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Second green Nordic debut: MuniFin issues its first SEK green bond

MuniFin has taken another significant step in the Nordic green finance market by issuing its inaugural green bond in Swedish krona (SEK).

A milestone for sustainable finance: MuniFin hits a full ten green bonds

In 2016, MuniFin issued the first green bond in Finland. The latest green bond, issued this past October, marks MuniFin's tenth issuance of its kind.

MuniFin’s green bond draws record USD 5.5 billion in demand

MuniFin’s debut green NOK bond sees strong demand in the second ESG-labeled bond issuance this year 

The high-quality investor base showed significant interest from Norwegian domestic bank treasuries.

MuniFin’s funding team visits Blominmäki wasterwater treatment plant—watch the video!

MuniFin secures EUR 1 billion with successful autumn benchmark debut

Returning from a short summer break, MuniFin issued its second EUR benchmark of the year on Thursday, 22 August. The successful 5-year, EUR 1 billion benchmark attracted a high-quality and geographically diverse orderbook. 

MuniFin’s second USD benchmark of the year attracted high-quality investors

Three months following the record-breaking USD 1.5 billion issuance in January, MuniFin returns to the USD market with another 1 billion benchmark. The 3-year bond successfully gathered a high-quality orderbook.

Greener energy production changes impact reporting – Nordic green bonds impact reporting recommendations updated

Updates to the reporting recommendations stem from recent market developments, especially from emission reductions in energy production.

MuniFin returned to the Sterling market with its first GBP deal of the year

MuniFin’s GBP 250 million issue on February 29 was well received in the market, with particularly strong participation from central banks and official institutions.

MuniFin debuted successfully in the NOK social bond market

MuniFin’s inaugural NOK social bond was issued on 13 February. Despite ample supply from SSA issuers in the NOK market, the demand for the NOK 2 billion issue was strong, with a high quality investor base.

MuniFin’s USD 1.5 billion benchmark faced phenomenal demand

Only two weeks after MuniFin’s highly successful opening transaction of the year, MuniFin priced a new USD 1.5 billion benchmark on 24 January. Investor demand was phenomenal from the beginning and resulted in an all-time record orderbook of USD 4.4 billion. The bond is also the largest USD issuance since 2021.

MuniFin succeeds with a EUR 1 billion 10-year benchmark in a record breaking market

MuniFin kicked off its 2024 funding programme of EUR 9–10 billion with a 10-year EUR 1 billion benchmark bond on 10 January. The benchmark ended up more than two times oversubscribed, as MuniFin carved out demand in a record volume week in the market.

MuniFin awarded as the Best SSA ESG Bond Issuer

MuniFin has won the Best SSA ESG Bond Issuer award by CMD Portal, that praised MuniFin for our long-term commitment to sustainability and successful sustainable bonds issuances.

MuniFin’s funding forecast for 2024: EUR 9–10 billion

In 2024, MuniFin plans to issue EUR 9–10 billion of long-term funding, which is in line with the new issuance volumes in 2023.

MuniFin’s second USD benchmark of the year attracted high-quality investors

On Thursday 5 October, MuniFin issued a sizeable USD 1.25 billion benchmark, which is the company’s largest USD transaction since 2021. The successful 3-year transaction attracted a geographically diverse group of high-quality investors.

MuniFin returns from summer break – watch the video!

What kind of projects do we finance with the funds sourced from capital markets? Join Senior Analyst Lari Toppinen as he visits one of our social finance projects and recaps the highlights of our funding operations this year.

MuniFin’s return responded to deficient supply in the GBP SSA market

On Wednesday 9 August 2023, MuniFin returned to the Sterling market for the first time in 18 months. The long-awaited comeback resulted in an oversubscribed orderbook of the highest quality.

MuniFin strikes again to the Swiss bond market

On 24 July 2023, MuniFin issued a new 3-year CHF 100 million bond. The last issuance in the Swiss bond market was in May, which makes this MuniFin’s second CHF transaction this year.

MuniFin revises its long-term funding program up by EUR 1 billion

MuniFin has updated its long-term funding program size and plans to issue EUR 9-10 billion in 2023, which is up by EUR 1.0 billion from the originally communicated EUR 8-9 billion range.

MuniFin’s USD 1 billion benchmark a success in the busy SSA market

On 6 June 2023, MuniFin returned to the USD market by issuing a 5-year USD 1 billion benchmark. The transaction was a great success as MuniFin was able to navigate the busy SSA market resulting in over 2.5 times oversubscribed and hiqh-quality orderbook.