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How should the countercyclical capital buffer requirement be applied?
(18.06.2014)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 2
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 2
The countercyclical capital buffer requirement is one of the new macroprudential instruments that will come into use in Finland. It enables the strengthening of the banking sector’s resilience to systemic risks resulting ...
Housing loan risk weights affect banks’ capital adequacy
(09.06.2015)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 2/2015
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 2/2015
Risk weights help to establish each bank's minimum own funds relative to lending, ensuring the bank's ability to cover the related credit risk. The risk weight calculation method chosen by the bank may have a significant ...
Large structural risks require banks to hold buffers for a rainy day
(13.05.2022)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 1/2022
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 1/2022
The Finnish banking sector’s key vulnerabilities are structural and linked to the Nordic housing market. The result of the Bank of Finland’s and Financial Supervisory Authority’s (FIN-FSA) joint stress testing exercise ...
Editorial : New instruments are needed to rein in household debt
(04.05.2021)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 1/2021
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 1/2021
Household behaviour and business activity continue to be very much influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic. The prospects for the economic environment returning to a state of normalcy are improving, however, as vaccine rollouts ...
Reform of bank capital regulation enters final phase
(07.06.2016)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 2/2016
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 2/2016
The capital requirements for banks were revised recently to improve the financial system's resilience to shocks. What remains is the finalisation of the reforms and the specification of implementation. The assessment and ...
Finland, the land of branches : the landscape of the Nordic banking sector
(29.05.2017)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 2/2017
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 2/2017
The Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian and Danish banking sectors have broadly similar strengths and weaknesses. Their profitability is strong, capital adequacy solid, and loan losses have been at historically low levels for a ...
Financial stability assessment : Weakening economy and tightening financing conditions pose a challenge to financial stability
(13.05.2022)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 1/2022
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 1/2022
Russia’s war on Ukraine has caused immeasurable human suffering and destruction for the people of Ukraine. Russia's attack weakened the economic outlook rapidly in spring 2022, and financial stability risks increased in ...