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  • Mortgage interest rates are falling

    The average floating interest rate on housing loans decreased in May to 3.06 percent, from 3.15 percent in April 2025. The interest rate on loans with fixed terms between 1 and 5 years decreased in May to 2.99 percent. The growth rate for housing loans increased in May to a level of 2.1 percent, while the growth rate for lending to non-financial companies increased to a level of 1.9 percent.

  • Floating mortgage interest rate turns upward

    The average floating interest rate on housing loans increased in April to 3.15 percent, from 3.09 percent in March. The interest rate on loans with fixed terms between 1 and 5 years increased in April, for the fourth consecutive month, to 3.14 percent. The growth rate for housing loans increased in April to a level of 2.0 percent, while the growth rate for lending to non-financial companies increased to a level of 1.5 percent.

  • Floating and fixed mortgage interest rates increasingly similar

    The floating mortgage interest rate continues to decrease, albeit marginally, and was 3.09 percent in March 2025. At the same time, the interest rate for fixed terms between 1 and 5 years increased to 3.10 percent. The growth rate for housing loans increased in March to a level of 1.8 percent, while the growth rate for consumer loans decreased to 5.2 percent.

  • The deposit interest rate drops below 1 percent

    Households’ average interest rate on new bank deposits was 0.83 percent in February 2025, to be compared with 1.03 percent in January 2025 and 2.16 percent in February 2024. The deposit interest rate on accounts with fixed periods or a limited number of free withdrawals was 1.62 percent in February 2025, compared to 3.34 percent in February 2024.

  • Fixed housing loans interest rates increases

    The floating interest rate for housing loans continues to decrease in January, at the same time the fixed interest rate for housing loans over 3 months increases. The average floating interest rate for housing loans, household new agreements fell to 3.30 percent in January. MFI's lending to households exceeded for the first time ever SEK 5 000 billions in January.