{"id":6780,"date":"2024-09-10T17:30:38","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T14:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/premico.fi\/?page_id=6780"},"modified":"2026-01-13T20:01:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T17:01:23","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/premico.fi\/en\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"Premico&#8217;s story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Premico is a real estate fund and asset management company specialised in residential investments, with roots reaching back over six decades. <\/strong><strong>Our story is one of growth \u2014 from a family business to a modern, responsible, and internationally oriented company \u2014 and above all, about the people who have seen things differently and believed in continuous improvement.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>1963 \u2013 It all begins in Turku<\/h2>\n<p>In 1963, <strong>Pertti Vaula<\/strong> founded <strong>Turun Asuntovuokratoimisto, Pertti Vaula<\/strong>. In its early years, the company focused on renting apartments in the Turku region.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9645\" src=\"https:\/\/premico.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Premicon-tarina_900x180px-1.png\" alt=\"Kuvassa vuonna 1963 Pertti Vaula perustaman yrityksen - Turun Asuntovuokratoimisto, Pertti Vaulan - logoja.\" width=\"900\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/premico.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Premicon-tarina_900x180px-1.png 900w, https:\/\/premico.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Premicon-tarina_900x180px-1-768x154.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>1995 \u2013 Generational change and new growth<\/h2>\n<p>In 1995, Pertti\u2019s son, <strong>Janne Vaula<\/strong>, took over as CEO. Under his leadership, the family business entered a new growth phase and began exploring opportunities in the evolving housing market. It was the start of a journey towards broader and more professional operations.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9662\" src=\"https:\/\/premico.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AsuntovuokratoimistoVaulaOy300x100px-3.png\" alt=\"Asuntovuokratoimisto Vaula Oy:n logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>2009 \u2013 The birth of Asuntoverstas<\/h2>\n<p>In 2009, the Vaula family\u2019s company merged with that of <strong>Samuel Tuomola<\/strong>, forming <strong>Asuntoverstas Yhti\u00f6t Oy<\/strong>. The new company combined a broader range of expertise, experience, and a shared ambition to develop the Finnish housing market.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9675\" src=\"https:\/\/premico.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Asuntoverstas-logo_Premicon-tarina-300x100px.png\" alt=\"Asuntoverstas-yhti\u00f6n logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" \/><br \/>\nCollaboration with a Finnish asset management company brought private equity know-how, and the first residential funds were established that same year. By 2014, six funds were in operation, and the company opened its first Helsinki office on Runeberginkatu.<\/p>\n<h2>2016 \u2013 From Asuntoverstas to Premico<\/h2>\n<p>In 2016, Asuntoverstas acquired <strong>Real Case Oy\u2019s<\/strong> construction management business, further strengthening its development and project management capabilities. That same year, the company was fully renewed \u2013 a new name and a new phase were born: <strong>Premico<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9652\" src=\"https:\/\/premico.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Premico_300x100px.png\" alt=\"Kuva Premicon logosta\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In 2016, Premico and<strong> Auratum<\/strong> jointly established Finland\u2019s first private equity fund focused on housing built with short-term interest subsidy loans. In 2019, a sister fund was launched \u2013 the first to be founded entirely by Premico\u2019s in-house team.<\/p>\n<h2>2020\u20132022 \u2013 A pioneer in responsibility and quality<\/h2>\n<p>In 2021, Premico moved to The First property on Aleksanterinkatu in central Helsinki, and later that year, <a href=\"https:\/\/premico.fi\/en\/jyrki-kaskinen-ceo-of-premico-group\/\"><strong>Jyrki Kaskinen<\/strong> was appointed CEO of Premico Group Oy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, <a href=\"https:\/\/premico.fi\/en\/premico-to-establish-finlands-first-carbon-neutral-residential-fund\/\">Premico Residential Fund III was established<\/a> \u2013 a residential fund developing rental apartment buildings that are carbon-neutral in use \u2013 reinforcing Premico\u2019s position as a forerunner in sustainable living.<\/p>\n<h2>2022\u20132023 \u2013 New leadership and a shared mission<\/h2>\n<p>In 2022, a residential building developed under a Premico-managed fund became the first in Finland to receive a <a href=\"https:\/\/premico.fi\/en\/the-first-breeam-certification-in-finland-for-a-real-estate-fund-represented-by-premico\/\">BREEAM environmental certificate at the design stage<\/a>. That same year, <a href=\"https:\/\/premico.fi\/en\/sami-kiehela-new-ceo-and-partner\/\"><strong>Sami Kiehel\u00e4<\/strong> was appointed CEO \u2013 Premico\u2019s first CEO from outside the owner group<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>2024\u20132025 \u2013 Focusing on core expertise<\/h2>\n<p>In June 2024, Premico published its new strategy.<\/p>\n<p>In 2025, the <a href=\"https:\/\/premico.fi\/en\/premicos-first-sustainability-report-has-been-published\/\">company released its first-ever sustainability report<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/premico.fi\/en\/premico-focuses-on-real-estate-investment-management-eerika-consulting-has-acquired-premico-consulting\/\">sold its construction management business<\/a> to focus solely on residential real estate investment management. Premico\u2019s goal is to be the preferred partner for institutional investors in the Finnish residential market.<\/p>\n<h2>Today and tomorrow<\/h2>\n<p>Premico\u2019s strength has always been in its people \u2013 in community, deep housing market expertise, a collaborative spirit, and a shared desire to grow together.<\/p>\n<p>Today, Premico is an investment organisation that manages and develops Finnish residential assets on behalf of professional investors.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Premico is a real estate fund and asset management company specialised in residential investments, with roots reaching back over six<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6780","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Premico&#039;s story &#8211; 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