REIM Real Estate Investment and Management Oy Ltd REIM Group # 30 autumn 2013 Newsletter Hämeenlinna Imatra Joensuu Kouvola Lahti Lappeenranta Mikkeli Oulu Porvoo Tampere www.reimgroup.com e-mail: etunimi.sukunimi@reimgroup.com Mailing address: PL 34 53101 Lappeenranta Suomi Finland Visiting address: Phone 0207 438 400 REIM Lappeenranta Oy moved to Rakuunamäki REIM Lappeenranta Oy which is the estate managing part of the group moved to the 1st floor of the office building in Rakuunamäki. The other companies of the group which include REIM Group Oy Ltd, REIM Kiinteistönvälitys/REIM Real Estate Oy Ltd and Tilikarelia Oy work on the 3rd floor of the same building. Our new working estate, which was built in the 1890s is a functionable and modern entity of premises which makes working in it comfortable and effective for both our staff and our clients. The easy accessibility in the city center and good parking possibilities are also positive aspects. states the CEO of REIM Lappeenranta Oy Kari Peltola, AIT. He welcomes the current and new clients to visit the authorized estate managing office. Respected companies are working in the building. The free spaces in the building are rented out by REIM Kiinteistönvälitys/REIM Real Estate. The main lobby is stylish and it shows the charm of the historic building. The estate of Rakuunamäki is stylish up to the details. REIM Group s professional services since 1974 Housing management Real estate brokerage Accounting office services
www.reimgroup.com To new units / The new executive vice president of REIM Lahti Oy Kari Hiltunen Who are you and how long have you worked in the field of estate managing and with what kind of tasks have you been working? I am Kari Hiltunen (55) and I have the vocational qualification in business, administration and accounting. I am originally from Porvoo. What brought you to this field of business and what is your education? I have degrees in AIT (professional estate managing) and LKV (licensed real estate agent). - After studies I worked at the main office of a building office and at several worksite offices. I moved to Porvoo in the beginning of 1985 to work as the first full-time estate manager and later as the department head in OP Kiinteistökeskus (Estate Managing). In 1994 I left for Järvenpää to lead an estate managing and a maintenance firm. From there I went back to Porvoo to be the CEO of the OPKK concern in 1998. In Vuosaari I was the CEO of an estate managing, maintenance and cleaning company in year 2008-2012. I left this job when my wife was seriously ill. I asked REIM for work in the end of year 2012 and I started working on locations in Porvoo and Lahti. What is the most interesting and the most challenging in your work? The most interesting part of my work is its variety and changing focuses. I have had the chance to not only manage estates but also be a real estate broker of everything from condominiums to island objects, to build offices, to edit the accounting office and do some company planning. The Executive Vice President of REIM Lahti Oy was also a competitive swimmer when he was younger. In addition to this I have liked to work with clients and the staff, and also with the stakeholders. What aspects do you consider to be important focuses at REIM Lahti Oy? In REIM Lahti Oy we take action for making our service production even more flowing and effective and make our clients as satisfied as possible with the product they receive. What are your hobbies? As a former competitive swimmer I am still involved with the local swimming team as a backup trainer. Due to so little freetime I am only a fill-in. I like to photograph and I go to see good bands on their concerts. Taking care of a detached house and a cottage, and taking care of my daughter s dogs also require a lot of time. What do you see in the future for the field of estate managing? Real estate managing has to be produced near the client and it can t be produced and imported from India. Several new laws and Kari Hiltunen has a strong knowhow in the field and a clear vision of the ways to develop it. requirements have also brought their challenge to the field of business. Real estate managing usually costs less than a TV channel pack per one household but you can only guess on which of these people are less keen to invest money in. Introduction to the Chairman of the Operative Management Board: Jukka Mäkinen Who are you and how long have you been working for REIM Group? What tasks have you had? I came to work for REIM Tampere on 1st March 2003, since 1st July 2007 I was the leading estate manager and since 1st May 2009 I have been the CEO and I still continue being him. What is your education and why did you choose real estate managing and the real estate sector? My ground education is the vocational qualification in business, administration and accounting. I was actually lured to join the estate managing business. When I started my first day at the job I actually didn t have a clear vision of what estate managing actually is and what tasks does the job include. To my delight I have noticed The Chairman of the Operative Management Board Jukka Mäkinen, AIT, works as the CEO of REIM Tampere Oy. that still after 14 of working in this field there is always something new to surprise me. While working I have done the degree of professional estate managing, the degrees of ITS and AIT and also the degree of property management. You have been working as the Chairman of the Operative Management Board of REIM Group since its beginning. What does the Operative Management Board do? The task of the Operative Management Board is to coordinate the operative actions of the group. This means that we create and develop operational models to the use of local businesses and then we look for the best procedures and refine them to be even better. What are the most remarkable challenges in the future for REIM Group? In my opinion the greatest challenges will be about the personnel. There is still no straight education for this field, people just end up here. The working times in this field are also very long (mainly because of the meetings) which has caused for the field of business to be unattractive. This has caused the fact that annually many skilled professionals change their field of work in order to get easier working schedules. What would be your greetings to the government and municipal policymakers about the real estate business and especially about real estate managing? The political desicions made during this last year have almost without exception raised the costs of living. Also the added amounts of byrocracy and filling in unnecessary paper piles have added to the work we have to do. I would love to see some decisions made that would take the operating costs of real estate into consideration. www.reimgroup.com www.tilikarelia.fi,, Finland Phone +358-207 438 415 / +358 207 497 340
The Spirit Of Partnership Technical estate manager in Hämeenlinna Sari Lapikisto REIM Hämeenlinna decided on recruiting a technical estate manager due to the requests made by their clients. Why have you decided to create a profession of a technical estate manager in REIM Hämeenlinna? What tasks does this profession include? The building base in Hämeenlinna has now reached the middle age. In order to maintain the value of the houses requires reparations on both a small and a big scale. The aging of the plumbing can be seen in the growing amount of water damages. Also the continuously growing prices for electricity leads the housing companies to new energy-connected decisions and the recovery of heating. Who and what is the new technical estate manager in REIM Hämeenlinna and what is her knowhow and educational background? REIM Hämeenlinna has answered to their clients requests and widened their supplies to technical estate managing. Building engineer Sari Lapikisto started her job as the technical estate manager in August full of excitement. Sari s strenghts are strong knowhow in building projects and understanding of the schemes of housing companies. For the past three years she has worked for a building engineering company as the planner and supervisor of the schemes of housing companies. Compared to the engineering companies our strenght is having small schemes which the outsiders can t afford and we have fast response times. Since the background information needed for the schemes is stored in the same office, time won t be wasted on the searches of the information. This can be seen as cost-effectiveness to the client. Sari will spend the autumn mostly at school because her calendar includes courses for the qualification for signing energy audits and courses for the ITS-TEK degree. Sari Lapikisto (on the right) starts at the newly created job in REIM Hämeenlinna. She and the CEO of REIM Hämeenlinna Marko Hellevaara believe that the technical estate manager means positive changes to the clients because their needs have been met. Also CAD-drawing is one of Sari s strenghts. She likes spending her freetime with her adorable 5-yearold daughter and at the football field (HJS varsity team). Will REIM Group start using the experiences from having a technical estate manager in REIM Hämeenlinna? REIM Hämeenlinna offers energy audits, CAD-drawings, planning and guiding schemes and tasks connected with stakeholders renovations and accommodation works. The member of the Concern Board of REIM Group Kari Metsäkallio The current government has failed completely in housing politics You have had a long and a remarkable career in the fields of real estate and construction. You are also active in municipal and regional politics. How would you describe the current situation in Finland from the points of view of the economy and political decision making? They say what they say about regeneration but this is really the place and time for precise regeneration. We should be regenerating things that should be regenerated later anyway like starting the VT-6 already in 2014. There are also other infrastructural schemes like molded schools that could be started already now. Part of these are municipal schemes. What about the construction and real estate businesses? What should be done? The current government has failed completely in housing politics. In the beginning of the period of rule Krista Kiuru hanged herself on lowering the rents and she couldn t get rid of this during her whole period of being the minister of housing. As a farewell present she even made up a pretty The member of the Concern Board of REIM Group Kari Metsäkallio has a long experience in the fields of real estate and construction. In addition to this he has and still does take actively part in societal decision making. He drops heavy words on the actions of the current government of the country. good explanation with KTI but she made politically very determined assumptions by doing this. Due to this there is now a new department at ARA that has to investigate for malpractices, that nobody has even proven to exist, which only adds to the byrocracy. The same sum could have been used, for example to prevent the gray economy and the result would be a lot better. In my opinion this failure isn t only Kiuru s, but the whole government s failure. Katainen should act and lead the government, not just stand and wait for something. The shortage of rental apartments are a huge problem especially in the Helsinki area and this disadvantages the requirements for economic life. A precise regeneration could be done in the Helsinki area to the building of rental apartments. The intermediate scheme by Vapaavuori could be an excellent choice if it was specified a little. Creating some Kruunuasunnot is not a solution of any kind because we already have enough implementers but the means are poor. You have a good view at the field of estate managing and real estate business from the Concern Board of REIM Group. What are the challenges and the possibilities on the competing market? In my opinion the possibilities of REIM Group are good and they are going in the right direction. The unification of the organization and accessing the benefits through that builds a good base for competitive activity on our whole area of operation. Kari Metsäkallio is a 63-year-old Master of Science in Technology. He has worked for 17 years ad the CEO of different Lappeenranta city companies. He also acted as the Regional President of Rakennusliike Oka (Construction Company Oka) years 1998 2010. Mailing address: PL 34, 53101 Lappeenranta Visiting address:,
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Saimaa The Fourth largest lake in the whole Europe The Chairman of the Board of REIM Group Timo Multanen: Saimaa is an uncut diamond. Saimaa is the fourth largest lake in Europe. Larger are only Lakes Ladoga and Onega in Russia and Vänern in Sweden. There is something really great in the freely flowing Saimaa with its fresh water. 4377 square kilometers is the whole area of Saimaa with its islands and shores. You can use the canals to get to the Gulf of Finland and even to the seas of the World. Saimaa has 13 710 islands and islets. They provide resting spots for all kinds of wanderers. The Finnish everyman s rights give the permission to camp and collect berries and mushrooms. There are also dozens of guest ports and landfalls on the shores of Saimaa. There are altogether 396 harbors and moorings. Also the ship fairways are well marked and the maps are updated. Saimaa is also the shed for fishing and if you re lucky you can maybe see a ringed seal, chats the Chairman of the Board of REIM Group Timo Multanen. He continues: In the last few years the meaning of Saimaa has grown and grown for me. I practically see it every day from my home s windows when I look at the harbor and the city bay. One of the most beautiful harbors in the whole world. I have seen so many of them in my life all around the world. We have a summer house in Kyläniemi, which is located at the Saimaa basin, and there the view from our windows and the shore always makes me feel respect and relaxation. It s like you re part of the nature, which you practically are. I practically spent my whole summer holiday on the lake Saimaa, mostly at our summer house but also at our making little trips around Saimaa on our friends boats. This summer also had great weathers. There were over 20 days of heat, which means over +25 grades celsius and sunshine. You can only enjoy a summer like this at lake Saimaa, finishes Timo Multanen, the Chairman of the Board of REIM Group. REIM Group Oy (Real Estate Investment and Management) Ltd p. 0207 438 420 REIM Hämeenlinna Oy, ISA Hallituskatu 17 A 13100 Hämeenlinna p. 0207 441 720 REIM Imatra Oy, ISA Lappeentie 17 55100 Imatra p. 0207 438 630 REIM Joensuu Oy, ISA Niskakatu 4 80100 Joensuu p. 0207 438 460 REIM Kymi Oy, ISA Lehtomäenkatu 12 45160 Kouvola p. 0207 438 500 Keskusaukio 1 45700 Kuusankoski P. 0207 438 510 REIM Lahti Oy, ISA Aleksanterinkatu 7, 2. krs 15110 Lahti p. 0207 438 570 Our offices: REIM Lappeenranta Oy, ISA p. 0207 438 420 REIM Mikkeli Oy, ISA Nuijamiestenkatu 4 50100 Mikkeli p. 0207 438 560 REIM Oulu Oy, ISA Hallituskatu 29 A, 90100 Oulu p. 0207 441 700 REIM Porvoo Oy, ISA Mannerheiminkatu 7 06100 Porvoo p. 0207 438 380 REIM Tampere Oy, ISA Hatanpään valtatie 24 B 33100 Tampere p. 0207 438 600 Cooperation companies: EL-Express Oy Ltd Kipparinkatu 7 53100 Lappeenranta p. 0207 333 399 REIM Kiinteistövälitys Oy, LKV (A) p. 0207 438 410 Tilikarelia Oy auktorisoitu tilitoimisto p. 0207 497 340 International operations: REIM International Oy Ltd p. 0207 438 400
REIM Real Estate In Kuusamo (Ruka) a luxury villa! Price request 965,000 Mailing address: PL 34, 53101 Lappeenranta Visiting address:, tel. +358 207 438 411 www.reimrealestate.com Huvikumpu the dream of houses! Price request 444,000 In Kuusamo (Ruka) a luxury villa with a big beach lot c. 2,5 ha. owned by the joint-stock company Finnair. The lot consists of the main building, smoke sauna + normal sauna, separate building 131 m 2 and a big garage/storage 121 m 2. The size of the main building is 580 m 2 was renovated stylishly in 2001, the sauna department has a pool. HPAC technique is high-class, 7 bedrooms. A unique destination for the usage of companies/organizations and for year-round representing. Pielisen Helmi, price request 2,500,000 Huvikumpu is a perfect real estate of your dreams. The total area is 200 m 2, in addition a glass patio of 17 m 2. Heating system is electricity, air-source heat pump and a wood-burning oven. The real estate consists of a 2000 m 2 garden and 50 meters of own shoreline and a beach sauna. Huvikumpu is a real estate of dreams with a hint of luxury. View to Saimaa. The place is located 20 km away from the lively Lappeenranta. buildings. The estate has a lot of unused building rights. The real estate entity is suitable for both private and company use year-round and the object has limitless developing possibilities. Pielisen Helmi is located on the scenic Pielinen nearby Lieksa. The distance to the city center of Lieksa is only 5 km, 6km to the closest railway station and 100km to the Inquiries: Harri Tanskanen, tel. +358 500 518 838 harri.tanskanen@reimgroup. com airport of Joensuu. The Bomba Spa in Nurmes is only about 40 km away and the salmon rapids in Ruunaa are only about 250 km away. The distance to border crossing are as followed: Niirala, Tohmajärvi 145 km, Kuhmo 170 km and Nuijamaa, Lappeenranta 295 km. Inquiries: www.reimrealestate.com Pielisen Helmi is a working name to a real estate entity that is located on the shore of Pielinen in the immediate vicinity. The area of the estate is almost 100ha and it has 1,1 km of own shoreline. The estate has 6000 m 2 of ready building range. Among other things the main building, row house, detached house, summer hotel, farm with its buildings and other maintenance and storage Jari Vahviala Myyntijohtaja, LKV, MBA tel +358 207 438 411 jari.vahviala@reimgroup.com Olga Rugojeva Brokerage tel. +358 207 438 415 olga.rugojeva@reimgroup.com