Pohjola Pankki Oyj - Company Announcement

Pohjola Data Included in OP-Pohjola Group's Stress Test Results

Pohjola Bank plc                                                                
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23 July 2010, 7.00 pm                                                           




Pohjola Data Included in OP-Pohjola Group's Stress Test Results                 


The Committee of the European Banking Supervisors (CEBS), in cooperation with   
the European Central Bank, the European Commission and national supervisory     
authorities, coordinated an EU-wide forward-looking stress test of 91 banks in  
June-July. In Finland, the Financial Supervisory Authority coordinated the      
implementation of the test in cooperation with the Bank of Finland.             

Of the Finnish banks, OP-Pohjola Group was included in the stress test exercise.
Given that Pohjola Bank plc is part of OP-Pohjola Group operating under the     
principle of joint responsibility, its data are included in the test results.   
OP-Pohjola Group's banking earnings and capital base would remain strong even if
the assumptions of economic deterioration used in the Europe-wide bank stress   
test were to materialise. Conducted by CEBS, the stress test gave a clean bill  
of health to OP-Pohjola Group, as expected.                                     

The results of OP-Pohjola Group can be found in the analysis report by the      
Financial Supervisory Authority.                                                




Pohjola Bank plc                                                                
Carina Geber-Teir                                                               
Chief Communications Officer                                                    

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:                                           
Carina Geber-Teir, Chief Communications Officer, tel. +358 (0)10 252 8394       


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pohjola.fi, op.fi

Attachments:

analysisreport_op-pohjola.pdf