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Notes to the Group’s Financial Statements

14 Investments in associates
Associates that have been accounted for by the equity method at 31 Dec. 2015
EURm

Name
Domicile Carrying amount Fair value*) Interest held %
Nordea Bank Abp Sweden 7,305 8,735 21.25
Topdanmark A/S Denmark 362 827 32.90
Autovahinkokeskus Oy Finland 3 35.54
CAP Group AB Sweden 2 21.98
Urzus Group AS Norway 1 28.57
Svithun Assuranse AS (Norway) Norway 1 33.00
Watercircles Skandinavia AS (Norway) Norway 3 35.75
Contemi Holding AS Norway 1 28.57
Associates that have been accounted for by the equity method at 31 Dec. 2014
EURm

Name
Domicile Carrying amount Fair value*) Interest held %
Nordea Bank Abp Sweden 7,305 8,325 21.25
Topdanmark A/S Denmark 371 846 30.41
Autovahinkokeskus Oy Finland 3 35.54
CAP Group AB Sweden 2 21.98
Urzus Group AS Norway 2 28.57
Svithun Assuranse AS (Norway) Norway 1 33.00
Watercircles Skandinavia AS (Norway) Norway 3 39.57
Contemi Holding AS Norway 0 28.57
*) Published price quatation
Changes in investments in associates
2015 2014
EURm Nordea Other associates Total Nordea Other associates Total
At beginning of year 7,065 382 7,447 6,906 375 7,282
Share of loss/profit 751 42 793 680 54 735
Additions - 1 1 - - 0
Disposals -533 -1 -534 -370 -0 -370
Changes in the equity of associates 23 -51 -28 -151 -47 -198
Exchange differences - -0 -0 - -1 -1
At end of year 7,305 374 7,679 7,065 382 7,447
At 31 Dec. 2015, the carrying amount of investments in associates included goodwill EURm 1,101 (1,101), including goodwill from the Nordea acquisition EURm 978 (978).
Sampo's holding in Nordea
Nordea is an universal bank with positions within corporate merchant banking as well as retail banking and private banking. With approximately 1,400 branches, call centers in all Nordic countries and an e-bank, Nordea also has a large distribution network for customers in the Nordic and Baltic sea region.
Financial information on Nordea
EURm 2015 2014
Assets 646,868 669,342
Liabilities 615,836 639,505
Revenue 10,140 10,241
Other comprehensive income items 13 -1,042
Comprehensive income statement 3,675 2,290
Dividend income from the associate during the financial year 533 370
Sampo's share of Nordea's loss/profit consists of the following as of 31 Dec. 2015:
EURm 2015 2014
Share of loss/profit of the associate 778 708
Amortisation of the customer rlations -35 -35
Change in deferred tax 8 8
Share of the loss/profit of an associate 751 680