Finland The Finnish market is scolding hot to foreign investors. Lately traditional investors like Swedes and Germans have gotten company from a new group: Asian investors. Ville Suhonen, Cushman & Wakefield, tells Nordic Property News of the trend.

Finland Corum Asset Management keeps the investment pace up on the Finnish market. With a transaction completed Philippe Cervesi, Investment Director at Corum, tells Nordic Property News why they wanted to enter the Finnish hotel business, and what’s next for the company in Finland: “We have no limit in terms of exposure.”

Sweden Aberdeen Standard Investments’ Pan-Nordic core fund "Aberdeen Property Nordic Fund 1 SICAV-FIS" sells the property Apoteket 9 in Linköping to Vasaparken Fastighets AB.

Finland Renger Investment Management (RIM) continues its cooperation with Corum Asset Management in its expansion into the Nordic real estate market. Corum AM has, on behalf of its fund Corum Convictions SCPI, acquired a portfolio of 6 hotel assets across Finland. Vendor is CapMan Hotels RE Ky.

Denmark Danish Crown sells a slaughtering ground to Skive Municipality. The slaugtherhouses are to be converted into apartements.

Sweden In November 2013, Vasakronan issued the world’s first green corporate bond. Since then, bonds totalling SEK 18.5 billion have been issued making Vasakronan the Nordic region’s largest issuer of green corporate bonds. Now the company is issuing the world’s first green commercial paper, with the funds earmarked for green assets.

Nordic New Head of Sweden tells Nordic Property News why Cushman & Wakefield will increase their focus on Nordic collaboration.

Sweden The Swedish Tax Agency's guideline values for property taxation in 2019 show substantial increases in the valuation values and property tax can be found, especially in Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö. Andreas Adolphosson, Grant Thornton, comments on the numbers: ”Areas where the increase is about 100 percent.”

Sweden NCC is purchasing a property from ICA Fastigheter with approximately 50,000 square meters of development rights for offices, retail and a hotel. NCC has also signed 15-year leases for approximately 20,000 square meters.

Sweden Wihlborgs has signed an agreement for the acquisition of the Nya Vattentornet 3 property in Lund with a lettable area of 21,700 sqm, comprising primarily office space. The transaction price is MSEK 570 (EUR 55M).

Denmark As of 1 November 2018, Sehested Group becomes part of CBRE.

Finland OP Toimitilakiinteistöt has sold a property in Tampere to EQ Hoivakiinteistöt.

Sweden Eva Landén, CEO of Corem, gives her view on why logistics gets forgotten in a society where e-commerce is increasingly important – and a possible solution to meet the demand.

Sweden Cushman & Wakefield has appointed Karl Persson and Marie Cronström to lead its business in Sweden.