Anna Hallsten.

Nordisk Renting acquires in Tampere

Finland Finland — The City of Tampere has chosen Nordisk Renting to acquire the modern Tipotie Social- and Healthcare Centre, fully let to the Wellbeing Services County of Pirkanmaa (Pirha) with a 20-year lease.
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Ingunn Andersen Randa.
Nordic Nordic —
Obos to allocate more capital into the Swedish market: "It's bubbling with positivity in the big cities"
Nils Styf, CEO of Hemsö.
Nordic Nordic —
“Our assessment is that property values have bottomed out”
Peter Wallin, CEO, and Jon Johnsson, CFO, at Bonava.
Nordic Nordic —
Bonava sees strong Swedish growth – sticks to full-year forecast
Stina Lindh Hök.
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Cibus acquires 23 assets in four countries for 103.9 MEUR
Werket in Jönköping.

Castellum signs lease for 7,700 sqm with the Swedish Police Authority

Sweden Sweden — Castellum has signed a six-year lease with the Swedish Police Authority, which is thereby expanding its collaboration with Castellum and establishing operations in the award-winning Werket property in central Jönköping. In conjunction with occupancy, Castellum will construct a 2,200 sqm extension.
Jacob Karlsson, CEO K-Fastigheter.

Jacob Karlsson on 2025: "Looking forward to many things"

Sweden Sweden — After a 2024 with large divestments, K-Fastigheter and Jacob Karlsson are looking forward to great opportunities to buy building rights at attractive levels. At the same time, the company will divest if it becomes possible to generate a better return on capital by reinvesting the released cash. – Divestments in favor of a strengthened balance sheet and investment in new projects are something to be expected, says Jacob Karlsson.
Alexander Simon and Blackstone continues to keep an eye on the Nordic markets.

Blackstone's preferred segments in the Nordics

Nordic — Blackstone continues to keep a close eye on the Nordics and is ready to deploy capital into the region. Alexander Simon, Managing Director, shares his view on the Nordic markets and what segments Blackstone is focused on.
Copenhagen Business Park.

Calum buys Copenhagen Business Park

Denmark Denmark — Calum acquires Copenhagen Business Park in Hvidovre from Niam.
Cecilia Fasth.

Stena Fastigheter acquires Källfelt Byggnads AB

Sweden Sweden — Stena Fastigheter is continuing its expansion in both Gothenburg and Stockholm through the acquisition of Källfelt Byggnads AB. The acquisition includes a total of 1,350 residential units and 68,000 square meters of commercial space. With this transaction, Stena Fastigheter’s portfolio grows to 29,000 residential units.
Mikael Lundström.

Mikael Lundström to step down as CEO of Svefa

Sweden Sweden — Mikael Lundström, who has served as CEO of Svefa for the past 13 years, intends to step down from his position in the summer of 2026. The search for a successor has begun.
Wihlborgs' CEO Ulrika Hallengren in front of one of the properties acquired from Granitor. The image is a montage.

Wihlborgs CEO: "We will act when the time is right"

Nordic — Wihlborgs continues to break records with a positive net leasing. At the same time, the rental rate is decreasing, and one market in particular is facing challenges. She is confident that these challenges can be reversed despite a turbulent environment. Even in this situation, CEO Ulrika Hallengren believes that the company still has good opportunities.
These are the winners and losers in the nordic stock market during April 2025.

Winners and losers on the stock market in April

Nordic — April represented a turnaround for most of the Nordic listed real estate companies on the stock market. One company rose almost 50 percent during the month. Here Nordic Property News presents the full list of how the companies performed during the fourth month of the year.
David Mindus, CEO of Sagax.

Sagax invests in France and Benelux

Sweden Sweden — Sagax makes European acquisitions for SEK 570 million (EUR 52 million).
Kaktus Towers in Copenhagen.

Catella enters into agreement to divest Kaktus Towers in Copenhagen

Denmark Denmark — Catella has signed an agreement to divest Kaktus Towers in central Copenhagen. Quantum has acquired the asset on behalf of an institutional investor. The transaction is based on an underlying property value of SEK 2.1 billion (EUR 191 million).
Christrian Fladeland, Co-CEO of Heimstaden.

Heimstaden Bostad divests youth housing property in Copenhagen

Denmark Denmark — Heimstaden Bostad has successfully divested the youth housing property “Akeleje Hus” in Copenhagen, Denmark. Closing of the deal was completed on 30 April 2025. Akeleje Hus is a 17-storey landmark comprising 189 residential units, situated in the emerging district of Valby, Copenhagen.
Castellums project Infinity in the Hagastaden area in Stockholm.

Largest upcoming projects in Stockholm

Sweden Sweden — Construction starts have increased slightly, while many have been hesitant to start projects for several years. Nordic Property News has mapped out which projects are in the pipeline in Sweden's three largest cities.
Henrik Bastman.

Strong growth focus for Storebrand Fastigheter

Sweden Sweden — In May, Storebrand Fastigheter will appoint a new CEO as Marita Loft retires and is succeeded by Henrik Bastman, currently a portfolio manager within the company. Henrik Bastman shares his thoughts on the new role, the company’s key priorities moving forward, and where the most promising investment opportunities lie.
Hines makes acquisition in Kista from Magnolia Bostad.

Hines makes first residential investment in Sweden

Sweden Sweden — Hines, a global real estate investor, developer and manager has acquired its first residential asset in Sweden, signing a forward funding agreement with Magnolia Bostad, one of the largest Swedish residential developers, to deliver 310 residential for rent apartments in Kista, Stockholm.
Jacob Karlsson and Jan Persson.

K-Fastigheter divests to JV with Kilenkrysset

Sweden Sweden — K-Fastigheter and Kilenkrysset are expanding their cooperation with a new transaction. K-Fast Kilen AB, which is owned 51 percent by K-Fastigheter and 49 percent by Kilenkrysset, is acquiring a property portfolio in the municipalities of Gävle and Uppsala from K-Fastigheter. The transaction concerns residential properties that K-Fastigheter has under management, construction and planning in Gävle and under management in Storvreta outside Uppsala.

Sampension and AKF acquire hotel property in the Nordhavn area of Copenhagen.

Denmark Denmark — One of the Copenhagen’s most prominent hotel properties is changing hands. As of May 1st, Sampension and AKF will take over the property that is housing Comwell Copenhagen Portside Dolce by Wyndham from AP Ejendomme and Keva. The transaction is among the largest and most notable real estate deals in Denmark this year.
Prisma CEO Fredrik Mässing.

Prisma CEO: "Buyers and sellers have difficulty agreeing on the price"

Nordic — Prisma Properties continues to stick to its strategy and continues to see great opportunities to acquire and launch more projects in 2025, says CEO Fredrik Mässing when commenting on the first quarter. But there is some friction in the machinery for those plans.
Karlastaden.

Largest upcoming projects in Gothenburg

Sweden Sweden — Construction starts have increased slightly, while many have been hesitant to start projects for several years. Nordic Property News has mapped out which projects are in the pipeline in Sweden's three largest cities.
PPI invests in Espoo.

PPI continues its growth in Finland with a sizeable investment in Espoo

Finland Finland — Public Property Invest (PPI) has acquired a life science property under development in Otaniemi university campus area in Espoo. The property will be completed by the end of 2026 and will be mostly new-built and partly fully renovated according to modern standards and high ESG targets. The total lettable area will be approximately 15,700 sqm and it is fully pre-let to Relex Solutions and HOK-Elanto on long-term lease agreements with an average unexpired lease term of over 10 years.
Dan Brink.

Colliers strengthens its Capital Markets team in Malmö

Sweden Sweden — Colliers continues to strengthen its presence in transaction advisory services in southern Sweden by recruiting Dan Brink as Director, Capital Markets. He will assume his new role on June 9 and will join the newly established office in Malmö.
Platzer signs new lease in Gothenburg.

Platzer signs new lease with tech company

Sweden Sweden — The technology company Smart High Tech is expanding its presence in Arendal, Gothenburg, by moving into an existing building comprising 5,300 square meters, leased from real estate company Platzer. The lease agreement extends over five years and includes a green addendum. For Smart High Tech, the relocation enables the company to scale up its production of graphene-based thermal interface materials.
Västra Hamnen in Malmö will see further densification.

The largest upcoming projects in Malmö

Sweden Sweden — Construction starts have increased slightly, while many have been hesitant to start projects for several years. Nordic Property News has mapped out which projects are in the pipeline in Sweden's three largest cities.
Thorsten Slytå.

BlackRock eyes new segments in the Nordics

Nordic — BlackRock continues to focus on Sweden and the Nordics. The company’s Head of Nordic Real Estate, Thorsten Slytå, tells Nordic Property News about their ambitions for the Nordic markets, where they prefer to make new acquisitions, which segments they are focusing on, which new ones they're interested in, and his newly expanded role within the company.
Revelop makes acquisition from Hemsö.

Revelop acquires three social infrastructure assets

Sweden Sweden — Swedish real estate investor Revelop has acquired a portfolio of three social infrastructure assets in local district centres across Greater Stockholm. The assets, totalling approximately 8,000 square metres of lettable area, are primarily leased to healthcare services. The seller is Hemsö.