Images from Finland

The 550-room legendary Hotel Radisson Blu Latvija, which has dominated the center of Riga for the last 40-years is undergoing an almost complete refurbishment in 2020/2021. The hotel already features a new swanky lobby area and before the summer 2020 the large restaurant area will be completely renovated. Already half of the guest rooms in the lower extension building of the hotel has been renovated and the rest of the rooms in this building will be renovated before the 2020 summer season.

Norway is one of the countries that invests most in sustainability. It has the highest percentage of electric cars of any country in the world and Norway is on its path becoming a carbon-neutral nation by 2050. Norway’s capital Oslo was crowned the European Green Capital 2019. Oslo city center is almost entirely car-free, with vastly expanded pedestrian and biking lanes.