Vestland county was established in 2020 following a merger of the former counties of Hordaland and Sogn & Fjordane. Occupying an area of 33,870sqkm, Vestland is the westernmost of Norway's 15 counties and ranks third in terms of population with 650 thousand inhabitants. The county houses 43 municipalities with Bergen as the largest municipality as well as largest city, equally county capital. Other larger urban areas are Stord and Førde.
SB1 Lom og Skjåk was founded in 1873. The bank's core region covers five municipalities in the northwestern part of Norway's Innlandet county. The bank is headquartered in Lom municipality and has five branch offices, including a branch in Oslo. It has 74 employees and total lending of NOK 11bn, including loans transferred to SB1 Alliance covered bond company SB1 Boligkreditt AS.
Spareskillingsbanken, established in 1877, is a mid-sized savings bank headquartered in Kristiansand, Norway. It primarily serves retail customers and SMEs in the Kristiansand region. Spareskillingsbanken operates as an independent self-owned savings bank and offers several financial services to household and corporate borrowers. These services include savings accounts, loans, mortgages, insurance, leasing and investment services. Spareskillingsbanken is a member of Lokalbanksamarbeidet banking cooperative, which consists of small and medium-sized local savings banks.
Vegamot was established as a local toll company in 1983 and became a regional operator through Norway's toll reform in 2015. Vegamot has responsibility for the counties of Trøndelag and Møre og Romsdal. Trøndelag owns 67% of Vegamot's capital and Møre og Romsdal 33%. Vegamot's mission is to provide efficient financing for toll projects on behalf of its owners through borrowing and collection of tolls. The county governments act as guarantors for loans.
PostNord was founded in 2009 through a merger of the Swedish and Danish national government postal companies, Posten AB and Post Danmark A/S. The company offers parcel, logistics and postal and related services across the Nordic region. Its network includes international operations (PostNord International) that focus on e-commerce and logistics, while subsidiary Strålfors provides omni-channel communication services. PostNord is owned by the Swedish and Danish governments, which each hold 50% of the voting rights.
