A pioneer of work environments
Senate Properties is the work environment partner of the Finnish government. We make sure that our customers have the best possible conditions to succeed in their work. We want to ensure that the Finnish government is a pioneer of new ways of working and work environments.
Energy Saving Programme
Exceptional times call for decisive action. Our aim is to help Finland through the tough winter ahead and to curb the rising cost of energy. This is why we have launched an extensive Energy Saving Programme for the upcoming heating season together with our customers and service providers. We want to do our bit to ensure the security of energy supply in Finland.
Working at Senate Properties
We are Finland’s largest owner of the most diverse commercial properties. We make room for success. This is your spot at the forefront of the property development sector.
Indoor conditions
We want to help ensure that everyone working in the offices, institutions, barracks and bureaus of Finland have the best possible conditions in their working environment so as to maintain the welfare, organisation and safety of society. After all, a healthy working environment is the foundation of the well-being of us all.
Organisation
Senate Group comprises Senate Properties and its subsidiary corporate enterprise Defence Properties Finland. The Group also includes Senate Station Properties Ltd.
Latest news and articles
Everyone immediately understood the need to save energy
"The Energy Saving Programme we launched promptly in the autumn had already delivered good results during the winter. Together with our clients, we achieved significant savings,” says Sanna Jääskeläinen, Programme…
7 questions about co-working environments
When two or more agencies are put together, what happens? They become a co-working environment. Why are they created and what are their benefits? Karin Hukkanen, Accounts Manager, and Ari…
Tax Administration and National Land Survey of Finland move into shared facilities in Porvoo – “First it hurt, now we’re one work community”
The co-working spaces initially bothered people at the Porvoo government office building, but now tax officials and surveyors are already feeling pride and joy at their modern workspaces. Pirjo Vainio…
“We’re keenly involved in the development” – Co-working and the circular economy have become a reality in the Porvoo government office building
The National Land Survey of Finland and the Tax Administration are agile pioneers in central government - the strategies of both facilities included new ways of working and activity-based environments…
The next big climate step will be taken in co-working spaces
Senate Properties has reduced its environmental impacts over the years by, for example, reducing energy emissions in its properties by more than 70%. The ongoing transformation of work - the…
The majestic Merikasarmi is being renovated into a modern activity-based environment
The historic Merikasarmi buildings have served the Ministry for Foreign Affairs for 30 years. Now these former barracks are undergoing the most extensive modernisation project in their history. Through the…
New work environment means new ways of working at GTK
Suo, Vesi, Kaivos, Kallioperä and Maaperä. The names of the Geological Survey of Finland’s new workspaces (Bog, Water, Mine, Bedrock and Soil) are apt descriptions of its work. After initial…
TEM moved from four different locations into a new activity-based environment
The importance of good indoor air was the focus in the modernisation of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment’s premises. Located in Aleksanterinkatu 4-10 in Helsinki, the activity-based environment…
The most important thing is to listen
People either love or hate the idea of moving from an individual office to an activity-based environment. When implementing change, the key aspects are change management, discussion and listening. The…