v3.25.4
Personnel expenses (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Classes of employee benefits expense [abstract]  
Summary of total personnel expenses
Skr mn202520242023
Salaries and remuneration to the Board of Directors and the CEO-11-9-8
Salaries and remuneration to Senior Executives-31-30-26
Salaries and remuneration to other employees-242-227-203
Pensions-75-70-70
Social insurance-92-85-78
Other personnel expenses-23-24-17
Total personnel expenses-475-445-402
Summary of remuneration and other benefits to Board of Directors and Senior Executives
Remuneration and other benefits to the Board of Directors and Senior Executives in the Consolidated Group
2025Fee, including committee fee
Fixed remu­neration1
Other benefits2
Pension fee3
Other remu­neration4
Total
Skr thousand
Chairman of the Board of Directors:
Lennart Jacobsen-706 — — — — -706 
Other members of the Board of Directors:
Håkan Berg-417 — — — — -417 
Paula da Silva-402 — — — — -402 
Reinhold Geijer-381 — — — — -381 
Hanna Lagercrantz, resigned March 25, 20255
— — — — — — 
Katarina Ljungqvist-365 — — — — -365 
Erik Mattsson, from March 25, 20255
— — — — — — 
Carl Mellander-375 — — — — -375 
Eva Nilsagård-370 — — — — -370 
Senior Executives:
Magnus Montan, Chief Executive Officer (CEO)6
— -6,301 -25 -1,892 — -8,218 
Karl Johan Bernerfalk, General Counsel, Head of Legal and Procurement— -2,184 -39 -927 — -3,150 
Pontus Davidsson, Head of International Finance, resigned February 28, 2025— -520 -3 -110 — -634 
Mattias Hasselbo, Chief Credit Officer (CCO), from February 1, 2025— -1,972 -19 -528 — -2,519 
Jens Hedar, Head of Global Trade and Export Finance, from March 1, 2025 (acting Chief Financial Officer (CFO), resigned February 28, 2025)— -2,871 -20 -929 — -3,820 
Jan Hoppe, Chief Risk Officer (CRO)— -2,611 -20 -657 — -3,288 
Tobias Hornberger, Chief Financial Officer (CFO), from June 16, 2025— -1,950 -11 -356 — -2,317 
Teresa Hamilton Burman, Chief Credit Officer (CCO), resigned January 31, 2025— -215 -3 -61 — -279 
Jenny Lilja Lagercrantz, Head of Human Resources— -2,377 -33 -666 — -3,076 
Tomas Nygård, Chief Information Officer (CIO)— -2,244 -39 -639 — -2,922 
Susanna Rystedt, Head of Strategy, Business Development and Communications (acting Chief Financial Officer (CFO), from March 1, 2025, resigned June 15, 2025)— -2,767 -25 -962 — -3,753 
Maria Simonson, Head of Client Relationship Management and Sustainability from March 1, 2025 (Head of Sustainability and acting Head of Client Relationship Management, resigned February 28, 2025)— -2,561 -17 -677 — -3,255 
Anna-Lena Söderlund, Head of Compliance— -1,678 -37 -761 — -2,475 
Total-3,015 -30,249 -292 -9,165 — -42,721 
1 Predetermined salary or other compensation such as holiday pay and allowances.
2 Other benefits include dietary benefits, health insurance and household services.
3 Includes premiums for insurance, covering sickness benefits for prolonged illness and other public risk insurance as a result of collective pension agreements.
4 Other remuneration refers to salary, benefits and pension costs during the notice period as well as severance pay.
5 Remuneration is not paid from the Company to the representatives on the Board of Directors who are employed by the owner, the Swedish State.
6 The retirement age of the CEO, Magnus Montan, is 65 years and the pension fee is 30 percent of his fixed salary.
Remuneration and other benefits to the Board of Directors and Senior Executives in the Consolidated Group
2024Fee, including committee fee
Fixed remu­neration1
Other benefits2
Pension fee3
Other remu­neration4
Total
Skr thousand
Chairman of the Board of Directors:
Lennart Jacobsen-660 — — — — -660 
Other members of the Board of Directors:
Anna Brandt, resigned March 26, 20245
— — — — — — 
Reinhold Geijer-373 — — — — -373 
Carl Mellander, from March 26, 2024-254 — — — — -254 
Eva Nilsagård-347 — — — — -347 
Hanna Lagercrantz5
— — — — — — 
Håkan Berg-385 — — — — -385 
Paula da Silva-372 — — — — -372 
Katarina Ljungqvist-338 — — — — -338 
Senior Executives:
Magnus Montan, Chief Executive Officer (CEO)6
— -6,001 -37 -1,815 — -7,853 
Karl Johan Bernerfalk, General Counsel, Head of Legal and Procurement— -2,124 -32 -912 — -3,068 
Pontus Davidsson, Head of International Finance— -3,120 -20 -668 — -3,808 
Stefan Friberg, Chief Financial Officer (CFO), resigned April 25, 2024— -1,060 -7 -208 -4,540 -5,815 
Teresa Hamilton Burman, Chief Credit Officer (CCO)— -2,580 -38 -636 — -3,254 
Jens Hedar, acting Chief Financial Officer (CFO)7
— -2,837 -19 -869 — -3,725 
Jan Hoppe, Chief Risk Officer (CRO)— -2,549 -20 -638 — -3,207 
Jenny Lilja Lagercrantz, Head of Human Resources— -2,233 -11 -646 — -2,890 
Tomas Nygård, Chief Information Officer (CIO)— -2,203 -33 -600 — -2,836 
Susanna Rystedt, Head of Strategy, Business Development and Communications— -2,607 -33 -921 — -3,561 
Maria Simonson, Head of Sustainability and acting Head of Client Relationship Management7
— -2,502 -17 -638 — -3,157 
Anna-Lena Söderlund, Head of Compliance— -1,608 -19 -739 — -2,366 
Total-2,729 -31,424 -286 -9,290 -4,540 -48,269 
1 Predetermined salary or other compensation such as holiday pay and allowances.
2 Other benefits include dietary benefits, health insurance and household services.
3 Includes premiums for insurance, covering sickness benefits for prolonged illness and other public risk insurance as a result of collective pension agreements.
4 Other remuneration refers to salary, benefits and pension costs during the notice period as well as severance pay.
5 Remuneration is not paid from the Company to the representatives on the Board of Directors who are employed by the owner, the Swedish State.
6 The retirement age of the CEO, Magnus Montan, is 65 years and the pension fee is 30 percent of his fixed salary.
7 Effective April 25, 2024, SEK’s Chief Financial Officer, Stefan Friberg, left SEK, and Head of Client Relationship Management, Jens Hedar, assumed the role as acting Chief Financial Officer. Also effective April 25, 2024, Maria Simonson became acting Head of Client Relationship Management in addition to her role as Head of Sustainability.
Remuneration and other benefits to the Board of Directors and Senior Executives in the Consolidated Group
2023Fee, including committee fee
Fixed remu­neration1
Other benefits2
Pension fee3
Other remu­neration4
Total
Skr thousand
Chairman of the Board of Directors:
Lennart Jacobsen-626 — — — — -626 
Other members of the Board of Directors:
Anna Brandt5
— — — — — — 
Reinhold Geijer-355 — — — — -355 
Eva Nilsagård-331 — — — — -331 
Hanna Lagercrantz5
— — — — — — 
Håkan Berg-369 — — — — -369 
Paula da Silva-354 — — — — -354 
Katarina Ljungqvist-354 — — — — -354 
Senior Executives:
Magnus Montan, Chief Executive Officer (CEO)6
— -5,676 -18 -1,715 — -7,409 
Karl Johan Bernerfalk, General Counsel, Head of Legal and Procurement— -1,934 -35 -800 — -2,769 
Pontus Davidsson, Head of International Finance— -3,120 -18 -597 — -3,735 
Stefan Friberg, Chief Financial Officer (CFO)— -3,060 -18 -635 — -3,713 
Teresa Hamilton Burman, Chief Credit Officer (CCO)— -2,516 -35 -623 — -3,174 
Jens Hedar, Head of Client Relationship Management— -2,508 -20 -836 — -3,364 
Jan Hoppe, Chief Risk Officer (CRO), from January 12, 2023— -2,427 -17 -584 — -3,028 
Jenny Lilja Lagercrantz, Head of Human Resources— -2,169 -13 -605 — -2,787 
Tomas Nygård, Chief Information Officer (CIO)— -2,005 -18 -558 — -2,581 
Susanna Rystedt, Head of Strategy, Business Development and Communications— -2,557 -21 -891 — -3,469 
Maria Simonson, Head of Sustainability— -2,184 -14 -604 — -2,802 
Anna-Lena Söderlund, Head of Compliance, from February 1, 2023 (Chief Risk Officer (CRO), resigned January 11, 2023)— -1,507 -31 -674 — -2,212 
Total-2,389 -31,663 -258 -9,122 — -43,432 
1 Predetermined salary or other compensation such as holiday pay and allowances.
2 Other benefits include dietary benefits, health insurance and household services.
3 Includes premiums for insurance, covering sickness benefits for prolonged illness and other public risk insurance as a result of collective pension agreements.
4 Other remuneration refers to salary, benefits and pension costs during the notice period as well as severance pay.
5 Remuneration is not paid from the Company to the representatives on the Board of Directors who are employed by the owner, the Swedish State.
6 The retirement age of the CEO, Magnus Montan, is 65 years and the pension fee is 30 percent of his fixed salary.
Summary of information about pension plans
Total pension cost for defined benefit and defined contribution obligations
Skr mn202520242023
Service cost-3-3-3
Interest cost, net0-1-1
Pension cost for defined benefit pensions, incl. payroll tax-3-4-4
Pension cost for defined contribution pension cost incl. payroll tax-72-66-66
Pension cost recognized in personnel costs-75-70-70
Actuarial gains (+) and losses (-) on defined benefit obligation during period122-22
Return above expected return, gains (+) and losses (-) on plan assets-128-5
Change in the effect of the asset ceiling excluding interest-9-1921
Revaluation of defined benefit plans-10-9-6
Net value of defined benefit pension obligations
Skr mn202520242023
Defined benefit obligations174188191
Plan assets-195-200-181
Restriction due to the asset ceiling2819—
Provision for pensions, net obligation1
8710
1 See Note 21.
Summary of development of defined benefit obligations and assets
Development of defined benefit obligations
Skr mn202520242023
Defined benefit obligation, opening balance188191167
Service cost333
Interest cost666
Pension Payments incl. special payroll tax-12-10-8
Actuarial gains (-) and losses (+), effect due to changed demographic assumptions——1
Actuarial gains (-) and losses (+), effect due to changed financial assumptions-12-622
Actuarial gains (-) and losses (+), effect due to experience based outcome040
Defined benefit obligation, closing balance174188191
Development of plan assets related to defined benefit obligation
Skr mn202520242023
Fair value of plan assets, opening balance200181180
Expected return on plan assets766
Contributions by the employer1
11147
Benefits paid2
-10-9-7
Return on plan assets excluding interest income-128-5
Fair value of plan assets, closing balance195200181
1    Expected contribution from the employer in the following year is Skr 8 million (2024: Skr 6 million), excluding payroll tax.
2    Expected compensation paid in the following year is Skr 10 million (2024: Skr 10 million).
Summary of plan assets
Distribution of plan assets related to defined benefit obligation
Skr mn202520242023
Domestic equity investments865
Foreign equity investments272826
Bonds10110485
Other Investments293438
Properties292827
Total plan assets195200181
Summary of principal actuarial assumptions used end of year
Principal actuarial assumptions used end of year
Percent202520242023
Discount rate3.93.53.4
Assumption of early pension withdrawal20.020.020.0
Expected salary increase2.02.02.0
Expected inflation2.02.02.0
Expected lifetimeDUS23DUS23DUS23
Expected turnover5.05.05.0
Summary of sensitivity analysis of essential assumptions
Sensitivity analysis of essential assumptions
Negative outcomePositive outcome
Skr mn202520242023202520242023
Discount rate-1%-1%-1%1%1%1%
Defined benefit obligation204230235148155156
Service cost444322
Interest cost665777
Expected lifetime
+1 year
+1 year
+1 year
-1 year
-1 year
-1 year
Defined benefit obligation178197200167180182
Service cost333333
Interest cost777666
Summary of net reconciliation of pension liabilities
Net reconciliation of pension liabilities
Skr mn202520242023
Pension liabilities, opening balance7108
Net periodic pension cost334
Contributions by the employer-11-14-7
Net pension payments-1-1-1
Revaluations recognized in other comprehensive income1096
Pension liabilities, closing balance8710
Summary of information about employees
Average number of employees
202520242023
Women142133131
Men159155142
Total average number of employees301288273
Equality and diversity
202520242023
Allocation of women/men on the Board of Directors1
38/62
50/50
63/37
Allocation of women/men in SEK's executive management
36/64
45/55
42/58
Allocation of women/men in management positions
43/57
50/50
53/47
Allocation of women/men at SEK in total
47/53
47/53
48/52
1 During 2025, one female member of the Board resigned and one male member was appointed. During 2024, one female member of the Board resigned and one male member was appointed.