Nordic countries are vulnerable to housing market risks aggravated by the coronavirus pandemic The coronavirus pandemic has the potential to aggravate long-standing vulnerabilities in the Nordic housing market. Housing market disturbances can increase credit risk for banks and interfere with their access to funding. Share Email Twitter Facebook Linkedin Google+
Finnish commercial property market increasingly intertwined with foreign markets Foreign investment in the Finnish and other Nordic property markets has increased. As a consequence the Finnish market is more vulnerable to external risks. Share Email Twitter Facebook Linkedin Google+
Risks on the Swedish housing market also a cause for concern in other Nordic countries An extensive materialisation of risks on the Swedish housing market could also have notable effects in the other Nordic countries. Share Email Twitter Facebook Linkedin Google+
Finland's neighbours rein in lending for house purchase Neighbouring countries’ loan ceiling regulations are tighter than the loan ceiling that comes into force in Finland in summer 2016. Share Email Twitter Facebook Linkedin Google+
Nordic financial sector vulnerable to housing market risks Realisation of potential housing market risks would simultaneously increase loan and investment losses while also pushing up the price of funding. Share Email Twitter Facebook Linkedin Google+