Hansapank                     NEWS RELEASE                01/24/2003 11:30



PLANNED EUROBOND ISSUE



Hansapank appointed Barclays Capital as Sole Bookrunner and Swedbank

as Senior Co-Arranger for its upcoming Eurobond issue. 





Additional Information:

Petteri Lappalainen

Group Treasurer

+372 6131 925





Mart Tõevere

Head of investor relations

+372 613 1569