The companies with the highest vacancies

Nordic — The listed real estate companies have predominantly low vacancies, but some stand out. Commercial property owners in particular have slipped in the economic vacancy rate. Nordic Property News has taken a closer look at what the companies' occupancy rates looked like when 2024 ended.
Bring becomes a new tenant of Logicor's in Pilängen, Örebro.

Logicor signs new lease with Bring in Örebro

Sweden Sweden — Bring leases 7,400 sqm of logistics space and expands its relationship with Logicor. The facility is strategically located in Pilängen, linking major Swedish transport hubs. Logicor is set to refurbish the facility.
Areim raises capital for its Areim DC Fund.

Areim announces successful additional capital raise of EUR 450 million for the Areim DC Fund

Nordic — Areim has completed an additional capital raise for its Nordic data centre fund, Areim DC Fund, bringing total raised capital to EUR 900 million. The capital raise was significantly oversubscribed and adds both Nordic and international institutional capital, further diversifying the investor base. Over the past two years, Areim has raised more than EUR 1.2 billion of capital to the platform, including equity, debt, and bond capital.
Alexander Sjögren.

Hines adds another key-player to its Nordic team

Nordic — Hines continues to strengthen its team in the Nordics. After Staffan Unge took on the role of Head of the Nordics, the next key player is now in place with the recruitment of Alexander Sjögren.
Jenny Rehn, CEO Nordiqus.

Nordiqus open to new markets

Nordic — SBB's associated company in education, Nordiqus, has added additional properties to its portfolio. CEO Jenny Rehn shares how they view additional transactions and the conditions for entering a completely new market in the future.

Winners and losers on the stock market in February

Nordic — Nordic Property News Nordic Property News presents the winners and losers on the stock exchange during February.
Capman makes residential acquisition in Denmark.

Capman acquires residential development project in Greater Copenhagen

Denmark Denmark — CapMan Real Estate acquires residential development project in Glostrup, Greater Copenhagen, from Danske Shoppingcentre.
Verdion Park Backa Gothenburg.

Verdion launches new Gothenburg logistics park

Sweden Sweden — Pan-European logistics real estate specialist Verdion has launched a new leasing opportunity to the Gothenburg market in the prime submarket of Backa.
Marcus Ejderhamn.

Marcus Ejderhamn new CFO for Duseborg and Atlas Industrihus

Sweden Sweden — Marcus Ejderhamn has taken office as the new CFO for the Duseborg Group on February 1, 2025, including the growth company Atlas Industrihus.

The Nordic companies with the lowest ICRs

Nordic — Nordic Property News presents a list over the Nordic listed companies with the lowest Interest Coverage Ratios by Q4 2024.
Joacim Sjöberg, CEO of Castellum.

"We feel confident about the upturn"

Nordic — Castellum intends to move forward again. That is the message when the company presents its year-end report for 2024. “We are ready to continue acquiring, developing and delivering value,” says CEO Joacim Sjöberg.
Kista Torn.

The IT giant leaves Atrium Ljungberg in Kista

Sweden Sweden — IT giant IBM is leaving Kista for a move to central Stockholm, reports Swedish newspaper Dagens Industri, Di.
Nordiqus acquires education portfolio.

Nordiqus acquires education portfolio

Nordic — Nordiqus AB, one of the Nordic countries’ largest owners of educational infrastructure assets, is expanding its portfolio through the acquisition of six newly built educational assets from Hoivatilat AB, part of the Belgian group Aedifica Group.
Helsinki.

JM starts residential in Helsinki

Finland Finland — The JM Finland business unit starts production of 34 homes in the first project in a new neighborhood Pasila, Helsinki.
Jacob Karlsson, CEO of K-Fastigheter.

Jacob Karlsson: "We are well equipped for the future"

Sweden Sweden — As Jacob Karlsson, CEO of K-Fastigheter, notes in the recently released fourth quarter report, 2024 has been an eventful year in the company's history. The market climate has remained tough but has also shown signs of stabilizing – yes, perhaps even having started, albeit slowly, to turn upwards. "The bad times we have been through have contributed to a positive diversification of our produced volume, where housing continues to constitute a majority but not to the same extent as before", says Jacob Karlsson.
Servistore's facility in Eskilstuna.

Heitman acquires majority stake in Swedish self-storage operator

Sweden Sweden — Heitman enters the Swedish self-storage market by acquiring a majority stake in Servistore. After the transaction, they share their plans to scale up Servistore, how they aim to differentiate themselves from competitors, and their outlook on the future of the Swedish self-storage market.
Olof Andersson, CEO of Trianon.

Major transaction between Trianon and Briban

Sweden Sweden — The real estate company Trianon has entered into a transfer agreement with major owner Briban Invest regarding the divestment of properties with a property value of SEK 1.1 billion, approximately EUR 98 million. At the same time Briban also aim to buy Sydsvenska Hem.
Bostadsprojektet Fagertun i Ulsteinvik.

Ulsmo and Peab enters new agreement

Norway Norway — Peab has been commissioned to build the new housing project Fagertun in Ulsteinvik, Norway. The client is Ulsmo and the contract amounts to NOK 176 million, approximately EUR 15.1 million.
Skanska's "Regndroppen".

Skanska invests in office project in Malmö

Sweden Sweden — Skanska is investing approximately SEK 580 million, EUR 51.7 million, in a sustainable office project in Hyllie, Malmö. The construction contract is worth approximately SEK 400 million, EUR 35.7 million which will be included in the order intake for Sweden for the first quarter of 2025.
Johan Nihlmark.

"A lot will happen in the market"

Sweden Sweden — After a full career on the ownership and development side, Johan Nihlmark is making the move to the advisory side. Colliers’ new Head of Industrial and Logistics Leasing in Sweden tells Nordic Property News about the transition, the new working methods he believes are needed among advisors, and his views on the market outlook for industrial and logistics properties moving forward.

The companies with the highest LTVs in the Nordics

Nordic — Nordic Property News presents how high the loan-to-value ratio the listed companies had by the end of 2024.
The upcoming HQ for Boozt.

Leading retail company moves HQ to Copenhagen

Nordic — Boozt, the leading Nordic online department store, announces the plan to establish headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Erik Lennhammar.

Erik Lennhammar leaves Citycon

Nordic — Erik Lennhammar, Chief Development and Investment Officer and member of the Group Management, will leave Citycon.
New tenant in AMF Fastigheters flagship property.

New tenant in AMF Fastigheters Moodkvarteret

Sweden Sweden — Insurtech company Lumera becomes a new tenant at AMF Fastigheter. This autumn they will move their head office to the Hammaren property at Regeringsgatan 65. The lease amounts to approximately 2.600 square meters and is the second major office lease in the Moodkvarteret in a short time.
Johan Knaust, CEO of K2A.

K2A: "We are net sellers in 2025"

Sweden Sweden — K2A has strengthened its liquidity in 2024, but will likely continue to sell assets to free up even more liquidity, strengthen financial ratios and balance sheet. "How much we will sell depends on how the capital market develops", CEO Johan Knaust tells Fastighetssverige.