Cash and cash equivalents

21 Cash and cash equivalents

As at 31 December 2022, cash and cash equivalents comprised bank balances of €53 million (2021: bank balances of €48 million, short-term cash loans of €85 million). Cash and cash equivalents are held mainly in euros. Cash and cash equivalents that are not freely available to Stedin Group amounted to €- million (2021: €- million) at year-end.