Jatke builds 250 apartments for TA in Espoo.

250 apartments to be created in Espoo area

Finland Finland — Construction company Jatke Uusimaa Oy and TA Group have signed an agreement on the construction of 110 rental and 141 right-of-occupancy apartments in the Suurpelto area, Espoo.

"The bond market is opening up"

Nordic — Danske Bank-dou Louis Landeman, Senior Credit Analyst, and Marcus Gustavsson, Credit Researcher, took part in Sepref's seminar real estate financing. There they shared their views on the bond market, where certain changes can be glimpsed.
Nivika sells property in Vetlanda.

Nivika sells in Vetlanda

Sweden Sweden — Nivika sells four properties in Vetlanda to MP-bolagen.
New offices and residences of over 100,000 square meters are planned when Fabege and NCC invest heavily in Solna Business Park.

Swedish heavyweights take next step in major Stockholm project

Sweden Sweden — New offices and residences of over 100,000 square meters are planned when Fabege and NCC invest heavily in Solna Business Park. Nordic Property News tells you more about the plans going forward.
Prologis signs new lease in Sweden.

Prologis signs lease in Skillingaryd

Sweden Sweden — The logistics property company Prologis has signed an agreement to expand Power's central warehouse in Skillingaryd outside Jönköping. The reason for the expansion, which covers over 19,000 square meters, is Power's acquisition of Mediamarkt in Sweden. The first sod will be broken on September 5 and the building is expected to be ready in September 2024.
SRV to build a large Kerto LVL mill for Metsä Wood in Äänekoski.

SRV secures construction assignment worth EUR 86 million

Finland Finland — SRV and Metsä Wood have signed an agreement for the construction of a Kerto LVL mill in Äänekoski. The project will be carried out as a cooperative project management contract, with SRV’s contract valued at approximately EUR 86 million.
Savills.

Savills makes five recruitments

Sweden Sweden — Savills gears up in Sweden with five new employees.
Tina Lindh will have her homebase in Malmö but Equity Places will work internationally.

Leaves Castellum to start a new company

Sweden Sweden — A new company enters the Swedish real estate market when Tina Lindh leaves Castellum to start Equity Places, which will work on developing holistically sustainable properties and neighborhoods. She tells Nordic Property News about the new venture, the need for more knowledge about holistic urban development and social sustainability, the goals for the company and the importance of representation for younger people with a foreign background in the industry.
Möller & Partners appoints three persons.

Möller & Partners strengthens real estate team

Sweden Sweden — Möller & Partners continues to strengthen its team with three recent recruits.
Johan Michelson, CEO BWH hotels Scandinavia.

Johan Michelson believes in a strong future for hotels

Nordic — BWH Hotels is now investing heavily in the Aiden brand on the Swedish and Norwegian markets, with the launch of seven new hotels this autumn. Johan Michelson, CEO of BWH Hotels Scandinavia, talks about the new venture and how the collaboration with the hotel operator CIC Hospitality will look like.
Max Barclay.

Newsec lays the foundation for a Nordic Advisory Board

Nordic — Last week, Newsec announced that they had attached five new heavy names to a Swedish Advisory Board. The intention is that the addition should complement the advisers, according to Max Barclay, vice president at Newsec. But they are also looking for similar industry names in the other Nordic countries.
Antti Muilu and the Sampotalo office building in Turku.

After the Turku acquisition – Niam is looking to expand its Finnish portfolio

Finland Finland — Niam continues to expand its Finnish portfolio through the acquisition of the Sampotalo office building in Turku. Antti Muilu, Country Manager at Niam, tells Nordic Property News about his view of the Turku market and the state of Niam’s Finnish portfolio.
The property Åby.

Corem signs lease contract with restaurant wholesaler

Sweden Sweden — Corem has signed a 7-year lease with RestaurangJouren i Sverige AB, regarding a cold and freezer warehouse of nearly 2,000 sq.m. and approximately 1,100 sq.m. of land.
Hokksund school.

Skanska to build new school outside Oslo

Norway Norway — Skanska has signed a contract with the Municipality of Øvre Eiker to build a new school in Hokksund outside Oslo. The contract is worth NOK 477M, about SEK 480M.

Hoivatilat acquires four care properties

Finland Finland — Hoivatilat, owned by the Belgian investor Aedifica, acquires three care and one children's day-care development projects.
Äskatorp 4:26 och 4:9.

Catena acquires two logistics properties

Sweden Sweden — Catena has acquired two new-build properties in Fjärås, Kungsbacka, via a corporate transaction at an underlying property value of SEK 246 million before deduction of deferred taxes.
Safa Mahmoudi, managing partner at the firm TM & Partners.

"The proportion of 'failed transactions' has increased significantly"

Sweden Sweden — The renowned real estate lawyer Safa Mahmoudi has been promoted at TM & Partners and was recently appointed Managing Partner at the firm. He tells Nordic Property News more about the new role, why there has been higher activity on the transaction market than one might think and what the trends in the market look like ahead of autumn and winter.
Tobias Hansson and Mats Eriksson.

Castellum creates Hitachi Energy's new Swedish HQ

Sweden Sweden — Castellum and Hitachi Energy have signed a LOI to build Hitachi Energy's new Swedish headquarters of up to 25,000 square meters on Finnslätten in Västerås.
Christian Brewaeys, CEO of Steen & Strøm.

Christian Brewaeys named new CEO at Steen & Strøm

Nordic — Christian Brewaeys has been appointed as the new CEO of Steen & Strøm, Scandinavia's leading shopping center company, effective September 1, 2023. He succeeds Marie Caniac, who has been appointed Chief Operating Officer at Klépierre, majority owner of Steen & Strøm.
Christina Hambäck.

Christina Hambäck appointed new CEO of Qarlbo Property: "The company should grow"

Sweden Sweden — Qarlbo Property recruites Christina Hambäck as new CEO. She tells Nordic Property News about her new position, her view of the company she is joining, the goals for Qarlbo Property and how she will benefit from her long career in the property industry when she settles into the CEO's chair.
Jukka Rantanen, vd för Sb-Hem.

August was the strongest month on the housing market

Finland Finland — According to Jukka Rantanen, CEO of the real estate brokerage chain Sb-Hem, consumers have returned to the housing market in Finland after the quiet month of July. Rantanen shares his take to Nordic Property News, concerning the positive development.
This is how the listed nordic real estate companies performed on the stock market during August.

Winners and losers on the Nordic stock markets in August

Nordic — It was mostly a bleak month for the listed Nordic real estate companies during August, with the exception of Eastnine which rallied heavily after the sale of Russian company MFG. Here Nordic Property News presents a list of the companies' performance during the eighth month of the year.
Voimatalo.

Genesta acquires office property from Schroder Real Estate

Finland Finland — Genesta has acquired an office property located in Helsinki's dynamic Kamppi district from Schroder Real Estate KVG. The property has a total lettable area of approximately 9,300 square meters and is currently multi-let to 13 tenants. hich was launched in 2019.
Logicor to launch new development in Hakkila, Finland.

Logicor to develop logistics facilities in Hakkila

Finland Finland — Logicor will expand its logistics footprint in Finland through a new development in Hakkila, Vantaa.
Hemsö.

Hemsö's shareholders help finance investments in schools and nursing homes

Sweden Sweden — Hemsö’s shareholders make an equity injection of SEK 1.0 billion.