Scandic Hotels Group, the largest hotel operator in Scandinavia with more than 280 hotels and approximately 58,000 rooms under operation and in development, has opened the 352-room Scandic Helsinki Hub.
In the Finland capital, Helsinki, the hotel is a conversion of a 1920s printing house, with many original features maintained during its development.
“We are delighted to open a new hotel during a period when we’re seeing good development in the Helsinki region where activity levels have returned at our hotels. Scandic Helsinki Hub is a splendid addition to our existing hotel portfolio in the capital as both domestic and intra-Nordic leisure and business travelers are back in our hotels,” said Aki Käyhkö, managing director of Scandic Hotels Finland.
Amenities at the hotel include a multi-level workspace with a 52-foot LED wall, an Italian restaurant and views across the city’s Vanha Kirkkopuisto, or Old Church Park.
The hotel’s general manager Outi Hanhijärvi, said she wants the hotel to be a place where guests from all around the world can meet and spark new ideas.
“We’re opening with a close to 100-strong international team, and I’m extremely excited to welcome guests from all over to this fantastic hotel and extraordinary building,” she said.
The property has accreditation from Nordic Swan Ecolabel, which has requirements such as 100% renewable electricity and the absence of single-use disposables.
On July 15, Scandic released its half-year 2022 earnings results, which revealed its occupancy across the first six months of the year increased from 39% in the first quarter to 63% in the second and revenue per available room had returned to record levels achieved over the same period in 2019. RevPAR was 749 Swedish krona ($70.20), “driven by higher occupancy and positive price development.”
The earnings report also showed in the second quarter of the year net sales increased by 221.8% to 5.3 billion Swedish krona and an agreement had been signed for a 305-room hotel in Tromsø, Norway, to open in 2025.