Finland — As 2022 has turned into 2023, Nordic Property News has surveyed a few real estate experts in each Nordic country about the how each respective market faired in 2022 amid the war in Ukraine and a new economic climate and what is to expect in terms of transactions, foreign interest, cross-border trade and other factors that will shape the 2023 markets. Today we take a closer look at the Finnish market with Antti Louko, Managing Director at Catella.

Nordic — Catella's Head of Research Sweden, Arvid Lindqvist, believes that the bottom of the stock market may have been reached for the real estate companies, or at least it will in the near future. It looks all the more bleak for the direct market, which will begin to feel the effects of the recession over the next 18 months. He tells Nordic Property News more about how the real estate sector is faring in today's tough economic climate and what the challenges look like going forward.

Sweden — Catella's Head of Research, Arvid Lindqvist, shared a gloomy picture of the economy in general and the real estate sector in particular with continued losses on the stock market and companies with a large residential stock facing particularly challenging times.

Finland — Catella's Market Indicator Autumn 2022 has been published: A record-high volume was achieved during the first half of 2022. Antti Louko, Managing Director at Catella, on the outcome and the future development on the Finnish transaction market.

Sweden — Catella predicts a continued wait-and-see transaction market for some time to come, while the head of Corporate Finance, Jacob Bruzelius, tells Nordic Property News that the coming weeks may provide answers to an important question for the Swedish real estate companies.

Finland — The Finnish care property segment continues to be hot as Pohjola Insurance divests four hospital properties to an international investor. Antti Louko, Managing Director at Catella who advised Pohjola Insurance in the sale, tells Nordic Property News about the foreign interest in the Finnish care property market, what other segments attract foreign investors and whether the war in Ukraine has had any effect on the international investors’ interest for the Finnish market as a neighbor to Russia.

Denmark — Catella expects a residential divestment of unique residential project for over DKK 1 billion.

Finland — Antti Louko, Managing Director of Catella Finland, on the Finnish property year, predictions for 2022, and the continued global interest in Finnish real estate.