- CEO
- Marko Antero Huttunen
- Full Time Employees
- 6
- Sector
- Finance
- Industry
- Real estate investment trusts
- Address
- Veturitie 11 T 152 Jyvaskyla CF Finland 00520
- IPO Date
- Oct 14, 2013
- Business
- Ovaro Kiinteistösijoitus Oyj is a Finland-based real estate investment company specializing in the ownership, development, and management of residential and commercial properties. The company’s core products and services include acquiring, developing, renting, and selling Finnish rental apartments, office premises, business facilities, commercial properties, public properties, and land areas. Ovaro actively manages a diversified real estate portfolio focused on growth centers in Finland, including apartments, office buildings, parking lots, and land designated for development.
Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, Ovaro operates primarily within the Finnish market. The company aims to offer quality, affordable housing and commercial spaces while optimizing long-term asset value through active real estate asset management and project development. Ovaro’s business model emphasizes property acquisition, leasing, maintenance, and redevelopment, targeting both residential and commercial tenants.
In terms of recent major company changes, Ovaro significantly expanded its development operations with notable acquisitions and property transactions. In 2024, Ovaro acquired Jyväskylän Kukkulan Kehitys Oy, enhancing its project development capacity. The company also purchased a 10,000 square meter office property in Tampere with undeveloped building rights, signaling a strategic push into office space development. Additionally, Ovaro initiated a substantial urban redevelopment project in Kortepohja to rezone land for residential use, aiming to add approximately 120 new apartments with an investment estimated at 18-20 million euros. Recently, Ovaro participated in a joint sale of healthcare properties, transferring Apitare Oy, a transaction valued at about 60 million euros, alongside Investors House Plc. These moves underpin Ovaro’s strategic expansion from predominantly residential assets to include significant commercial and development properties.
Ovaro Kiinteistösijoitus serves a broad customer base including residential tenants, corporate office users, and public sector clients. The company has about 30 employees and is publicly listed on Nasdaq Helsinki under the ticker OVARO. Its operational focus lies in optimizing rental income, asset value appreciation, and active property development across Finland’s key urban centers.
This comprehensive positioning reflects Ovaro’s evolution from a residential real estate fund into a dynamic real estate investor and developer with diversified property types and ongoing strategic growth initiatives in Finland’s property markets.