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REAL ESTATE SPECIAL REPORT

Winglet Business Park opens in CLX
One of the developers of
CLX Business Zone is
construction company
Rakennustoimisto Pohjola
Oy. The company saw
the potential offered by
the area and bought 30
hectares of land just off the
airport in 2008, with the
aim to turn the area into a
blossoming business park.

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n the summer, the first phase
of Winglet Business Park was
opened. Located just one kilometre away from the airport, the
Business Park features modern
premises which can be tailored
according to very demanding
specifications, for e.g. laboratory use.
“The most important thing
for us was to realise a business
park that meets the image criteria of demanding, international companies,” says Antti Saxlin from the company.
“In the first phase, there
are 7,500 square metres of
space. Over time, there could
be as many as four phases in
the Business Park,” Saxlin adds.

WINGLET BUSINESS PARK

Investment
Opportunities
The Winglet Business Park
is expected to grow into a real power player in the Tampere
Region, with as many as 2,000
employees and 100,000 square
metres of premises.
“Especially internationally-minded hi-tech companies
get additional value from the location by the airport,” comments

Saxlin, adding that when certain
types of companies get together, this serves to attract more of
their kin.
The Phase I of Winglet
was sold to Kiinteistö-Varma
in the summer of 2008, providing some proof of the attractiveness of the area – also in the eyes
of the investors.
“The investors have noticed the potential of the busi-

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ness zone and are paying attention,” Saxlin says.
The recession caused for
the development plans to be
placed on hold momentarily, but
Saxlin is happy to report that the
start of 2010 looks quite positive.
“We also offer companies
project development free of
charge, so those interested in the
area should get in contact.” b

Vaasa Airport Logistics Center
moving forward
A

ll four modes, air, road,
rail and sea transport will
be effectively combined in Vaasa. Vaasa Airport Logistics center (VALC) is located right next
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to Vaasa airport and will be supported by a land traffic logistics
center with own rail traffic loading area and an improved road
connection to the port, which is

only 10 kilometres away. The
construction of this new air cargo logistics center is initiated in
2010, says Development Manager Riitta Björkenheim from

VASEK. Nordic Logistic Center (NLC) in Umeå, Sweden offers an ideal supportive partnership for growing east-west transport. b