Senate Properties
Introduction '''Senate Properties''' (in , in ) is a Finnish unincorporated state-owned enterprise, which manages a major part of the real estate assets owned by the Republic of Finland.Declaration made 3 September 1811 by Tsar Alexander I of Russia to establish the ''Office of the Intendant''. Handwriting in Swedish.
History Senate Properties descends from the ''Office of the Intendant'' (corresponding names in Finnish and Swedish are listed in the table below), established 3 September 1811, the goal of which was to supervise the planning of government buildings. In 1865, the name was changed to the ''Board of Public Buildings''; and in 1936 to the ''National Board of Public Building''. In 1995, the National Board of Public Building — which was a government agency managing state property — was dissolved. Facility management operations were incorporated into ''Engel kiinteistöpalveluyhtymä Oy'', which was fully privatized in 2004, the buyer being ISS A/S. The majority of the state property assets were transferred into the newly formed ''State Real Property Agency''. The purpose of this agency was to manage the state property which was deemed to be in permanent use.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''. The transfer consisted of buildings deemed redundant from the government perspective. 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. Part of this property was developed and sold on the market between 1999 and 2006.Kapiteeli was privatized in September 2006.The single buyer, ''Sponda Oyj'', paid 950 million EUR for 100% of Kapiteeli's stock.Also on 1 January 1999, the State Real Property Agency was transformed from being a government agency into being an unincorporated state-owned enterprise. During the same year, several culturally significant properties were transferred to the State Real Property Agency, including the Ateneum, Kiasma, and the Finnish National Opera Building.On 1 March 2001, the name of the State Real Property Agency was changed to ''Senate Properties''. The name-change required a change in law because the State Real Property Agency was a state enterprise under Finnish public law, and such entities could not change their name via registration as in the private sector. The purpose with the name-change was to improve the corporate image by having a name reflecting both traditions and modern business philosophy. The new name also refers to the Helsinki Senate Square, where several nearby buildings are managed by Senate Properties.Organizational lineage of Senate PropertiesYearEnglishFinnishSwedish1811–1865''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 (). It is unincorporated in the sense that Senate Properties is ''not'' a legal person separate from the State, and compared to incorporated companies, the organization has limited jurisdiction over its activities. Finnish government organizations of this type are governed by the ''Unincorporated State Enterprise Act of 2002'' ( Laki Valtion Liikelaitoksista (in Finnish)).The headquarters of Senate Properties in Sörnäinen, Helsinki.
Finance At the end of 2008, the Finnish government held assets totaling 51.5 billion EUR. Of these assets, 3.8 billion were held in Senate Properties; consisting of 2.6 billion EUR as equity capital, and 1.2 billion as long-term loans. 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. Its balance sheet totaled 5.9 billion at the end of 2008.
Development projects * Large state office building in Hakaniemi. * Töölönlahti land areas.<!--
Buildings Turku Prison, Heikkilän kasarmi, Suomen Kansallisooppera, Suomen maatalousmuseo Sarka, Pelastusopisto, Helsingin yliopistomuseo Arppeanum, Akatemiatalo (Turun hovioikeus), Hanken School of Economics?, Helsingin kauppakorkeakoulu?, kansallisarkisto, Vaasan hovioikeus, University of Lapland, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Metsätalo, Jokioisten kartano, Porthania, Sinebrychoffin taidemuseo, Suitian kartano, Königstedtin kartano, Smolna, Suomen Ateenan-instituutti, Rönnskär, Suomen maatalousmuseo Sarka, Turun vankilaThe Finnish Institute in LondonKesäranta, Helsinki Music Centre, Reserve Officer School?, Government Palace (Finland), University of Helsinki Botanical Garden (Palm house+ päärakennus), kiasma, Supreme Court of Finland, Sibelius Academy?, House of the Estates, Villa Lante in Janículo, Design Museum, Helsinki, Museum of Finnish Architecture, Lycée franco-finlandais d'Helsinki, Aleksanterin Teatteri, Helsinki Prison, Central pasila, Kuivasaari, Russarö, Pori Airport?, Rovajärvi,-->The headquarters of Senate Properties in Sörnäinen, Helsinki, as seen from the inner yard.
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.
Gallery of buildings File:Valtioneuvoston linna 2.jpg|The Government Palace near the Senate Square.File:Kesaranta Helsinki.jpg|Kesäranta, the official residence of the Prime Minister of Finland, in Meilahti.File:Helsingin musiikkitalo 24.5.2009.jpg|Construction of the Helsinki Music Center.File:Kiasmamodernartmuseum.JPG|The contemporary art museum Kiasma on Mannerheimintie.File:Supreme Court of Finland.jpg|The Supreme Court of Finland on Pohjoisesplanadi.File:VillaLante.JPG|The Villa Lante al Gianicolo in Rome, Italy.File:Kasarmikatu 24 Helsinki.jpg|The Museum of Finnish Architecture.File:Designmuseo I Helsinki.jpg|The Design Museum, Helsinki.File:Säätytalo (Helsinki), Ständerhuset (Helsinki), Maison des États (Helsinki), House of the Estates (Helsinki) 03.jpg|The House of the Estates.File:Finnish National Opera Helsinki 2016 02.jpg|The Finnish National Opera Building.File:Kakola-prison of Turku.jpg|Turku Central Prison — “''Kakola''” — defunct since 2007.File:Turun hovioikeus.jpg|The building of the Court of Appeal in Turku.File:Kuopion lääninhallitus 2017.jpg|The State Provincial Office of KuopioFile:Court of appeal in Vaasa.JPG|The building of the Court of Appeal in Vaasa.
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