Finland — NREP keeps on building their Finnish office portfolio. After the major acquisition of the headquarters of Metsä and Mela in Helsinki Joonas Lemström, Director at NREP, tells Nordic Property News about the goals for the portfolio, what type of acquisitions they are looking for and which are the most attractive office areas in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area.

Nordic — Erik Lennhammar, Chief Development Officer at Citycon: “Residential makes places more attractive.”

Nordic — SBB has set new ambitious targets for their elder care housing portfolio: double the value in two years. Magnus Edlund, Head of Business Development for Elderly Care Housing, tells Nordic Property News about the goals for the portfolio, where they are looking for investments and the difference between the Nordic markets.

Nordic — Nordic Property News has listed the Nordic construction and real estate companies’ dividend yield. Here is the updated list.

Sweden — Tensions are rising within the Castellum board over the position as chairman. Three members – Anna-Karin Hatt, Christer Jacobson and Nina Linander – will leave the board if Rutger Arnhult gets elected chairman. At the same time Per Berggren has been suggested as a possible new chairman. Christer Jacobson and Per Berggren gives Nordic Property News their view of the situation surrounding the charirmanship.

Finland — Antti Aarnio, acting CEO of the Finnish residential giant Sato: “We’ll continue to make good deals and move forward with...”

Norway — Fabian Søbak, CEO of Self Storage Group, on why they are on the transaction offensive, pandemic effects on the self storage market, and the investment targets for 2021.

Sweden — Unibail-Rodamco-Westifeld’s shopping center plans in central Gothenburg have been rejected – the politicians opts to go forward with plans for residential in addition to the new indoor arenas.

Nordic — Nordic Property News presents the largest owners in the listed real estate companies in the Nordic region.

Denmark — Marius Møller, Head of Real Estate Investments at Pension Danmark: “Flexible Company House that has common service areas is a good investment in Aarhus.”

Nordic — Despite the pandemic Castellum show strong figures for 2020. Going into the new year CEO Henrik Saxborn explains why he does not see drama in the Nordic office markets and what companies will be the winners on the office markets going forward.

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.

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

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.