2010-02-22 08:00:00 CET

2010-02-22 08:00:11 CET


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Ålandsbanken - Financial Statement Release

Year-end report for the period January - December 2009


Bank of Åland Plc    STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE   22.02.2010 09.00 hrs              

Year-end report for the period January - December 2009                          

The report period in brief: 
-Consolidated net operating profit increased by 52 per cent to 30.5 million
euros 
 (January-December 2008: EUR 20.0 M) 
-Recognition of negative goodwill from the purchase of Ålandsbanken Sverige AB 
 improved income by EUR 23.1 M, while operational earnings in Ålandsbanken 
 Sverige AB pulled down consolidated income by EUR 8.0 M 
-Net interest income fell by 7 per cent to EUR 39.1 M (42.1) 
-Commission income increased by 75 per cent to EUR 32.5 M (18.6) 
-Total income increased by 17 per cent to EUR 87.2 M (74.2) 
-Expenses rose by 48 per cent to EUR 77.2 M (52.1) 
-Impairment losses on loans amounted to EUR 2.9 M (2.3) 
-Lending volume increased by 16 per cent to EUR 2,546 M (December 2008: 2,193) 
-Deposits increased by 13 per cent to EUR 2,411 M (December 2008: 2,126) 
-Mutual fund assets under management increased by 239 per cent to EUR 801 M
(236) 
-Return on equity after taxes (ROE) was 17.8 per cent (10.7) 
-The expense/income ratio amounted to 72 (73) per cent 
-The total capital ratio in compliance with Basel 2 amounted to 12.3 per cent 
 (12.6) 
-Earnings per share amounted to EUR 2.27 (1.22) 
-The Board of Directors proposes a dividend of EUR 0.50 (0.50) per share plus
 an anniversary dividend of EUR 0.20 per share 
-Taking into consideration that the Group's earnings in 2009 included a
 sizeable nonrecurring income item, earnings in 2010 are expected to be 
 substantially lower than in 2009 
-The Group's operational earnings, excluding non-recurring income, are
 expected to be at least at the same level as in 2009 


Earnings and profitability                                                      
This Year-end Report has been prepared in compliance with the International     
Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) that have been adopted by the European    
Union, as well as with International Accounting Standard (IAS) 34, “Interim     
Financial Reporting”.                                                           

Earnings summary for the report period                                          
Ålandsbanken Sverige AB (encompassing Ålandsbanken Sverige AB, Ålandsbanken     
Fonder AB and Alpha Management Company S.A.) was consolidated in the Bank of    
Åland Group in such a way that its balance sheet on December 31, 2009 and its   
earnings during the period April 1 - December 31, 2009 have been included in the
consolidated financial statements. This affects comparability with last year.   
The allocation between the Group's Finnish and Swedish business areas can be    
found in the table entitled “Earnings, newly acquired operations” on page 10.   

The year was characterised by the Group's investment in the Swedish market,     
increased focus on private banking services, instability in financial markets   
and low market interest rates. During January-December 2009, the consolidated   
net operating profit of the Bank of Åland Group increased by 52 per cent to EUR 
30.5 M (20.0 in 2008). During the year, the Group recognised EUR 23.1 M in      
negative goodwill as income, due to its purchase of Kaupthing Bank Sverige AB in
Sweden. In traditional banking operations, net interest income was adversely    
affected by low market interest rates, while the Group's strategic focus on     
private banking meant increased income from mutual funds, stock brokerage and   
asset management. Information technology (IT) operations performed favourably   
during the year, which increased “Other operating income”. The task of          
integration with Ålandsbanken Sverige AB, related to both processes and computer
systems, was intensive and led to increased expenses for the Group.             

Income (excluding negative goodwill) increased by 17 per cent to EUR 87.2 M     
(74.2), while expenses rose by 48 per cent to EUR 77.2 M (52.1). Return on      
equity after taxes (ROE) increased to 17.8 (10.7) per cent, and earnings per    
share to EUR 2.27 (1.22).                                                       

NET INTEREST INCOME                                                             
During 2009, consolidated net interest income fell by 7 per cent to EUR 39.1 M  
(42.1). Ålandsbanken Sverige AB had net interest income of EUR 3.5 M. Despite   
increasing lending volume, low interest rates depressed net interest income     
during the year. Margins on lending showed a rising trend during 2009, while the
prevailing market situation led to depressed deposit margins. Lending volume    
rose by 16 per cent to EUR 2,546 M (2,193). Deposit volume increased by 13 per  
cent to EUR 2,411 M (2,126).                                                    

OTHER INCOME                                                                    
Commission income rose by 75 per cent to EUR 32.5 M (18.6). The Group's focus on
private banking and the good stock exchange trend increased income from         
securities, mutual fund and asset management commissions. Commission income at  
Ålandsbanken Sverige AB amounted to EUR 11.9 M.                                 

Net income from securities trading for the Bank's own account was EUR 2.2 M     
(2.4). Valuation and realisation of value increases in interest rate hedging    
derivatives (the Bank of Åland does not apply hedge accounting) resulted in a   
positive nonrecurring effect of EUR 2.4 M. Net income from dealing in the       
foreign exchange market improved to EUR 1.8 M (1.0). Net income from financial  
assets available for sale was EUR 0.5 M (-0.1), and net income from investment  
properties increased to 0.2 M (0.1). Other operating income increased to EUR    
15.4 M (12.4) as a consequence of higher income from the sale and development of
information technology (IT) systems.                                            

During 2009, the Bank of Åland Plc bought Kaupthing Bank Sverige AB in Sweden,  
now Ålandsbanken Sverige AB (encompassing Kaupthing Bank Sverige AB, Kaupthing  
Fonder AB and Alpha Management Company S.A.). The acquisition analysis shows    
that the net assets acquired after restructuring expenses amounted to EUR 57.2 M
and the cost of the shares, including the purchase price and acquisition-related
expenses, amounted to EUR 34.1 M. Negative goodwill of EUR 23.1 M was recognised
as income in the Bank of Åland Group during the second quarter. For detailed    
information about the acquisition analysis, see Note 4 under “Notes to the      
consolidated interim report” on page 13.                                        

The Group's total income (excluding negative goodwill) increased by 17 percent  
to EUR 87.2 M (74.2).                                                           

EXPENSES                                                                        
Staff costs rose by 57 per cent to EUR 44.6 M (28.3) as a consequence of the    
acquisition of Ålandsbanken Sverige AB, employee recruitments at Crosskey       
Banking Solutions Ab Ltd plus salary hikes as provided by collective agreements.
Staff costs at Ålandsbanken Sverige AB amounted to EUR 13.8 M. Changes in the   
Bank's pension fund, Ålandsbanken Abp:s Pensionsstiftelse, according to the     
corridor approach affected staff costs in the amount of EUR 0.1 M (0.2).        

Other administrative expenses (office, marketing, communications and IT)        
increased to EUR 16.7 M (11.0). Production for own use totalled EUR 1.9 M (0.5) 
and was related to expenses for computer software, which in accordance with     
IFRSs must be capitalised. Depreciation/amortisation increased to EUR 6.4 M     
(5.9). Other operating expenses amounted to EUR 11.4 M (7.4), of which EUR 3.6 M
arose at Ålandsbanken Sverige AB.                                               

The Group's total expenses rose by 48 per cent to EUR 77.2 M (52.1).            

IMPAIRMENT LOSSES ON LOANS AND OTHER COMMITMENTS                                
Impairment losses on loans amounted to EUR 2.9 M (2.3). Of these, EUR 1.4 M were
individually targeted impairment losses and EUR 1.5 M a group impairment loss   
targeted to the real estate industry. Of the targeted individual impairment     
losses, EUR 1.2 M consisted of final actual loan losses.                        

FOURTH QUARTER OF 2009                                                          
In the fourth quarter, the Group's net operating profit amounted to EUR -0.4 M  
(Q 42008: 3.7).                                                                 

Income                                                                          
Total income increased by 14 per cent to EUR 23.2 M (20.3). Lower interest rates
combined with increased competition on deposit margins led to a decrease in net 
interest income of 9 per cent to EUR 9.7 M (10.7). Lending volume and margins   
were higher than during the corresponding period of 2008.                       

Commission income improved by 117 per cent and amounted to EUR 10.0 M (4.6). The
increase was attributable to the focus on private banking, increased market     
activity and the purchase of Ålandsbanken Sverige AB. Commission income at      
Ålandsbanken Sverige AB totalled EUR 4.4 M. Net income from securities trading  
and foreign exchange operations decreased to EUR -0.4 M (2.4). Other operating  
income rose by 46 per cent to EUR 5.0 M (3.4), with most of the increase coming 
from the Group's IT operations.                                                 

Expenses                                                                        
Total expenses during the quarter increased by 57 per cent and amounted to EUR  
23.0 M (14.6). During the quarter, staff costs amounted to EUR 13.4 M (7.4). The
number of employees in the Group increased as a consequence of the purchase of  
Ålandsbanken Sverige AB, while salary hikes were implemented as provided by     
collective agreements. Staff costs at Ålandsbanken Sverige AB totalled EUR 5.2  
M. Other administrative expenses increased to EUR 5.0 M (3.1) in the fourth     
quarter, primarily because of higher external computer expenses, communications 
and marketing. The task of integration with Ålandsbanken Sverige AB led to an   
increase in other operating expenses to EUR 3.8 M (2.9). Impairment losses      
during the period totalled EUR 0.6 M (1.9).                                     

BALANCE SHEET TOTAL AND OFF-BALANCE SHEET OBLIGATIONS                           
At the end of 2009, the Group's balance sheet total was EUR 3,379 M (2,770).    
During the year, the Group issued debenture loans 1/2009 and 2/2009 totalling   
EUR 34 M. With the permission of the Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority and
in compliance with the terms of the loan, the Group carried out an early        
redemption of debenture loan 2/2004, which it had issued on June 4, 2004.       
Off-balance sheet obligations rose to EUR 306 M (165).                          

PERSONNEL                                                                       
Hours worked in the Group, recalculated to full-time equivalent positions,      
totalled 641 (487) positions, which represented an increase by 154 positions    
compared to the preceding year. The increase was due to the acquisition of      
Ålandsbanken Sverige AB as well as continued expansion of Crosskey Banking      
Solutions Ab Ltd. The number of employees at Ålandsbanken Sverige AB on December
31, 2009 was 176.                                                               

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| Bank of Åland Group                                  |    Dec 31 |    Dec 31 |
|                                                      |      2009 |      2008 |
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| Ålandsbanken Abp                                     |       310 |       318 |
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| Ab Compass Card Oy Ltd                               |         5 |         6 |
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| Crosskey Banking Solutions Ab Ltd                    |       159 |       134 |
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| Ålandsbanken Asset Management Ab                     |        18 |        15 |
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| Ålandsbanken Fondbolag Ab                            |         6 |         6 |
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| Ålandsbanken Equities Ab                             |         7 |         0 |
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| Ålandsbanken Sverige AB                              |       136 |         0 |
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| Ålandsbanken Veranta Ab                              |         0 |         8 |
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| Total number of full-time equivalent positions,      |       641 |       487 |
| recalculated from hours worked                       |           |           |
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EXPENSE/INCOME RATIO                                                            
Efficiency measured as expenses divided by income, including and excluding loan 
losses, respectively:                                                           

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| Bank of Åland Group                                  |   Dec 31  |   Dec 31  |
|                                                      |      2009 |      2008 |
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| Including negative goodwill                          |           |           |
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|   Including loan losses                              |      0.72 |      0.73 |
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|   Excluding loan losses                              |      0.70 |      0.70 |
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CAPITAL ADEQUACY                                                                
The Group is reporting capital adequacy in accordance with Pillar 1 in the Basel
2 regulations. The Group's total capital ratio at the end of December 2009 was  
12.3 per cent. The capital requirement for credit risks has been calculated     
according to the standardised approach, and the capital requirement for         
operational risks according to the basic indicator approach in the Basel 2      
regulations. Risk management under Pillar 2 will be reported in the Annual 
Report for 2009. The Bank of Åland will endeavour to begin applying an Internal 
Ratings Based (IRB) approach in compliance with Basel 2 to calculate its capital
adequacy requirement for credit risk, starting on January 1, 2011. Our          
assessment, according to the current regulations, is that this will             
substantially improve the Bank of Åland's capital adequacy.                     

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| Capital adequacy                                                             |
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| Bank of Åland Group                                |     Dec 31 |     Dec 31 |
|                                                    |       2009 |       2008 |
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| Capital base, EUR M                                |            |            |
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|     Core capital                                   |      129,3 |      112.4 |
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|     Supplementary capital                          |       72.4 |       53.4 |
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| Total capital base                                 |      201.7 |      165.7 |
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|                                                    |            |            |
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|     Capital requirement for credit risks           |      113.9 |       95.9 |
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|     Capital requirement for market risks           |        2.2 |        0.0 |
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|     Capital requirement for operational risks      |       14.9 |        9.3 |
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| Total capital requirement                          |      130.9 |      105.1 |
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| Total capital ratio, %                             |       12.3 |       12.6 |
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| Core capital ratio, %                              |        7.9 |        8.6 |
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The main reason for the difference between the capital base and recognised      
equity capital is that subordinated liabilities may be counted in the capital   
base, while the proposed dividend may not be included.                          

DEPOSITS                                                                        
Deposits from the public, including bonds and certificates of deposit issued,   
increased by 13 per cent to EUR 2,411 M (2,126), of which EUR 337 M consisted of
deposits at Ålandsbanken Sverige AB. Deposit accounts rose by 16 per cent to EUR
2,039 M (1,757). Bonds and certificates of deposit issued to the public         
increased by 1 per cent to EUR 372 M (369).                                     

LENDING                                                                         
The volume of lending to the public increased by 16 per cent and amounted to EUR
2,546 M (2,193). The volume of lending at Ålandsbanken Sverige AB was EUR 190 M.
Lending to households increased by 15 per cent to EUR 1,734 M (1,508).          
Households accounted for 68 (69) per cent of the Group's total lending volume.  
Lending to companies rose by 19 per cent to EUR 787 M (661).                    

BANK OF ÅLAND PLC (ÅLANDSBANKEN ABP)                                            
The Bank of Åland is a bank with strong customer relationships and personal     
service. The Bank has strong financial investment expertise and at the same time
can offer good financing services.                                              

The commercial bank was founded in 1919 and has been listed on the Nasdaq OMX   
Helsinki Oy (Helsinki Stock Exchange) since 1942. The Bank of Åland's Head      
Office is in Mariehamn. The Bank has 17 offices in the Åland Islands and eight  
offices elsewhere in Finland. Its subsidiary Ålandsbanken Sverige AB has three  
offices in Sweden. A total of 10 subsidiaries, whose operations are connected in
various ways to banking, belong to the Bank of Åland Group. The Group has 750   
employees. Read more at www.alandsbanken.fi.                                    

AB COMPASS CARD OY LTD                                                          
Ab Compass Card Oy Ltd is a subsidiary of the Bank of Åland Plc. The company    
will issue credit and debit cards to private and institutional customers.       
Compass Card was founded in 2007 and has offices in Helsinki and Mariehamn. The 
company has six employees.                                                      

CROSSKEY BANKING SOLUTIONS AB LTD                                               
Crosskey Banking Solutions Ab Ltd is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Bank of   
Åland Plc. The company develops, delivers and manages banking computer systems  
to financial market players, offering comprehensive solutions and efficient     
banking processes. Crosskey includes the subsidiary S-Crosskey Ab. Crosskey was 
founded in 2004 and has offices in Mariehamn, Helsinki, Turku and Stockholm. The
company has 179 employees. Read more at www.crosskey.fi.                        

ÅLANDSBANKEN ASSET MANAGEMENT AB                                                
Ålandsbanken Asset Management Ab is a subsidiary of the Bank of Åland Plc. The  
company offers asset management services to institutions and private            
individuals. It manages the assets of the Bank of Åland's mutual funds          
registered in Finland. Asset Management was founded in 2000 and has an office in
Helsinki. The company has 20 employees.                                         


ÅLANDSBANKEN EQUITIES AB                                                        
Ålandsbanken Equities Ab is a subsidiary of the Bank of Åland Plc. The company  
offers equity analysis and stock brokerage services to institutional investors. 
It includes the wholly owned subsidiary Ålandsbanken Equities Research Ab.      
Equities was founded in 2008 and has an office in Helsinki. The company has     
eight employees.                                                                

ÅLANDSBANKEN FONDBOLAG AB                                                       
Ålandsbanken Fondbolag Ab is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Bank of Åland Plc.
The company carries out mutual fund (unit trust) operations and manages 11      
mutual funds registered in Finland. Ålandsbanken Fondbolag was founded in 1998  
and has an office in Mariehamn. The company has seven employees.                

ÅLANDSBANKEN SVERIGE AB                                                         
Ålandsbanken Sverige AB is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Bank of Åland Plc.  
The company has operations in private banking, asset management, stock brokerage
and institutional equities trading. Ålandsbanken Fonder AB and Alpha Management 
Company S.A. are wholly-owned subsidies of the company. Ålandsbanken Sverige was
founded in 2009 and has offices in Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö, Sweden. The 
company has 176 employees. Read more at www.alandsbanken.se.                    
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT                                                     
The Corporate Governance Report has been updated and will be published          
concurrently with the Annual Report for 2009 on the Bank of Åland website,      
www.alandsbanken.fi.                                                            

CHANGES IN GROUP STRUCTURE            
During 2009, the Bank of Åland Plc bought Kaupthing Bank Sverige AB, now        
Ålandsbanken Sverige AB (encompassing Kaupthing Bank Sverige AB, Kaupthing      
Fonder AB and Alpha Management Company S.A.).                                   
Ålandsbanken Veranta Ab merged with the Bank of Åland Plc on September 30, 2009.
During the year, Bank of Åland Plc sold 8 per cent of the shares in Ålandsbanken
Equities Ab. Ålandsbanken Equities Research Ab was founded during the year as a 
wholly owned subsidiary of Ålandsbanken Equities Ab.                            

IMPORTANT EVENTS AFTER THE CLOSE OF THE REPORT PERIOD                           
No important events have occurred after the close of the report period.         

DISTRIBUTION OF PROFIT                                                          
The Board of Directors proposes that the Annual General Meeting approve a       
dividend of EUR 0.50 (0.50) per share plus an anniversary dividend of EUR 0.20  
per share, which is equivalent to a total amount of EUR 8.1 M.                  

OUTLOOK FOR 2010                                                                
Most observers expect a continued gradual recovery in the general economy and in
the financial system during 2010, but the economic situation will remain        
uncertain and there is thus great sensitivity.                                  

Based on this assessment and taking into account that the Group's earnings in   
2009 included sizeable non-recurring income attributable to negative goodwill   
from the acquisition of Kaupthing Bank Sverige AB, earnings in 2010 are expected
to be substantially lower than in 2009. The Group's operational earnings,       
excluding non-recurring income, is expected to be at least at the same level as 
in 2009.                                                                        

The Group's assessment of the outlook for 2009 is based on its assumptions about
future developments in the fixed income and financial markets. However, general 
interest rates, the demand for lending, the trend of the capital and financial  
markets and the competitive situation, as well as the general economic situation
are factors that the Group cannot influence.                                    
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION IN 2010                       
The Annual General Meeting will be held in Mariehamn, Åland, Finland on Monday, 
April 19, 2010. The Annual Report will be published in its official Swedish     
version on March 15, 2010, and in Finnish and English soon afterward.           

INTERIM REPORTS DURING 2010                                                     
January-March 2010 	Monday, May 3, 2010                                
January-June 2010		Monday, August 2,2010                                       
January-September 2010	Monday, November 1, 2010                                 

The figures in this Year-end Report are unaudited.                              
Mariehamn, February 19, 2010                                                    

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS                                                          

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| Financial ratios etc.                                                        |
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| Bank of Åland Group                             |   Full year |    Full year |
|                                                 |        2009 |         2008 |
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| Earnings per share before dilution, EUR1        |        2.27 |         1.22 |
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| Earnings per share after dilution, EUR2         |        2.27 |         1.22 |
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| Market price per share, end of period, EUR      |             |              |
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|   Series A                                      |       33.90 |        26.60 |
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|   Series B                                      |       24.50 |        17.24 |
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| Equity capital per share, EUR3                  |       13.97 |        11.87 |
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| Return on equity after taxes, % (ROE)4          |        17.8 |         10.7 |
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| Return on total assets, % (ROA)5                |         0.9 |          0.5 |
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| Equity/assets ratio, %6                         |         4.8 |          5.0 |
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| Total lending volume, EUR M                     |       2,546 |        2,193 |
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| Total deposits from the public, EUR M           |       2,411 |        2,126 |
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| Equity capital, EUR M                           |         162 |          138 |
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| Balance sheet total, EUR M                      |       3,379 |        2,770 |
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| Expense/income ratio                            |             |              |
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| Including negative goodwill                     |             |              |
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|   Including loan losses                         |        0.72 |         0.73 |
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|   Excluding loan losses                         |        0.70 |         0.70 |
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| Excluding negative goodwill                     |             |              |
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|   Including loan losses                         |        0.92 |         0.73 |
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|   Excluding loan losses                         |        0.88 |         0.70 |
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| 1 Profit for the period before dilution /Average number of shares            |
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| 2 Profit for the period after dilution / (Average number of shares + shares  |
| outstanding)                                                                 |
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| 3 Equity capital - minority share of capital / Number of shares on balance   |
| sheet date                                                                   |
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| 4  (Net operating profit - taxes) / Average equity capital                   |
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| 5 (Net operating profit - taxes) / Average balance sheet total               |
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| 6 Equity capital / Balance sheet total                                       |
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| Summary statement of financial position                                      |
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| Bank of Åland Group                            | Dec 31, 2009 | Dec 31, 2008 |
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| EUR M                                          |              |              |
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| ASSETS                                         |              |              |
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| Cash                                           |           33 |           79 |
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| Debt securities eligible for refinancing with  |          186 |          146 |
| central banks                                  |              |              |
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| Claims on credit institutions                  |          264 |          123 |
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| Claims on the public and public sector         |        2,545 |        2,193 |
| entities                                       |              |              |
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| Debt securities                                |          188 |          131 |
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| Shares and participations                      |           23 |            3 |
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| Shares and participations in associated        |            1 |            1 |
| companies                                      |              |              |
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| Derivative instruments                         |           20 |           15 |
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| Intangible assets                              |            6 |            5 |
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| Tangible assets                                |           38 |           36 |
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| Other assets                                   |           50 |           11 |
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| Accrued income and prepayments                 |           22 |           25 |
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| Deferred tax assets                            |            2 |            1 |
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| Total assets                                   |        3,379 |        2,770 |
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| LIABILITIES                                    |              |              |
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| Liabilities to credit institutions             |          263 |           71 |
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| Liabilities to the public and public sector    |        2,040 |        1,758 |
| entities                                       |              |              |
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| Debt securities issued to the public           |          743 |          665 |
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| Derivative instruments                         |            8 |            6 |
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| Other liabilities                              |           57 |           41 |
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| Accrued expenses and prepaid income            |           27 |           18 |
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| Subordinated liabilities                       |           59 |           53 |
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| Deferred tax liabilities                       |           21 |           19 |
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| Total liabilities                              |        3,217 |        2,631 |
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|                                                |              |              |
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| Equity capital and minority interests          |              |              |
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| Share capital                                  |           23 |           23 |
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| Share premium account                          |           33 |           33 |
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| Reserve fund                                   |           25 |           25 |
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| Fair value reserve                             |            6 |            2 |
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| Retained earnings                              |           74 |           54 |
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| Equity capital attributable to the owners of   |          161 |          137 |
| the parent                                     |              |              |
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| Equity capital attributable to minority        |            1 |            2 |
| interests                                      |              |              |
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| Total equity capital                           |          162 |          138 |
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| Total liabilities and equity capital           |        3,379 |        2,770 |
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| Summary statement of comprehensive income          |                         |
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| Bank of Åland Group                           | Full year 2009 |   Full year |
|                                               |                |        2008 |
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| EUR M                                         |                |             |
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| Net interest income                           |           39.1 |        42.1 |
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| Income from equity investments                |            0.0 |         0.0 |
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| Commission income                             |           32.5 |        18.6 |
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| Commission expenses                           |           -4.4 |        -2.2 |
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| Net income from securities transactions and   |            4.0 |         3.3 |
| foreign exchange dealing                      |                |             |
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| Net income from financial assets available    |            0.5 |        -0.1 |
| for sale                                      |                |             |
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| Net income from investment properties         |            0.2 |         0.1 |
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| Other operating income                        |           15.4 |        12.4 |
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| Total income                                  |           87.2 |        74.2 |
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| Staff costs                                   |          -44.6 |       -28.3 |
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| Other administrative expenses                 |          -16.7 |       -11.0 |
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| Production for own use                        |            1.9 |         0.5 |
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| Depreciation/amortisation                     |           -6.4 |        -5.9 |
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| Other operating expenses                      |          -11.4 |        -7.4 |
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| Total expenses                                |          -77.2 |       -52.1 |
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| Impairment losses on loans and other          |           -2.9 |        -2.3 |
| commitments                                   |                |             |
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| Share of profit/loss in associated companies  |            0.2 |         0.2 |
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| Negative goodwill                             |           23.1 |         0.0 |
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| Net operating profit                          |           30.5 |        20.0 |
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|                                               |                |             |
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| Income taxes                                  |           -3.7 |        -5.4 |
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| Profit for the period                         |           26.8 |        14.6 |
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| Other comprehensive income                    |                |             |
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| Assets available for sale                     |            0.2 |         1.8 |
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| Valuation differences                         |            3.7 |         0.0 |
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| Income tax on other comprehensive income      |           -0.1 |        -0.5 |
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| Total comprehensive income for the period     |           30.7 |        15.9 |
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| Profit for the period attributable to owners  |           26.2 |        14.0 |
| of the parent                                 |                |             |
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| Profit for the period attributable to         |            0.7 |         0.6 |
| minority interests                            |                |             |
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| Total                                         |           26.8 |        14.6 |
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| Total comprehensive income for the period     |           30,0 |        15,3 |
| attributable to owners of the parent          |                |             |
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| Total comprehensive income for the period     |            0,7 |         0,6 |
| attributable to minority interests            |                |             |
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| Total                                         |           30,7 |        15,9 |
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| Earnings per share                                 |                         |
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| Earnings per share before dilution, EUR1      |           2.27 |        1.22 |
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| Earning per share after dilution, EUR2        |           2.27 |        1.22 |
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| 1 Profit for the period before dilution / Average  |                         |
| number of shares                                   |                         |
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| 2 Profit for the period after dilution / (Average  |                         |
| number of shares + shares outstanding)             |                         |
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| Quarterly data, earnings                                                     |
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| Bank of Åland Group              |  Q IV |  Q III |   Q II |    Q I |   Q IV |
|                                  |  2009 |   2009 |   2009 |   2009 |   2008 |
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| EUR M                            |       |        |        |        |        |
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| Net interest income              |   9.7 |   10.2 |   10.1 |    9.1 |   10.7 |
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| Income from equity investments   |   0.0 |    0.0 |    0.0 |    0.0 |    0.0 |
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| Commission income                |  10.0 |    9.4 |    8.1 |    5.0 |    4.6 |
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| Commission expenses              |  -1.3 |   -1.7 |   -0.9 |   -0.5 |   -0.6 |
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| Net income from securities       |  -0.4 |    0.4 |    0.8 |    3.1 |   2.4  |
| transactions and foreign         |       |        |        |        |        |
| exchange dealing                 |       |        |        |        |        |
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| Net income from financial assets |   0.1 |    0.2 |    0.1 |    0.0 |   -0.3 |
| available for sale               |       |        |        |        |        |
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| Net income from investment       |   0.0 |    0.0 |    0.0 |    0.2 |    0.0 |
| properties                       |       |        |        |        |        |
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| Other operating income           |   5.0 |    3.1 |    3.9 |    3.4 |    3.4 |
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| Total income                     |  23.2 |   21.6 |   22.1 |   20.4 |   20.3 |
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|                                                                              |
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| Staff costs                      | -13.4 |  -11.3 |  -12.3 |   -7.6 |   -7.4 |
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| Other administrative expenses    |  -5.0 |   -4.2 |   -4.6 |   -2.9 |   -3.1 |
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| Production for own use           |   0.8 |    0.8 |    0.2 |    0.2 |    0.2 |
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| Depreciation/amortisation        |  -1.6 |   -1.6 |   -1.7 |   -1.4 |   -1.5 |
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| Other operating expenses         |  -3.8 |   -2.5 |   -3.0 |   -2.0 |   -2.9 |
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| Total expenses                   | -23.0 |  -18.9 |  -21.5 |  -13.8 |  -14.6 |
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|                                                                              |
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| Impairment losses on loans and   |  -0.6 |   -0.2 |   -1.8 |   -0.4 |   -1.9 |
| other commitments                |       |        |        |        |        |
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| Share of profit/loss in          |   0.0 |    0.1 |    0.1 |    0.1 |   -0.1 |
| associated companies             |       |        |        |        |        |
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| Negative goodwill                |   0.0 |    0.0 |   23.1 |    0.0 |    0.0 |
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| Net operating profit             |  -0.4 |    2.7 |   22.0 |    6.3 |    3.7 |
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| Earnings, newly acquired operations                                          |
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| Bank of Åland Group            |  Apr-Dec |  Jan-Dec |   Jan-Dec |   Jan-Dec |
|                                |     2009 |     2009 |      2009 |      2008 |
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| EUR M                          |   Sweden |  Finland |     Total |     Total |
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| Net interest income            |      3.5 |     35.6 |      39.1 |      42.1 |
|                                |          |          |           |           |
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| Income from equity investments |      0.0 |      0.0 |       0.0 |       0.0 |
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| Commission income              |     11.9 |     20.6 |      32.5 |      18.6 |
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| Commission expenses            |     -2.3 |     -2.2 |      -4.4 |      -2.2 |
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| Net income from securities     |      0.2 |      3.7 |       4.0 |       3.3 |
| transactions and foreign       |          |          |           |           |
| currency dealing               |          |          |           |           |
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| Net income from financial      |      0.0 |      0.4 |       0.5 |      -0.1 |
| assets available for sale      |          |          |           |           |
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| Net income from investment     |      0.0 |      0.2 |       0.2 |       0.1 |
| properties                     |          |          |           |           |
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| Other operating income         |      1.8 |     13.6 |      15.4 |      12.4 |
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| Total income                   |     15.1 |     72.1 |      87.2 |      74.2 |
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| Staff costs                    |    -13.8 |    -30.8 |     -44.6 |     -28.3 |
|                                |          |          |           |           |
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| Other administrative expenses  |     -4.9 |    -11.8 |     -16.7 |     -11.0 |
|                                |          |          |           |           |
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| Production for own use         |      0.0 |      1.9 |       1.9 |       0.5 |
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| Depreciation/amortisation      |     -0.7 |     -5.7 |      -6.4 |      -5.9 |
|                                |          |          |           |           |
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| Other operating expenses       |     -3.6 |     -7.9 |     -11.4 |      -7.4 |
|                                |          |          |           |           |
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| Total expenses                 |    -22.9 |    -54.2 |     -77.2 |     -52.1 |
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| Impairment losses on loans and |     -0.2 |     -2.7 |      -2.9 |      -2.3 |
| other commitments              |          |          |           |           |
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| Share of profit/loss in        |      0.0 |      0.2 |       0.2 |       0.2 |
| associated companies           |          |          |           |           |
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| Negative goodwill              |      0.0 |     23.1 |      23.1 |       0.0 |
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| Net operating profit           |     -8.0 |     38.5 |      30.5 |      20.0 |
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| Statement of changes in equity capital                                       |
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| Bank of    |      |      |      |      |       |       |       |      |      |
| Åland      |      |      |      |      |       |       |       |      |      |
| Group      |      |      |      |      |       |       |       |      |      |
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| EUR M      | Share| Share| Rese | Fair | Trans | Retai | Total | Mino | Total|
|            | capi | prem | rve  | value| lation|  ned  | before| rity |      |
|            |      | ium  | fund | rese | diffe | earni | minor | rests|      |
|            |      | acco |      | rve  | rence | ngs   |  ity  |      |      |
|            |      | unt  |      |      |       |       | inter |      |      |
|            |      |      |      |      |       |       | ests  |      |      |
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| Equity     | 23.3 | 33.3 | 25.1 |  0.4 |   0.0 |  51.1 | 133.1 |  1.8 | 135. |
| capital,   |      |      |      |      |       |       |       |      |    0 |
| Dec 31,    |      |      |      |      |       |       |       |      |      |
| 2007       |      |      |      |      |       |       |       |      |      |
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| Comprehens |      |      |      |  1.3 |       |  14.0 |  15.3 |  0.6 | 15.9 |
| ive income |      |      |      |      |       |       |       |      |      |
| for the    |      |      |      |      |       |       |       |      |      |
| period     |      |      |      |      |       |       |       |      |      |
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| Dividend   |      |      |      |      |       | -11.5 | -11.5 | -1.0 | -12. |
| paid       |      |      |      |      |       |       |       |      |    5 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Other      |      |      |      |      |       |       |       | -0.1 | -0.1 |
| changes in |      |      |      |      |       |       |       |      |      |
| equity     |      |      |      |      |       |       |       |      |      |
| capital    |      |      |      |      |       |       |       |      |      |
| attributab |      |      |      |      |       |       |       |      |      |
| le to      |      |      |      |      |       |       |       |      |      |
| minority   |      |      |      |      |       |       |       |      |      |
| interests  |      |      |      |      |       |       |       |      |      |
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| Equity     | 23.3 | 33.3 | 25.1 |  1.7 |   0.0 |  53.6 | 136.9 |  1.6 | 138. |
| capital,   |      |      |      |      |       |       |       |      |    5 |
| Dec 31,    |      |      |      |      |       |       |       |      |      |
| 2008       |      |      |      |      |       |       |       |      |      |
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| Comprehens |      |      |      |  0.2 |   3.7 |  26.2 |  30.0 |  0.7 | 30.7 |
| ive income |      |      |      |      |       |       |       |      |      |
| for the    |      |      |      |      |       |       |       |      |      |
| period     |      |      |      |      |       |       |       |      |      |
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| Dividend   |      |      |      |      |       |  -5.8 |  -5.8 | -1.7 | -7.5 |
| paid       |      |      |      |      |       |       |       |      |      |
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| Other      |      |      |      |      |       |       |   0.0 |  0.5 |  0.5 |
| changes in |      |      |      |      |       |       |       |      |      |
| equity     |      |      |      |      |       |       |       |      |      |
| capital    |      |      |      |      |       |       |       |      |      |
| attributab |      |      |      |      |       |       |       |      |      |
| le to      |      |      |      |      |       |       |       |      |      |
| minority   |      |      |      |      |       |       |       |      |      |
| interests  |      |      |      |      |       |       |       |      |      |
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| Equity     | 23.3 | 33.3 | 25.1 |  1.8 |   3.7 |  74.0 | 161.2 |  1.0 | 162. |
| capital,   |      |      |      |      |       |       |       |      |    2 |
| Dec 31,    |      |      |      |      |       |       |       |      |      |
| 2009       |      |      |      |      |       |       |       |      |      |
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Summary cash flow statement                                                     
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| Bank of Åland Group                      | Full year 2009 |  Full year 2008  |
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| EUR M                                    |                |                  |
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| Cash flow from operating activities      |       |        |         |        |
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| Net operating profit                     |  30.5 |        |    20.0 |        |
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| Adjustment for net operating profit      | -11.9 |        |     9.8 |        |
| items not affecting cash flow            |       |        |         |        |
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| Gains/losses from investing activities   |  -0.5 |        |    -0.2 |        |
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| Income taxes paid                        |  -3.5 |        |    -3.2 |        |
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| Changes in assets and liabilities in     | -52.1 |  -37.5 |    98.3 |  124,7 |
| operating activities                     |       |        |         |        |
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| Cash flow from investing activities1     |       |   24.0 |         |  -14.9 |
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| Cash flow from financing activities      |       |   39.8 |         |  -41.3 |
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| Exchange rate differences in cash and    |       |    4.3 |         |    0.0 |
| cash equivalents                         |       |        |         |        |
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| Change in cash and cash equivalents      |       |   30.6 |         |   68.5 |
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| Cash and cash equivalents, January 1     |       |  323.5 |         |  255.0 |
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| Cash and cash equivalents, December 31   |       |  354.1 |         |  323.5 |
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1 Disbursed for the purchase of Kaupthing Bank Sverige AB, EUR 34.1 M. Cash and 
cash equivalents in Kaupthing Bank Sverige AB amounted to EUR 63.5 M.           

Notes to the consolidated year-end report                                       

1. Corporate information                                        
The Bank of Åland Plc (Ålandsbanken Abp) is a Finnish public company, organised 
in compliance with Finnish legislation and with its Head Office in Mariehamn.   
The Bank of Åland Plc is a commercial bank with a total of 28 offices. Through  
its subsidiary Crosskey Banking Solutions Ab Ltd, the Bank of Åland Group is    
also a supplier of modern banking computer systems for small and medium-sized   
banks.                                                                          
The Head Office of the Parent Company has the following address:                
Bank of Åland Plc                                                               
Nygatan 2                                                                       
AX-22100 Mariehamn, Åland, Finland                                              

A copy of the consolidated financial statements can be obtained from the Head   
Office or from the website www.alandsbanken.fi. The shares of the Bank of Åland 
Plc are traded on the Nasdaq OMX Helsinki Oy (Helsinki Stock Exchange).         

The consolidated financial statements for the financial year ending on December 
31, 2009 were approved by the Board of Directors on February 19, 2010 and will  
be submitted to the Annual General Meeting for adoption. The Annual General     
Meeting has the opportunity to adopt or abstain from adopting the financial     
statements.                                                                     

2. Basis for preparation and essential accounting principles                    
The Year-end Report for the period January 1-December 31, 2009 has been prepared
in compliance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) that 
have been adopted by the European Union.                                        

ESSENTIAL ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES                                                 
The consolidated financial statements are presented in millions of euros (EUR M)
unless otherwise stated. The consolidated financial statements have been        
prepared according to original cost, if not otherwise stated in the accounting  
principles.                                                                     

TRANSLATION OF OPERATIONS OUTSIDE FINLAND TO THE GROUP'S REPORTING CURRENCY     
In the consolidated financial statements, the income statements and cash flow   
statements of operations outside Finland have been translated to euros according
to the average exchange rates for the report period. The translation of balance 
sheet items to euros is performed using the exchange rates on the balance sheet 
date. The translation differences that arise are recognised separately in “Other
comprehensive income”.                                                          

NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS AND NORMS IN EFFECT STARTING IN 2009:                  

IAS 1, “Presentation of Financial Statements”                                   
The standard has been revised in order to provide better information for        
analysis and comparison of companies. The Group is presenting its financial     
statements in compliance with the revised IAS 1 for the financial period that   
begins on January 1, 2009.                                                      

IFRS 7, “Financial Instruments: Disclosures”                                    
The amendments are based on requiring more disclosures, among other things on   
how the fair value of financial instruments has been calculated and what        
information has been used. The Group is presenting its financial statements in  
compliance with the amended IFRS 7 for the financial period that begins on      
January 1, 2009.                                                                

IFRS 8, “Operating Segments”                                                    
The standard requires that a company provide financial and descriptive          
disclosures about its operating segments. IFRS 8 replaces IAS 14, “Segment  
Reporting”. The Group is presenting its financial statements in compliance with 
IFRS 8 for the financial period that begins on January 1, 2009.                 

Improvements to International Financial Reporting Standards (2008)              
The standard was published as part of the International Accounting Standards    
Board's (IASB's) recently introduced process whose purpose is to deal with minor
amendments to existing standards, known as the annual improvements project. The 
Group is presenting its financial statements in compliance with the standard for
the financial period that begins on January 1, 2009.                            

The Group is not currently affected by amendments to the following:             
IFRS 2, “Share-based Payments”                                                  
IAS 23, “Borrowing Costs”                                                       
IAS 32, “Financial Instruments: Presentation” and IAS 1, “Presentation of       
Financial Statements” - “Puttable Financial Instruments and Obligations Arising 
on Liquidation”                                                                 
IFRIC 9 “Reassessment of Embedded Derivatives” and IAS 39, “Financial           
Instruments: Recognition and Measurement” - Embedded Derivatives                
IFRIC 13, “Customer Loyalty Programmes”                                         

NEW ACCOUNTING NORMS AND STANDARDS THAT WILL APPLY STARTING IN 2010:            
Improvements to International Financial Reporting Standards (2009)              
IFRS 2, “Share-based Payments”                                                  
IFRS 3, “Business Combinations”                                                 
IAS 27, “Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements”                        
IAS 39 Financial instrument: Recognition and Measurement” - Eligible Hedged     
Items                                                                           
IFRIC 12, “Service Concession Arrangements” 
IFRIC 15, “Agreements for the Construction of Real Estate”                      
IFRIC 16, “Hedges of a Net Investment in a Foreign Operation”                   
IFRIC 17, “Distributions of Non-cash Assets to Owners”                          
IFRIC 18, “Transfers of Assets from Customers”                                  

3. Estimates and judgements                                                     
Preparation of financial statements in compliance with IFRSs requires the       
company's Executive Team to make estimates and judgements that affect the       
recognised amounts of assets and liabilities, income and expenses as well as    
disclosures about commitments. Although these estimates are based on the best   
knowledge of the Executive Team on current events and measures, the actual      
outcome may diverge from the estimates.                                         

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| 4. Business combinations                                                     |
| During the report period, the Bank of Åland Group made the following         |
| acquisitions of companies, which are reported in compliance with IFRS 3,     |
| “Business Combinations”.                                                     |
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|                                     2009                                     |
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| EUR M            |     Sector  |         Date of acquisition |          Cost |
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| Kaupthing Bank   | Asset manager  |      March 27, 2009      |               |
| Sverige AB       |                |                          |               |
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| Kaupthing Fonder | Mutual fund    |      March 27, 2009      |               |
| AB               | manager        |                          |               |
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| Alpha Management | Mutual fund    |      March 27, 2009      |               |
| Company S.A.     | manager        |                          |               |
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| Kaupthing Bank   |                |                          |          34.1 |
| Sverige          |                |                          |               |
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| ALLOCATION OF COST                                                           |
|                                                       Kaupthing Bank Sverige |
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| Cash                                                   |                35.2 |
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| Direct acquisition-related expenses                    |                 3.7 |
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| Purchase price settlement                              |                -4.8 |
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|                                                        |                34.1 |
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| NET ASSETS ACQUIRED                        |          Kaupthing Bank Sverige |
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|                                                |   Fair value    | Carrying  |
|                                                |                 |  amount   |
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| Claims on credit institutions                  |            84.9 |      84.9 |
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| Claims on the public                           |           208.4 |     208.9 |
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| Shares and participations                      |            24.6 |      24.6 |
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| Other assets                                   |            42.2 |      42.2 |
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| Liabilities                                    |           303.0 |     303.0 |
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| Net assets acquired                            |            57.2 |           |
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| Negative goodwill                              |            23.1 |           |
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| Ålandsbanken Sverige AB earned income of EUR -8.0 M after being acquired.    |
| The negative goodwill that arose was reported as income in the Bank of       |
| Åland Group's income statement on the line “Negative goodwill”. The Bank of  |
| Åland was contacted in 2008 concerning the purchase of Kaupthing Bank        |
| Sverige AB. As a result of the situation surrounding the purchase, negative  |
| goodwill arose at the Bank of Åland. During Q 4 the acquisition analysis     |
| established this amount as EUR 23.1 M. If Ålandsbanken Sverige AB had been   |
| part of the Bank of Åland Group from January 1, 2009, the Group's earnings   |
| would have been EUR 5.1 M lower.                                             |
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|                                     2009                                     |
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| EUR M                          | March 31 | Utilised | Withdrawn |    Dec 31 |
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| Restructuring reserve          |          |          |           |           |
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| Staff costs                    |      6.2 |     -4.5 |      -0.2 |       1.4 |
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| Rent for premises              |      2.7 |     -0.9 |      -1.2 |       0.6 |
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| IT                             |      0.7 |     -0.4 |       0.0 |       0.4 |
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| Total                          |      9.7 |     -5.8 |      -1.4 |       2.4 |
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|                                                |     2009      |    2008     |
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| Goodwill                                                                     |
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| Opening balance                                                              |
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| Gross                                          |           1.4 |         1.4 |
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| Goodwill recognised during the report period   |           0.0 |         0.0 |
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| Impairment loss                                |           0.0 |        -0.1 |
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| Closing balance                                |           1.4 |         1.4 |
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5. Operating segments                                                           
The Bank of Åland Group reports operating segments in compliance with IFRS 8,   
which means that operating segments reflect the information that the Group's    
Executive Team receives. The Finland segment includes the Bank of Åland Plc, Ab 
Compass Card Oy Ltd, Ålandsbanken Asset Management Ab, Ålandsbanken Equities Ab,
Ålandsbanken Fondbolag Ab and Ålandsbanken Veranta Ab. The Sweden segment       
includes Ålandsbanken Sverige AB, Ålandsbanken Fonder AB and Alpha Management   
Company S.A. The Crosskey segment includes Crosskey Banking Solutions Ab and    
S-Crosskey Ab.                                                                  
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| Bank of Åland Group  |                         2009                          |
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| EUR M                |  Finland |   Sweden | Crosskey | Eliminat |     Total |
|                      |          |          |          |     ions |           |
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| Deposits, lending    |     35.3 |      1.5 |      0.0 |      0.0 |      36.8 |
| and portfolio        |          |          |          |          |           |
| management           |          |          |          |          |           |
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| of which impairment  |     -2.7 |     -0.2 |      0.0 |      0.0 |      -2.9 |
| losses, loans        |          |          |          |          |           |
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| Capital market       |     15.1 |     10.0 |      0.0 |      0.0 |      25.1 |
| products/services    |          |          |          |          |           |
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| Other income         |      7.0 |      3.5 |     25.8 |    -13.7 |      22.6 |
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| Staff costs          |    -21.2 |    -14.4 |    -10.8 |      0.0 |     -46.4 |
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| Other expenses       |    -17.5 |     -7.8 |     -9.8 |     10.0 |     -25.1 |
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| Depreciation/amortis |     -4.7 |     -0.7 |     -0.9 |      0.7 |      -5.6 |
| ation                |          |          |          |          |           |
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| Negative goodwill    |     23.1 |      0.0 |      0.0 |      0.0 |      23.1 |
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| NET OPERATING PROFIT |     37.2 |     -8.0 |      4.2 |     -2.9 |      30.5 |
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| Assets               |  2,870.2 |    544.8 |     10.6 |    -46.3 |   3,379.3 |
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| Liabilities          |  2,725.5 |    490.5 |      5.8 |     -4.7 |   3,217.1 |
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| Equity capital       |    144.7 |     54.4 |      4.8 |    -41.7 |     162.2 |
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| Bank of Åland Group  |                         2008                          |
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| EUR M                |  Finland |   Sweden | Crosskey | Eliminat |     Total |
|                      |          |          |          |     ions |           |
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| Deposits, lending    |     44.3 |      0.0 |      0.0 |     -0.1 |      44.2 |
| and portfolio        |          |          |          |          |           |
| management           |          |          |          |          |           |
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| of which impairment  |     -2.3 |      0.0 |      0.0 |      0.0 |      -2.3 |
| losses, loans        |          |          |          |          |           |
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| Capital market       |     11.4 |      0.0 |      0.0 |      0.0 |      11.4 |
| products/services    |          |          |          |          |           |
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| Other income         |      5.1 |      0.0 |     21.9 |    -10.6 |      16.4 |
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| Staff costs          |    -20.4 |      0.0 |     -9.4 |      0.0 |     -29.8 |
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| Other expenses       |    -16.0 |      0.0 |    -11.0 |      9.7 |     -17.3 |
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| Depreciation/amortis |     -4.7 |      0.0 |     -0.7 |      0.5 |      -4.9 |
| ation                |          |          |          |          |           |
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| Negative goodwill    |      0.0 |      0.0 |      0.0 |      0.0 |       0.0 |
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| NET OPERATING PROFIT |     19.7 |      0.0 |      0.7 |     -0.4 |      20.0 |
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| Assets               |  2 768.9 |      0.0 |      7.9 |     -7.0 |   2 769.7 |
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| Liabilities          |  2 628.8 |      0.0 |      4.3 |     -1.9 |   2 631.2 |
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| Equity capital       |    140.0 |      0.0 |      3.6 |     -5.1 |     138.5 |
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In each operating segment, “Other staff costs” are recognised as staff costs    
while in the external financial statements they are recognised as “Other        
administrative expenses” and IT depreciation/amortisation is recognised as      
“Other expenses” while in the external financial statements they are recognised 
as “Depreciation/amortisation”.                                                 

6. Income taxes                                                                 
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| Bank of Åland Group                                |    Dec 31, |    Dec 31, |
|                                                    |       2009 |       2008 |
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| EUR M                                              |            |            |
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| Taxes for the report period and earlier report     |        2.7 |        2.5 |
| periods                                            |            |            |
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| Change in deferred tax assets and liabilities      |        0.9 |        2.9 |
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| Income taxes                                       |        3.7 |        5.4 |
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7. Dividend                                                                     
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| Bank of Åland Group                            |           2009 |       2008 |
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| EUR                                            |                |            |
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| Proposed dividend for 2009: EUR 0.50 per share |      5,768,061 |            |
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| Proposed anniversary dividend for 2009: EUR    |      2,307,224 |            |
| 0.20 per share                                 |                |            |
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| Final dividend for 2008: EUR 0.50 per share    |                |  5,768,061 |
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| Distributable profit on December 31, 2009 before the dividend amounted to    |
| EUR 8,435,889.                                                               |
| The dividend for 2008 was adopted by the Annual General Meeting on March 26, |
| 2009. The record date was March31 and the distribution date was April 7.     |
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8. Deposits from the public and the public sector, including bonds and          
certificates of deposit issued                                                  
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| Bank of Åland Group                         |  Dec 31, 2009 |   Dec 31, 2008 |
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| EUR M                                       |               |                |
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| Deposit accounts from the public and public |               |                |
| sector                                      |               |                |
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| Demand deposit accounts                     |           385 |            140 |
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| Current accounts                            |           397 |            301 |
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| Environmental and Savings Accounts          |            89 |             73 |
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| Prime Accounts                              |           763 |            652 |
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| Time deposits                               |           405 |            592 |
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| Total deposit accounts                      |         2,039 |          1,757 |
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| Bonds and subordinated debentures*          |           231 |            224 |
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| Certificates of deposits issued to the      |           140 |            145 |
| public*                                     |               |                |
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| Total bonds and certificates of deposit     |           372 |            369 |
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| Total deposits                              |         2,411 |          2,126 |
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| * This item does not include debt securities subscribed by credit            |
| institutions.                                                                |
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9. Lending to the public and public sector by purpose                           
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| Bank of Åland Group                                |    Dec 31, |    Dec 31, |
|                                                    |      2009  |       2008 |
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| EUR M                                              |            |            |
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| COMPANIES                                          |            |            |
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|       Shipping                                     |         76 |         79 |
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|       Wholesale and retail trade                   |         64 |         59 |
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|       Housing operations                           |         72 |         64 |
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|       Other real estate operations                 |        154 |        113 |
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|       Financial and insurance operations           |        200 |        190 |
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|       Hotel and restaurant operations              |         16 |         14 |
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|       Other service operations                     |        128 |         79 |
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|       Agriculture, forestry and fishing            |         11 |          7 |
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|       Construction                                 |         27 |         23 |
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|       Other industry and crafts                    |         39 |         31 |
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|                                                    |        787 |        661 |
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| PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS                                |            |            |
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|       Home loans                                   |      1,144 |      1,083 |
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|       Securities and other investments             |        334 |        249 |
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|       Business operations                          |        165 |         92 |
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|       Other household purposes                     |         90 |         84 |
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|                                                    |      1,734 |      1,508 |
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| PUBLIC SECTOR AND NON-PROFIT ORGANISATIONS         |         25 |         25 |
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|                                                    |            |            |
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| TOTAL LENDING                                      |      2,546 |      2,193 |
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10. Off-balance sheet commitments                                               
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| Bank of Åland Group                         |  Dec 31, 2009 |   Dec 31, 2008 |
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| EUR M                                       |               |                |
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| Guarantees and pledges                      |            19 |             16 |
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| Other commitments                           |           287 |            149 |
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|                                             |           306 |            165 |
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11. Derivative contracts                                                        
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| Bank of Åland Group         |     Dec 31, 2009      |      Dec 31, 2008      |
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| EUR M                       |       For |           |        For |           |
|                             |   hedging |     Other |    hedging |     Other |
|                             |  purposes |           |   purposes |           |
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| Value of underlying         |           |           |            |           |
| property                    |           |           |            |           |
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| Interest rate derivatives   |           |           |            |           |
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|   Swap contracts            |       502 |        10 |        422 |         7 |
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|   Option contracts          |           |           |            |           |
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|      Purchased              |        52 |         6 |          0 |         0 |
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|      Exercised              |         6 |        52 |          0 |         0 |
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| Currency derivatives        |           |           |            |           |
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| Forward contracts           |        72 |         9 |         32 |        22 |
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| Interest rate and currency  |         0 |         4 |          0 |         0 |
| swap contracts              |           |           |            |           |
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| Equity derivatives          |           |           |            |           |
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| Option contracts            |           |           |            |           |
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|     Purchased               |       168 |         7 |        163 |         0 |
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|                             |       800 |        89 |        617 |        29 |
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The equity derivatives that were purchased mainly protect option structures     
embedded in bonds issued to the public.                                         

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| 12. Maturity breakdown of claims and liabilities                             |
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| Bank of Åland Group        |                  Dec 31, 2009                   |
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| EUR M                      |  < 3 mo | 3 - 12  | 1 - 5   | > 5 yrs | Total   |
|                            |         | mo      | yrs     |         |         |
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| Claims                     |         |         |         |         |         |
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| Debt securities eligible   |         |         |         |         |         |
| for                        |         |         |         |         |         |
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| refinancing in central     |      11 |       4 |     171 |       0 |     186 |
| banks                      |         |         |         |         |         |
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| Credit institutions and    |     286 |       0 |       0 |       0 |     286 |
| central banks              |         |         |         |         |         |
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| The public and public      |     387 |     310 |     986 |     863 |   2,546 |
| sector entities            |         |         |         |         |         |
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|    Other debt securities   |      50 |     110 |      28 |       0 |     188 |
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|                            |     734 |     424 |   1,185 |     863 |   3,206 |
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| Liabilities                |         |         |         |         |         |
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| Credit institutions and    |      26 |     207 |      30 |       0 |     263 |
| central banks              |         |         |         |         |         |
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| The public and public      |   1,852 |     145 |      43 |       0 |   2,040 |
| sector entities            |         |         |         |         |         |
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| Debt securities issued to  |     126 |     261 |     357 |       0 |     743 |
| the public                 |         |         |         |         |         |
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|   Subordinated liabilities |       0 |       5 |      16 |      38 |      59 |
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|                            |   2,003 |     619 |     445 |      38 |   3,104 |
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| Bank of Åland Group        |                  Dec 31, 2008                   |
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| EUR M                      |  < 3 mo | 3 - 12  | 1 - 5   | > 5 yrs | Total   |
|                            |         | mo      | yrs     |         |         |
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| Claims                     |         |         |         |         |         |
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| Debt securities eligible   |         |         |         |         |         |
| for                        |         |         |         |         |         |
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| refinancing in central     |      12 |      18 |     113 |       2 |     146 |
| banks                      |         |         |         |         |         |
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| Credit institutions and    |     123 |       0 |       0 |       0 |     123 |
| central banks              |         |         |         |         |         |
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| The public and public      |     254 |     214 |     799 |     926 |   2,193 |
| sector entities            |         |         |         |         |         |
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|    Other debt securities   |     112 |      10 |      10 |       0 |     131 |
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|                            |     501 |     243 |     922 |     928 |   2,593 |
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| Liabilities                |         |         |         |         |         |
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| Credit institutions and    |      34 |      17 |      20 |       0 |      71 |
| central banks              |         |         |         |         |         |
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| The public and public      |   1,590 |     166 |       2 |       0 |   1,758 |
| sector entities            |         |         |         |         |         |
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| Debt securities issued to  |     149 |     179 |     337 |       0 |     665 |
| the public                 |         |         |         |         |         |
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|   Subordinated liabilities |      10 |      3  |       4 |      36 |      53 |
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|                            |   1,783 |     365 |     364 |      36 |   2,547 |
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No estimates of maturity dates have been made. Spot deposits, for example, are  
found in the category < 3 months.                                               

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| 13. Interest rate refixing periods                                           |
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| Bank of Åland Group  |                     Dec 31, 2009                      |
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| EUR M                | < 3 mo | 3-6 mo | 6-12 mo |    1-5 |   > 5 |    Total |
|                      |        |        |         |    yrs |   yrs |          |
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| Assets               |  2,212 |    236 |     274 |    337 |    50 |    3,108 |
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| Liabilities          |  2,379 |     97 |     251 |    265 |    49 |    3,041 |
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| Difference between   |   -168 |    138 |      23 |     73 |     1 |       67 |
| assets and           |        |        |         |        |       |          |
| liabilities          |        |        |         |        |       |          |
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| Shows the Bank's interest rate-related assets and liabilities, including     |
| derivatives, according to the interest rate refixing date as of December 31, |
| 2009.                                                                        |
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| Bank of Åland Group  |                     Dec 31, 2008                      |
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| EUR M                | < 3 mo | 3-6 mo | 6-12 mo |    1-5 |   > 5 |    Total |
|                      |        |        |         |    yrs |   yrs |          |
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| Assets               |  2,001 |    324 |     340 |    433 |    48 |    3,145 |
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| Liabilities          |  2,236 |    363 |     191 |    221 |    18 |    3,028 |
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| Difference between   |   -235 |    -39 |     149 |    212 |    29 |      116 |
| assets and           |        |        |         |        |       |          |
| liabilities          |        |        |         |        |       |          |
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| Shows the Bank's interest rate-related assets and liabilities, including     |
| derivatives, according to the interest rate refixing date as of December 31, |
| 2008.                                                                        |
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