Erik Thedéen, head of Riksbanken.

Swedish economy is in a recovery phase

Sweden Sweden — The Riksbanken held a press conference on Thursday about the monetary policy decision. The key interest rate will be left at the current level and then lowered, said Riksbank Governor Erik Thedéen and Åsa Olli Segendorf, head of the monetary policy department. The Swedish economy is slowly recovering, the Riksbank also says, but the monetary institution will act if the situation develops differently than the Riksbank's forecast.
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Tom Hagen, Deputy CEO at Prisma Properties.
Nordic Nordic —
Prisma Properties’ growth plans for 2026
Christian Fredrixon.
Nordic Nordic —
Christian Fredrixon’s future plans after the Cibus exit
Pål Ahlsén, CEO at Castellum.
Nordic Nordic —
Castellum ready to increase transaction pace
Veidekke will start building new housing at Trondheim S.

Veidekke signs billion-kroner contract in Trondheim

Norway Norway — Bane Nor Eiendom has signed a contract with Veidekke to build the environmentally certified Stationskvarteret, including 234 apartments, at Trondheim Central Station, Norway. The assignment is a turnkey contract worth 980 million Norwegian kroner.
Skiab is a joint venture between SkiStar and Peab.

Peab builds in Trysil

Norway Norway — Peab has been awarded the contract to build the new holiday home complex Trysil Suites in Trysil. The client is Skiab and the contract amounts to EUR 16.7 million. The accommodation is scheduled to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2026.

Castellum continues to increase its lead

Nordic — Real estate company Castellum has purchased an additional 70,964 shares in Norwegian real estate company Entra.
Stina Haraldsson, Project Manager for Sickla Central at Atrium Ljungberg.

High goals for Atrium Ljungberg on 25 levels

Sweden Sweden — The highest possible height and the highest level of certification – that is what Atrium Ljungberg is aiming for with Sickla Central. According to Stina Haraldsson, Project Manager, the ambition has been raised during the course of the work. “With many small and large measures, we have managed to reach the goal,” she says.
Ahlsell's main logistics facility outside Helsinki, Finland.

Swiss Life Asset Managers launches new Nordic fund

Finland Finland — In 2022, Swiss Life Asset Managers Nordic launched its ninth Nordic core-plus fund. The final investment is now complete, resulting in an impressive portfolio. Given the attractive opportunities in the Nordic market, a tenth fund has been launched and has already made its first investment.
Hemsö develops primary school in Helsinki.

Hemsö develops primary school in Helsinki

Finland Finland — Hemsö is developing a new primary and preschool school with space for 850 students in the Pasila district of Helsinki. A 20-year lease agreement has been signed with the City of Helsinki. The leasable area for the school building is 7,200 square meters, with an additional 3,400 square meters for the schoolyard.
Pandox makes new purchase in the north.

Pandox makes new purchase in the north

Sweden Sweden — Pandox has signed an agreement to acquire the newly built Elite Hotel Frost with 154 rooms in central Kiruna, Sweden. The sum is EUR 29 million and the tenant is Elite Hotels under a 15-year turnover-based lease with a minimum level.
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.
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.