Finnish Consulting Group sign lease with RBS Nordisk Renting for new HQ in Helsinki

Nordisk Renting Oy has entered into an agreement with Finnish Consulting Group, FCG, for FCG’s new headquarters in Helsinki. A long-term lease agreement has been concluded and the total investment amounts to € 21.8m. Skanska will be the Design and Build contractor.

FCG is a consultancy firm formed in 2005 through the merger of the operations of Plancenter Ltd, Efeko Ltd and Helsinki Consulting Group Ltd. FCG offers advanced consultancy in areas such as infrastructure planning and international development projects, as well as training for management groups. FCG has just over 500 employees and its customers can primarily be found in the public sector. The Group also offers similar services to the private sector. The main owners are the Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities and Helsinki University Holding Ltd. The new headquarters will be built in the area of Käpylä, 6 km outside Helsinki. Käpylä is an attractive new area of commercial properties strategically located between Helsinki City and Vantaa airport. The property will comprise two six-floor buildings totalling approximately 7,000 sqm in area. FCG intends to combine the operations of the three subsidiaries in the new headquarters. “The new headquarters are an important stage in our development as one of Finland’s largest consulting companies, enabling us to gather our operations under one roof. Apart from giving us an ultramodern head office, the new premises will also increase efficiency and reduce administration costs,” says Seppo Mäki, Managing Director of FCG. “We are very pleased to be entering a new business relationship with FCG,” says Reinhold Geijer, CEO of Nordisk Renting AB. “We can see a clear demand for more cost-efficient leasing solutions in Finland, not the least among companies with connections to the public sector, such as FCG.” “We are very pleased with being able to offer our specialist competence and together with the other partners realise this project,” says Juha Hetemäki, CEO of Skanska Oy. The construction of the new headquarters is planned for completion in July 2007. ___________________________________________________________________ For further information, please contact: Reinhold Geijer, CEO of Nordisk Renting AB, tel +46 8 506 198 00 Seppo Mäki, CEO ofi FCG, tel + 358 10 409 54 12 Juha Hetemäki, CEO of Skanska Oy, tel + 358 9 6152 2245