According to Swedbank, the customer base is too small despite the municipality having 17,000 inhabitants.
It is also said that there is a trend of more older people using the telephone or the internet to contact the bank.
- This decision has been made and all customers have received information in December.
The office will be open until the end of May, which means that there is time to change and think about Huddinge and Södertälje in the future, says Unni Jerndal, press manager at Swedbank.
"Can feel awkward"
Do you understand that the people of Salem and also the municipality and the municipal council react?
- We understand that this change can feel cumbersome and impractical.
But the bank is part of society and this is a societal change.
Hear what Salemsbor and
municipal councilor Lennart Kalderén
think about the closure in the clip above.