Samla Market Pulse

Finnish deals and projects

The Finnish market saw an office transaction and a new housing project, and one company is exiting Finland. TK Asset Management bought two office properties in Helsinki together with a group of private investors. The office properties have a total lettable area of approximately 11,000 sqm. Listed company Toivo Group Oyj is starting an owner-occupied housing project worth about EUR 7.5 million in Oulunkylä, Helsinki. Swedish property company Annehem Fastigheter, for its part, is leaving Finland after a transaction with Peab. The company's CEO Monica Fallenius describes the decision to concentrate the portfolio entirely on the Swedish market. The company is expanding in Gothenburg, and its aim is to grow in its existing markets. Fallenius also discusses the possibility of expanding beyond Sweden's borders again in the future.

Direction of Sweden's housing market

Global real assets investment manager Hines is acquiring 50 percent of the shares in Vincero Fastigheter Holding AB and is forming a long-term joint venture with Vincero Fastigheter AB for residential development in the Stockholm region. The portfolio comprises more than 3,000 residential development rights in Storängen in central Huddinge, Segeltorp and Örnsberg. Erik Elmgren, head of the Swedish Union of Tenants, highlighted the strengths of the Swedish rental model at a UN meeting in Geneva and also raised what should change so that more people can secure affordable rental housing. According to Elmgren, a proactive housing policy is required.

Transaction market remained stable

The Nordic transaction market remained stable in September, with 82 transactions totaling EUR 2.7 billion in the region. In Sweden, volume declined by 30 percent compared to the same month last year, but year-to-date transaction volume was 25% higher than at the corresponding point in 2025. In Denmark, September was the strongest month of 2026, and volume reached DKK 9 billion. Emilshus acquired nine light industrial properties in Östergötland and Skåne in four transactions. The properties have a total lettable area of 28,877 sqm, and the average remaining lease term is 4.6 years.

Management changes and merger

The merger between Sveafastigheter and Klarabo was completed on 30 September, and the combined company presented a new Group Management Team. The management team will lead the continued integration and contribute to realising the synergies created by the merger. Sveafastigheter's Board of Directors also decided on a change in CEO. Sophia Mattsson-Linnala took over as Acting CEO. The recruitment of a new CEO is under way. The Board of Studentbostäder i Norden AB, or SBS Norden, decided that CEO Rebecka Eidenert will leave the position, and Deputy CEO Sebastian Schönström serves as Acting CEO from 15 October 2026. Nordiqus's new CEO Samuel Spetz succeeds Jenny Rehn, who is stepping down.

Sources: Toivo Group stock exchange release, Nordic Property News.