EUROPE Quality investment – Sofia Granlund, the CEO of Stena Real Estate

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06 July 2026

Nathan North
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Sofia Granlund, the CEO of Stena Real Estate

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Swedish property company Stena Real Estate has been active in Poland's main office markets for several years now, during which time it has acquired the High5Ive 1, 2 and 3 buildings in Kraków, Centrum Południe in Wrocław, and Studio B in Warsaw. Now it has added Studio A to its portfolio. So, we spoke to Sofia Granlund, the CEO of Stena Real Estate – and asked her why her company has taken such a shine to the Polish office scene.

Could you tell us something about the history of Stena Real Estate, how your group became involved in the Polish and US property scene, and the scale of your operations and portfolio? Stena Real Estate is part of Stena Fastigheter, one of Sweden’s largest privately owned real estate companies and a core business within the Stena Sphere group. In Poland, we have, in recent years, built up a portfolio of modern, sustainable office properties in prime locations, where we see strong fundamentals

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