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Who's who in Nordic crypto

Regulators, central banks, tax authorities, financial intelligence units, ministries, MiCA-licensed providers, exchanges, issuers and associations in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland – and people in public leadership roles. Every entry and every link between entries has a source. Click a card for details. Industry map ↓ · How the rules are made →

Regulation by country

NorwayNorway

MiCA
MiCA applies through the EEA Agreement as Norwegian law from 1 Jul 2025 (Crypto-Assets Act). Registered VASPs had a transition until 30 Dec 2025 or until their licence decision.
Law
Lov om kryptoeiendeler (Crypto-Assets Act, 27 May 2025 no. 20).
Authorities
Finanstilsynet (licences and supervision); Norges Bank (payments, CBDC study); Skatteetaten (tax, CARF/DAC8 reporting from income year 2026).
Status
Six CASPs authorised by Finanstilsynet as of 3 Oct 2026: Týr Markets, Firi, K33 Markets, Bare Bitcoin, NBX and AK Jensen Norway. A temporary ban on new power-intensive crypto data centres is being studied but not adopted.

Sources: Lovdata, ESMA, Finanstilsynet

SwedenSweden

MiCA
MiCA applies directly as EU law. The transitional period for previously registered firms ended on 30 Jun 2026; only authorised firms may now offer crypto services in Sweden.
Law
MiCA (EU) 2023/1114; Act 2025:1377 on collecting certain tax information on crypto-assets (DAC8), in force 1 Jan 2026.
Authorities
Finansinspektionen (licences and supervision); Riksbank (e-krona work); Skatteverket (tax); Finanspolisen (FIU).
Status
One FI-authorised CASP (Safello) as of 30 Jun 2026, plus 77 firms passporting from other EU countries. Two refusals (Valuno's QB Europe AB, GreenMerc's Ijort Invest AB). A new government was still being formed in early October 2026.

Sources: Finansinspektionen, Sveriges riksdag

FinlandFinland

MiCA
MiCA applies directly as EU law. Finland gave no transitional period, so providers needed an authorisation from the start.
Law
Act 402/2024 on crypto-asset service providers and crypto-asset markets.
Authorities
Finanssivalvonta / FIN-FSA (licences and supervision); Bank of Finland; Verohallinto (tax); NBI Financial Intelligence Unit.
Status
Five FIN-FSA-authorised CASPs in the ESMA register (Coinmotion, Tesseract, Bittimaatti, Northcrypto, Kvarn X) and one e-money token issuer (Paxos Issuance Europe). Some Swedish firms now operate on Finnish licences (Kvarn, Northcrypto).

Sources: Finanssivalvonta, Finlex, ESMA

IcelandIceland

MiCA
MiCA applies through the EEA Agreement via Act No. 101/2025, in force 1 Jan 2026. From 1 Jul 2026 crypto services require a MiCA licence.
Law
Lög um markaði fyrir sýndareignir (Act No. 101/2025).
Authorities
Central Bank of Iceland – Financial Supervision (licences and supervision); Skatturinn (tax); District Prosecutor's FIU.
Status
One CASP authorised (Myntkaup, 25 Jun 2026) and one e-money token issuer (Monerium) in the ESMA register.

Sources: Alþingi, Seðlabanki Íslands, ESMA

Caveats

Organisation chart

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Industry map

The organisations in the who's who, grouped by category. Click a tile to open its entry in the organisation chart. Logos are shown only to identify each organisation. How the rules are made →

Source: some companies on this map were found through Kaupr’s Onchain Pages and checked against their own website or a business register.

Exchanges and brokers20

Wallets and custody4

Infrastructure and mining6

Payments and stablecoins4

Banks and finance7

Consulting, legal and audit3

Media and communities13

Other companies2

International players in the Nordics4

Public sector35

Finanstilsynet (Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway)NorwayMinistry of Digitalisation and Public GovernanceNorwayMinistry of EnergyNorwayMinistry of Finance (Finansdepartementet)NorwayMinistry of Finance – Financial Markets Department (FMA)NorwayNkom (Norwegian Communications Authority)NorwayNorges Bank (central bank of Norway)NorwayNVE (Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate)NorwaySkatteetaten (Norwegian Tax Administration)NorwayStatnett (state transmission system operator)NorwayStorting (parliament) – Standing Committee on FinanceNorwayØkokrim (incl. the Financial Intelligence Unit, FIU)NorwayFinansinspektionen (FI, Swedish FSA)SwedenFinanspolisen (Swedish Financial Intelligence Unit)SwedenMinistry of Finance (Sweden)SwedenSkatteverket (Swedish Tax Agency)SwedenSveriges Riksbank (central bank of Sweden)SwedenDanmarks NationalbankDenmarkErhvervsministeriet (Ministry of Industry, Business and Financial Affairs)DenmarkFinanstilsynet (Danish FSA)DenmarkHvidvasksekretariatet (Danish FIU)DenmarkSkatte- og Vækstministeriet (Danish tax and growth ministry)DenmarkSkattestyrelsen (Danish Tax Agency)DenmarkFinancial Intelligence Unit, National Bureau of Investigation (Rahanpesun selvittelykeskus)FinlandFinanssivalvonta (FIN-FSA, Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority)FinlandMinistry of Finance (Finland) – Financial Markets DepartmentFinlandSuomen Pankki (Bank of Finland)FinlandVerohallinto (Finnish Tax Administration)FinlandFinancial Supervision (Fjármálaeftirlit) of the Central Bank of IcelandIcelandFjármála- og efnahagsráðuneytið (Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs)IcelandSeðlabanki Íslands (Central Bank of Iceland)IcelandSkatturinn (Iceland Revenue and Customs)IcelandSkrifstofa fjármálagreininga lögreglu (Icelandic Financial Intelligence Unit)IcelandEBA (European Banking Authority)EUESMA (EU securities authority)EU

Norway Norway35

Sweden Sweden23

Denmark Denmark15

Finland Finland13

Iceland Iceland7

Nordic-wide3

EU2

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Several company entries were found through Kaupr’s Onchain Pages and checked against the company’s own website or a business register; Kaupr is credited as a source where we used it. International companies are listed only when they have a verifiable licence, office or local organisation in the Nordics.