Our Franco-Scandinavian Expertise on the French Riviera

Our Franco-Scandinavian Expertise on the French Riviera

Our agencyExpertise
26 July 2026 · 5 min read
Harald Starke
Harald StarkePresident, Riviera Keys

“Franco-Scandinavian” is not a marketing line for us: it is how the agency has been built since 2004. Here is what it actually means.

On the French Riviera since 2004

Riviera Keys was founded in 2004. Twenty years on, the agency has four offices — Nice, Antibes, Cannes and Saint-Raphaël — and a team of more than thirty people. Our rating is 4.8 out of 5 across 400 reviews verified to the ISO 20252 standard.

Twelve languages, spoken by the team

Our advisors work in French, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, German, Dutch, Russian, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese. The website exists in five languages, and our buying guides are translated, not machine-generated.

In practice: a Swedish seller signs their mandate in Swedish, a Norwegian buyer asks tax questions in Norwegian, and nobody discovers an important clause in a language they barely read.

What Nordic buyers ask us most

Three questions come up every time: taxation for a non-resident, obtaining a French mortgage while living in Stockholm or Oslo, and looking after the property between stays. We answer them in detail in our process guide and our complete guide.

Genuine Nordic roots

We are partners of Nordea Private Banking, sponsors of the Nordic pétanque championship, and partners of the Finnish Association of the Côte d’Azur and of Rivieraklubben. Our events take place in Cannes as much as in Stockholm, Gothenburg or Helsinki.

And an international network

Riviera Keys is a member of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World and Luxury Portfolio International. A property listed with us in Cannes is visible to buyers across those networks, worldwide.

Let us talk about your project

In your own language, with no obligation. Browse our properties, meet the team, or write to us.

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