Pål Ahlsén.

Why the Swedish Giant Gets Defensive

Sweden Sweden — Akelius portfolio value has risen to EUR 11.5 billion, despite this the company looks to become more defensive. CEO Pål Ahlsén tells Nordic Property News why.
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Marius Hauland Næss, CEO and Managing Director of Snøhetta Oslo.
Nordic Nordic —
Snøhetta architect: "We must dare to think in terms of higher density"
Leiv Synnes, Louise Bergqvist, David Dahlgren and Johan Zachrisson.
Nordic Nordic —
The industry's hottest free agents
The latest figures from Colliers show that it has been a stable start to the autumn transaction season despite rising interest rates.
Nordic Nordic —
Stable start to the autumn transaction season despite rising interest rates
Kristina Alderin.
Nordic Nordic —
Nordika appoints new Investment Director

Catena Acquires Logistics Site

Sweden Sweden — Catena signs agreement with a private landowner to acquire a 600,000 sqm logistics site to enable further development of E-City Engelholm.
Lille Grensen 5 in Oslo.

Capman Leases Large Retail Area in Central Oslo

Norway Norway — Capman Nordic Real Estate II fund has let approx. 1,800 sqm of retail space at Lille Grensen 5 to Power, the large and well-known pan Nordic electrical retailer.

Skanska Develops and Sells for MSEK 500 in Jönköping

Sweden Sweden — Skanska Sweden invests in an office building in central Jönköping. The property is simultaneously sold to Vacse for about SEK 500 M. The Swedish Agencies for Agriculture and Forestry (Jordbruksverket and Skogsstyrelsen) becomes tenants.
Peab builds in Årnes.

Peab Builds in Norway

Norway Norway — Peab has been commissioned to build apartments and commercial space in Årnes, northeast of Oslo. The customer is Årnes Kvartalet.
Stockholm.

Rental Levels in Scalding Hot Stockholm

Sweden Sweden — Stockholm is among the most attractive real estate cities in Europe. Nordic Property News can present rental levels for offices and retail in the Capital of Scandinavia.

Pioneer Buys from Norlandia

Norway Norway — ​Pioneer Property Group has signed a definitive sale and purchase agreement to acquire eleven properties from Norlandia Health & Care Group.
Prologis acquires in Upplands Väsby.

Prologis Makes Stockholm Purchase

Sweden Sweden — Prologis announce the acquisition of two modern facilities with a total of more than 16,000 square meters in Upplands Väsby and Rosersberg, close to Stockholm Arlanda Airport.
Atrium Ljungberg and Folksam swaps properties.

Atrium Ljungberg and Folksam in Major Property Swap

Sweden Sweden — Atrium Ljungberg and Folksam are selling properties to each other in a swap worth SEK 3.7 billion (EUR 335M).

Balder Acquires Portfolio from Castellum

Sweden Sweden — Balder has together with institutional capital entered into an agreement with Castellum to acquire a real estate portfolio including office, warehouse and logistic properties in Stockholm and Gothenburg.
Stefan Gattberg.

Pareto on the New Business Opportunities in Finnish Social Structure

Finland Finland — Pareto continues to invest in the Finnish social structure. After making a giant grocery store acquisition this spring they are now investing in care properties. Stefan Gattberg, Head of Corporate Finance and Project Finance at Pareto, tells Nordic Property News what makes Finland attractive, when they hope complete their next acquisition and what other areas of the social structure that could provide acquisition opportunities going forward.

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The Winners of the Swedish Rental Growth

Sweden Sweden — The Swedish Union of Tenants has presented figures of where in Sweden the rents have risen the most in the last year. Nordic Property News has assembled a list of the real estate companies that are the winners of the rental growth.

Evli Acquires Six New Nursing Homes

Finland Finland — Evli Fund Management Company's Evli Healthcare I Ky fund has signed a contract to purchase a portfolio of six new nursing homes. The seller is Fincap Oy and a private investor group.

Aberdeen Standard Investments and Ailon Buys in Stockholm

Sweden Sweden — Aberdeen Standard Investments has acquired the Transformatorverkstaden building in Hammarby in cooperation with Ailon Group. Aberdeen Standard Investment and Ailon Group will redevelop the historic building into micro-living and co-working space.

"We Will See More Large Retail Transactions"

Finland Finland — One of the largest retail transactions in Finnish history took place when a Morgan Stanley fund purchased the Itis shopping center from Wereldhave for EUR 516M. Janne Eriksson, Managing Director of Cushman & Wakefield Finland – who was the seller's advisor in the transaction, sees opportunities for more large retail transactions going forward.

SSM Exits Major Deal

Sweden Sweden — SSM has decided not to continue the process to acquire five industrial properties in Täby, Segeltorp, Sollentuna and Bromsten.

Listed Swedish Company Looking at Self-Owned Coworking Concept

Sweden Sweden — With coworking booming on the Nordic markets another listed Swedish company is starting a self-owned coworking concept.

SPG Expands Team

Nordic — Scandinavian Property Group recruits four new employees to their offices in Oslo and Stockholm.

Norges Bank Makes New Major Logistics Investment

Norway Norway — The partnership between Norges Bank Real Estate Management and Prologis has acquired a logistics property and an adjacent land plot in Carlisle, Pennsylvania and a logistics property in Seattle, Washington.

Wereldhave Sells Itis for EUR 516M and Exits Finland

Finland Finland — Wereldhave sells the shopping center Itis in Eastern Helsinki to a fund advised by Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing for EUR 516M. With the divestment Wereldhave exits Finland.

German Construction Giant Makes Nordic Push

Nordic — German Goldbeck has established themselves in Scandinavia. The company’s Head of Nordics tells Nordic Property News how they plan on acquiring significant market shares in the Nordics.

Why Pandox Reject the Swedish Market

Sweden Sweden — With the completion of another major British hotel purchase Pandox CEO Anders Nissen tells Nordic Property News why the Swedish market is not an alternative for Pandox at the moment and his views of the European markets.

Corem Acquires from Stendörren

Sweden Sweden — Corem buys 19,100 square meters in Veddesta, Stockholm, from Stendörren for MSEK 325.

SRV to Build Extension on S Group's Logistics Centre in Sipoo

Finland Finland — SOK has selected SRV as the main contractor in an extension project for Finland’s largest daily consumer goods logistics centre.

Victoria Park Makes First Purchase After Vonovia Takeover

Sweden Sweden — Per Ekelund, CEO at Victoria Park, tells Nordic Property News about the first acquisition since Vonovia's entry: “Hoping for more.”