Finland

Finnish telecommunications company DNA has refinanced loan facilities with a €250m credit facility, signed today.

A second European issuer in as many working days has pulled back from the corporate bond market, blaming challenging market conditions.

Nordea Finland returned to the covered bond market on Monday to issue a €1.25bn seven year. In contrast to other recent deals, the transaction attracted solid demand of over €2bn from a wide range of investors and sets the stage for follow-on issuance.

Finnair, the unrated Finnish airline, increased the size of its hybrid capital issue today by €50m to €200m, as Nordic investors supported the credit in a turbulent week.

Finnair, the unrated Finnish airline, increased the size of its hybrid capital issue today by €50m to €200m, as Nordic investors supported the credit in a turbulent week.

The unrated Finnish carrier Finnair Oyj, which is government majority owned, has begun a three day roadshow on Monday for new hybrid notes despite recent negative corporate events rattling bond markets.

Municipality Finance brought a taste of bank finance to the public sector this week setting a few records along the way.

Municipality Finance scored a series of firsts on Thursday with an instrument that is typically the preserve of the bank market — setting a path that leads on the deal believe others could follow.

Finnvera

Municipality Finance is set to hit the road to showcase an upcoming debut in the additional tier one (AT1) market — and at least one other European agency could follow suit.

A European agency outlined size expectations on Wednesday for an inaugural visit to the additional tier one (AT1) market, after mandating for the deal earlier in the day.

Finnvera took its first ever billion sized bite of a core currency bond on Tuesday, enticing investors with a juicy pick-up over its sovereign’s curve.