Description
Nordnet AB, commonly shortened to Nordnet, is a pan-Nordic financial services company, headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden. Nordnet was founded in 1996, becoming the first Internet broker in Sweden, and has expanded since to provide other saving and investment services. The company is divided into three business areas, Savings and investments, Loans, and Pensions.
Besides Sweden where the headquarters are located, Nordnet provides services to customers in Denmark, Finland, and Norway, with local offices present in Copenhagen, Helsinki, and Oslo respectively. In April 2020, Nordnet has reached a milestone of 1,000,000 customers.
Nordnet was originally founded as an online brokerage subsidiary of the Öhman financial group. For the first time, Nordnet was traded on the Nasdaq Stockholm between April 2000 and February 2017, when it was privatized by the Öhman group and Nordic Capital. In November 2020, Nordnet was relisted on the Nasdaq Stockholm, with the Öhman group remaining the largest shareholder with 21.64% of total shares.
