Investors have returned to Finnish real estate market, says OP

INVESTORS have returned to the real estate market in Finland, according to OP Financial Group.

OP on Monday reported that it recorded a year-on-year increase of 27 per cent in applications for new buy-to-let mortgages in April. Well over two-thirds, or 71 per cent, of the applications came from people who are mulling over their first real estate investment, marking an increase of 21 percentage points from December.