Pension Danmark buys project from NCC.

Pension Danmark Acquires Mixed-Use Project from NCC

Denmark Denmark — NCC is completing the Frederiks Plads property project in Aarhus, comprising housing, office and commercial premises, by selling the last office space of 15,000 square meters to the Pension Danmark pension fund for approximately SEK 800 million.
NREP makes HQ acquisition.

NREP Purchases Metsä HQ in Espoo

Finland Finland — NREP has acquired Metsä Group's head office property in Tapiola, Espoo.
Jani Nieminen, CEO of Kojamo.

Kojamo Is the Most Equal Listed Company in Finland

Finland Finland — Kojamo was ranked the best among Finnish listed companies in the EWoB Gender Diversity Index 2020 survey. According to the survey, Kojamo is the most equal in Finland and ranks 23rd at the European level.
Yuichiro Shioda, Managing Director and CEO of Mitsubishi Estate London.

Mitsubishi Estate: Why Stockholm Is Attractive for Investors

Sweden Sweden — Yuichiro Shioda, Managing Director and CEO of Mitsubishi Estate London, tells Nordic Property News about the Stockholm CBD acquisition, and the Nordic growth targets.
Björn Hallin, Partner at NCAP.

Here Are the Japanese Plans for the Acquired Property

Sweden Sweden — Björn Hallin, Partner at NCAP: “We will create a completely new, attractive, office space.”
Thorsten Slytå.

These Are the Strongest Logistic Locations in the Nordics

Nordic — Barings continues to be active in the Swedish logistics market. Thorsten Slytå, Head of Nordics, their interest in the Swedish logistics market, where they look for new investments, which locations he views as the strongest for logistics in the Nordic region and in which other segments Barings is looking for opportunities.
The preference shares with the
highest yields on the stock exchange.

The Nordic Preference Shares' Development in 2021

Nordic — Nordic Property News has listed the Nordic real estate companies’ preferred stocks. Which stock provides the highest yield and which stock has had the best development during 2021?
Norrköping.

"A Boost for the Regional Cities"

Sweden Sweden — The Swedish market continues to be interesting for investors. Alongside the big cities, the regional cities have flourished as a market where, above all, domestic buyers invest their money. Joachim Svedberg, Acting Head of Capital Markets, tells Nordic Property News about the interest, development and which regional cities are expected to have the strongest future.
Laura Jauhiainen has been appointed as Vice President, Strategy and Investor Relations at Citycon.

Citycon’s New VP on the Retail Challenges: “We Were Faced with an Unexpected Situation”

Nordic — Laura Jauhiainen has been appointed as Vice President, Strategy and Investor Relations at Citycon as of 1 January 2021. To Nordic Property News she talks about the new strategy for the retail giant, her new function in the new company, and how much they struggled during 2020.
Sörred kubiklager.

Barings Acquires Logistics Property in Gothenburg

Sweden Sweden — Barings announces that it has agreed to acquire, in an off-market transaction, a newly built Grade A logistics asset, Sörred Kubiklager, in Gothenburg, Sweden, from multinational construction and development company Skanska, for EUR 26 million on behalf of a core investment strategy.
Jennifer Eloheimo.

The Resilience in the Healthcare Segment

Finland Finland — Jennifer Eloheimo, Investment Director at EQ Care, on which tenants that have struggled during the pandemic in their ‘safe’ segment, and what kind of investments they will continue to do, in 2021.
Another purchase in Finland, by Cofinimmo.

Belgian Investor Cofinimmo Buys Care Home from Fincap

Finland Finland — Cofinimmo continues its expansion in the Finnish healthcare real estate sector with the acquisition of a nursing and care home under construction in Vantaa, in the Helsinki metropolitan area.
General Birchs gate 16.

Self Storage Group Makes Acqusition in Large Self-Storage Facility

Norway Norway — Self Storage Group has entered into an agreement with Berg-Jacobsen Holding AS to acquire 100 percent of the shares in Adamstuen Garasjer AS. Adamstuen Garasjer AS is the owner of the property General Birchs gate 16 in Oslo, Norway.
Peter Broström.

Savills IM's Residential Targets in the Nordics

Nordic — After a 2020 with transactions for EUR 2.5 billion Savills IM has rebalanced towards more resilient sectors. Peter Broström, Head of Nordics at Savills IM, tells Nordic Property News about the new strategy and the company's view of Nordic housing.
Annika Edström.

New Trend Emerging: Office Subletting on the Rise in Stockholm

Sweden Sweden — Subletting of offices is a trend that has sprouted during the pandemic. In Stockholm, 30 percent of all available office space in CBD is sublet, according to a report from Cuhsman & Wakefield. Annika Edström, Head of What’s Next at the company, tells Nordic Property News about the new trend and how it will develop.
Timo Valtonen, CEO of Julius Tallberg Real Estate, and the divested property.

Further Growth to Expect for Julius Tallberg in Helsinki

Finland Finland — Timo Valtonen, CEO of Julius Tallberg Real Estate, on the perfect timing of the recent divestment, the attraction to the Lauttasaari area, and how the business went during the year of the pandemic.
Regenero acquires the If property in Espoo. Kari Helin on the benefits of growth in Espoo.

Benefits of Establishing in Espoo

Finland Finland — HGR Property Partners’ CEO Kari Helin: “The city of Espoo has strongly invested to the infrastructure of the city.”
Ilija Batljan, CEO of SBB Norden.

SBB Launches Enhanced Tender Offer to Acquire Entra

Norway Norway — SBB announces the launch of its revised tender offer to acquire all outstanding shares in Entra.
SRV is starting up the construction of an extension to the Open Innovation House property in Otaniemi, Espoo.

SRV to Extend Open Innovation House Property in Espoo

Finland Finland — SRV is starting up the construction of an extension to the Open Innovation House property in Otaniemi, Espoo. SRV’s share of the contract signed with special investment fund eQ Hoivakiinteistö is about EUR 25 million.

YIT to Expand Central Hospital

Finland Finland — YIT and Kymsote-Kiinteistöt Oy have signed a contract on the construction of the Kymenlaakso Central Hospital expansion, utilising a cooperative project management contract model.
Vogterhus in Odense.

“We Are Looking for Investments in All the Nordic Countries”

Denmark Denmark — Aberdeen Standard Investments keeps the transaction pace up with a purchase in Odense. The company’s Head of Transaction Denmark, Andreas Hjortholt, tells Nordic Property news about the acquisition, the search for new investments and what segments they are looking at.
Joachim Svedberg.

New International Investors Are Heading for the Nordics

Nordic — Eased travel restrictions and increase vaccination rates are indicators that transactions with international investors are expected to increase in Sweden and the Nordics in 2021. Joachim Svedberg, Acting Head of Capital Markets at Colliers, tells Nordic Property News which new investors are targeting the area, which segments and cities they are interested in and how the Nordic capitals rank for foreign investors.
The property was originally constructed between 1941 - 1943 to provide rehabilitation for Winter War veterans.

EQ Care Acquires Hospital and Care Property

Finland Finland — Special Investment Fund eQ Care has acquired a large hospital and care property from Invalidisäätiö. The property is located at Tenholantie 10 in Ruskeasuo, Helsinki and was originally constructed between 1941 and 1943 to provide rehabilitation for Winter War veterans.
Tapani Piri.

The New Element for Aktiivitilat – to Grow in Finland

Finland Finland — Tapani Piri, Partner Property investments at Aktiivitilat, on the attraction to the Vantaa area, possible impact on the business in Finland, due to the pandemic, and the investment targets for 2021.
Sigurd Stray, Deputy CEO of Eiendomsspar.

Eiendomsspar: These Are Our Struggling Segments

Norway Norway — Sigurd Stray, Deputy CEO of Eiendomsspar, tells Nordic Property News about the hotel development in Northern Norway, and how Covid-19 has affected the property investor.