{"id":1053,"date":"2022-12-02T14:47:05","date_gmt":"2022-12-02T14:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.svenskaskeppshypotek.se\/about-svenska-skeppshypotek\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T15:35:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T15:35:42","slug":"about-svenska-skeppshypotek","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.svenskaskeppshypotek.se\/en\/about-svenska-skeppshypotek\/","title":{"rendered":"About Svenska Skeppshypotek"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; next_background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.2&#8243; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;rgba(28,93,139,0.51) 0%|rgba(28,93,139,0.51) 100%&#8221; background_color_gradient_overlays_image=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;rgba(28,93,139,0.51)&#8221; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;rgba(28,93,139,0.51)&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/www.svenskaskeppshypotek.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/om-verksamheten.jpg&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;140px||140px||true|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;60px||60px||true|false&#8221; bottom_divider_style=&#8221;wave&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_5,2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.2&#8243; width_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;90%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; max_width=&#8221;none&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; header_5_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||12px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h5>About our operation<\/h5>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.2&#8243; header_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;60px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||16px||false|false&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;48px&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;32px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>97 years and almost 1,000 ships later<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.5&#8243; text_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;60px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; max_width=&#8221;450px&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;48px&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;32px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>We began in 1929 with an assignment from the Swedish Parliament to renew the Swedish merchant fleet by providing good financing. 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We fulfil our purpose by financing the renewal of the merchant fleet, mainly for Swedish shipping companies, but also for foreign shipping companies with a significant Swedish influence or interest.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.5&#8243; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||40px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;||40px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;15px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;14px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;off|phone&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;55px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>As a financial institution, the value we provide to shipping with a significant Swedish interest or influence, has become increasingly evident since the financial crisis and the introduction of new capital market regulations. 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