nordea bank abp said monday that it is introducing a new range of loans guaranteed by the european investment fund for small and mediumsized enterprises to accelerate innovation and the transition to a green and sustainable economy the helsinkibased bank said the european investment fund will guarantee loans up to 115 million euros 1242 million in partnership with the investeu program enabling nordea to support customers by providing them access to funding on more beneficial terms in the first phase guarantees will be available to small and mediumsized enterprises in finland and sweden with an innovation and digitalization guarantee aiming to enhance access to financing for research and innovation intensive companies and support the uptake of digital technologies and digital transformation the innovation and digitalization guarantee is available now it said a sustainability guarantee aims to further support the transition to a green and sustainable economy by promoting environmentfriendly green and inclusive investments such as decarburization renewable energy and energy efficiency and will be available soon