Personnel and careers

We are the leading P&C insurer in the Nordic region and employ over 13,000 people representing various professions, such as financial specialists, insurance advisors, claims handlers, mathematicians, IT developers, analysts, legal counsels, and sales consultants, as well as people from various other professions.

Sampo as an employer

Sampo Group is a Nordic insurance group that also operates in the Baltic countries and the United Kingdom. Sampo Group consists of the parent company Sampo plc and its subsidiaries If in Sweden, Topdanmark in Denmark and Hastings in England. The Group employs more than 13,000 people. The parent company, Sampo plc, is a holding company with full or partial ownership of its subsidiaries operating in the insurance sector. Sampo plc has roughly 50 employees. Sampo plc is a listed company, i.e. the Sampo shares traded on the stock exchange are shares in Sampo plc.

The parent company, Sampo plc, is responsible for the Group's strategy, capital allocation, risk management, group accounts, investor relations, sustainability, and legal and tax matters. The parent company cooperates closely with all subsidiaries.

We emphasize our fundamental core values of trust, integrity and excellence, and focus on sustainable and inspirational leadership that encourages people to develop in their careers and feel included in an open and agreeable working environment. Sampo Group wants to be an employer of choice that promotes the engagement of its employees, supports people development and offers an attractive remuneration. We provide an inspiring and motivating workplace for our employees.



Sampo Group is a stable and trusted employer that provides a range of interesting career opportunities for experts in different fields and in several countries. We emphasize our fundamental core values of trust, integrity and excellence, and focus on sustainable and inspirational leadership that encourages people to develop in their careers and feel included in an open and agreeable working environment. Sampo Group wants to be an employer of choice that promotes the engagement of its employees, supports people development and offers an attractive remuneration. We provide an inspiring and motivating workplace for our employees.

 

Number of employees (FTE average) by company*
Sampo Group, 31 Dec 2022

 

* Mandatum was part of Sampo Group until and including 30 September 2023.

Sampo Group employs approximately 13,490 people, 56.6 per cent of whom work in If, 22.5 per cent in Hastings, 15.9 per cent in Topdanmark, 4.7 per cent in Mandatum and 0.4 per cent in the parent company Sampo plc.

 

Number of employees (FTE) by country*
Sampo Group, 31 Dec 2022

 

* Data includes Mandatum, which was part of Sampo Group until and including 30 September 2023.

In geographical terms, 22.4 per cent of the Group's personnel is located in the UK, 20.3 per cent in Denmark, 18.4 per cent in Finland, 17.9 per cent in Sweden and 11.8 per cent in Norway. 7.9 per cent of the personnel are located in the Baltic countries.

 

Number of Employees (FTE)
Sampo Group, 31 Dec 2022

Country If P&C Topdanmark Hastings Mandatum* Sampo Total % of total
Sweden 2,402 - - 2 5 2,409 17.9%
Denmark 596 2,143 - - - 2,739 20.3%
Estonia 418 - - - - 418 3.1%
Finland 1,817 - - 623 46 2,486 18.4%
France 6 - - - - 6 0.0%
Latvia 492 - - - - 492 3.6%
Lithuania 161 - - - - 161 1.2%
Netherlands 6 - - - - 6 0.0%
Norway 1,592 - - - - 1,592 11.8%
United States - - 1 - - 1 0.0%
United Kingdom 6 - 3,009 - - 3,015 22.3%
Germany 6 - - - - 6 0.0%
Luxembourg - - - 4 - 4 0.0%
Gibraltar - - 27 - - 27 0.2%
Spain 128 - - - - 128 0.9%
Total FTE 7,630 2,143 3,037 629 51 13,490 100%
% of total 56.6% 15.9% 22.5% 4.7% 0.4% 100.0%  

* Mandatum was part of Sampo Group until and including 30 September 2023.

As the parent company of the Sampo Group, Sampo plc is responsible for the Group's strategy, capital allocation, risk management, group accounts, investor relations, sustainability, and legal and tax matters. Sampo plc has 53 permanent employees (30 April 2023), of which 11 hold leader positions. Sampo’s employees have an average work experience of 11 years in the Sampo Group. The Sampo head office is located in the centre of Helsinki, and Sampo also has a branch office in Stockholm. 

Employee experience and well-being 

Sampo plc strives to offer its employees meaningful and motivating tasks, mainly in expert positions requiring special skills, in which our employees can deepen and broaden their skills even further. The parent company is a small, tight-knit community. Work at Sampo plc entails close cooperation with colleagues, but is also independent and self-guided.

Sampo takes care of the well-being of its employees, for example by offering extensive occupational health care and a comprehensive insurance package. We provide ergonomic workstations and modern tools at the office. In addition to competitive salaries and versatile opportunities for competence development, the employer supports the well-being of employees with lunch, cultural and sports benefits as well as regular recreational activities.

According to our annual job satisfaction surveys, Sampo offers an excellent employee experience and the employees' willingness to recommend Sampo as an employer is high.

 

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