Articles on the economy
Based on a stress test conducted jointly by the Bank of Finland and the Financial supervisory Authority, Finnish banks are well placed to weather a serious crisis on the Nordic housing markets.
The macroprudential buffers that protect banks from financial crises are lighter in Finland than in comparable countries with similar structural vulnerabilities.
The Bank of Finland and Financial Supervisory Authority’s new stress-testing framework can be used to assess the ability of Finnish banks to cope in severe domestic or Nordic economic crises.