The bank operates in the usual manner, all services are functional. We are closely monitoring developments of the situation.
The war in Ukraine is frightening and the uncertainty is causing negative reactions on the market; nevertheless, Swedbank remains
strong and we do not have any problems.
Payments can be made to Ukrainian accounts. If possible, make payments to accounts that accept payments in euros, as these
transfers are completed the fastest.
NB! Payments made to Ukraine must include the recipient’s valid address, which must include the name of the
street and city, as well as country information. Payments where that field is not filled will be rejected.
No fees apply to payments made to Ukraine through Swedbank (applied retrospectively from 24 February).
We have compiled a selection of donation opportunities for those who want to help Ukrainians in our donation environment
"Ma armastan aidata".
Swedbank has suspended service fees on transfers to all the listed Estonian aid organisations listed on that page regardless
of whether you have signed up for the payments plan or not. When donating to an organisation not on this list, make sure that
the organisation is real, reliable and will help those in need.
In the recent weeks, a number of international sanctions have been imposed on Russian Federation, some of its citizens and
business entities, as well as on the Republic of Belarus. Swedbank follows all sanctions’ requirements from the European
Union and OFAC. See the list of sanctioned banks here.
The current situation has made transactions with Russia very risky. Customers who make payments or send goods to Russia run
a real risk of losing their money or goods. There is also a real risk of violating the sanctions imposed. That is why we are
suspending payment services to and from Russia and Belarus, except for very few exceptions, related to Estonia's state
interests or humanitarian reasons, such as pension payments.
The last day for making payments to Russia and Belarus is 20th of April 2022. After that, no new payments
can be initiated to Russia and Belarus. We will automatically terminate any existing standing orders in the direction of
Russia and Belarus.
The last day for receiving payments from Russia and Belarus is 6th of May 2022. After that, we'll send the
incoming payments back to the originator.
The European Union, United States, Canada, United Kingdom and other countries have agreed on sanctions against Russia and Belarus.
Information regarding sanctions can be found from the following sources:
Swedbank no is longer providing financing services in rubles. More details here.
Mastercard and VISA have decided to stop operation in Russia. This means that it is not possible to use cards issued by Russian banks to make card payments at Estonian merchants, use local ATMs or pay in online stores.
Due to the imposed sanctions, Mastercard and VISA have decided to stop the provision of service to several Belarusian banks. This means that it is not possible to use cards issued by several Belarusian banks to make card payments at Estonian merchants, use local ATMs or pay in online stores.
Mastercard and Visa bank cards issued by Swedbank cannot be used for the services of Russian and several Belarusian banks; this entails card payments at merchants, ATMs, payments in online stores.
Trading in Russian shares has been suspended for the time being.
Swedbank’s pension funds hold no direct investments to Russia. Indirect Russian investment entail emerging market equity funds.
The Russian share of emerging market equity indexes is below 3% and Russia makes up less than 0.5% in the funds view.
All bank services in Estonia function as usual; therefore, it is reasonable to hold cash in the amount that you usually do.
There is no need to hoard cash, all our ATMs are fully functional.
In order to assist Ukrainian war refugees currently arriving in Estonia, we are offering a chance to open an account free of
charge both to private customers who are citizens of Ukraine and business customers who have been registered in Ukraine. They
will also receive free PIN-calculators to use our digital channels and will not have to pay the monthly maintenance fees of
their debit cards for a year. This special price list applies retrospectively from 28 February. To open an account, head to a
Swedbank branch.