Senate Properties
| Revenue | 677 million EUR (2008)  5% from 2007[7] |
|---|---|
| 220 million EUR (2008) 6% from 2007[7] | |
| 105 million EUR (2008) 14% from 2007[7] | |
| Total assets | 5,857 million EUR (2008)  3% from 2007[8] |
| Total equity | 3,404 million EUR (2008)  steady from 2007[8] |
| Owner | Republic of Finland (100%)[3] |
Number of employees | 277 (2008)[9] |
| Website | www |
Senate Properties (in
Swedish.[10]
History
Senate Properties descends from the Office of the Intendant (corresponding names in
privatized in 2004, the buyer being ISS A/S.[12] The majority of the state property assets were transferred into the newly formed State Real Property Agency.[10][11] The purpose of this agency was to manage the state property which was deemed to be in permanent use.[11]
On 1 January 1999, a heterogeneous collection of government real estate worth 1.3
billion EUR was transferred from various government-owned companies and government agencies — including the State Real Property Agency — and incorporated into Kapiteeli Oy.[13] The transfer consisted of buildings deemed redundant from the government perspective.[13] This included former school buildings, empty government buildings, railway stations fallen into disuse, and other buildings that were considered unnecessary for the government to own, such as post offices and hotels.[13] Part of this property was developed and sold on the market between 1999 and 2006.[13] Kapiteeli was privatized in September 2006.[14] The single buyer, Sponda Oyj, paid 950 million EUR for 100% of Kapiteeli's stock.[14]
Also on 1 January 1999, the State Real Property Agency was transformed from being a government agency into being an unincorporated
Finnish National Opera Building.[10]
On 1 March 2001, the name of the State Real Property Agency was changed to Senate Properties.Helsinki Senate Square, where several nearby buildings are managed by Senate Properties.[4]
| Organizational lineage of Senate Properties[10] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | English | Finnish | Swedish |
| 1811–1865 | Office of the Intendant | Intendentinkonttori | Intendentkontoret |
| 1865–1936 | Board of Public Building | Yleisten rakennusten ylihallitus | Överstyrelsen för allmänna byggnader |
| 1936–1995 | National Board of Public Building | Rakennushallitus | Byggnadsstyrelsen |
| 1995–2001 | State Real Property Agency | Valtion kiinteistölaitos | Statens fastighetsverk(note) |
| 2001→ | Senate Properties | Senaatti-kiinteistöt | Senatfastigheter |
| Note: There is also a government agency in Sweden called Statens fastighetsverk, which handles functions similar to its Finnish counterpart. | |||
Legal status
Senate Properties is an unincorporated, fully state-owned enterprise (
incorporated companies, the organization has limited jurisdiction over its activities.[17] Finnish government organizations of this type are governed by the Unincorporated State Enterprise Act of 2002 (Laki Valtion Liikelaitoksista (in Finnish)).[18]
Finance
At the end of 2008, the
equity capital, and 1.2 billion as long-term loans.[8] In addition to the equity capital and loans by the Finnish government, Senate Properties had 0.8 billion in retained earnings, and external financing amounting to 1.2 billion from financial institutions.[8] Its balance sheet totaled 5.9 billion at the end of 2008.[8]
Development projects
General information
In 2007, Senate Properties was — out of 29 large Finnish companies — recognized as Finland's top reporter of issues related to the environment and to corporate social responsibility.[22]
Gallery of buildings
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TheSenate Square. -
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Construction of theHelsinki Music Center. -
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ThePohjoisesplanadi. -
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The House of the Estates. -
TheFinnish National Opera Building. -
Turku Central Prison— “Kakola” — defunct since 2007. -
The building of the Court of Appeal in Turku. -
TheState Provincial Office of Kuopio -
The building of the Court of Appeal in Vaasa.
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Notes
- ^ Senate Properties 2009: [1] (Finnish).
- ^ a b c Ministry of Finance 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f Senate Properties 2009: [2]
- ^ a b c d e Senate Properties 2009: [3]
- ^ Senate Properties 2009: [4]
- ^ Senate Properties 2009: [5]
- ^ a b c Senate Properties Annual Report 2008, p. 20.
- ^ a b c d e Senate Properties Annual Report 2008, p. 22.
- ^ Senate Properties Annual Report 2008, p. 4.
- ^ a b c d e f g Senate Properties 2009: "Senaatti-kiinteistöt - Landmarks in the history of Senate Properties". Archived from the original on 2012-02-26. Retrieved 2012-02-18., "Senaatti-kiinteistöt - Senaatti-kiinteistöjen historian kulmakivet". Archived from the original on 2012-02-26. Retrieved 2012-02-18. (Finnish), [6] (Swedish).
- ^ a b c National Audit Office of Finland 2005, p. 13.
- ^ Ministry of Finance 2004.
- ^ a b c d Julin 2006.
- ^ a b Tekniikka & Talous 2006.
- ^ Parliament of Finland 1998
- ^ a b c Ministry of Finance 2000.
- ^ European Commission 2006, p. 4.
- ^ Parliament of Finland 2002.
- ^ Ministry of Finance 2007, p. 140.
- ^ Helsingin Sanomat 2008.
- ^ Helsingin Sanomat 2009.
- ^ Finnish Business & Society 2007.
References
- Senate Properties (2009). "Senate Properties Official Webpage". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
- Helsingin Sanomat: International edition - Metro (2008). "Helsinki's ugliest building to get makeover". Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
- Helsingin Sanomat: International edition - Metro (2009). "State wants to cash in on sale of plots of land in Töölönlahti Bay area". Archived from the original on 2009-08-27. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
- Ministry of Finance (2009). "State-owned companies and unincorporated State enterprises". Archived from the original on 2006-08-31. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
- Ministry of Finance (2009). "Senate Properties, a State enterprise responsible for real estate asset management". Archived from the original on 2006-07-13. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
- Ministry of Finance (2004). "Engel-Yhtymä Oy:n omistus ISS:lle" [The ownership of Engel-Yhtymä Oy is transferred to ISS]. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
- Ministry of Finance (2000). "Valtion kiinteistölaitoksesta Senaatti-kiinteistöt" [The State Real Property Agency became Senate Properties] (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
- State Treasury (2008). "Valtiokonttorin ehdotus valtion tilinpäätökseksi varainhoitovuodelta 2008" [The proposed financial statements for the 2008 financial period by the State Treasury.] (pdf) (in Finnish). Ministry of Finance. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
- Ministry of Education (2009). "Future of university property resolved". aaltoyliopisto.info. Archived from the originalon 2011-07-20. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
- Valtonen, H.; Nousiainen, M. (2005). "Promoting Ethical Principles in Construction and Real Estate Business". The 2005 World Sustainable Building Conference. Helsinki University of Technology: CEM Facility Services Research. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
- Parliament of Finland (2003). "Laki Senaatti-kiinteistöistä 19.12.2003/1196" [The Senate Properties act 19.12.2003/1196] (in Finnish). FINLEX. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
- Parliament of Finland (1998). "Laki Valtion kiinteistölaitoksesta (kumottu) 18.12.1998/1052" [The State Real Property Agency act (abrogated) 18.12.1998/1052] (in Finnish). FINLEX. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
- Parliament of Finland (2002). "Laki valtion liikelaitoksista 20.12.2002/1185" [The unincorporated state enterprise act 20.12.2002/1185] (in Finnish). FINLEX. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
- Senate Properties (2008). "Financial review and annual report 2008" (PDF). FINLEX. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
- National Board of Antiquities (2004). "Senaatti-kiinteistöt ja valtion kiinteistöyksiköt"[Senate Properties and the state real estate units]. www.nba.fi. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
- Finnish Business & Society (2007). "Senaatti-kiinteistöt voitti vuoden 2007 raportointikatsauksen" [Senate Properties won the reporting survey 2007] (in Finnish). www.fibsry.fi. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - National Audit Office of Finland (2005). "Senaattikiinteistöjen kiinteistönhoitopalvelujen hankinnat. Puitesopimus" [Senate Properties' procurement of maintenance services. Framework agreement.] (PDF) (in Finnish). www.vtv.fi. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
- Julin, Merja (2006). "Kapiteeli kilpailee raskaassa sarjassa" [Kapiteeli competes in the heavyweight division] (PDF). Maankäyttö 1/2006 (in Finnish). www.maankaytto.fi. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
- Ahotupa, Eeva (20 October 2006). "Sponda ostaa Kapiteelin" [Sponda buys Kapiteeli] (in Finnish). Tekniikka & Talous. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
- European Commission (10 November 2006). "State aid No C 7/06 (ex NN88/05) — Finnish Road Enterprise. Invitation to submit comments pursuant to Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty". Official Journal of the European Union (in Finnish). Retrieved 26 August 2009.
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