Patrizia receives more keys in Stockholm.

Patrizia receives 156 apartments in Stockholm

Sweden Sweden — Besqab completes and hands over another rental property project to Patrizia.

Canadian OTPP buys from Blackstone in Sweden and Denmark

Nordic — The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) has completed the acquisition of a 92.000 square meter logistics portfolio from funds managed by Blackstone. The portfolio consists of three properties in Sweden and two in Denmark.
Lerstenen sells the majority of its commercial properties to Diös.

How Lerstenen wants to grow after the large divestment to Diös

Sweden Sweden — Lerstenen sells the majority of its commercial portfolio to Diös for SEK 1.6 billion. CEO Erik Sällström tells Nordic Property News how they plan to invest the proceeds from the transaction, where in Umeå they see the best opportunities, their outlook on the future of their commercial portfolio, and their thoughts on their shareholding in Diös.
Bain Capital invests in Företagsparken.

Bain Capital invests EUR 150 million in Företagsparken

Sweden Sweden — Global investment firm Bain Capital is investing EUR 150 million in Fastator's largest holding, Företagsparken, a leading Swedish company in the light industrial real estate segment.
Sege Park.

The recession puts a wrench in the plans – Boklok wants to sell its share in Sege Park.

Sweden Sweden — Skanska's residential division is struggling, and the company has now decided not to develop housing in the flagship area Sege Park in Malmö, instead opting to try to sell the property that has been owned by Boklok since 2021.
The transaction volume in the Nordics in February increased compared to the same month in 2024.

Increased transaction volume in February

Nordic — The beginning of the year has seen transaction volume increase by over 20 percent in the Nordic market compared to the first two months of 2024. In Sweden, the volume is up a full 34 percent after two straight months with over ten billion in transaction volume, this is revealed in Collier's latest monthly analysis of the Nordic property market.
Arwidsro will develop a Swedish center for sports and health in Arlandastad, together with Arlandastad Group. Now they want to expand the portfolio further, says CEO Peter Zonabend.

"We've had dry powder for a long time"

Sweden Sweden — Earlier this week, Arwidsro made an acquisition worth a whopping SEK 440 million, approximately EUR 41 million. It concerns nearly 21.000 square meters in the Överby shopping area, just outside Trollhättan, and CEO Peter Zonabend calls the purchase part of their growth journey. This is how he wants them to grow in the future through more acquisitions.
Niklas Zuckerman, CEO of Logistea, and Anders Nordvall, deputy CEO of Logistea.

Logistea acquires two properties in Malmö

Sweden Sweden — Logistea has entered into an agreement to acquire the properties Grönsakshandlaren 4 and Grönsakshandlaren 6 in Malmö. The properties have an agreed underlying property value of SEK 150 million before deductions of SEK 10 million, including a deduction for latent capital gains tax. The properties are fully leased to Golvpoolen and Skåne Stadsmission and have a total leasable area of approximately 12,300 square meters. The annual rental income amounts to approximately SEK 14.3 million with an average remaining lease term of about 5.3 years.
Catena signs lease with Nowaste Logistics.

Catena signs an additional lease with Nowaste Logistics

Sweden Sweden — Third-party logistics company Nowaste Logistics has signed a lease with Catena for a second logistics facility that is currently under construction at Logistics Position Ramlösa in Helsingborg, southern Sweden.
Michael Moschewitz, CEO of Genova Property Group.

Genova sells building rights to Obos

Sweden Sweden — Genova has entered into an agreement to divest two properties with newly created residential building rights, with an estimated volume of approximately 15,400 square meters. The buyer is Obos. The transaction includes the properties Instrumentet 2 and Örnsberg 2 in Örnsberg, Stockholm, which are currently leased for school activities.
Diös' CEO David Carlsson in front of one of the Umeå properties acquired from Lerstenen. The image is a montage.

The future for the hot growth market in northern Sweden

Sweden Sweden — Diös has taken an important step with an SEK 1.6 billion (EUR 148 million) acquisition that makes Umeå Diös' largest market. CEO David Carlsson tells Nordic Property News about this important acquisition, what makes Umeå such an attractive market, their transaction plans, and what kinds of investments they are looking for moving forward.
Population growth will place greater demands on the properties being built now.

"Without people there is no need for real estate"

Nordic — It is an international trend, and the decline can be seen in all the Nordic countries. Swedes have not given birth to so few children since measurements began in 1749. On average, Swedish women now give birth to 1.45 children and the greatest decrease is in Malmö. Sara Mikkelsen, a statistician at Region Skåne, explains how it affects locally and what it means for urban development and property needs in the future.
Ahlström acquires in Pasila.

Ahlström makes acquisition in the Pasila area of Helsinki

Finland Finland — Ahlström has acquired an office building from Avain Yhtiöt in Pasila, Helsinki.
Alecta Fastigheter acquires the property Blekholmen 1, also known as Klara Strand, from M&G Real Estate.

Alecta Fastigheter in major exchange deal with M&G Real Estate

Sweden Sweden — Alecta Fastigheter acquires the property Blekholmen 1, also known as Klara Strand in Stockholm, from M&G Real Estate. The building's leasable area of ​​34.000 square meters is seen as an important addition to Alecta Fastigheter's existing portfolio in the area. In return they divest one property to M&G Real Estate.
Gefion Group divests rental property in Copenhagen NW.

Gefion Group divests rental property

Denmark Denmark — Gefion Group has sold the modern rental property at Frederikssundsvej 100 in Copenhagen to the fund SFM Bolig+ II. The property, consisting of 73 newly built studio apartments, was developed to meet the growing demand for compact and functional housing in the capital.
Ulrika Hallengren and Olof Andersson.

How the large real estate companies will attract capital to southern Sweden

Nordic — This is how two of Skåne's largest real estate companies view the region's attractiveness and which assets they are willing to invest in.
Tommy Åstrand, CEO of SLP.

"It is unlikely that e-commerce will not continue to grow"

Sweden Sweden — On Monday, Swedish Logistic Property acquired two newly built logistics properties in Jönköping and Vaggeryd. SLP's CEO, Tommy Åstrand, believes that Jönköping will continue to grow as an interesting acquisition area and that the dip in e-commerce is only temporary.
Sten Dunér.

Balder to distribute Norion Bank holding among shareholders

Sweden Sweden — The board of Fastighets AB Balder has taken a directional decision to propose a distribution of the company’s entire holding of shares in Norion Bank as a dividend to Balder’s shareholders.
Fredrik Salman, John Clements and Jacob Rasmussen.

Verdion gears up for a year of growth

Nordic — Verdion has strengthened its team structure as the business prepares for further growth in the year ahead. Executive Director John Clements takes formal responsibility for leading both the Nordics and UK activity.

Arwidsro makes acquisition from Regio

Sweden Sweden — Arwidsro acquires modern grocery-anchored retail properties in the Överby Handelsområde from Regio. The acquisition includes 20,861 square meters of leasable area with a property value of SEK 440 million and a rental value of SEK 34.8 million. The properties have an average lease term of over four years and an economic occupancy rate of 100 percent.
Malmö.

The forecast: This is how the Öresund region will have developed by 2050

Nordic — What can, and perhaps should, happen in Skåne in the coming years is something that a knowledgeable panel gives their perspectives on and how it affects residential needs and the business community.
Rutger Arnhult, CEO of Corem.

Corem divests five properties in Halmstad

Sweden Sweden — Corem has signed an agreement to divest a portfolio of five properties in Halmstad for a total underlying property value of SEK 290 million (EUR 27 million).
SLP makes acquisition i Jönköping.

SLP acquires two newly built and fully leased logistics properties in Jönköping

Sweden Sweden — SLP acquires two newly built and fully leased logistics properties in Jönköping with an agreed property value of SEK 266 million (EUR 24 million).
Roger Akelius.

Roger Akelius buys all D-shares in Akelius Residential Property and delists the company

Sweden Sweden — The buyout offer from Akelius Foundation, via Akelius Apartments, to the D-shareholders of Akelius Residential Property has been approved, and the company is thus being delisted from the stock market.
Jacob Karlsson, CEO of K-Fastigheter.

K-Fastigheter changes course – here is the company's new focus

Sweden Sweden — K-Fastigheter will change its management team as of April 1, 2025. Now the company's CEO, Jacob Karlsson, tells Nordic Property News exclusively about the management team's new way of working.