Norway Aspelin Ramm completed a giant divestment by selling the shopping center Alna Senter in Oslo for EUR 215M. The company's CEO, Gunnar Bøyum, tells Nordic Property News about the decision to sell after a 40 years of ownership and where they are looking for their next investment.

Sweden Olle Zetterberg, retiring CEO of Stockholm Business Region, sees possible clouds looming on the horizon for the Stockholm market going forward.

Norway Victoria Eiendom purchases and divests in central Oslo.

Sweden Samhällsbyggnadsbolaget purchases 114 apartments in Karlskrona, split among six apartment buildings.

Finland A consortium formed by YIT, Are and Länsimetro Oy have signed an agreement on the construction of the Soukka station on the West Metro line in Espoo. The value of the contract is approximately EUR 50M, whereof YIT’s share is approximately EUR 35M.

Nordic Barings Real Estate made a big splash on the Nordic market by acquiring the highly sought after office building Fleming 7 in Stockholm CBD from Mengus. Gunther Deutsch, Head of Real Estate Transactions Europe at Barings, tells Nordic Property News his views on the Nordic markets, how the Nordic markets perform compared to the rest of Europe and why Barings focus on Sweden and Finland.

Norway On the retail market, where there is an uncertainty regarding the future development of retail, one has to create strong companies. Salto Eiendom and Scala Retail Property in Norway have decided to merge. Hans Jørgen Mørland, CEO at the new formed company, tells Nordic Property News about the merger, future visions for the new company and his view on the development of the retail market.

Finland Evli Fund Management Company's Evli Healthcare I Ky fund has signed a contract to buy eight new Finnish nursing homes under construction.

Sweden Vasakronan has signed a deal with Trianon regarding the divestment of the Smedjan 13 and 15 properties. The purchase price amounts to EUR 9M.

Finland Skanska has signed a contract with The University Properties of Finland to build a new multi-purpose building in the campus area of Åbo Akademi University and the University of Turku in Turku, Finland. The contract is worth EUR 69M.

Denmark Dansk Boligbyg, Sweco and Pluskontoret to develop new 9,265 sqm project in Aarhus.

Norway Anders Solaas, newly appointed CEO for Cushman & Wakefield Realkapital, tells Nordic Property News of his views on the Norwegian market, the future development of foreign interest in Norway and what he can contribute to Cushman & Wakefield.

Sweden Midroc completes a major sale in Stockholm CBD to Anders Bodin Fastigheter. Midroc's deputy CEO Peter Syrén tells Nordic Property News about the large divestment of Tändstickspalatset – and the company's future Stockholm plans: "Will definitely invest."

Sweden Starwood has announced that they do not intend to accept Vonovia's current offer of SEK 38 per Class A and Class B share and SEK 316 per preference share.