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Architecture office Futudesign Oy has won the Concrete Façade of the Year 2021 award for the design of the extension to Scandic Grand Central Helsinki. Hotel Scandic Grand Central Helsinki, opened in April 2021, has received the highly esteemed Concrete Façade of the Year 2021 award. The jury praised the exemplary execution of the new […]

The Original Sokos Hotel Helsinki, which has been operating in the heart of Helsinki since 1930, will go under renovations starting on 30 November. The hotel will be closed for the duration of the renovation and will be reopened in summer 2022. The entire building of Original Sokos Hotel Helsinki will be renovated, as well […]

The deal on the production of wind power between Exilion Tuuli Ky and St1 has been confirmed. Exilion is owned by Finnish employee pension companies and invests in renewable energy. The company acquired eleven already operating wind farms from St1 with a total power of 315 MW. The sale also includes development projects with an […]

Hansakortteli has published its first responsibility report for 2019. The environmental goal of the largest shopping centre in Turku is to not cause any greenhouse gas emissions after 2025. The work has already started, as Hansakortteli has been utilising emission-free green electricity since 2017. In addition, thanks to an extensive renovation, Hansakortteli is more energy-efficient […]

Exilion Tuuli Ky, a renewable energy investor owned by Finnish earnings-related pension providers, is acquiring more investments in wind power. Previously, Exilion Tuuli Ky owned three wind farms in Finland, located in Lappeenranta, Siikajoki and Luhanka. The company has now signed a deal to purchase eleven wind farms with a total power of 315 MW. […]

Exilion Management Oy, an investment company owned by Finnish employee pension companies, has founded a new company named Exilion Tuuli Ky, which invests in wind power and renewable energy. In the initial phase, Tuuli Ky owns three wind farms operating in Finland. The farms are located in Lappeenranta, Siikajoki and Luhanka. In addition, the company […]

Managing Director Timo Palviainen says that Hansakortteli Shopping Centre performed according to expectations in 2018. “We expected the renovation work to affect sales and the number of visitors to the shopping centre. Hansakortteli’s sales and visitor numbers declined by approximately 3% in comparison to 2017.” The shopping centre’s top sales area in 2018 was beauty […]

On 5 December, Exilion Asemahotellit Ky acquired the administrative building of Helsinki Central Station, known as the former head office of VR. Exilion will develop the property into a 500-room hotel for Scandic Hotels Oy. Exilion closed the deal for VR’s former head office at the end of November when the building permit for the […]

Two Exilion properties in Helsinki, Kiinteistö Oy Itämerentori and Kiinteistö Oy Elielin liikerakennus, were granted international BREEAM environmental certificates for their buildings and maintenance. BREEAM’s In-Use certification process was launched for Itämerentori and Elielin liikerakennus in early 2018, and the certificates were issued in the autumn of the same year. Two aspects of both properties, […]

The premises managed by Exilion in Itämerentorni have all been leased in 2018. Located in the Ruoholahti district, the Itämerentorni building is the tallest office tower in central Helsinki. Long reserved for the sole use of the Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra, Itämerentorni used to be known as the ”Sitra Tower”. After a major renovation, the […]