintaining a prudent buffer above requirements. Nordea's ambition is to distribute 60– 70% of the net profit for the year to shareholders. Excess capital will be used for organic growth and strategic business acquisitions, as well as being subject to buy-back considerations.

Dividend proposal and share buy-backs

On 20 February 2025 Nordea completed the share buy-back programme announced in October 2024. On 6 March Nordea's Board of Directors decided on a new share buyback programme, of up to EUR 250m. The programme commenced on 10 March 2025 and will end no later than 13 June 2025.

On 20 March 2025 Nordea's Board of Directors decided to distribute an ordinary dividend of EUR 0.94 per share. The decision was made in accordance with the mandate received from the Annual General Meeting held earlier that day.

Regulatory developments

During the first quarter of 2025 Nordea received the Group's updated MREL requirements from the Single Resolution Board (SRB). The MREL requirements are 23.6% of the REA excluding the combined buffer requirement (CBR), and 7.0% of the LRE. The subordination requirements are (i) 20.3% of the REA excluding the CBR, and (ii) 7.0% of the LRE. The amount for (i) must not exceed 27% of the REA minus the CBR, while the amount for (ii) must not exceed 27% of the REA. The SRB assesses and updates the requirements annually.

Risk exposure amount

31 Mar 31 Dec 31 Mar
2025 2024 2024
EURm
Credit risk 125,173 126,363 105,589
IRB 110,450 112,822 94,507
- sovereign
- corporate 57,143 58,065 59,255
- advanced 36,855 51,905 52,791
- foundation 20,288 6,160 6,464
- institutions 3,837 4,257 4,083
- retail 42,596 44,187 25,135
- items representing securitisation positions 3,666 3,461 2,736
- other 3,208 2,852 3,298
Standardised 14,723 13,541 11,082
- sovereign 208 189 200
- retail 6,614 6,288 3,683
- other 7,901 7,064 7,199
Credit valuation adjustment risk 1,184 396 523
Market risk 5,387 5,336 5,154
- trading book, internal approach 4,680 4,586 4,451
- trading book, standardised approach 707 750 703
- banking book, standardised approach
Settlement risk 3
Operational risk 21,125 17,874 17,874
Additional risk exposure amount related to Finnish RW floor due to Article 458 of the CRR
Additional risk exposure amount related to Swedish RW floor due to Article 458 of the CRR1 6,813 5,881 9,439
Additional risk exposure amount due to Article 3 of the CRR
Total 159,685 155,850 138,579
Summary of items included in own funds including result (Banking Group) 31 Mar 31 Dec
2024
31 Mar
2024
2025
EURm
Calculation of own funds
Equity in the consolidated situation 28,517 26,629 26,768
Profit for the period 1,233 5,062 1,360
Proposed/actual dividend -863 -3,279 -953
Common Equity Tier 1 capital before regulatory adjustments 28,887 28,412 27,175
Deferred tax assets -24 -24 -31
Intangible assets -2,746 -2,704 -2,587
IRB provisions shortfall (-) -214
Pension assets in excess of related liabilities -260 -271 -234
Other items including buy-back deduction, net1 -641 -615 -525
Total regulatory adjustments to Common Equity Tier 1 capital -3,885 -3,842 -3,377
Common Equity Tier 1 capital (net after deduction) 25,002 24,570 23,798
Additional Tier 1 capital before regulatory adjustments 3,143 4,138 3,288
Total regulatory adjustments to Additional Tier 1 capital -24 -25 -25
Additional Tier 1 capital 3,119 4,113 3,263
Tier 1 capital (net after deduction) 28,121 28,683 27,061
Tier 2 capital before regulatory adjustments 4,111 4,167 3,459
IRB provisions excess (+) 551
Deductions for investments in insurance companies
Other items, net -50 -50 -50
Total regulatory adjustments to Tier 2 capital -50 -50 501
Tier 2 capital 4,061 4,117 3,960
Own funds (net after deduction) 32,182 32,800 31,021
1 Other items, net if reported excluding profit. -641 -615 -525

Balance sheet

Balance sheet data
-------------------- --
Q125 Q424 Q324 Q224 Q124
EURbn
Loans to credit institutions 5 3 7 7 3
Loans to the public 367 358 349 347 346
Derivatives 22 25 22 23 26
Interest-bearing securities 83 73 70 77 76
Other assets 164 164 169 153 154
Total assets 641 623 617 607 605
Deposits from credit institutions 35 29 35 33 33
Deposits from the public 240 232 222 224 216
Debt securities in issue 195 188 189 185 190
Derivatives 23 25 23 24 26
Other liabilities 118 117 117 111 111
Total equity 30 32 31 30 29
Total liabilities and equity 641 623 617 607 605

Funding and liquidity operations

Nordea issued approximately EUR 7.2bn in long-term funding in the first quarter of 2025 (excluding Danish covered bonds and long-dated certificates of deposit), of which approximately EUR 4.9bn was issued in the form of covered bonds and EUR 2.3bn was issued as senior debt. Notable transactions during the quarter included a EUR 750m 4NC3 senior non-preferred bond, a GBP 300m 4NC3 senior non-preferred bond, a USD 1bn 3-year senior preferred bond, a SEK 3bn 3-year senior preferred bond and a green EUR 750m 3-year covered bond.

At the end of the first quarter long-term funding accounted for approximately 79% of Nordea's total wholesale funding.

Short-term liquidity risk is measured using several metrics, including the liquidity coverage ratio (LCR). The Nordea Group's combined LCR was 166% at the end of the first quarter. The liquidity buffer is composed of highly liquid central bank eligible securities and cash, as defined in the LCR regulation. At the end of the first quarter the liquidity buffer amounted to EUR 121bn, compared with EUR 112bn at the end of the fourth quarter. The net stable funding ratio (NSFR) measures long-term liquidity risk. At the end of the first quarter Nordea's NSFR was 125.0%, compared with 124.0% at the end of the fourth quarter.

Funding and liquidity data

Q125 Q424 Q324 Q224 Q124
Long-term funding portion 79% 80% 77% 79% 76%
LCR total 166% 157% 151% 160% 157%
LCR EUR 235% 137% 165% 255% 257%
LCR USD 169% 219% 211% 172% 193%

Market risk

Market risk in the trading book measured by value at risk (VaR) was EUR 33.7m. Quarter on quarter, VaR decreased by EUR 8.6m, primarily as a result of lower interest rate risk. Interest rate risk remained the main driver of VaR at the end of the first quarter. Trading book VaR continues to be driven by market risk related to Nordic and other Northern European exposures.

Trading book

Q125 Q424 Q324 Q224 Q124
EURm
Total risk, VaR 34 42 32 41 39
Interest rate risk, VaR 33 39 31 39 38
Equity risk, VaR 3 3 3 4 2
Foreign exchange risk, VaR 1 1 2 2 2
Credit spread risk, VaR 4 5 6 3 6
Inflation risk, VaR 3 3 3 3 3
Diversification effect 23% 19% 28% 21% 25%

Nordea share and credit ratings

Nordea's share price and credit ratings as at the end of the first quarter of 2025.

Nasdaq STO
(SEK)
Nasdaq COP
(DKK)
Nasdaq HEL
(EUR)
3/31/2023 110.64 73.37 9.84
6/30/2023 117.30 74.51 9.97
9/30/2023 120.12 77.41 10.41
12/31/2023 124.72 83.99 11.23
3/31/2024 119.20 78.11 10.47
6/30/2024 126.10 83.06 11.12
9/30/2024 119.60 78.84 10.59
12/31/2024 120.21 78.10 10.50
3/31/2025 127.70 87.60 11.77
Moody's* Standard & Poor's Fitch
Short Long Short Long Short Long
P-1 Aa3 A-1+ AA- F1+ AA-

* Positive outlook

Other information

Share buy-back programmes

On 17 October 2024 Nordea announced a share buy-back programme of up to EUR 250m, based on the authorisation granted to the Board by the 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM). The programme was launched on 21 October 2024 and completed on 20 February 2025. During that period Nordea repurchased 22,699,348 of its own shares at an average price per share of EUR 11.01.

On 6 March 2025 Nordea's Board of Directors decided on a new share buy-back programme, of up to EUR 250m. The programme commenced on 10 March 2025 and will end no later than 13 June 2025. Nordea's share buy-backs are aimed at maintaining an efficient capital structure and supporting shareholder returns.

Share cancellations and share transfers

Nordea cancelled aggregated amounts of 4,841,641 and 6,902,275 treasury shares in January and February, respectively. The shares had been held for capital optimisation purposes and acquired through buy-backs.

On 29 January 2025 the Board of Directors resolved on a directed share transfer pursuant to Nordea's variable remuneration awards. The resolution was based on the authorisation granted to the Board of Directors by the 2024 AGM. According to the former, Nordea would transfer a maximum of 2,800,000 own shares without consideration to participants in its variable pay programmes to settle its commitment to award part of its variable pay in shares. The transfer would be made in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions of the programmes and regulatory requirements. Based on the resolution, Nordea transferred 1,213,954 own shares held by the company to participants in its variable pay programmes on 18 March 2025.

Decisions of Nordea's 2025 Annual General Meeting

The AGM of Nordea Bank Abp was held on 20 March 2025 at Finlandia Hall in Helsinki. Shareholders could also exercise their voting rights by voting in advance, and it was possible to follow the AGM through a live webcast. All proposals to the AGM by the Board of Directors and the Shareholders' Nomination Board were approved.

The AGM approved the annual accounts for the financial period ending 31 December 2024 and decided to authorise the Board of Directors to decide on a dividend payment of a maximum of 0.94 EUR per share. The AGM also adopted the Remuneration Report for Governing Bodies for 2024 through an advisory resolution.

The persons who in 2024 had served as members of the Board of Directors, President and Group CEO, and Deputy Managing Director were discharged from liability for the financial period ending 31 December 2024. Sir Stephen Hester, Petra van Hoeken, John Maltby, Risto Murto, Lars Rohde, Lene Skole, Per Strömberg, Jonas Synnergren, Arja Talma and Kjersti Wiklund were re-elected as Board members for the period until the end of the next AGM. Sir Stephen Hester was re-elected as Chair of the Board of Directors until the end of the next AGM.

Furthermore, the AGM decided to authorise the Board of Directors to decide on issuances of special rights entitling to shares (convertibles), repurchases of own shares and share issuances or transfers of own shares in accordance with the

terms of the AGM decision. The AGM also decided on the repurchase and transfer of own shares as part of the bank's securities trading business.

Q1

Dividend payment

The Board of Directors decided on 20 March 2025 to distribute an ordinary dividend of EUR 0.94 per share to shareholders, in accordance with the mandate received from the 2025 AGM. The dividend of EUR 0.94 per share was paid in March 2025 to those shareholders who, on the record date for the dividend (24 March 2025), were recorded in Nordea's shareholders' register maintained by Euroclear Finland Oy in Finland, Euroclear Sweden AB in Sweden and VP Securities A/S in Denmark.

Joint venture with OP Financial Group: commencement of operations

Nordea has established a joint venture with OP Financial Group to support payment-related needs in Finland. The joint venture will develop solutions for paying with phone numbers and managing e-invoices that benefit both consumers and businesses. The solutions will be designed so as to be open to other market participants as well.

On 11 February 2025 the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority approved the planned expansion of the operations of Siirto Brand Oy, which Nordea and OP own with equal shares. The transaction was completed on 28 February 2025 and the company has commenced its operations.

Closure of Nordea's operations in Russia

In accordance with its strategy, Nordea is focusing on its business in the Nordic region. This has entailed the Group winding down its operations in Russia. The liquidation of the remaining Russian subsidiary is pending finalisation.

Shares

As at 31 March 2025, the total shares registered were 3,491 million (31 December 2024: 3,503 million; 31 March 2024: 3,506 million). The number of own shares was 12.8 million (31 December 2024: 14.7 million; 31 March 2024: 7.4 million), which represents 0.4% (31 December 2024: 0.4%; 31 March 2024: 0.2%) of the total shares in Nordea. Each share represents one voting right.

Quarterly development, Group

Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1
2025 2024 2024 2024 2024
EURm
Net interest income 1,829 1,854 1,882 1,904 1,954
Net fee and commission income 793 825 774 795 763
Net insurance result 54 69 60 63 61
Net result from items at fair value 289 201 284 247 291
Profit or loss from associated undertakings and joint ventures
accounted for under the equity method -3 -3 4 2 7
Other operating income 12 9 10 19 9
Total operating income 2,974 2,955 3,014 3,030 3,085
General administrative expenses:
Staff costs -792 -817 -779 -761 -749
Other expenses -359 -451 -380 -361 -338
Regulatory fees -54 -18 -18 -18 -63
Depreciation, amortisation and impairment charges of tangible and intangible assets -149 -148 -152 -138 -139
Total operating expenses -1,354 -1,434 -1,329 -1,278 -1,289
Profit before loan losses 1,620 1,521 1,685 1,752 1,796
Net loan losses and similar net result -13 -54 -51 -68 -33
Operating profit 1,607 1,467 1,634 1,684 1,763
Income tax expense -373 -338 -368 -381 -402
Net profit for the period 1,234 1,129 1,266 1,303 1,361
Diluted earnings per share (DEPS), EUR 0.35 0.32 0.36 0.37 0.38
DEPS, rolling 12 months up to period end, EUR 1.41 1.44 1.42 1.44 1.44

Q1

Business areas

Large
Personal
Business
Corporates &
Asset & Wealth
Group
Banking Banking Institutions Management functions Nordea Group
Q1 Q4 Q1 Q4 Q1 Q4 Q1 Q4 Q1 Q4 Q1 Q4
2025 2024 2025 2024 2025 2024 2025 2024 2025 2024 2025 2024 Chg
EURm
Net interest income 831 819 563 571 332 348 78 76 25 40 1,829 1,854 -1%
Net fee and commission income 293 300 157 156 119 136 233 243 -9 -10 793 825 -4%
Net insurance result 26 33 8 10 0 1 19 27 1 -2 54 69 -22%
Net result from items at fair value 16 20 106 103 165 77 13 2 -11 -1 289 201 44%
Other income 1 1 8 7 0 0 0 -2 0 0 9 6 50%
Total operating income 1,167 1,173 842 847 616 562 343 346 6 27 2,974 2,955 1%
Total operating expenses -612 -621 -369 -360 -231 -234 -145 -152 3 -67 -1,354 -1,434 -6%
Net loan losses and similar net result 5 -3 -23 -54 2 3 1 1 2 -1 -13 -54
Operating profit 560 549 450 433 387 331 199 195 11 -41 1,607 1,467 10%
Cost-to-income ratio1
, %
51 53 43 43 38 42 42 44 45 49
Return on allocated equity (RoAE)1,2,% 17 16 16 16 18 15 37 36 16 14
Allocated Equity 10,950 10,836 8,879 8,659 6,770 6,682 1,726 1,652 1,412 4,608 29,737 32,437 -8%
Risk exposure amount (REA) 61,850 60,231 43,932 43,106 39,816 39,881 8,625 7,239 5,462 5,393 159,685 155,850 2%
Number of employees (FTEs) 7,235 7,125 3,914 3,919 1,230 1,230 3,197 3,158 14,767 14,725 30,343 30,157 1%
Volumes, EURbn3
:
Total lending 175.8 172.1 96.4 93.6 53.3 52.6 12.6 12.2 -2.4 -1.5 335.7 329.0 2%
Total deposits 92.2 89.6 54.5 53.5 54.4 52.7 13.4 12.4 6.7 7.2 221.2 215.4 3%

Restatement due to organisational changes.

1 With amortised resolution fees.

2 Equal to return on equity (RoE) for the Nordea Group.

3 Excluding repurchase agreements and security lending/borrowing agreements.

Personal
Business
Banking
Banking
Large
Corporates &
Asset & Wealth
Institutions
Management
Group
functions
Nordea Group
Jan-Mar Jan-Mar Jan-Mar Jan-Mar Jan-Mar Jan-Mar
2025 2024 2025 2024 2025 2024 2025 2024 2025 2024 2025 2024 Chg
EURm
Net interest income 831 869 563 613 332 368 78 84 25 20 1,829 1,954 -6%
Net fee and commission income 293 268 157 147 119 141 233 219 -9 -12 793 763 4%
Net insurance result 26 30 8 7 0 0 19 24 1 0 54 61 -11%
Net result from items at fair value 16 20 106 98 165 130 13 12 -11 31 289 291 -1%
Other income 1 2 8 12 0 -2 0 0 0 4 9 16 -44%
Total operating income 1,167 1,189 842 877 616 637 343 339 6 43 2,974 3,085 -4%
Total operating expenses -612 -579 -369 -357 -231 -228 -145 -138 3 13 -1,354 -1,289 5%
Net loan losses and similar net result 5 -26 -23 -20 2 12 1 -2 2 3 -13 -33
Operating profit 560 584 450 500 387 421 199 199 11 59 1,607 1,763 -9%
Cost-to-income ratio1
, %
51 47 43 40 38 36 42 40 45 41
Return on allocated equity (RoAE)1,2,% 17 20 16 18 18 19 37 38 16 18
Allocated Equity 10,950 9,276 8,879 8,628 6,770 6,812 1,726 1,555 1,412 2,623 29,737 28,894 3%
Risk exposure amount (REA) 61,850 43,527 43,932 42,093 39,816 40,415 8,625 6,269 5,462 6,275 159,685 138,579 15%
Number of employees (FTEs) 7,235 6,738 3,914 3,993 1,230 1,254 3,197 3,136 14,767 14,357 30,343 29,478 3%
Volumes, EURbn3
:
Total lending 175.8 164.0 96.4 93.5 53.3 53.6 12.6 11.5 -2.4 -2.8 335.7 319.8 5%
Total deposits 92.2 85.4 54.5 50.2 54.4 46.3 13.4 11.4 6.7 7.0 221.2 200.3 10%

Restatement due to organisational changes.

1 With amortised resolution fees.

2 Equal to return on equity (RoE) for the Nordea Group.

3 Excluding repurchase agreements and security lending/borrowing agreements.

Personal Banking

Introduction

In Personal Banking we offer household customers easy and convenient everyday banking and advice for all stages of life. We are committed to supporting their financial well-being with a comprehensive and attractive range of financial products and services, along with a great customer experience.

Business development

In the first quarter total lending volumes increased by 5% and deposit volumes grew by 6% year on year, driven by the acquisition of Danske Bank's personal customer business. Excluding the acquisition, lending volumes decreased by 1% and deposit volumes increased by 2%.

During the quarter we had a further increase in customer investment activity, especially in investment funds, pensions and recurring savings. Customers also increased their monthly savings amounts, which were up 29% year on year overall. Demand for new loan promises continued to rise compared with the same quarter last year.

Activity levels within digital channels and adviser meetings continued to increase. Mobile bank users and logins grew by 7% and 8%, respectively, year on year. We also secured 33% and 14% year-on-year increases in digitally generated leads for mortgage advisers in Denmark and Sweden, respectively, helping our advisers deliver great customer experiences.

We continued to strengthen our digital self-service offering and launched new features in the mobile app for loan and expenses management. Customers can now make changes to their loans themselves; for example, they can change the payment day or loan name. Meanwhile, our new subscription management feature gives customers in Finland and Sweden an overview of the subscriptions paid for with their card and enables them to cancel those that are no longer needed.

Supporting our commitment to create great omnichannel customer experiences, we launched a new service in Finland enabling customers to prepare for investment meetings in advance. This makes the use of the meeting time more efficient and enables advisers to give more personal and higher quality advice. Using the service commits the customer and has reduced meeting cancellation rates as well as the time needed for follow-up investigations. Also available in Sweden, the service will be launched in Denmark and Norway later in the year.

Our customers continued to value our ESG product offering, with the ESG share of gross inflows into funds remaining high at 34%.

Financial outcome

Total income in the first quarter decreased by only 2% year on year despite significantly lower rates. Lower net interest income was partly offset by higher savings income and higher payment and card fee income as well as the deposit hedge.

Net interest income decreased by 4%, driven by lower deposit margins. These were partly offset by higher lending margins, increases in deposit and lending volumes, including the acquisition of Danske Bank's personal customer business, and the deposit hedge.

Net fee and commission income increased by 9% year on year, mainly driven by higher savings income and higher payment and card fee income.

Q1

Net insurance result decreased by 13% year on year, primarily due to movements in medium-to-long-term interest rates negatively affecting Finnish insurance products in scope for IFRS 17.

Total expenses increased by 6% year on year, mainly driven by the acquisition of Danske Bank's personal customer business, as well as strategic investments in several areas, including technology, data and AI, digital services and cyber security. The cost-to-income ratio with amortised resolution fees was 51%, compared with 47% in the first quarter of last year.

Total net loan losses and similar net result amounted to net reversals of EUR 5m, compared with losses of EUR 26m in the first quarter of last year.

Operating profit decreased by 4% year on year, to EUR 560m. Return on allocated equity was 17%.

Personal Banking Denmark

Net interest income decreased by 2% in local currency year on year, primarily driven by lower deposit margins. These were partly offset by higher deposit volumes.

Lending volumes decreased by 3% in local currency year on year. Deposit volumes increased by 2%.

Net fee and commission income increased by 11% in local currency year on year, mainly driven by higher savings income and higher payment and card fee income.

Net loan losses and similar net result amounted to net reversals of EUR 4m.

Personal Banking Finland

Net interest income decreased by 18% year on year, driven by lower deposit margins on transaction accounts. The share of volumes on transaction accounts in Finland is higher than in the other countries. The lower deposit margins were partly offset by higher deposit volumes.

Lending volumes were stable, while deposit volumes increased by 2% year on year, driven by higher demand for savings deposits.

Net fee and commission income increased by 3% year on year, driven by higher savings income. This was partly offset by lower payment and card fee income.

Net loan losses and similar net result amounted to EUR 3m (3bp).

Personal Banking Norway

Net interest income increased by 21% in local currency year on year, primarily driven by higher mortgage and deposit volumes following the acquisition of Danske Bank's personal customer business, and higher mortgage margins. These were partly offset by lower deposit margins.

Lending volumes increased by 26% in local currency year on year and deposit volumes increased by 33%, driven by higher savings deposit volumes. The growth was primarily due to the acquisition of Danske Bank's personal customer business and strong organic development in deposits. Excluding the acquisition, lending volumes were stable and deposit volumes increased by 7%.

Net fee and commission income increased by 29% in local currency year on year, mainly driven by strong savings income and payment and card fee income.

Net loan losses and similar net result amounted to net reversals of EUR 8m.

Personal Banking Sweden

Net interest income decreased by 4% in local currency year on year, driven by lower deposit margins. These were partly offset by higher lending margins and higher deposit and lending volumes.

Lending volumes increased by 1% in local currency year on year, driven by higher mortgage volumes. Deposit volumes increased by 2% year on year.

Net fee and commission income increased by 7% year on year, driven by higher savings income and higher payment and card fee income.

Net loan losses and similar net result amounted to EUR 4m (3bp).

Personal Banking total

Local curr.
Q125 Q424 Q324 Q224 Q124 Q1/Q1 Q1/Q4 Q1/Q1 Q1/Q4
EURm
Net interest income 831 819 846 849 869 -4% 1% -4% 0%
Net fee and commission income 293 300 288 275 268 9% -2% 9% -3%
Net insurance result 26 33 33 27 30 -13% -21% -10% -21%
Net result from items at fair value 16 20 20 19 20 -20% -20% -25% -21%
Other income 1 1 1 7 2
Total income incl. allocations 1,167 1,173 1,188 1,177 1,189 -2% -1% -2% -1%
Total expenses incl. allocations -612 -621 -564 -558 -579 6% -1% 6% -2%
Profit before loan losses 555 552 624 619 610 -9% 1% -9% -1%
Net loan losses and similar net result 5 -3 -26 -31 -26
Operating profit 560 549 598 588 584 -4% 2% -4% 1%
Cost-to-income ratio1
, %
51 53 48 48 47
Return on allocated equity1
, %
17 16 18 20 20
Allocated equity 10,950 10,836 10,610 9,369 9,276 18% 1%
Risk exposure amount (REA) 61,850 60,231 57,799 44,053 43,527 42% 3%
Number of employees (FTEs) 7,235 7,125 6,946 6,873 6,738 7% 2%
Volumes, EURbn:
Mortgage lending 161.4 157.6 150.0 150.6 149.0 8% 2% 6% 0%
Other lending 14.4 14.5 14.7 14.9 15.0 -4% -1% -5% -2%
Total lending 175.8 172.1 164.7 165.5 164.0 7% 2% 5% 0%
Total deposits 92.2 89.6 87.5 88.2 85.4 8% 3% 6% 1%

1 With amortised resolution fees.

Personal Banking

Local curr.
Q125 Q424 Q324 Q224 Q124 Q1/Q1 Q1/Q4 Q1/Q1 Q1/Q4
Net interest income, EURm
PeB Denmark 219 215 220 219 223 -2% 2% -2% 1%
PeB Finland 208 224 245 247 254 -18% -7% -18% -7%
PeB Norway 145 108 118 127 122 19% 34% 21% 33%
PeB Sweden 253 267 260 256 263 -4% -5% -4% -8%
Other 6 5 3 0 7
Total 831 819 846 849 869 -4% 1% -4% 0%
Net fee and commission income, EURm
PeB Denmark 79 86 74 76 71 11% -8% 11% -8%
PeB Finland
PeB Norway
78
32
78
29
79
32
77
28
76
25
3%
28%
0%
10%
3%
29%
0%
7%
PeB Sweden 106 107 106 98 99 7% -1% 7% -3%
Other -2 0 -3 -4 -3
Total 293 300 288 275 268 9% -2% 9% -3%
Net loan losses and similar net result, EURm
PeB Denmark 4 0 -6 -8 -5
PeB Finland -3 -18 -14 -12 -10
PeB Norway 8 9 -1 0 -6
PeB Sweden -4 8 -5 -11 -6
Other 0 -2 0 0 1
Total 5 -3 -26 -31 -26
Volumes, EURbn
Personal Banking Denmark
Mortgage lending 38.5 38.8 38.9 39.1 39.4 -2% -1% -2% -1%
Other lending 3.6 3.8 4.0 4.1 4.2 -14% -5% -14% -5%
Total lending 42.1 42.6 42.9 43.2 43.6 -3% -1% -3% -1%
Total deposits 23.6 23.6 23.5 23.6 23.1 2% 0% 2% 0%
Personal Banking Finland
Mortgage lending 30.7 30.7 30.7 30.7 30.7 0% 0% 0% 0%
Other lending 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.1 0% 0% 0% 0%
Total lending 36.8 36.8 36.8 36.8 36.8 0% 0% 0% 0%
Total deposits 26.3 26.1 26.4 26.3 25.8 2% 1% 2% 1%
Personal Banking Norway
Mortgage lending 40.6 39.4 31.2 32.0 31.0 31% 3% 28% 0%
Other lending 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.8 -6% 0% -11% -6%
Total lending 42.3 41.1 32.9 33.8 32.8 29% 3% 26% 0%
Total deposits 14.4 13.6 10.9 11.5 10.6 36% 6% 33% 3%
Personal Banking Sweden
Mortgage lending 51.7 48.7 49.1 48.8 47.9 8% 6% 2% 0%
Other lending 2.9 2.9 3.0 2.9 2.9 0% 0% -4% -4%
Total lending 54.6 51.6 52.1 51.7 50.8 7% 6% 1% 0%
Total deposits 27.8 26.3 26.7 26.9 25.8 8% 6% 2% 0%

Business Banking

Introduction

In Business Banking we provide small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with banking and advisory products and services both online and in person.

Business Banking also includes the product and specialist units Transaction Banking and Nordea Finance, which provide payment and transaction services and asset-based lending and receivables finance, respectively.

We are a trusted financial partner, providing competent advice and developing digital solutions to support sustainable growth for our customers.

Business development

In the first quarter we continued to actively support customers with their financing needs and maintained a solid financial performance. Deposit volumes increased by 6% year on year in local currencies, driven by all countries. Lending volumes grew by 1%, driven by Sweden and Finland, and we continued to facilitate bond financing for an increasing number of customers.

Customer satisfaction was stable during the quarter. In the 2025 Prospera survey we ranked first in Sweden for both small and mid-sized corporates, receiving the highest scores in all ten evaluated categories in both segments.

In line with our strategic ambition to become the leading digital bank for SMEs, we continued to develop the Nordea Business online bank and mobile app. During the quarter we made good progress in digitalising deposit account opening processes, adding fixed-term accounts in Denmark and transaction accounts in Finland to our digitally available products. We have already achieved growth in the number of accounts opened digitally and in self-service purchases more broadly. For a better customer experience, we improved the self-service user management in Finland and Sweden, making it easier for customers to create new users with the right permissions.

We remained focused on supporting customers in the transition to a more sustainable economy. During the quarter we grew our sustainable financing portfolio to 14% of total lending. We also continued to actively engage in dialogues to support customers with their climate transitions and help them meet increasing stakeholder demands. To ensure high-quality support, we further educated our staff on recent developments, for example in relation to the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).

Financial outcome

Total income in the first quarter decreased by 4% year on year due to lower net interest income. This was partly offset by higher net fee and commission income and higher net result from items at fair value.

Net interest income decreased by 8% year on year due to lower deposit margins, driven by decreases in policy rates. These were partly offset by growth in business volumes.

Net fee and commission income increased by 7% year on year, driven by higher income from debt capital market transactions and higher payment and card fee income.

Net result from items at fair value increased by 8% compared with the same quarter last year. The increase was driven by customer demand for foreign exchange products.

Total expenses increased by 3% year on year, driven by strategic investments in several areas, including technology, data and AI, digital services and cyber security. The cost-toincome ratio with amortised resolution fees was 43%, compared with 40% a year ago.

Net loan losses and similar net result amounted to EUR 23m (10bp), compared with EUR 20m in the same quarter last year.

Operating profit decreased by 10% year on year, to EUR 450m. Return on allocated equity with amortised resolution fees was 16%.

Business Banking Denmark

Net interest income decreased by 6% in local currency year on year, driven by lower deposit margins and lower lending volumes. These were partly offset by higher deposit volumes.

Lending volumes decreased by 2% in local currency year on year. Deposit volumes increased by 6%.

Net fee and commission income increased by 3% year on year in local currency, driven by higher lending fee income and higher payment and card fee income.

Net loan losses and similar net result amounted to net reversals of EUR 1m (2bp), compared with a EUR 1m loss in the same quarter last year.

Business Banking Finland

Net interest income decreased by 12% year on year due to lower deposit margins. These were partly offset by higher lending and deposit volumes.

Lending volumes increased by 3% year on year, while deposit volumes increased by 4%.

Net fee and commission income decreased by 2% year on year due to lower lending fee income. This was partly offset by higher payment and card fee income and higher savings income.

Net loan losses and similar net result amounted to EUR 12m (24bp), compared with EUR 6m in the same quarter last year.

Business Banking Norway

Net interest income decreased by 8% in local currency year on year due to lower deposit margins. These were partly offset by higher deposit volumes.

Lending volumes decreased by 3% in local currency year on year. Deposit volumes increased by 16%.

Net fee and commission income decreased by 4% in local currency year on year, driven by lower lending fee income.

Net loan losses and similar net result amounted to EUR 1m (2bp), compared with EUR 0m in the same quarter last year.

Business Banking Sweden

Net interest income decreased by 8% in local currency year on year, mainly driven by lower deposit margins. These were partly offset by higher lending and deposit volumes.

Lending volumes increased by 5% in local currency year on year, while deposit volumes increased by 1%.

Net fee and commission income increased by 11% in local currency year on year. The increase was driven by higher income from debt capital market transactions, higher savings income and higher payment and card fee income.

Net loan losses and similar net result amounted to EUR 11m (15bp), down from EUR 12m in the same quarter last year

Business Banking total

Local curr.
Q125 Q424 Q324 Q224 Q124 Q1/Q1 Q1/Q4 Q1/Q1 Q1/Q4
EURm
Net interest income 563 571 588 603 613 -8% -1% -8% -2%
Net fee and commission income 157 156 149 155 147 7% 1% 7% 0%
Net insurance result 8 10 12 6 7 14% -20% 14% -20%
Net result from items at fair value 106 103 98 107 98 8% 3% 8% 1%
Other income 8 7 9 11 12
Total income incl. allocations 842 847 856 882 877 -4% -1% -4% -1%
Total expenses incl. allocations -369 -360 -354 -354 -357 3% 3% 3% 1%
Profit before loan losses 473 487 502 528 520 -9% -3% -9% -4%
Net loan losses and similar net result -23 -54 -28 -28 -20
Operating profit 450 433 474 500 500 -10% 4% -9% 3%
Cost-to-income ratio1
, %
43 43 41 40 40
Return on allocated equity1
, %
16 16 17 18 18
Allocated equity 8,879 8,659 8,655 8,759 8,628 3% 3%
Risk exposure amount (REA) 43,932 43,106 43,081 42,758 42,093 4% 2%
Number of employees (FTEs) 3,914 3,919 3,930 3,965 3,993 -2% 0%
Volumes, EURbn:
Total lending 96.4 93.6 93.6 94.1 93.5 3% 3% 1% 1%
Total deposits 54.5 53.5 51.7 51.1 50.2 9% 2% 6% -1%

1 With amortised resolution fees.

Business Banking

Local curr.
Q125 Q424 Q324 Q224 Q124 Q1/Q1 Q1/Q4 Q1/Q1 Q1/Q4
Net interest income, EURm
Business Banking Denmark 120 121 128 127 128 -6% -1% -6% -2%
Business Banking Finland 143 154 158 161 162 -12% -7% -12% -7%
Business Banking Norway 138 146 148 150 153 -10% -5% -8% -6%
Business Banking Sweden 156 157 159 164 170 -8% -1% -8% -3%
Other 6 -7 -5 1 0
Total 563 571 588 603 613 -8% -1% -8% -2%
Net fee and commission income, EURm
Business Banking Denmark 30 28 31 32 29 3% 7% 3% 7%
Business Banking Finland 50 51 50 53 51 -2% -2% -2% -2%
Business Banking Norway 25 23 22 26 26 -4% 9% -4% 4%
Business Banking Sweden 53 54 49 47 47 13% -2% 11% -4%
Other -1 0 -3 -3 -6
Total 157 156 149 155 147 7% 1% 7% 0%
Net loan losses and similar net result, EURm
Business Banking Denmark 1 -20 -14 -9 -1
Business Banking Finland -12 -22 -15 -9 -6
Business Banking Norway -1 -1 2 -2 0
Business Banking Sweden -11 -10 -1 -9 -12
Other 0 -1 0 1 -1
Total -23 -54 -28 -28 -20
Lending, EURbn
Business Banking Denmark 23.8 24.2 24.0 24.1 24.2 -2% -2% -2% -2%
Business Banking Finland 20.3 19.8 20.0 19.9 19.7 3% 3% 3% 2%
Business Banking Norway 23.4 22.6 22.8 23.6 23.5 0% 4% -3% 0%
Business Banking Sweden 28.9 26.9 26.8 26.5 26.1 11% 7% 5% 2%
Other 0 0.1 0 0 0
Total 96.4 93.6 93.6 94.1 93.5 3% 3% 1% 1%
Deposits, EURbn
Business Banking Denmark 11.1 11.1 11.0 10.6 10.5 6% 0% 6% 0%
Business Banking Finland 14.6 14.2 14.2 14.0 14.0 4% 3% 4% 3%
Business Banking Norway 11.1 10.9 10.0 9.9 9.2 21% 2% 16% -2%
Business Banking Sweden 17.7 17.3 16.5 16.6 16.5 7% 2% 1% -4%
Other 0 0 0 0 0
Total 54.5 53.5 51.7 51.1 50.2 9% 2% 6% -1%

Large Corporates & Institutions

Introduction

In Large Corporates & Institutions (LC&I) we provide financial solutions to large Nordic corporate and institutional customers. We also provide services to customers across the Nordea Group through the product and specialist units Markets and Investment Banking & Equities and our international corporate branches.

We are a leading bank for large corporate and institutional customers in the Nordics and a leading player within sustainable finance.

We offer a focused and dedicated range of products and services covering financing, cash management and payments, as well as investment banking and capital markets solutions.

Business development

In the first quarter we continued to actively support our Nordic customers with their financing needs, leveraging our welldiversified business portfolio across the Nordic region.

Market demand for bank lending remained muted as corporates continued to favour active bond markets in the lower interest rate environment. Lending volumes were stable, while deposit volumes grew by 17% year on year. We continued to see deposit growth as customers prioritised strong liquidity positions, partly due to upcoming dividend payments.

Debt Capital Markets activity remained high and was well diversified among both corporate and institutional customers. The strong start to the year was supported by our leading positions for Nordic corporate bonds and Nordic bonds overall year to date. For Equity Capital Markets and Mergers & Acquisitions, market sentiment was challenging, with volatility and uncertainty negatively impacting deal-making. Transaction highlights of the quarter included EUR 4bn and GBP 500m issues for Carlsberg, the SEK 10.2bn initial public offering of Asker, and Castellum's mandatory offer for Entra. In a testament to our broad and strong advisory capabilities, we were named Best Investment Bank in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden in the Global Finance Awards for 2025.

Nordea Markets delivered strong results in the first quarter. Customer activity remained high across segments and product lines, with increased demand for risk management and hedging solutions, driven by elevated geopolitical uncertainty, and volatility across a range of markets and asset classes.

During the quarter we were once again recognised as a sustainability leader, with multiple awards reflecting our dedication to help accelerate our customers' transitions to a sustainable future. Global Finance named us Western Europe's best bank for green bonds and for transition/sustainability-linked loans, and Best Bank for Sustainable Finance in Denmark, Finland and Norway. During the quarter we facilitated an additional EUR 10bn in sustainable financing. With EUR 186bn facilitated to date, we are on track to meet our target of EUR 200bn in sustainable financing by 2025.

Financial outcome

Total income was down 3% year on year, driven by lower net interest income and lower net fee and commission income. These were partly offset by strong net result from items at fair value.

Net interest income decreased by 10% year on year due to the impact of lower rates, which was partly offset by significantly higher deposit volumes.

Net fee and commission income was down 16% year on year, driven by limited event-driven business, notably within corporate finance, due to macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty.

Net result from items at fair value increased by 27%, driven by high customer activity and solid market-making performance.

Total expenses increased by 1% year on year, mainly driven by strategic investments in several areas, including technology, data and AI, digital services and cyber security. The cost-to-income ratio with amortised resolution fees was 38%, compared with 36% a year ago.

Net loan losses and similar net result amounted to net reversals of EUR 2m, compared with net reversals of EUR 12m in the same quarter last year.

Operating profit amounted to EUR 387m, a year-on-year decrease of 8%, due to lower income and increased strategic investments in line with our business plan.

We continued to exercise solid capital discipline. Return on allocated equity was 18%, down 1 percentage point on the same quarter last year.

Large Corporates & Institutions total

Q125 Q424 Q324 Q224 Q124 Q1/Q1 Q1/Q4
EURm
Net interest income 332 348 360 355 368 -10% -5%
Net fee and commission income 119 136 121 139 141 -16% -13%
Net insurance result 0 1 0 0 0
Net result from items at fair value 165 77 115 108 130 27%
Other income 0 0 1 0 -2
Total income incl. allocations 616 562 597 602 637 -3% 10%
Total expenses incl. allocations -231 -234 -228 -232 -228 1% -1%
Profit before loan losses 385 328 369 370 409 -6% 17%
Net loan losses and similar net result 2 3 -1 0 12
Operating profit 387 331 368 370 421 -8% 17%
Cost-to-income ratio1
, %
38 42 38 39 36
Return on allocated equity1
, %
18 15 17 17 19
Allocated equity 6,770 6,682 6,694 6,778 6,812 -1% 1%
Risk exposure amount (REA) 39,816 39,881 39,841 40,502 40,415 -1% 0%
Number of employees (FTEs) 1,230 1,230 1,250 1,246 1,254 -2% 0%
Volumes, EURbn2
:
Total lending 53.3 52.6 52.2 52.1 53.6 -1% 1%
Total deposits 54.4 52.7 51.5 47.7 46.3 17% 3%

1 With amortised resolution fees.

2 Excluding repurchase agreements and security lending/borrowing agreements.

Large Corporates & Institutions

Q125 Q424 Q324 Q224 Q124 Q1/Q1 Q1/Q4
Net interest income, EURm
Denmark 68 69 69 70 72 -6% -1%
Finland 54 57 62 62 64 -16% -5%
Norway 77 82 87 82 92 -16% -6%
Sweden 114 122 125 126 123 -7% -7%
Other
Total
19
332
18
348
17
360
15
355
17
368
-10% -5%
Net fee and commission income, EURm
Denmark 34 48 36 39 37 -8% -29%
Finland 26 30 30 33 40 -35% -13%
Norway 26 25 26 33 30 -13% 4%
Sweden 41 37 32 38 34 21% 11%
Other -8 -4 -3 -4 0
Total 119 136 121 139 141 -16% -13%
Net loan losses and similar net result, EURm
Denmark -4 -2 2 9 21
Finland 1 10 -1 -1 2
Norway 3 -4 0 -5 -14
Sweden 6 -15 0 -1 2
Other -4 14 -2 -2 1
Total 2 3 -1 0 12
Lending, EURbn1
Denmark 12.0 11.9 10.7 11.3 11.9 1% 1%
Finland 8.7 8.5 9.5 8.8 8.5 2% 2%
Norway 10.8 10.7 10.7 11.1 11.6 -7% 1%
Sweden 19.3 18.7 19.0 18.5 19.2 1% 3%
Other 2.5 2.8 2.3 2.4 2.4
Total 53.3 52.6 52.2 52.1 53.6 -1% 1%
Deposits, EURbn1
Denmark 11.0 12.8 11.3 10.8 9.0 22% -14%
Finland 13.4 12.7 13.2 11.4 11.7 15% 6%
Norway 12.6 11.9 13.2 12.6 12.5 1% 6%
Sweden 16.5 13.9 13.6 12.6 13.1 26% 19%
Other 0.9 1.4 0.2 0.3 0
Total 54.4 52.7 51.5 47.7 46.3 17% 3%

1 Excluding repurchase agreements and security lending/borrowing agreements.

Asset & Wealth Management

Introduction

In Asset & Wealth Management we provide Nordic private banking customers and international institutional and wholesale customers with market-leading products and services.

Asset & Wealth Management also includes the product and specialist units Asset Management and Life & Pension.

Business development

During the first quarter business momentum remained strong and customer satisfaction in our Nordic home markets was high. The integration of the Norwegian personal customer and private banking business acquired from Danske Bank continued to progress according to plan.

In our Nordic channels we attracted new flows of EUR 1.2bn in Private Banking and EUR 1.1bn in Life and Pension, marking the 25th consecutive quarter with positive net flows. Customer acquisition remained solid. In Sweden, we delivered record-high net flows, supported by our strong offering for private banking customers and leading position in the pension transfer market. In Finland, we had a record-high customer intake, while in Denmark we drove good business momentum. In Norway, we continued to support our new customers from Danske Bank, introducing them to the full Nordea product suite, and had significant growth in retail fund sales due to the integration of the acquired business. The corporate pension business continued to deliver steady and positive net flows.

Our international channels delivered a solid performance, with net flows amounting to EUR 3.9bn. Net flows in international institutions were strong at EUR 4.3bn. Towards the end of the quarter we were encouraged to see improved flows in the higher margin wholesale distribution channel.

Overall Investment performance was solid, with 64% of aggregated composites providing excess return on a threeyear basis.

We continued to deliver on our strategic objective to be a digital leader within savings and investments. In Finland, we enhanced the end-to-end advisory experience by launching a new digital service for investment meeting preparation. The service improves meeting efficiency and helps ensure higher levels of confidence in investment decisions.

Already available in Sweden, it will be launched in Denmark and Norway later in the year. In Sweden, we launched the country's first fully digital IPO subscription process, enabling customers to seamlessly participate in IPOs through a streamlined flow.

Integrating sustainability into long-term investment strategies remains a key focus. During the quarter our strong track record in sustainable strategies helped us secure important mandates. We also strengthened our impact commitment by becoming a signatory to the Operating Principles for Investment Management (OPIM) for our Global Impact Strategy. The OPIM are a global standard for integrating impact throughout the investment lifecycle. By the end of the quarter 75% of total assets under management were in ESG products.

Financial outcome

Total income in the first quarter was up 1% year on year, driven by higher net fee and commission income.

Net interest income was down 7% year on year, driven by lower interest rates.

Net fee and commission income was up 6% year on year due to higher assets under management.

Net insurance result amounted to EUR 19m, compared with EUR 24m a year ago. The decrease was driven by higher claims from insurance products in Norway.

Net result from items at fair value amounted to EUR 13m, compared with EUR 12m a year ago. The increase was driven by lower funding costs in Life and Pension.

Total expenses increased by 5% year on year, driven by strategic investments in several areas, including technology, data and AI, digital services and cyber security. The cost-toincome ratio with amortised resolution fees increased by 2 percentage points, to 42%.

Net loan losses and similar net result amounted to net reversals of EUR 1m, compared with a EUR 2m loss in the same quarter last year.

Operating profit in the first quarter was EUR 199m, unchanged year on year. Return on allocated equity was 37%, a year-on-year decrease of 1 percentage point, driven by increased capital allocations.

Asset & Wealth Management total

Local curr.
Q125 Q424 Q324 Q224 Q124 Q1/Q1 Q1/Q4 Q1/Q1 Q1/Q4
EURm
Net interest income 78 76 78 81 84 -7% 3% -7% 1%
Net fee and commission income 233 243 224 229 219 6% -4% 6% -3%
Net insurance result 19 27 14 30 24 -21% -30% -17% -27%
Net result from items at fair value 13 2 21 9 12 8% 8%
Other income 0 -2 0 0 0
Total income incl. allocations 343 346 337 349 339 1% -1% 1% -1%
Total expenses incl. allocations -145 -152 -137 -136 -138 5% -5% 5% -5%
Profit before loan losses 198 194 200 213 201 -1% 2% -1% 3%
Net loan losses and similar net result 1 1 4 -3 -2
Operating profit 199 195 204 210 199 0% 2% 1% 3%
Cost-to-income ratio1
, %
42 44 41 39 40
Return on allocated equity1
, %
37 36 39 42 38
Allocated equity 1,726 1,652 1,627 1,573 1,555 11% 4%
Risk exposure amount (REA) 8,625 7,239 7,054 6,171 6,269 38% 19%
Number of employees (FTEs) 3,197 3,158 3,147 3,135 3,136 2% 1%
Volumes, EURbn:
AuM 425.2 422.0 412.4 400.3 391.2 9% 1%
Total lending 12.6 12.2 11.7 11.6 11.5 10% 3% 8% 2%
Total deposits 13.4 12.4 12.1 12.0 11.4 18% 8% 14% 6%

1 With amortised resolution fees.

Assets under management (AuM), volumes and net flow

Net flow
Q125 Q424 Q324 Q224 Q124 Q125
EURbn
Nordic retail funds 90.3 92.1 88.6 86.0 83.1 -0.4
Private Banking 133.7 131.4 132.5 126.0 120.4 1.2
Life & Pension 92.5 92.7 90.1 87.5 84.1 1.1
Nordic institutions 46.0 45.7 46.4 46.0 47.0 0.8
Total Nordic channels 362.5 361.9 357.6 345.5 334.6 2.7
Wholesale distribution 35.1 36.1 36.6 36.4 37.9 -0.4
International institutions 27.6 24.0 18.2 18.4 18.7 4.3
Total international channels 62.7 60.1 54.8 54.8 56.6 3.9
Total 425.2 422.0 412.4 400.3 391.2 6.6

Net interest income Q125 Q424 Q324 Q224 Q124 Q1/Q1 Q1/Q4
EURm
PB Denmark 23 23 24 24 23 0% 0%
PB Finland 17 21 22 23 22 -23% -19%
PB Norway 11 10 9 10 9 22% 10%
PB Sweden 17 17 17 17 17 0% 0%
Other 10 5 6 7 13 -23%
Total 78 76 78 81 84 -7% 3%
Net fee and commission income Q125 Q424 Q324 Q224 Q124 Q1/Q1 Q1/Q4
EURm
PB Denmark 49 55 48 50 45 9% -11%
PB Finland 46 47 45 43 41 12% -2%
PB Norway 16 13 12 12 14 14% 23%
PB Sweden 38 36 35 33 32 19% 6%
Institutional and wholesale distribution 73 86 75 80 81 -10% -15%
Other 11 6 9 11 6 83% 83%
Total 233 243 224 229 219 6% -4%
Private Banking Q125 Q424 Q324 Q224 Q124 Q1/Q1 Q1/Q4
AuM, EURbn
PB Denmark 35.8 37.8 39.9 38.8 36.7 -2% -5%
PB Finland 41.1 39.0 39.4 38.2 37.2 10% 5%
PB Norway 15.8 14.8 12.8 12.6 11.6 36% 7%
PB Sweden 41.0 39.8 40.4 36.4 34.9 17% 3%
Private Banking 133.7 131.4 132.5 126.0 120.4 11% 2%
Lending, EURbn
PB Denmark 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.2 0% 0%
PB Finland 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 4% 4%
PB Norway 2.4 2.4 2.0 1.9 1.9 26% 0%
PB Sweden 3.4 3.1 3.1 3.1 2.9 17% 10%
Private Banking 12.6 12.2 11.7 11.6 11.5 10% 3%

Asset Management - AuM and net flow1

Q125 Q424 Q324 Q224 Q124 Q1/Q1 Q1/Q4
EURbn
AuM, Nordic channels 230.3 229.6 218.2 213.0 205.3 12% 0%
AuM, international channels 59.2 56.5 51.4 51.5 53.4 11% 5%
AuM, total 289.5 286.1 269.6 264.5 258.7 12% 1%
- whereof ESG AuM2 216.2 212.7 195.9 188.2 180.0 20% 2%
Net inflow, Nordic channels 1.6 9.4 0.3 2.3 0.1
Net inflow, international channels 4.1 2.2 -1.8 -1.5 -2.0
Net inflow, total 5.7 11.6 -1.5 0.8 -1.9
- whereof ESG net inflow2 6.4 11.5 0.1 1.1 -1.2

1 International channels include "Institutional sales international" and "Wholesale distribution", while Nordic channels include all other assets managed by

Asset Management.

2 Articles 8 and 9 of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation.

Life & Pension

Q125 Q424 Q324 Q224 Q124 Q1/Q1 Q1/Q4
EURm
AuM, EURbn 88.6 88.5 85.9 83.3 79.9 11% 0%
Premiums 3,687 3,091 2,554 2,884 3,069 20% 19%
Profit drivers
Profit traditional products 16 20 5 15 12 33% -20%
Profit market return products 80 84 73 81 71 13% -5%
Profit risk products 13 22 34 18 25 -48% -41%
Total product result 109 126 112 114 108 1% -13%

Group functions

Introduction

Our Group functions provide the four business areas with the services, subject matter expertise, data and technology infrastructure needed for Nordea to be the preferred financial partner in the Nordics. The Group functions consist of Group Business Support; Group Technology; Chief of Staff Office; Group Brand, Communication and Marketing; Group Risk; Group Compliance; Group People; Group Legal; Group Finance and Group Internal Audit.

Together with the results of the business areas, the results of the Group functions add up to the reported result for the Group. The income primarily originates from Group Treasury. The majority of both costs and income are distributed to the business areas.

Business development

Group functions

In the first quarter we continued to deliver on key strategic initiatives aimed at reducing operational risk, preventing financial crime and modernising our technology landscape to ensure an efficient operating model. We maintained a strong focus on preventing financial crime and fraud, and mitigating operational risk.

Nordea has established a strong foundation in recent years, which will enable long-term advantages based on technology and scale. To further accelerate strategy execution, the former Group Business Support function was divided into two new units, Group Technology and Group Business Support, on 1 February 2025.

Financial outcome

Total operating income in the first quarter amounted to EUR 6m, down from EUR 43m in the same quarter last year. The decrease was mainly driven by lower net result from items at fair value.

Net result from items at fair value amounted to EUR -11m, a year-on-year decrease of EUR 42m. The first quarter of 2024 had included positive revaluations in Treasury.

Total operating expenses amounted to EUR 3m, a year-onyear increase of EUR 10m.

Q125 Q424 Q324 Q224 Q124 Q1/Q1 Q1/Q4
EURm
Net interest income 25 40 10 16 20
Net fee and commission income -9 -10 -8 -3 -12
Net insurance result 1 -2 1 0 0
Net result from items at fair value -11 -1 30 4 31
Other income 0 0 3 3 4
Total operating income 6 27 36 20 43
Total operating expenses 3 -67 -46 2 13
Profit before loan losses 9 -40 -10 22 56
Net loan losses and similar net result 2 -1 0 -6 3
Operating profit 11 -41 -10 16 59
Allocated Equity 1,412 4,608 3,868 3,877 2,623
Risk exposure amount (REA) 5,462 5,393 5,916 5,849 6,275
Number of employees (FTEs) 14,767 14,725 14,622 14,461 14,357 3% 0%

Income statement

Q1 Q1 Full year
Note 2025 2024 2024
EURm
Operating income
Interest income calculated using the effective interest rate method 4,097 4,972 18,580
Other interest income 508 647 2,500
Interest expense -2,776 -3,665 -13,486
Net interest income 3 1,829 1,954 7,594
Fee and commission income 1,030 989 4,064
Fee and commission expense -237 -226 -907
Net fee and commission income 4 793 763 3,157
Return on assets backing insurance liabilities -506 1,139 2,583
Insurance result 560 -1,078 -2,330
Net insurance result 5 54 61 253
Net result from items at fair value 6 289 291 1,023
Profit or loss from associated undertakings and joint ventures accounted for under the equity method -3 7 10
Other operating income 12 9 47
Total operating income 2,974 3,085 12,084
Operating expenses
General administrative expenses:
Staff costs -792 -749 -3,106
Other expenses
Regulatory fees
7
8
-359
-54
-338
-63
-1,530
-117
Depreciation, amortisation and impairment charges of tangible and intangible assets 9 -149 -139 -577
Total operating expenses -1,354 -1,289 -5,330
Profit before loan losses 1,620 1,796 6,754
Net result on loans in hold portfolios mandatorily held at fair value 7 -4 -8
Net loan losses 10 -20 -29 -198
Operating profit 1,607 1,763 6,548
Income tax expense -373 -402 -1,489
Net profit for the period 1,234 1,361 5,059
Attributable to:
Shareholders of Nordea Bank Abp 1,208 1,335 5,033
Additional Tier 1 capital holders 26 26 26
Total 1,234 1,361 5,059
Basic earnings per share, EUR 0.35 0.38 1.44
Diluted earnings per share, EUR 0.35 0.38 1.44

Statement of comprehensive income

Q1 Q1 Full year
EURm 2025 2024 2024
Net profit for the period 1,234 1,361 5,059
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to the income statement
Currency translation:
Currency translation gains/losses 686 -506 -483
Tax on currency translation gains/losses - - -1
Hedging of net investments in foreign operations:
Valuation gains/losses -361 177 174
Fair value through other comprehensive income1
:
Valuation gains/losses, net of recycling 24 8 -62
Tax on valuation gains/losses -7 -1 15
Cash flow hedges:
Valuation gains/losses, net of recycling -49 28 51
Tax on valuation gains/losses 10 -6 -10
Items that may not be reclassified subsequently to the income statement
Changes in own credit risk related to liabilities classified as fair value option:
Valuation gains/losses 3 -8 -8
Tax on valuation gains/losses -1 2 2
Defined benefit plans:
Remeasurement of defined benefit plans -45 102 99
Tax on remeasurement of defined benefit plans 12 -23 -23
Companies accounted for under the equity method:
Other comprehensive income from companies accounted for under the equity method -1 5 5
Tax on other comprehensive income from companies accounted for under the equity method 0 -1 -1
Other comprehensive income, net of tax 271 -223 -242
Total comprehensive income 1,505 1,138 4,817
Attributable to:
Shareholders of Nordea Bank Abp 1,479 1,112 4,791
Additional Tier 1 capital holders 26 26 26
Total 1,505 1,138 4,817

1 Valuation gains/losses related to hedged risks under fair value hedge accounting are accounted for directly in the income statement.

Balance sheet

31 Mar 31 Dec 31 Mar
Note 2025 2024 2024
EURm
Assets 12
Cash and balances with central banks 45,320 46,562 42,891
Loans to central banks 11 2,964 4,075 2,842
Loans to credit institutions 11 5,350 2,950 7,595
Loans to the public 11 366,774 357,588 346,216
Interest-bearing securities 82,705 73,464 75,680
Shares 36,914 35,388 32,838
Assets in pooled schemes and unit-linked investment contracts 60,476 60,879 53,930
Derivatives 21,737 25,211 25,767
Fair value changes of hedged items in portfolio hedges of interest rate risk -226 -243 -876
Investments in associated undertakings and joint ventures 534 482 459
Intangible assets 4,016 3,882 3,785
Properties and equipment 1,657 1,661 1,615
Investment properties 2,176 2,132 2,134
Deferred tax assets 248 206 235
Current tax assets 267 364 221
Retirement benefit assets 344 360 314
Other assets 9,205 7,168 8,310
Prepaid expenses and accrued income 867 1,131 846
Assets held for sale 42 95 102
Total assets 641,370 623,355 604,904
Liabilities 12
Deposits by credit institutions 35,497 28,775 33,427
Deposits and borrowings from the public 239,983 232,435 215,950
Deposits in pooled schemes and unit-linked investment contracts 61,535 61,713 54,801
Insurance contract liabilities 30,329 30,351 28,514
Debt securities in issue 194,872 188,136 190,224
Derivatives 23,135 25,034 26,232
Fair value changes of hedged items in portfolio hedges of interest rate risk -523 -458 -1,024
Current tax liabilities 204 208 411
Other liabilities 16,064 14,196 19,105
Accrued expenses and prepaid income 1,566 1,638 1,456
Deferred tax liabilities 927 813 603
Provisions 417 396 367
Retirement benefit obligations 282 272 255
Subordinated liabilities 7,336 7,410 5,689
Total liabilities 611,624 590,919 576,010
Equity
Additional Tier 1 capital holders - 750 750
Share capital 4,050 4,050 4,050
Invested unrestricted equity 1,058 1,053 1,059
Other reserves -2,319 -2,591 -2,572
Retained earnings 26,957 29,174 25,607
Total equity 29,746 32,436 28,894
Total liabilities and equity 641,370 623,355 604,904
Off-balance sheet items
Assets pledged as security for own liabilities 222,785 216,648 205,024
Other assets pledged1 236 236 236
Contingent liabilities 21,130 20,841 20,172
Credit commitments2 91,738 86,948 80,357
Other commitments 2,647 2,803 2,705

1 Includes interest-bearing securities pledged as security for payment settlements with central banks and clearing institutions.

2 Including unutilised portion of approved overdraft facilities of EUR 28,797m (31 December 2024: EUR 28,325m; 31 March 2024: EUR 26,765m).

Statement of changes in equity

EURm Share
capital1
Invested
un
restricted
equity
Trans
lation of
foreign
opera
tions
Cash
flow
hedges
Fair
value
through
other
compre
hensive
income
Defined
benefit
plans
Changes
in own
credit risk
related to
liabilities
classified
as fair
value
option
Retained
earnings
Total Addi
tional
Tier 1
capital
holders
Total
equity
Balance as at 1 Jan 2025 4,050 1,053 -2,582 107 -53 -60 -3 29,174 31,686 750 32,436
Net profit for the period
Other comprehensive
income, net of tax
-
-
-
-
-
325
-
-39
-
17
-
-33
-
2
1,208
-1
1,208
271
26
-
1,234
271
Total comprehensive income - - 325 -39 17 -33 2 1,207 1,479 26 1,505
Paid interest on Additional Tier 1
capital, net of tax
- - - - - - - 5 5 -26 -21
Change in Additional Tier 1 capital - - - - - - - - - -750 -750
Share-based payments
Dividend
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5
-3,268
5
-3,268
-
-
5
-3,268
Sale/purchase of own shares2 - 5 - - - - - -166 -161 - -161
Balance as at 31 Mar 2025 4,050 1,058 -2,257 68 -36 -93 -1 26,957 29,746 - 29,746
Balance as at 1 Jan 2024
Net profit for the period
Other comprehensive
4,050
-
1,063
-
-2,272
-
66
-
-6
-
-136
-
3
-
5,033 27,707 30,475
5,033
750
26
31,225
5,059
income, net of tax - - -310 41 -47 76 -6 4 -242 - -242
Total comprehensive income
Paid interest on Additional Tier 1
- - -310 41 -47 76 -6 5,037 4,791 26 4,817
capital, net of tax - - - - - - - 5 5 -26 -21
Share-based payments - - - - - - - 15 15 - 15
Dividend - - - - - - - -3,218 -3,218 - -3,218
Purchase of own shares2 - -10 - - - - - -372 -382 - -382
Balance as at 31 Dec 2024 4,050 1,053 -2,582 107 -53 -60 -3 29,174 31,686 750 32,436
Balance as at 1 Jan 2024 4,050 1,063 -2,272 66 -6 -136 3 27,707 30,475 750 31,225
Net profit for the period - - - - - - - 1,335 1,335 26 1,361
Other comprehensive
income, net of tax - - -329 22 7 79 -6 4 -223 - -223
Total comprehensive income - - -329 22 7 79 -6 1,339 1,112 26 1,138
Paid interest on Additional Tier 1
capital, net of tax - - - - - - - 5 5 -26 -21
Share-based payments - - - - - - - 2 2 - 2
Dividend - - - - - - - -3,218 -3,218 - -3,218
Purchase of own shares2 - -4 - - - - - -228 -232 - -232
Balance as at 31 Mar 2024 4,050 1,059 -2,601 88 1 -57 -3 25,607 28,144 750 28,894

1 Total shares registered were 3,491 million (31 December 2024: 3,503 million; 31 March 2024: 3,506 million). The number of own shares was 12.8 million (31 December 2024: 14.7 million; 31 March 2024: 7.4 million), which represents 0.4% (31 December 2024: 0.4%; 31 March 2024: 0.2%) of the total shares in Nordea. Each share represents one voting right.

2 The change in the holding of own shares related to treasury shares held for remuneration purposes and to the trading portfolio was accounted for as a decrease/increase in "Invested unrestricted equity". The number of treasury shares held for remuneration purposes was 10.3 million (31 December 2024: 11.5 million; 31 March 2024: 4.8 million). The share buy-back amounted to EUR 166m (31 December 2024: EUR 372m; 31 March 2024: EUR 228m) and was accounted for as a reduction in "Retained earnings". The transaction cost in relation to the share buy-back amounted to EUR 0m (31 December 2024: EUR 0m; 31 March 2024: EUR 0m).

Cash flow statement, condensed

Jan-Mar Jan-Mar Full year
2025 2024 2024
EURm
Operating activities
Operating profit 1,607 1,763 6,548
Adjustments for items not included in cash flow -398 -4,003 2,306
Income taxes paid -309 -316 -1,418
Cash flow from operating activities before changes in operating assets and liabilities 900 -2,556 7,436
Changes in operating assets and liabilities 3,034 -4,209 -6,530
Cash flow from operating activities 3,934 -6,765 906
Investing activities
Acquisition/sale of business operations - - -2,393
Acquisition/sale of property and equipment -18 -7 -54
Acquisition/sale of intangible assets -174 -112 -469
Cash flow from investing activities -192 -119 -2,916
Financing activities
Issued/amortised subordinated liabilities -750 - 1,430
Sale/repurchase of own shares, including change in trading portfolio -160 -232 -382
Dividend paid -3,268 - -3,218
Paid interest on Additional Tier 1 capital
Amortisation of the principal part of lease liabilities
-26
-29
-26
-28
-26
-151
Cash flow from financing activities -4,233 -286 -2,347
Cash flow for the period -491 -7,170 -4,357
Cash and cash equivalents 31 Mar 31 Mar 31 Dec
2025 2024 2024
EURm
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period 47,565 51,362 51,362
Translation differences -272 34 560
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period 46,802 44,226 47,565
Change -491 -7,170 -4,357
The following items are included in cash and cash equivalents:
Cash and balances with central banks 45,320 42,891 46,562
Loans to central banks 4 3 4
Loans to credit institutions 1,478 1,332 999
Total cash and cash equivalents 46,802 44,226 47,565

Cash comprises legal tender and bank notes in foreign currencies. Balances with central banks consist of deposits in accounts with central banks and postal giro systems under government authority where the following conditions are fulfilled:

  • the central bank or postal giro system is domiciled in the country where the institution is established

  • the balance on the account is readily available at any time.

Loans to credit institutions payable on demand include liquid assets not represented by bonds or other interest-bearing securities.

Notes to the financial statements

Note 1 Accounting policies

The consolidated interim financial statements are prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard (IAS) 34 Interim Financial Reporting, as endorsed by the European Union (EU).

The report includes a condensed set of financial statements and is to be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024. The accounting policies and methods of computation are unchanged from the 2024 Annual Report, except for those relating to the items presented in the section "Changed accounting policies and presentation" below. For more information, see the accounting policies in the 2024 Annual Report.

Changed accounting policies and presentation Changes to IFRSs

Amendments to IAS 21 The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates: Lack of Exchangeability, issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), were implemented by Nordea on 1 January 2025 but have not had any significant impact on its financial statements.

Changes in IFRSs not yet applied

IFRS 18 Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements

In April 2024 the IASB published the new standard IFRS 18 Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements, which will replace IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements. IFRS 18 sets out the requirements for the presentation and disclosure of financial performance in financial statements, focusing on a more structured income statement, with defined subtotals. Income and expense items are split into five categories, based on main business activities. Of these, the categories operating, investing and financing are new. The categories income taxes and discontinued operations are as before. The aim is to ensure a structured summary of companies' primary financial statements and reduce variation in the reporting of financial performance, enabling users to better understand the information and more easily compare companies. IFRS 18 also introduces enhanced requirements for the aggregation and disaggregation of financial information in the primary financial statements and the notes, which may also impact the presentation on the balance sheet. In addition, the standard introduces new disclosures in a single note on certain profit or loss measures outside the financial statements (management-defined performance measures).

IFRS 18 will be effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2027, with earlier application permitted. The standard is not yet endorsed by the EU. Nordea does not currently intend to adopt the amendments before the effective date.

It is not yet possible to conclude on how IFRS 18 will impact Nordea's financial statements and disclosures of management-defined performance measures. There may be transfers between the different categories in the income statement mentioned above, and changes in the

aggregation and disaggregation of financial information in the income statement and on the balance sheet, but no significant impacts are currently expected. This tentative conclusion remains subject to further analysis. As IFRS 18 will not change Nordea's recognition and measurement, it is not expected to have any other significant impact on the company's financial statements or capital adequacy in the period of initial application.

Amendments to the Classification and Measurement of Financial Instruments (Amendments to IFRS 9 and IFRS 7)

In May 2024 the IASB published Amendments to the Classification and Measurement of Financial instruments (Amendments to IFRS 9 and IFRS 7).

The amendments clarify whether contractual cash flows of financial assets with contingent features, e.g. ESG-linked features, represent solely payments of principal and interest (SPPI), which is a condition for being measured at amortised cost. Under the amendments, certain financial assets, including those with ESG-linked features, can meet the SPPI criterion at initial recognition, provided that their cash flows are not significantly different from the cash flows of identical financial assets without such features. Additional disclosures on financial assets and financial liabilities with contingent features will also be required. The new requirements are expected to support Nordea's current accounting treatment of loans with ESG-linked features. They are not expected to have any significant impact on the company's financial statements or capital adequacy in the period of initial application, other than the introduction of the additional disclosures.

The amendments also clarify the characteristics of contractually linked instruments and non-recourse features. The current assessment is that these clarifications will not significantly impact the classification of financial assets or capital adequacy in the period of initial application, but this remains subject to further analysis and is naturally dependent on the instruments on Nordea's balance sheet at the time of transition.

Moreover, the amendments address the recognition and derecognition of financial assets and financial liabilities, including an optional exception relating to the derecognition of financial liabilities settled using an electronic payment system. The current assessment is that this amendment will not significantly impact Nordea's financial statements or capital adequacy in the period of initial application, but this remains subject to further analysis.

The amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2026, with earlier application permitted. The amendments are not yet endorsed by the EU.

Other amendments

The following changes in IFRSs not yet applied by Nordea are not assessed to have any significant impact on its financial statements or capital adequacy in the period of their initial application.

  • IFRS 19 Subsidiaries without Public Accountability: Disclosures.
  • Contracts Referencing Nature-dependent Electricity (Amendments to IFRS 9 and IFRS 7).
  • Annual Improvements Volume 11.

Exchange rates

Jan-Mar
2025
Jan-Dec
2024
Jan-Mar
2024
EUR 1 = SEK
Income statement (average) 11.2333 11.4370 11.2846
Balance sheet (at end of period) 10.8671 11.4485 11.5235
EUR 1 = DKK
Income statement (average) 7.4599 7.4587 7.4560
Balance sheet (at end of period) 7.4608 7.4576 7.4587
EUR 1 = NOK
Income statement (average) 11.6502 11.6308 11.4172
Balance sheet (at end of period) 11.4045 11.7810 11.6890

Note 2 Segment reporting

Personal Business Large
Corporates &
Asset &
Wealth
Other
operating
Total
operating
Recon Total
Jan-Mar 2025 Banking Banking Institutions Management segments segments ciliation Group
Total operating income, EURm 1,150 829 608 341 26 2,954 20 2,974
– of which internal transactions1 -445 -127 68 69 435 0 - -
Operating profit, EURm 553 444 383 198 17 1,595 12 1,607
Loans to the public2
, EURbn
170 92 51 12 0 325 42 367
Deposits and borrowings from the public, EURbn 89 54 50 13 0 206 34 240

Jan-Mar 20243

Total operating income, EURm 1,171 861 628 336 2 2,998 87 3,085
– of which internal transactions1 -393 -151 65 74 405 0 - -
Operating profit, EURm 576 490 416 198 12 1,692 71 1,763
Loans to the public2
, EURbn
163 91 52 11 0 317 29 346
Deposits and borrowings from the public, EURbn 83 50 47 11 0 191 25 216

1 IFRS 8 requires information on revenues from transactions between operating segments. Nordea has defined intersegment revenues as internal interest

related to the funding of the reportable operating segments by the internal bank in Group Finance, included in "Other operating segments".

2 The volumes are only disclosed separately for operating segments if separately reported to the Chief Operating Decision-Maker (CODM). 3 Comparable figures have been restated to reflect updated plan exchange rates in the reporting to the CODM. See Note G2.1 in the 2024 Annual Report for further information.

Reconciliation between total operating segments and financial statements

Operating profit,
EURm
Jan-Mar
Loans to the public,
EURbn
31 Mar
Deposits and
borrowings
from the public,
EURbn
31 Mar
2025 2024 2025 2024 2025 2024
Total operating segments 1,595 1,692 325 317 206 191
Group functions1 21 35 - - - -
Unallocated items -36 8 37 23 31 22
Differences in accounting policies2 27 28 5 6 3 3
Total 1,607 1,763 367 346 240 216

1 Consists of Group Business Support, Group Technology, Group Internal Audit, Chief of Staff Office, Group People, Group Legal, Group Risk, Group Compliance and Group Brand, Communication and Marketing.

2

Impact from plan exchange rates used in the segment reporting.

Measurement of operating segments' performance

The measurement principles and allocation between operating segments follow the information reported to the Chief Operating Decision-Maker (CODM), as required by IFRS 8. In Nordea the CODM has been defined as the Chief Executive Officer, who is supported by the other members of the Group Leadership Team. The main difference compared with the section "Business areas" in this report is that the information in Note 2 is prepared using plan exchange rates, as this is the basis used in the reporting to the CODM.

Financial results are presented for the main business areas Personal Banking, Business Banking, Large Corporates & Institutions and Asset & Wealth Management. These are identified as reportable operating segments and are reported separately, as they are above the quantitative thresholds in IFRS 8. Other operating segments below the thresholds are included in "Other operating segments". Group functions (and eliminations), as well as the result that is not fully allocated to any of the operating segments, are shown separately as reconciling items.

There have been no changes in the basis of segmentation during the year.

Note 3 Net interest income

Net interest income Q1
2025
Q4
2024
Q1
2024
Full year
2024
EURm
Interest income calculated using the effective interest rate method 4,097 4,306 4,972 18,580
Other interest income 508 588 647 2,500
Interest expense -2,776 -3,040 -3,665 -13,486
Net interest income 1,829 1,854 1,954 7,594
Interest income calculated using the effective interest rate method Q1 Q4 Q1 Full year
2025 2024 2024 2024
EURm
Loans to credit institutions 499 485 745 2,359
Loans to the public 3,128 3,324 3,509 13,734
Interest-bearing securities 311 274 301 1,191
Yield fees 70 41 43 208
Net interest paid or received on derivatives in accounting hedges of assets 89 182 374 1,088
Interest income calculated using the effective interest rate method 4,097 4,306 4,972 18,580
Other interest income Q1
2025
Q4
2024
Q1
2024
Full year
2024
EURm
Loans at fair value to the public 390 428 433 1,721
Interest-bearing securities measured at fair value 105 110 145 541
Net interest paid or received on derivatives in economic hedges of assets 13 50 69 238
Other interest income 508 588 647 2,500
Interest expense Q1 Q4 Q1 Full year
2025 2024 2024 2024
EURm
Deposits by credit institutions -155 -139 -356 -849
Deposits and borrowings from the public -1,074 -1,195 -1,302 -5,107
Deposit guarantee fees -11 -20 -20 -79
Debt securities in issue -1,279 -1,256 -1,322 -5,167
Subordinated liabilities -82 -81 -60 -271
Other interest expense -15 -16 -5 -37
Net interest paid or received on derivatives in hedges of liabilities -160 -333 -600 -1,976
Interest expense -2,776 -3,040 -3,665 -13,486

Note 4 Net fee and commission income

Q1
2025
Q4
2024
Q1
2024
Full year
2024
EURm
Asset management1 478 497 453 1,881
Deposit products 5 4 6 20
Custody and issuer services -3 8 -5 12
Brokerage and advisory 53 56 51 209
Payments and cards 147 147 140 583
Lending 106 110 107 429
Guarantees 9 11 10 37
Other -2 -8 1 -14
Total 793 825 763 3,157

1 Net fee and commission income previously presented on the line "Life and pension" is, from 2025, being included in the line "Asset management" as these items are similar in nature. Comparative figures have been restated accordingly.

Breakdown

Personal Business Large
Corporates &
Asset &
Wealth
Other
operating
Other and
elimina
Nordea
Jan-Mar 2025 Banking Banking Institutions Management segments tions Group
EURm
Asset management 197 42 14 227 0 -2 478
Deposit products 1 4 0 0 0 0 5
Custody and issuer services 0 0 0 0 -3 0 -3
Brokerage and advisory 5 8 32 11 0 -3 53
Payments and cards 61 64 22 0 0 0 147
Lending 23 37 46 1 0 -1 106
Guarantees -2 1 9 0 0 1 9
Other 8 1 -4 -6 -2 1 -2
Total 293 157 119 233 -5 -4 793
Jan-Mar 2024
EURm
Asset management 182 42 16 214 0 -1 453
Deposit products 1 5 0 0 0 0 6
Custody and issuer services 0 0 2 0 -6 -1 -5
Brokerage and advisory 2 3 39 10 -1 -2 51
Payments and cards 55 56 23 0 0 6 140
Lending 20 40 47 1 0 -1 107
Guarantees 1 1 14 0 -6 0 10

Other 7 0 0 -6 -1 1 1 Total 268 147 141 219 -14 2 763

Note 5 Net insurance result

Q1 Q4 Q1 Full year
2025 2024 2024 2024
EURm
Insurance revenue 170 170 157 652
Insurance service expenses -114 -104 -93 -402
Net reinsurance result -1 0 -1 -6
Net insurance revenue 55 66 63 244
Insurance finance income or expenses 505 -345 -1,141 -2,574
Return on assets backing insurance liabilities -506 348 1,139 2,583
Net insurance finance income or expenses -1 3 -2 9
Total 54 69 61 253

Note 6 Net result from items at fair value

Q1 Q4 Q1 Full year
2025 2024 2024 2024
EURm
Equity-related instruments 33 146 69 529
Interest-related instruments and foreign exchange gains/losses 257 255 207 695
Other financial instruments (including credit and commodities) -4 -193 11 -220
Nordea Life & Pension1 3 -7 4 19
Total 289 201 291 1,023

1Internal transactions not eliminated against other lines in the Note. The line item "Nordea Life & Pension" consequently provides the true impact from the life insurance operations.

Note 7 Other expenses

Q1 Q4 Q1 Full year
2024
2025 2024 2024
EURm
Information technology1 -205 -239 -176 -796
Marketing and representation -13 -28 -14 -80
Postage, transportation, telephone and office expenses -13 -13 -14 -50
Rents, premises and real estate -30 -29 -27 -109
Professional services -45 -86 -39 -220
Market data services -24 -26 -23 -95
Other2 -29 -30 -45 -180
Total -359 -451 -338 -1,530

1 Includes IT consultancy fees and excludes expenses capitalised as intangible assets.

2Includes the transfer of expenses to fulfil insurance contracts within the scope of IFRS 17 to "Net insurance result" and the capitalisation of other expenses included in intangible assets.

Note 8 Regulatory fees

EURm Q1
2025
Q4
2024
Q1
2024
Full year
2024
Resolution fees -35 - -45 -45
Bank tax -19 -18 -18 -72
Total -54 -18 -63 -117

Note 9 Depreciation, amortisation and impairment charges of tangible and intangible assets

Q1 Q4 Q1 Full year
2025 2024 2024 2024
EURm
Depreciation/amortisation
Properties and equipment -55 -55 -54 -218
Intangible assets -94 -88 -85 -344
Total -149 -143 -139 -562
Impairment charges, net
Properties and equipment - - - -
Intangible assets 0 -5 - -15
Total 0 -5 - -15
Total -149 -148 -139 -577

Note 10 Net loan losses

Q1 Q4 Q1 Full year
2025 2024 2024 2024
EURm
Net loan losses, stage 1 -17 -8 31 14
Net loan losses, stage 2 45 -7 -35 23
Net loan losses, non-credit-impaired assets 28 -15 -4 37
Stage 3, credit-impaired assets
Net loan losses, individually assessed, collectively calculated -11 42 -10 -18
Realised loan losses -122 -72 -39 -231
Decrease in provisions to cover realised loan losses 87 33 11 85
Recoveries on previous realised loan losses 8 9 13 40
Reimbursement right 5 2 -2 7
New/increase in provisions -86 -96 -52 -300
Reversals of provisions 71 41 54 182
Net loan losses, credit-impaired assets -48 -41 -25 -235
Net loan losses -20 -56 -29 -198
Key ratios Q1 Q4 Q1 Full year
2025 2024 2024 2024
Net loan loss ratio, amortised cost, bp 3 8 4 7
- of which stage 1 2 1 -5 -1
- of which stage 2 -6 1 5 -1
- of which stage 3 7 6 4 9

Note 11 Loans and impairment

Total
31 Mar 31 Dec 31 Mar
2025 2024 2024
EURm
Loans measured at fair value 87,193 83,360 85,587
Loans measured at amortised cost, not credit impaired (stages 1 and 2) 286,429 279,913 270,359
Credit impaired loans (stage 3) 3,023 2,945 2,343
- of which servicing 1,213 1,133 1,075
- of which non-servicing 1,810 1,812 1,268
Loans before allowances 376,645 366,218 358,289
- of which central banks and credit institutions 8,324 7,035 10,457
Allowances for loans that are credit impaired (stage 3) -1,013 -1,069 -1,022
- of which servicing -420 -439 -504
- of which non-servicing -593 -630 -518
Allowances for loans that are not credit impaired (stages 1 and 2) -544 -536 -614
Allowances -1,557 -1,605 -1,636
- of which central banks and credit institutions -10 -10 -20
Loans, carrying amount 375,088 364,613 356,653

Exposures measured at amortised cost and fair value through OCI, before allowances

31 Mar 2025
Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Total
EURm
Loans to central banks, credit institutions and the public 270,221 16,208 3,023 289,452
Interest-bearing securities 45,673 - - 45,673
Total 315,894 16,208 3,023 335,125
31 Mar 2024
Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Total
EURm
Loans to central banks, credit institutions and the public 250,890 19,469 2,343 272,702
Interest-bearing securities 37,380 - - 37,380

Allowances and provisions

31 Mar 2025
Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Total
EURm
Loans to central banks, credit institutions and the public -212 -332 -1,013 -1,557
Interest-bearing securities -2 - - -2
Provisions for off-balance sheet items -51 -106 -31 -188
Total allowances and provisions -265 -438 -1,044 -1,747
31 Mar 2024
Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Total
EURm
Loans to central banks, credit institutions and the public -181 -433 -1,022 -1,636
Interest-bearing securities -2 - - -2
Provisions for off-balance sheet items -45 -110 -21 -176
Total allowances and provisions -228 -543 -1,043 -1,814

Movements of allowance accounts for loans measured at amortised cost

Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Total
EURm
Balance as at 1 Jan 2025 -179 -357 -1,069 -1,605
Changes due to origination and acquisition -13 -1 -1 -15
Transfer from stage 1 to stage 2 4 -41 - -37
Transfer from stage 1 to stage 3 0 - -8 -8
Transfer from stage 2 to stage 1 -6 27 - 21
Transfer from stage 2 to stage 3 - 19 -62 -43
Transfer from stage 3 to stage 1 0 - 1 1
Transfer from stage 3 to stage 2 - -5 10 5
Changes due to change in credit risk (net) -38 9 21 -8
Changes due to repayments and disposals 24 20 18 62
Write-off through decrease in allowance account - - 88 88
Translation differences -4 -3 -11 -18
Balance as at 31 Mar 2025 -212 -332 -1,013 -1,557
Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Total
EURm
Balance as at 1 Jan 2024 -206 -410 -1,037 -1,653
Changes due to origination and acquisition -10 -1 -1 -12
Transfer from stage 1 to stage 2 7 -101 - -94
Transfer from stage 1 to stage 3 0 - -9 -9
Transfer from stage 2 to stage 1 -3 29 - 26
Transfer from stage 2 to stage 3 - 7 -45 -38
Transfer from stage 3 to stage 1 0 - 2 2
Transfer from stage 3 to stage 2 - -3 10 7
Changes due to change in credit risk (net) 1 -24 -35 -58
Changes due to repayments and disposals 26 65 68 159
Write-off through decrease in allowance account - - 11 11
Translation differences 4 5 14 23
Balance as at 31 Mar 2024 -181 -433 -1,022 -1,636
Key ratios1 31 Mar 31 Dec 31 Mar
2025 2024 2024
Impairment rate (stage 3), gross, basis points 104 104 86
Impairment rate (stage 3), net, basis points 69 66 49
Total allowance rate (stages 1, 2 and 3), basis points 54 57 60
Allowances in relation to impaired loans (stage 3), % 34 36 44
Allowances in relation to loans in stages 1 and 2, basis points 19 19 23

1 For definitions, see Glossary.

Sensitivities

The provisions are sensitive to rating migration even if staging triggers are not reached. The table below shows the impact on provisions of a one-notch downgrade of all exposures in the bank. It includes both the impact of the higher risk for all exposures and the impact of transferring exposures that reach the trigger from stage 1 to stage 2. It also includes the impact of exposures with one rating grade above default becoming default, which is estimated at EUR 44m (EUR 44m at the end of December 2024). This figure is based on calculations using the statistical model rather than individual estimates as would be the case in reality for material defaulted loans.

31 Mar 2025 31 Dec 2024
Recognised
provisions
Provisions if one
notch downgrade
Recognised
provisions
Provisions if one
notch downgrade
EURm
Personal Banking 426 516 388 457
Business Banking 1,002 1,119 1,040 1,155
Large Corporates & Institutions 294 325 348 376
Other 25 31 24 31
Group 1,747 1,991 1,800 2,019

Forward-looking information

Forward-looking information is used for both assessing significant increases in credit risk and calculating expected credit losses. Nordea uses three macroeconomic scenarios: a baseline scenario, a favourable scenario and an adverse scenario. The macroeconomic scenarios are provided by Group Risk in Nordea, based on the Oxford Economics Model. The forecast is a combination of modelling and expert judgement, subject to thorough checks and quality control processes. The model has been built to give a good description of the historical relationships between economic variables and to capture the key linkages between those variables. The forecast period in the model is ten years. For periods beyond, a long-term average is used in the ECL calculations.

The macroeconomic scenarios reflect Nordea's view of how the Nordic economies might develop in the light of continued geopolitical uncertainty, trade conflicts and weak growth in major European economies. When developing the scenarios and determining the relative weighting between them, Nordea took into account projections made by Nordic central banks, Nordea Research and the European Central Bank.

The baseline scenario foresees soft landings in the Nordic economies, with unemployment largely unchanged in the coming years. Denmark will see relatively high growth, driven by the pharmaceutical sector and the reopening of North Sea oil and gas fields. The other Nordic countries will see higher growth in 2025, with Finland emerging from a mild recession. The stronger growth outlook is supported by weaker inflation and lower interest rates. The exception is Norway, where the weak currency and relatively high activity levels have led the central bank to keep interest rates constant. A modest recovery in home prices is expected to continue over the coming years, supported by rising household purchasing power. The risks around the baseline forecast are tilted to the downside, with the favourable scenario deviating less from the baseline than the adverse.

Nordea's two alternative macroeconomic scenarios cover a range of plausible risk factors which may cause growth to deviate from the baseline scenario. An escalation of the trade conflict between the US and several countries could trigger a European and Nordic recession as firms postpone investments, exports slow down and households cut spending due to weakening labour markets. Central banks may in addition regard the inflationary impulse from higher tariffs as temporary and continue cutting interest rates, with rates moving lower than in the baseline scenario in 2025. Normalising inflation and lower interest rates, on the other hand, may lead to a stronger recovery than assumed in the baseline scenario.

At the end of the first quarter of 2025 adjustments to model-based allowances/provisions amounted to EUR 453m, including management judgements. The management judgement allowances cover expected credit losses not yet adequately captured by the IFRS 9 modelled outcomes. During the quarter, allowance levels were reassessed and EUR 20m was released due to the improved macroeconomic outlook, including lower inflation and interest rate levels. The management judgement allowances remain at high levels due to increased macroeconomic uncertainty and uncertainty regarding central forecasts. Total management judgement allowances decreased to EUR 397m.

During the first quarter Nordea continued to closely monitor and assess its direct exposure to Russian counterparties. At the end of the quarter the direct credit exposure after provisions was less than EUR 20m.

Scenarios and allowances/provisions

31 Mar 2025 Model-based Adjustments to
model-based
Individual Total
Unweighted allowances/ allowances/ allowances/ allowances/
ECL Probability provisions provisions provisions provisions
Denmark 2025 2026 2027 EURm weight EURm EURm EURm EURm
Favourable scenario GDP growth, % 3.7 2.3 1.6 123 0%
Unemployment, % 2.6 2.4 2.4
Change in household
consumption, %
Change in house prices, %
2.1
5.7
2.2
4.0
2.0
2.7
Baseline scenario GDP growth, % 2.5 1.5 1.5 129 0% 144 88 236 468
Unemployment, % 2.9 2.9 2.9
Change in household
consumption, % 1.8 1.8 1.8
Adverse scenario Change in house prices, %
GDP growth, %
3.8
-0.3
3.2
0.4
2.0
1.5
144 100%
Unemployment, % 4.5 4.8 4.7
Change in household
consumption, % 0.5 0.4 1.4
Change in house prices, % -2.3 -1.1 2.6
Finland
Favourable scenario GDP growth, % 2.2 2.8 1.4 291 0%
Unemployment, % 8.5 7.7 7.3
Change in household
consumption, % 0.7 1.9 1.3
Change in house prices, % 4.9 3.3 1.9
Baseline scenario GDP growth, %
Unemployment, %
0.8
8.7
1.8
8.2
1.3
7.7
294 0% 300 124 192 616
Change in household
consumption, % 0.5 1.5 1.2
Change in house prices, % 2.4 2.2 2.0
Adverse scenario GDP growth, % -1.7 0.4 1.2 300 100%
Unemployment, % 10.1 9.9 9.4
Change in household
consumption, %
-0.3 0.6 0.7
Change in house prices, % -0.7 0.1 1.9
Norway
Favourable scenario GDP growth, %
Unemployment, %
3.2
3.9
0.7
3.9
0
3.9
86 0%
Change in household
consumption, % 2.6 1.9 1.7
Change in house prices, % 5.5 5.0 4.4
Baseline scenario GDP growth, % 2.4 0.1 0 88 0% 95 99 73 267
Unemployment, % 4.1 4.2 4.2
Change in household
consumption, %
2.6 1.8 1.7
Change in house prices, % 4.4 4.6 4.1
Adverse scenario GDP growth, % -2.1 -0.3 0.3 95 100%
Unemployment, % 5.2 5.5 5.3
Change in household
consumption, % 2.4 1.1 1.0
Change in house prices, % -4.7 -1.5 2.0
Sweden
Favourable scenario GDP growth, % 3.2 3.3 1.8 91 0%
Unemployment, % 8.2 7.6 7.3
Change in household
consumption, %
2.8 3.4 2.1
Change in house prices, % 6.5 3.3 2.2
Baseline scenario GDP growth, % 2.1 2.4 1.8 93 0% 102 144 141 387
Unemployment, % 8.4 8.0 7.7
Change in household
consumption, % 2.6 2.9 2.0
Adverse scenario Change in house prices, %
GDP growth, %
3.6
-1.4
2.6
0.8
2.0
1.8
102 100%
Unemployment, % 10.9 11.0 10.6
Change in household
consumption, % 1.0 1.3 1.1
Change in house prices, % -0.9 -1.0 2.2
Non-Nordic 11 -2 0 9
Total 652 453 642 1,747

Scenarios and allowances/provisions

31 Dec 2024 Unweighted
ECL
Probability Model-based
allowances/
provisions
Adjustments to
model-based
allowances/
provisions
Individual
allowances/
provisions
Total
allowances/
provisions
Denmark 2025 2026 2027 EURm weight EURm EURm EURm EURm
Favourable scenario GDP growth, % 3.6 1.8 1.7 118 20%
Unemployment, % 2.5 2.5 2.4
Change in household
consumption, %
Change in house prices, %
2.1
5.0
2.1
3.8
1.9
2.0
Baseline scenario GDP growth, % 2.3 1.5 1.5 123 60% 125 112 236 473
Unemployment, % 2.9 2.9 2.9
Change in household
consumption, % 1.8 1.8 1.8
Change in house prices, % 3.2 3.2 2.0
Adverse scenario GDP growth, %
Unemployment, %
-0.7
4.6
0.8
4.7
1.5
4.7
137 20%
Change in household
consumption, % 0.2 0.7 1.6
Change in house prices, % -4.3 1.1 2.0
Finland
Favourable scenario GDP growth, % 3.0 2.2 1.2 293 20%
Unemployment, % 7.8 7.4 7.5
Change in household
consumption, %
0.8 1.5 1.2
Change in house prices, % 3.8 2.6 2.0
Baseline scenario GDP growth, % 1.1 1.8 1.8 297 60% 297 130 189 616
Unemployment, % 8.1 7.8 7.8
Change in household
consumption, % 0.5 1.3 1.3
Adverse scenario Change in house prices, %
GDP growth, %
2.4
-1.7
2.2
0.8
2.0
1.3
303 20%
Unemployment, % 9.2 9.1 9.1
Change in household
consumption, % -0.4 0.5 0.8
Change in house prices, % -2.5 1.0 2.0
Norway
Favourable scenario GDP growth, % 2.2 1.4 0.8 84 20%
Unemployment, % 3.8 3.8 3.6
Change in household
consumption, % 2.7 2.3 1.9
Change in house prices, % 4.2 2.8 2.6
Baseline scenario GDP growth, %
Unemployment, %
1.8
4.0
0.5
4.1
0.5
4.0
85 60% 86 108 99 293
Change in household
consumption, % 2.7 2.2 1.9
Change in house prices, % 2.8 2.5 2.6
Adverse scenario GDP growth, % -1.7 0.2 0.5 91 20%
Unemployment, % 4.8 5.0 4.8
Change in household
consumption, %
Change in house prices, %
2.4
-5.8
1.6
0.5
1.5
1.9
Sweden
Favourable scenario GDP growth, %
Unemployment, %
3.5
8.0
2.6
7.6
1.8
7.6
90 20%
Change in household
consumption, % 3.1 3.2 3.0
Change in house prices, % 5.1 2.9 2.0
Baseline scenario GDP growth, % 2.1 2.3 1.8 92 60% 93 138 179 410
Unemployment, % 8.4 8.0 8.0
Change in household
consumption, % 2.8 2.9 2.9
Adverse scenario Change in house prices, %
GDP growth, %
3.6
-1.8
2.6
1.3
2.0
1.8
100 20%
Unemployment, % 10.7 10.6 10.4
Change in household
consumption, % 1.1 1.5 2.3
Change in house prices, % -3.2 0.6 2.0
Non-Nordic 11 -3 0 8
Total 612 485 703 1,800

Loans to the public measured at amortised cost, broken down by sector and industry

31 Mar 2025

Gross Allowances
Loans carrying
Net loan
EURm Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Total Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Total amount losses1
Financial institutions 15,100 433 80 15,613 8 13 23 44 15,569 9
Agriculture 4,624 197 101 4,922 6 7 45 58 4,864 -6
Crops, plantations and hunting 885 88 54 1,027 3 4 22 29 998 -8
Animal husbandry 633 72 47 752 1 2 23 26 726 0
Fishing and aquaculture 3,106 37 0 3,143 2 1 0 3 3,140 2
Natural resources 2,079 333 20 2,432 3 5 7 15 2,417 1
Paper and forest products 1,278 300 16 1,594 2 4 6 12 1,582 0
Mining and supporting activities 462 31 4 497 0 1 1 2 495 0
Oil, gas and offshore 339 2 0 341 1 0 0 1 340 1
Consumer staples 6,600 325 21 6,946 11 9 12 32 6,914 -2
Food processing and beverages 1,717 161 11 1,889 5 4 6 15 1,874 -1
Household and personal products 530 36 4 570 0 1 4 5 565 0
Healthcare 4,353 128 6 4,487 6 4 2 12 4,475 -1
Consumer discretionary and services 9,412 1,156 609 11,177 14 28 245 287 10,890 -14
Consumer durables 2,149 309 185 2,643 1 6 52 59 2,584 0
Media and entertainment 1,315 186 69 1,570 2 3 32 37 1,533 0
Retail trade 3,706 504 294 4,504 7 14 134 155 4,349 -16
Air transportation 228 2 7 237 0 0 2 2 235 1
Accommodation and leisure 1,194 150 48 1,392 1 5 20 26 1,366 1
Telecommunication services 820 5 6 831 3 0 5 8 823 0
Industrials 26,731 3,654 551 30,936 48 106 243 397 30,539 -8
Materials 1,939 240 79 2,258 3 6 16 25 2,233 1
Capital goods 3,426 576 35 4,037 6 16 17 39 3,998 -1
Commercial and professional services 5,416 646 60 6,122 10 15 32 57 6,065 -8
Construction 6,395 952 195 7,542 14 29 90 133 7,409 4
Wholesale trade 4,936 831 120 5,887 7 27 50 84 5,803 -2
Land transportation 2,320 202 33 2,555 4 7 17 28 2,527 -3
IT services 2,299 207 29 2,535 4 6 21 31 2,504 1
Maritime 4,423 177 1 4,601 2 1 0 3 4,598 5
Ship building 9 144 0 153 0 0 0 0 153 1
Shipping 4,058 23 0 4,081 2 0 0 2 4,079 4
Maritime services 356 10 1 367 0 1 0 1 366 0
Utilities and public service 6,886 150 111 7,147 8 3 61 72 7,075 2
Utilities distribution 3,870 68 108 4,046 3 1 59 63 3,983 1
Power production 2,313 19 1 2,333 3 0 0 3 2,330 0
Public services 703 63 2 768 2 2 2 6 762 1
Real estate 37,940 2,125 193 40,258 25 20 62 107 40,151 -3
Other industries and reimbursement rights 1,785 135 1 1,921 0 7 0 7 1,914 14
Total Corporate 115,580 8,685 1,688 125,953 125 199 698 1,022 124,931 -2
Housing loans 130,729 5,455 724 136,908 40 63 120 223 136,685 -6
Collateralised lending 12,216 1,067 353 13,636 23 25 117 165 13,471 -10
Non-collateralised lending 4,197 798 239 5,234 19 45 72 136 5,098 -2
Household 147,142 7,320 1,316 155,778 82 133 309 524 155,254 -18
Public sector 3,081 12 19 3,112 0 0 1 1 3,111 0
Lending to the public 265,803 16,017 3,023 284,843 207 332 1,008 1,547 283,296 -20
Lending to central banks and credit
institutions
4,418 191 0 4,609 5 0 5 10 4,599 0
Total 270,221 16,208 3,023 289,452 212 332 1,013 1,557 287,895 -20

1 The table shows net loan losses related to on- and off-balance sheet exposures for March 2025 year to date.

Loans to the public measured at amortised cost, broken down by sector and industry

31 Dec 2024

amount
losses1
EURm
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Total
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Total
Financial institutions
14,941
534
59
15,534
7
16
30
53
15,481
-9
Agriculture
4,304
238
76
4,618
6
15
31
52
4,566
-7
Crops, plantations and hunting
900
105
24
1,029
2
11
9
22
1,007
-11
Animal husbandry
632
85
50
767
1
3
22
26
741
5
Fishing and aquaculture
2,772
48
2
2,822
3
1
0
4
2,818
-1
Natural resources
2,173
292
23
2,488
3
4
10
17
2,471
-8
Paper and forest products
1,371
259
18
1,648
1
3
9
13
1,635
-5
Mining and supporting activities
427
29
4
460
1
1
1
3
457
0
Oil, gas and offshore
375
4
1
380
1
0
0
1
379
-3
Consumer staples
6,612
333
24
6,969
9
8
13
30
6,939
18
Food processing and beverages
1,722
201
10
1,933
3
4
6
13
1,920
11
Household and personal products
697
39
8
744
1
1
4
6
738
1
Healthcare
4,193
93
6
4,292
5
3
3
11
4,281
6
Consumer discretionary and services
9,353
1,090
470
10,913
12
36
226
274
10,639
-29
Consumer durables
2,227
312
89
2,628
2
5
51
58
2,570
-7
Media and entertainment
1,285
191
58
1,534
2
3
31
36
1,498
-6
Retail trade
3,587
458
265
4,310
6
23
116
145
4,165
-17
Air transportation
199
8
5
212
0
0
2
2
210
-1
Accommodation and leisure
1,202
117
47
1,366
2
4
21
27
1,339
3
Telecommunication services
853
4
6
863
0
1
5
6
857
-1
Industrials
25,620
3,661
600
29,881
36
100
292
428
29,453
-78
Materials
1,865
219
78
2,162
3
5
22
30
2,132
-12
Capital goods
3,085
618
31
3,734
4
15
17
36
3,698
6
Commercial and professional services
5,137
607
54
5,798
4
12
26
42
5,756
-22
Construction
6,237
946
204
7,387
12
29
95
136
7,251
-23
Wholesale trade
4,955
846
119
5,920
6
27
56
89
5,831
-25
Land transportation
2,216
189
28
2,433
4
6
14
24
2,409
9
IT services
2,125
236
86
2,447
3
6
62
71
2,376
-11
Maritime
4,552
156
51
4,759
0
1
31
32
4,727
12
Ship building
7
128
0
135
0
1
0
1
134
-1
Shipping
4,165
14
51
4,230
0
0
31
31
4,199
13
Maritime services
380
14
0
394
0
0
0
0
394
0
Utilities and public service
6,567
147
108
6,822
5
3
63
71
6,751
-56
Utilities distribution
3,634
75
104
3,813
2
1
61
64
3,749
-57
Power production
2,222
15
2
2,239
1
0
0
1
2,238
-1
Public services
711
57
2
770
2
2
2
6
764
2
Real estate
36,395
1,811
191
38,397
19
20
59
98
38,299
35
Other industries and reimbursement rights
1,899
149
12
2,060
2
0
2
4
2,056
1
Total Corporate
112,416
8,411
1,614
122,441
99
203
757
1,059
121,382
-121
Housing loans
125,917
5,955
717
132,589
32
74
139
245
132,344
-24
Collateralised lending
12,030
1,142
365
13,537
23
30
86
139
13,398
-12
Non-collateralised lending
4,047
835
229
5,111
19
50
81
150
4,961
-40
Household
141,994
7,932
1,311
151,237
74
154
306
534
150,703
-76
Public sector
4,087
14
20
4,121
1
0
1
2
4,119
-1
Lending to the public
258,497
16,357
2,945
277,799
174
357
1,064
1,595
276,204
-198
Lending to central banks and credit
institutions
5,050
9
0
5,059
5
0
5
10
5,049
0
Total
263,547
16,366
2,945
282,858
179
357
1,069
1,605
281,253
-198
Gross
Allowances
Loans carrying Net loan

1 The table shows net loan losses related to on- and off-balance sheet exposures for the full year 2024.

Q1

Note 12 Classification of financial instruments

Fair value through profit or loss (FVPL) Fair value
Amortised
cost (AC)
Mandatorily Designated
at fair value through
profit or loss (fair
value option)
through
other com
prehensive
income
(FVOCI)
Total
EURm
Financial assets
Cash and balances with central banks 45,320 - - - 45,320
Loans to central banks 2,066 898 - - 2,964
Loans to credit institutions 2,533 2,817 - - 5,350
Loans to the public 283,296 83,478 - - 366,774
Interest-bearing securities 1,118 30,690 6,344 44,553 82,705
Shares - 36,914 - - 36,914
Assets in pooled schemes and unit-linked
investment contracts - 58,508 1,196 - 59,704
Derivatives - 21,737 - - 21,737
Fair value changes of hedged items in
portfolio hedge of interest rate risk -226 - - - -226
Other assets 1,394 7,049 - - 8,443
Prepaid expenses and accrued income 445 - - - 445
Total 31 Mar 2025 335,946 242,091 7,540 44,553 630,130
Total 31 Dec 2024 330,241 234,222 7,879 40,188 612,530

Fair value through profit or loss (FVPL)

Designated
at fair value through
Amortised profit or loss (fair
cost (AC) Mandatorily value option) Total
EURm
Financial liabilities
Deposits by credit institutions 11,443 24,054 - 35,497
Deposits and borrowings from the public 221,222 18,761 - 239,983
Deposits in pooled schemes and unit-linked
investment contracts - - 61,535 61,535
Debt securities in issue 140,777 - 54,095 194,872
Derivatives - 23,135 - 23,135
Fair value changes of hedged items in
portfolio hedge of interest rate risk -523 - - -523
Other liabilities1 4,679 8,958 - 13,637
Accrued expenses and prepaid income 6 - - 6
Subordinated liabilities 7,336 - - 7,336
Total 31 Mar 2025 384,940 74,908 115,630 575,478
Total 31 Dec 2024 368,362 70,548 116,109 555,019

1Of which lease liabilities classified in the category "Amortised cost" amount to EUR 1,106m.

Note 13 Fair value of financial assets and liabilities

31 Mar 2025 31 Dec 2024
Carrying
amount
Fair value Carrying
amount
Fair value
EURm
Financial assets
Cash and balances with central banks 45,320 45,320 46,562 46,562
Loans 374,862 376,069 364,370 365,451
Interest-bearing securities 82,705 82,705 73,464 73,464
Shares 36,914 36,914 35,388 35,388
Assets in pooled schemes and unit-linked investment contracts 59,704 59,704 60,127 60,127
Derivatives 21,737 21,737 25,211 25,211
Other assets 8,443 8,443 6,601 6,601
Prepaid expenses and accrued income 445 445 807 807
Total 630,130 631,337 612,530 613,611
Financial liabilities
Deposits and debt instruments 477,165 477,883 456,298 456,869
Deposits in pooled schemes and unit-linked investment contracts 61,535 61,535 61,713 61,713
Derivatives 23,135 23,135 25,034 25,034
Other liabilities 12,531 12,531 10,865 10,865
Accrued expenses and prepaid income 6 6 6 6
Total 574,372 575,090 553,916 554,487

The determination of fair value is described in Note G3.4 "Fair value" in the 2024 Annual Report.

Note 14 Financial assets and liabilities held at fair value on the balance sheet

Categorisation in the fair value hierarchy

Quoted
prices in
active
markets for
the same
instruments
Of which
Life &
Valuation
technique
using
observable
data
Of which
Life &
Valuation
technique
using non
observable
data
Of which
Life &
(Level 1) Pension (Level 2) Pension (Level 3) Pension Total
EURm
Assets at fair value on the balance sheet1
Loans to central banks - - 898 - - - 898
Loans to credit institutions - - 2,817 - - - 2,817
Loans to the public - - 83,478 - - - 83,478
Interest-bearing securities 25,582 1,012 54,208 5,423 1,797 633 81,587
Shares 34,489 19,517 154 79 2,271 891 36,914
Assets in pooled schemes and unit-linked investment
contracts 57,670 53,782 1,610 1,610 424 424 59,704
Derivatives 90 - 20,587 106 1,060 - 21,737
Other assets - - 7,037 - 12 12 7,049
Total 31 Mar 2025 117,831 74,311 170,789 7,218 5,564 1,960 294,184
Total 31 Dec 2024 116,104 75,419 160,515 6,315 5,670 2,298 282,289
Liabilities at fair value on the balance sheet1
Deposits by credit institutions - - 24,054 - - - 24,054
Deposits and borrowings from the public - - 18,761 - - - 18,761
Deposits in pooled schemes and unit-linked
investment contracts
- - 61,535 57,457 - - 61,535
Debt securities in issue 7,201 - 45,715 - 1,179 - 54,095
Derivatives 143 - 22,307 53 685 - 23,135
Other liabilities 1,565 - 6,987 18 406 - 8,958
Total 31 Mar 2025 8,909 - 179,359 57,528 2,270 - 190,538
Total 31 Dec 2024 3,792 - 180,991 57,447 1,874 - 186,657

1All items are measured at fair value on a recurring basis at the end of each reporting period.

Transfers between Levels 1 and 2

During the period Nordea transferred "Interest-bearing securities" of EUR 1,873m from Level 1 to Level 2 and of EUR 643m from Level 2 to Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Furthermore, Nordea transferred "Debt securities in issue" of EUR 139m from Level 1 to Level 2 and of EUR 4,455m from Level 2 to Level 1. Nordea also transferred "Other liabilities" of EUR 143m from Level 1 to Level 2 and of EUR 177m from Level 2 to Level 1. The transfers from Level 1 to Level 2 were due to the instruments ceasing to be actively traded during the period, which meant that fair values were obtained using valuation techniques with observable market inputs. The transfers from Level 2 to Level 1 were due to the instruments again being actively traded during the period, which meant that reliable quoted prices were obtained in the market. Transfers between levels are considered to have occurred at the end of the period.

Movements in Level 3

Fair value
gains/losses
recognised in
the income
statement
1 Jan during the
period
Rea
lised
Un
reali
sed
Recog
nised
in OCI
Purchases
/ Issues
Sales Settle
ments
Transfers
into
Level 3
Transfers
out of
Level 3
Transla
tion diff
erences
31 Mar
EURm
Interest-bearing securities 2,042 65 -27 - 179 -211 -68 258 -477 36 1,797
- of which Life & Pension 1,005 7 -3 - 40 -90 -11 95 -442 32 633
Shares 2,308 33 -20 - 41 -78 -26 1 - 12 2,271
- of which Life & Pension 920 30 -46 - 10 -25 -25 - - 27 891
Assets in pooled schemes
and unit-linked
investment contracts 361 3 -7 - 71 -10 -4 12 -13 11 424
- of which Life & Pension 361 3 -7 - 71 -10 -4 12 -13 11 424
Derivatives (net) 363 18 -176 - - - -18 190 -2 - 375
Other assets 12 - - - - - - - - - 12
- of which Life & Pension 12 - - - - - - - - - 12
Debt securities in issue 1,205 -22 -16 -2 242 - -72 13 -169 - 1,179
Other liabilities 85 - 10 - 345 -35 - 1 - - 406
Total 2025, net 3,796 141 -224 2 -296 -264 -44 447 -323 59 3,294
Total 2024, net 3,244 76 31 -5 256 -104 4 -8 -50 -77 3,367

Unrealised gains and losses relate to those assets and liabilities held at the end of the reporting period. The transfers out of Level 3 were due to observable market data becoming available. The transfers into Level 3 were due to observable market data no longer being available. Transfers between levels are considered to have occurred at the end of the reporting period. Fair value gains and losses in the income statement during the period are included in "Net result from items at fair value". Assets and liabilities related to derivatives are presented net.

Valuation processes for fair value measurements in Level 3

For information about the valuation processes for fair value measurement in Level 3, see Note G3.4 "Fair value" in the 2024 Annual Report.

Deferred Day 1 profit

The transaction price for financial instruments in some cases differs from the fair value at initial recognition measured using a valuation model, mainly due to the fact that the transaction price is not established in an active market. If there are significant unobservable inputs used in the valuation technique (Level 3), the financial instrument is recognised at the transaction price and any difference between the transaction price and fair value at initial recognition measured using a valuation model (Day 1 profit) is deferred. For more information, see Note G3.4 "Fair value" in the 2024 Annual Report. The table below shows the aggregated difference yet to be recognised in the income statement at the beginning and end of the period. The table also shows a reconciliation of how this aggregated difference changed during the period (movement of deferred Day 1 profit).

Deferred Day 1 profit – derivatives, net

2025 2024
EURm
Opening balance as at 1 Jan 70 73
Deferred profit on new transactions 11 10
Recognised in the income statement during the period1 -12 -12
Closing balance as at 31 Mar 69 71

1 Of which EUR -1m (EUR -1m) is due to transfers of derivatives from Level 3 to Level 2.

Valuation techniques and inputs used in the fair value measurements in Level 3

Fair value Of which
Life &
Pension1 Valuation techniques Unobservable input Range of fair
value4
EURm
Interest-bearing securities
Public bodies 160 65 Discounted cash flows Credit spread -11/11
Mortgage and other credit institutions 1,231 344 Discounted cash flows Credit spread -97/97
Corporates2 406 224 Discounted cash flows Credit spread -21/21
Total 31 Mar 2025 1,797 633 -129/129
Total 31 Dec 2024 2,042 1,005 -131/131
Shares
Private equity funds 1,380 534 Net asset value3 -152/152
Hedge funds 144 144 Net asset value3 -13/13
Credit funds 493 64 Net asset value/market consensus3 -47/47
Other funds 134 123 Net asset value/fund prices3 -9/9
Other5 544 450 - -63/63
Total 31 Mar 2025 2,695 1,315 -284/284
Total 31 Dec 2024 2,669 1,281 -267/267
Derivatives, net
Interest rate derivatives 173 - Option model Correlations -7/9
Volatilities
Equity derivatives -10 - Option model Correlations
Volatilities
-7/3
Dividends
Foreign exchange derivatives 205 - Option model Correlations -2/2
Volatilities
Credit derivatives 7 - Credit derivative model Correlations -5/4
Volatilities
Recovery rates
Total 31 Mar 2025 375 - -21/18
Total 31 Dec 2024 363 - -25/25
Debt securities in issue
Issued structured bonds -1,179 - Credit derivative model Correlations -6/6
Recovery rates
Volatilities
Total 31 Mar 2025 -1,179 - -6/6
Total 31 Dec 2024 -1,205 - -6/6
Other, net
Other assets and other liabilities, net -394 12 - - -41/41
Total 31 Mar 2025 -394 12 -41/41
Total 31 Dec 2024 -73 12 -8/8

1 Investments in financial instruments are a major part of the life insurance business, acquired to fulfil the obligations behind the insurance and investment contracts. The gains or losses on these instruments are almost exclusively allocated to policyholders and consequently do not affect Nordea's equity.

2 Of which EUR 150m is priced at a credit spread (the difference between the discount rate and the XIBOR) of 1.45%. A reasonable change in this credit spread would not affect the fair value due to callability features.

3 The fair values are based on prices and net asset values provided by external suppliers/custodians. The prices are fixed by the suppliers/custodians based on the development in the assets behind the investments. For private equity funds, the dominant measurement methodology used by the suppliers/ custodians is consistent with the International Private Equity and Venture Capital Valuation (IPEV) guidelines issued by Invest Europe (formerly EVCA). Approximately 65% of the private equity fund investments are internally adjusted/valued based on the IPEV guidelines. These carrying amounts are in a range of 1% to 100% compared with the values received from suppliers/custodians.

4 The column "Range of fair value" shows the sensitivity of Level 3 financial instruments to changes in key assumptions. For more information, see Note G3.4 "Fair value" in the 2024 Annual Report.

5 Of which EUR 424m relates to assets in pooled schemes and unit-linked investment contracts.

Note 15 Risks and uncertainties

Nordea is subject to various legal regimes and requirements, including but not limited to those of the Nordic countries, the European Union and the United States. The supervisory and governmental authorities administering and enforcing these regimes make regular enquiries and conduct investigations with regard to Nordea's compliance. Areas subject to investigation may include investment advice, anti-money laundering (AML), trade regulation and sanctions adherence, tax rules, competition law, consumer protection, governance, risk management and control. The outcome and timing of these enquiries and investigations are unclear and pending. Accordingly, it cannot be ruled out that these enquiries and investigations could lead to criticism against the bank, reputation loss, fines, sanctions, disputes and/or litigation.

In June 2015 the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority investigated how Nordea Bank Danmark A/S had followed the regulations regarding AML. The outcome resulted in criticism and, in accordance with Danish administrative practice, the matter was handed over to the police for further handling and possible sanctions. On 5 July 2024 the Danish National Special Crime Unit filed a formal charge against Nordea in the matter. As previously stated, Nordea has expected to be fined in Denmark for weak AML processes and procedures in the past and has made a provision for ongoing AML-related matters.

There is a risk that, in the event fines are issued by authorities or by final court decisions, the related costs could be higher (or potentially lower) than the current provision, and this could also impact Nordea's financial performance. Nordea believes that the current provision is adequate to cover these matters.

Within the framework of normal business operations, Nordea faces a number of operational and legal risks that could result in reputational impacts, fines, sanctions, disputes, remediation costs, losses and/or litigation. Specifically, Nordea faces potential claims related to the provision of banking and investment services and other areas in which it operates. Currently, such claims are mainly related to lending and insolvency situations, various investment services, and sub-custody and withholding taxation matters. At present, none of the current claims are considered likely to have any significant adverse effect on Nordea or its financial position.

Q1

There are significant risks related to the macroeconomic environment due to the ongoing geopolitical developments and trade tensions. Reduced consumer spending and lower activity may particularly impact small and mediumsized enterprises in certain industries. Depending on future developments, there may be increased credit risk in Nordea's portfolio. Furthermore, potential adverse impacts on income could arise due to financial market volatility and reduced banking activity impacting transaction volumes and customer activity. Potential future credit risks are addressed in Note 11 and the section "Net loan losses and similar net result". Depending on the duration and magnitude of the situation, there is a possibility that Nordea will not be able to meet its financial targets in very adverse scenarios. In addition, Nordea recognises an increase in the risk of hybrid warfare impacting its operations as a consequence of the geopolitical situation.

Glossary

Allocated equity

Allocated equity (AE) is Nordea's internal estimate of required capital and measures the capital required to cover unexpected losses in the course of its business with a certain probability. AE uses advanced internal models to provide a consistent measurement for credit risk, market risk, operational risk, business risk and life insurance risk arising from activities in Nordea's business areas. It also takes local capital requirements and tax rates into account. Goodwill and other central deductions are also included.

Allowances in relation to credit-impaired loans (stage 3)

Allowances for impaired loans (stage 3) divided by impaired loans measured at amortised cost (stage 3) before allowances.

Allowances in relation to loans in stages 1 and 2

Allowances for non-impaired loans (stages 1 and 2) divided by non-impaired loans measured at amortised cost (stages 1 and 2) before allowances.

Impairment rate (stage 3), gross

Impaired loans (stage 3) before allowances divided by total loans measured at amortised cost before allowances.

Impairment rate (stage 3), net

Impaired loans (stage 3) after allowances divided by total loans measured at amortised cost before allowances.

Net interest margin

Net interest income for the period as a percentage of average interest-earning assets, excluding Life & Pension and Markets where return on assets is reported under Net result from items at fair value.

Net loan loss ratio, amortised cost

Net loan losses (annualised) divided by the quarterly closing balance of loans to the public (lending) measured at amortised cost.

Return on allocated equity

Return on allocated equity (RoAE) is defined as operating profit after standard tax as a percentage of average allocated equity.

Return on allocated equity with amortised resolution fees

RoAE with amortised resolution fees is defined as operating profit adjusted for the effect of resolution fees on an amortised basis after standard tax as a percentage of average allocated equity.

Return on equity

Net profit for the period as a percentage of average equity for the period. Additional Tier 1 capital, accounted for in equity, is classified as a financial liability in the calculation. Net profit for the period excludes non-controlling interests and interest

expense on Additional Tier 1 capital (discretionary interest accrued). Average equity includes net profit for the period and dividend until paid, and excludes non-controlling interests and Additional Tier 1 capital.

Q1

Return on equity with amortised resolution fees

Net profit for the period as a percentage of average equity for the period. Additional Tier 1 capital, accounted for in equity, is classified as a financial liability in the calculation. Net profit for the period excludes non-controlling interests and interest expense on Additional Tier 1 capital (discretionary interest accrued), and is adjusted for the effect of resolution fees on an amortised basis after tax. Average equity includes net profit for the period and dividend until paid, and excludes non-controlling interests and Additional Tier 1 capital.

Return on risk exposure amount

Net profit for the period as a percentage of average risk exposure amount for the period. Net profit for the period excludes non-controlling interests and interest expense on Additional Tier 1 capital (discretionary interest accrued).

Return on tangible equity

Net profit for the period as a percentage of average equity for the period. Additional Tier 1 capital, accounted for in equity, is classified as a financial liability in the calculation. Net profit for the period excludes non-controlling interests and interest expense on Additional Tier 1 capital (discretionary interest accrued). Average equity includes net profit for the period and dividend until paid, excludes non-controlling interests and Additional Tier 1 capital, and is reduced with intangible assets.

Tier 1 capital

The Tier 1 capital of an institution consists of the sum of its Common Equity Tier 1 capital and Additional Tier 1 capital. Common Equity Tier 1 capital includes consolidated shareholders' equity excluding investments in insurance companies, proposed dividend, deferred tax assets, intangible assets in the banking operations, the full expected shortfall deduction (the negative difference between expected losses and provisions) and other deductions, such as cash flow hedges.

Tier 1 capital ratio

Tier 1 capital as a percentage of the risk exposure amount. The Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio is defined as Common Equity Tier 1 capital as a percentage of the risk exposure amount.

Total allowance rate (stages 1, 2 and 3)

Total allowances divided by total loans measured at amortised cost before allowances.

For a list of further alternative performance measures and business definitions, see https://www.nordea.com/en/investorrelations/reports-and-presentations/group-interim-reports/ and the 2024 Annual Report.

Nordea Bank Abp

Income statement

Q1 Q1 Full year
EURm 2025
Note
2024 2024
Operating income
Interest income
Interest expense
3,276
-1,977
4,153
-2,715
15,321
-9,777
Net interest income 1,299 1,438 5,544
Fee and commission income
Fee and commission expense
Net fee and commission income
620
-155
465
590
-145
445
2,404
-566
1,838
Net result from securities at fair value through profit or loss
Net result from securities at fair value through fair value reserve
Income from equity investments
Other operating income
293
6
249
210
270
-6
524
186
990
5
958
764
Total operating income 2,522 2,857 10,099
Operating expenses
Staff costs
Other administrative expenses
Other operating expenses
Regulatory fees
Depreciation, amortisation and impairment charges
-673
-281
-117
-14
-110
-626
-243
-127
-13
-88
-2,619
-1,104
-630
-52
-385
Total operating expenses -1,195 -1,097 -4,790
Profit before loan losses 1,327 1,760 5,309
Net loan losses -36 -8 -83
Operating profit 1,291 1,752 5,226
Income tax expense
Net profit for the period
-253
1,038
-287
1,465
-1,037
4,189

Nordea Bank Abp

Balance sheet

31 Mar 31 Dec 31 Mar
EURm 2025 2024 2024
Assets
Cash and balances with central banks 43,612 44,862 41,411
Debt securities eligible for refinancing with central banks 79,680 71,349 71,551
Loans to credit institutions 79,079 75,139 69,833
Loans to the public 156,026 151,977 154,320
Interest-bearing securities 8,939 9,630 6,822
Shares 19,259 17,491 19,306
Investments in group undertakings 16,041 15,656 14,054
Investments in associated undertakings and joint ventures 113 74 63
Derivatives 22,409 26,054 27,079
Fair value changes of hedged items in portfolio hedges of interest rate risk -62 -69 -237
Intangible assets 1,659 1,570 1,489
Tangible assets 230 224 225
Deferred tax assets 65 25 27
Current tax assets 141 249 121
Retirement benefit assets 336 351 305
Other assets 8,865 6,896 7,966
Prepaid expenses and accrued income 727 987 786
Total assets 437,119 422,465 415,121
Liabilities
Deposits by credit institutions and central banks 43,585 36,306 39,912
Deposits and borrowings from the public 247,734 240,106 223,621
Debt securities in issue 72,490 70,127 74,180
Derivatives 24,065 25,927 27,255
Fair value changes of hedged items in portfolio hedges of interest rate risk -523 -458 -1,024
Current tax liabilities 26 18 251
Other liabilities 14,955 12,659 17,851
Accrued expenses and prepaid income 1,144 1,257 1,054
Deferred tax liabilities 473 377 177
Provisions 405 376 376
Retirement benefit liabilities 243 234 213
Subordinated liabilities 7,336 7,410 5,689
Total liabilities 411,933 394,339 389,555
Equity
Share capital 4,050 4,050 4,050
Additional Tier 1 capital holders - 750 750
Invested unrestricted equity 1,058 1,053 1,058
Other reserves -104 -37 -82
Retained earnings 19,144 18,121 18,325
Net profit for the period 1,038 4,189 1,465
Total equity 25,186 28,126 25,566
Total liabilities and equity 437,119 422,465 415,121
Off-balance sheet commitments
Commitments given to a third party on behalf of customers
Guarantees and pledges 56,563 54,380 49,794
Other 452 483 575
Irrevocable commitments in favour of customers, other 105,820 99,530 88,620

Q1

Nordea Bank Abp

Note 1 Accounting policies

The financial statements for the parent company, Nordea Bank Abp, are prepared in accordance with the Finnish Accounting Act, the Finnish Act on Credit Institutions, the Decree of the Finnish Ministry of Finance on the financial statements and consolidated financial statements of credit institutions and investment firms, and the regulations and guidelines of the Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority.

Nordea Bank Abp applies International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) for the recognition, measurement and presentation of financial instruments in accordance with the Finnish Act on Credit Institutions.

The accounting policies and methods of computation are unchanged from the 2024 Annual Report. For more information, see the accounting policies in the 2024 Annual Report.

For further information

  • A webcast will be held on 16 April at 11.00 EET (10.00 CET), during which Frank Vang-Jensen, President and Group CEO, will present the results. This will be followed by a Q&A audio session for investors and analysts with Frank Vang-Jensen, Ian Smith, Group CFO, and Ilkka Ottoila, Head of Investor Relations.
  • The event will be webcast live and the recording and presentation slides will be posted on www.nordea.com/ir.
  • The Q1 2025 report, investor presentation and factbook are available at www.nordea.com/ir

Contacts

Frank Vang-Jensen

President and Group CEO +358 503 821 391

Ian Smith

Group CFO +45 5547 8372

Ilkka Ottoila

Head of Investor Relations +358 9 5300 7058

Ulrika Romantschuk

Head of Brand, Communication and Marketing +358 10 416 8023

Financial calendar

30 January 2025 – Fourth-quarter and full-year results 2024
Week 9 2025 – Annual Report published
20 March 2025 – Annual General Meeting
16 April 2025 – First-quarter results 2025
17 July 2025 – Second-quarter and half-year results 2025
16 October 2025 – Third-quarter results 2025
5 November 2025 – Capital Markets Day

Helsinki 15 April 2025

Nordea Bank Abp

Board of Directors

This report contains forward-looking statements that reflect management's current views with respect to certain future events and potential financial performance. Although Nordea believes that the expectations reflected in such forwardlooking statements are reasonable, no assurance can be given that such expectations will prove to have been correct. Results could differ materially from those set out in the forward-looking statements due to various factors. These include but are not limited to (i) macroeconomic developments, (ii) changes in the competitive environment, (iii) changes in the regulatory environment and other government actions, and (iv) changes in interest rates and foreign exchange rates. This report does not imply that Nordea has undertaken to revise these forward-looking statements beyond what is required by applicable law or applicable stock exchange regulations if and when circumstances arise that lead to changes following their publication.

Nordea Bank Abp • Satamaradankatu 5 • 00020 Helsinki • www.nordea.com/ir • Tel. +358 200 70000 • Business ID 2858394-9

Auditor's report on review of interim financial information of Nordea Bank Abp for the three-monthperiod ended 31 March 2025 – DRAFT

To the Board of Directors of Nordea Bank Abp

Introduction

We have reviewed the accompanying condensed interim financial information of Nordea Bank Group, which comprise the balance sheet as of 31 March 2025, income statement, statement of comprehensive income, statement of changes in equity and condensed cash flow statement for the three-month-period then ended and notes, comprising material accounting policy information and other explanatory notes. The interim financial information also comprise the parent company Nordea Bank Abp's balance sheet as of 31 March 2025, income statement for the three-month-period then ended and note with accounting policy information. The Board of Directors and the Managing Director are responsible for the preparation and presentation of the condensed interim financial information in accordance with International Accounting Standard (IAS) 34, "Interim Financial Reporting", and with regulations governing the preparation of interim financial information in Finland. Our responsibility is to express a conclusion on this condensed interim financial information based on our review.

Scope of Review

We conducted our review in accordance with International Standard on Review Engagements (ISRE) 2410, "Review of Interim Financial Information Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity". A review of interim financial information consists of making inquiries, primarily of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters, and applying analytical and other review procedures. A review is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with International Standards on Auditing and consequently does not enable us to obtain assurance that we would become aware of all significant matters that might be identified in an audit. Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion.

Conclusion

Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the accompanying condensed interim financial information of Nordea Bank Abp for the three-month-period ended on 31 March 2025 is not prepared, in all material respects, as regards the Group financial information, in accordance with International Accounting Standard (IAS) 34, "Interim Financial Reporting", and other regulation governing the presentation of interim financial information in Finland, and as regards the parent company financial information, in accordance with regulations governing the preparation of interim financial information in Finland.

Helsinki 15 April 2025

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Jukka Paunonen Authorised Public Accountant (KHT)

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