Tommy Fritz, CEO of Tosito. The image is a montage.

Tosito CEO Tommy Fritz: "The industry is never in step"

Sweden Sweden — When Tommy Fritz, CEO of Tosito, takes the stage at the Real Estate Market Day in Jönköping, he talks, among other things, about his views on the local housing market. There is also a ticking time bomb spelled "the housing shortage in Gothenburg", with strong labor immigration and too few construction starts. How is the industry tackling this? – We are either building too much or too little, says the Tosito CEO.
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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
Pembroke's property Putten 15 can grow.

Pembroke wants to add 7,000 square meters – right in the middle of Stockholm

Sweden Sweden — Pembroke wants to start a new project at Hötorget and has applied for land allocation to enable renovation and expansion to add offices, retail and center activities.
David Almqvis, Co-Head of Capital Markets, Croisette.

Split market in terms of rental activity versus transactions

Sweden Sweden — Croisette Capital Markets releases its Industrial Real Estate Report for 2025, which analyzes the Swedish market for industrial and logistics properties at a national level. We spoke to David Almqvist at Croisette, who believes, among other things, that a hot market is no guarantee of targeted tenants.
Serneke was contracted to build the Gothenburg School of Economics. Now Peab takes over the assignment.

Peab takes over after Serneke Sverige's bankruptcy

Sweden Sweden — Peab has been commissioned to complete the construction of the Gothenburg School of Economics after Serneke Sverige went bankrupt. The client is Akademiska hus and the contract value amounts to 350 million Swedish kronor.
Claudia Wörmann, a Housing Economist at Hypoteket.

Here are the trends that residents are asking for

Nordic — Nordic Property News rencently took a deep dive into whether there is a potential KAJ effect – that is, that the demand for saunas would increase in our homes – after the win for the Finish group KAJ in the Swedish song contest, Melodifestivalen, with their Bara bada bastu or Just take a sauna in English. Now the expert gives her view on both the sauna's potential and what other trends we are seeing in the residential segment.
Creative Technology Northern Europe AB relocates.

Catena signs new lease agreement

Sweden Sweden — Creative Technology Northern Europe AB is relocating its warehouse and logistics to Catena's Bulten 1 property in the Rollsbo industrial area, Kungälv.
Adam Tyrcha, Jesper Gunnarsson and Angus Wigton.

Trio strengthens Newsec IM

Nordic — Newsec continues to grow and now strengthens its Investment Management team with three employees. Adam Tyrcha will be appointed as Chief Growth Officer, with a broad focus on developing and expanding the Investment Management business and, to some extent, other business areas. His work will also have an international dimension.

CBRE: The investor market has begun to recover

Nordic — CBRE just released its’ latest edition of CBRE's Nordic Investor Intentions Survey 2025. It provides insights into the intentions of Nordic investors with extensive coverage of over 170 investors.
Jyväskylä.

Capman Real Estate and Scandic undertake extensive renovation

Finland Finland — Capman Real Estate, in collaboration with Scandic, is carrying out an extensive renovation of Hotel Laajavuori located in Jyväskylä, Finland. The historic hotel will be modernized by significantly improving its energy efficiency, renovating rooms and spaces, and implementing a large-scale geothermal heating project. The geothermal heating project is executed by Leasegreen in cooperation with Heatly.
Ivan Martic.

From the Balkans to Jönköping – an entrepreneur's journey

Sweden Sweden — Just over 15 years ago, Ivan Martic, who grew up in Vaggeryd, a small town close to Jönköping, founded IM Vision after his UF company at school. Today it is one of Sweden's leading companies in the rental and sale of LED screens. In 2023, he was named Young Entrepreneur of the Year in Jönköping County. In the same year, the majority of the company was acquired by an investment company. At the Real Estate Market Day in Jönköping, he talks about his journey and his philosophy when it comes to entrepreneurship.
There are some apartments with saunas in Karlatornet.

The industry on the future demand for saunas

Nordic — After Finnish comedy group KAJ won big with the song "Bara bada bastu"(Just take a sauna) in the Swedish Melodifestivalen a little more than a week ago, Nordic Property News asked the question – will more people want to take a sauna now and let the sweat swirl? Will it affect what is demanded in newly produced residential and to what extent are companies working with offering a sauna today? Six companies in the industry answer this question.
Globen area, Arenan 2 i Stockholm.

Corem attracts HQ to the Globen area

Sweden Sweden — Corem has signed a nine-year lease agreement with the fuel company Circle K for 2.038 square meters in the Arenan 2 property in the Globen area, Stockholm. Circle K is thus moving its Swedish headquarters to Corem's premises. The move is planned for January 2026.
Diös expands in Umeå.

Diös acquires 73.000 square meters in Umeå

Sweden Sweden — Diös strengthens its position as the largest commercial property owner in Umeå through the acquisition of a portfolio of centrally located properties totaling 73.000 square meters at an agreed property value of EUR 0.14 billion, SEK 1.6 billion. Takeover will take place on June 2 and the seller is Lerstenen.
Patrik Westin, CEO of Derome Fastighet.

Strategic residential expansion in central Gothenburg

Sweden Sweden — Derome Fastighet is embarking on a new project in Gothenburg and will increase its portfolio by 50 percent. It is part of a strategic investment going forward, says Patrik Westin, CEO of the company.

NCC develops training area for the Swedish Fortification Agency

Sweden Sweden — On behalf of the Swedish Fortification Agency, NCC will carry out development work at the Villingsberg training and shooting range in Karlskoga.

Tagehus new shareholder in Besqab - purchased 1.5 million ordinary shares

Sweden Sweden — Tagehus Holding becomes new shareholder in residential developer Besqab.
This year's Mipim is over. What did the business people think of it?

Industry voices on Mipim 2025

Nordic — This year's edition of Mipim is over for now. How was it, what were the highlights, what was missing (apart from the sun of course!) and will people be back next year? A large group of real estate players provide the answers in Nordic Property News’ large survey from Cannes.
The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority issues a warning to the authority.

Criticism against the authority for investments in Heimstaden Bostad

Sweden Sweden — The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (FI) issues a warning to the Swedish Pensions Authority for lack of risk control when investing in Heimstaden Bostad AB.
Maryrose David.

Savills' Head of Research: "Imbalance in the market"

Sweden Sweden — The market is polarized and Savills Sweden's Head of Research Maryrose David gives her view on which segments will be in demand in 2025, how office tenants view their office needs and what is in demand in the logistics market. She also offers her analysis of how investors view the market and a possible reason why international players have had difficulties to invest in the Swedish market in 2024.

One of Europe’s largest data centers will be built in Norway

Norway Norway — Coreweave will build large AI data center in Norway.
Håndværkskollegiet.

Danish winner at Mipim awards

Denmark Denmark — Håndværkskollegiet (The Crafts College) was awards Best Cultural, Sports & Education Project at this year's Mipim Awards.
Fredrik Bergenstråhle.

"Afa Fastigheter has a very good portfolio"

Sweden Sweden — After 17 years at Skanska, Fredrik Bergenstråhle is taking a new step in his career. Starting this summer, he will become the new CEO of Afa Fastigheter. He tells Nordic Property News his thoughts on the transition, Afa Fastigheter's status, and his remaining time at Skanska.
Robert Björk in front of Campus Falun. The image is a montage.

Why data centers remain a darling among investors

Nordic — Areim raises an additional SEK 5 billion for its data center investment. Robert Björk, Fund Manager at Areim DC Fund, tells Nordic Property News the company’s plans for the market, the strong interest from investors, and the projects being developed in Dalarna.
From December, Grand Tromsø will be called Quality Hotel Grand Tromsø and become part of Strawberry.

Strawberry takes over Grand Tromsø

Norway Norway — Strawberry strengthens its team in Tromsø with Scandic Grand Tromsø, which will be the sixth hotel in the Arctic city for the hotel company.
David Carlsson and Andreas Wahlén, CEOs of Diös and NP3.

"Liquidity in the property market in Skellefteå is not getting better"

Sweden Sweden — The bankruptcy of Northvolt has the potential to cause ripples in northern Sweden. Nordic Property News turned to two of the largest private real estate companies in the region, Diös and NP3, to get their reactions on how it could affect them and the real estate market going forward.