Ålandsbanken Abp provided preliminary earnings results for the second quarter and first half of 2021 and full year 2021. The net operating profit of the Bank in the second quarter of 2021 preliminarily amounted to €13.6 million. This was €3.8 million or 39% better than in the same quarter of 2020. Earnings for the quarter included nonrecurring events that had a positive impact in the €2 million range. Preliminary net operating profit in the first six months of 2021 was €24.4 million, which was €7.7 million or 46% better than in the same period of last year. This represented the higher half-year earnings ever in the Bank of Åland’s history. The Bank of Åland expects its net operating profit in 2021 to be substantially better than in the record-breaking year 2020: that is, substantially better than €39.7 million.