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YIT CORPORATION News, March 31, 2016 at 9:15 a.m.

Russians who have bought a Finnish apartment enjoy the convenience of moving, good ventilation and spacious lifts. However, they would be quite happy to exchange the sauna for a bathtub.

According to YIT’s survey on Finnish housing, most Finns are happy in their current homes, but more than half of respondents dream about a new apartment. The three things house-byers worry about the most are renovations to the apartment or for the housing company, their financial situation and the smoothness of everyday life. When asked about their views on housing and housing trends, Finns say they expect the importance of the neighbourhood’s reputation and the use of services to increase.

YIT is planning to build Poland's first YIT Homes in Warsaw starting in 2016. The principles and values of sustainable development will be a high priority in the new homes.

Latvia is still recovering from the financial crisis. There is a lot of potential in the country, and the inhabitants of the capital Riga are now looking for apartments in the suburbs.

We continue our Christmas tradition and donate the money allocated to paper Christmas cards to the charity. This Christmas our donation goes to the Red Cross.

Many Finns have bought a second home in Tallinn or Pärnu, but recently, Tallinn has also become a city that interests people who are looking for investment properties. Many foreign experts who are not interested in the old building stock have already come to the city.

Finns like it practical and adjust their homes so that everyday life is as easy as possible. But don't you get bored of that? Will functionalism continue to be important in the future?

YIT has finished first construction phase of NØRDIKA Shopping Valley in Lithuania. NØRDIKA is located near the Vilnius Airport, next to IKEA. YIT is also constructing is a new heavy vehicle service center for 'Scania Lietuva' in Siauliai.

Welcome to a Finnish home. Usually a home consists of a living room, kitchen, and one to three bedrooms. In addition, there is a bathroom and often a separate toilet as well. Many homes also have their own sauna-in apartment buildings as well. According to statistics, there are about two million saunas in Finland!

Lithuania is getting used to the euro and building new and energy-efficient apartments. The affluent middle class is already buying second homes.

Constructed by YIT St. Petersburg, the residential apartment buildings entitled 'Suomi' (Finland) were awarded silver medal in the international FIABCI Prix d'Excellence 2015 competition's Russian stage's Residential Apartment Buildings category.