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2022 saw quite a number of existing hotels in the Finnish capital being renovated, as well as new hotels being launched, and there is more to come for the 2023 season. Prime Hotel Group has in 2022 opened the doors of 4-star Hotel Mestari with 237 rooms and the 4-star Hotel AX with 173 rooms.

The Aurora skies have gifted many guests with their natural wonder and most of our guests traveling through Arctic Finland, Sweden, Norway and Iceland are seeing the natural phenomenon more often than ever. This week a large group of eighty happy Spanish travelers are enjoying the wonders of Finnish Lapland and were greeted with a shining sky, full of Northern lights of every colour.

Sokos Hotels has for the 11th  time has been chosen as most trusted hotel chain in Finland. And it is no surprise. Even during the time of the pandemic, the company is continuing to invest, to develop and to grow. The chain is this spring introducing new type of flexible service hotel category l Heymo by Sokos Hotels. The first property will be opened in the Helsinki suburb of Espoo this spring.

Finland, which just took the gold in Ice-Hockey at the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, is hosting the world championship in Ice-Hockey in 2022. The matches will be played at the Nokia Arena in Tampere and at the Hartwall Arena in Helsinki. Sixteen teams from Europe, North America and Central Asia will be competing for the title in the usual format.

Following the great development of our Arctic destinations we are proud to announce that from January 2022 Visit Rovaniemi is welcoming us as a partner. Visit Rovaniemi engages in image marketing, media visits, communications and PR, tourist information and congress marketing. In addition, the company coordinates and commissions joint marketing efforts for Rovaniemi Region.

As many hotel chains in these years are developing new hotels concepts to target the Millennials and the Z-generation, Sokos Hotels introduces a new hotel concept to the Finnish market specially targeting these segments. The new brand is called Heymo.

After a two years long restoration process, the new Scandic Grand Central Helsinki has been inaugurated. The hotel is located in an original Art Nouveau building from the beginning of the 20th century, which  previously served as the head office of Finland‘s railway company. The northern wing of the original building with 373 rooms and suites is now connected with a modern new building with 118 rooms and suites

The largest travel trade event in the Northern Europe specialized in winter season is taking place in Helsinki. Northern Europe continues to attract international travelers during the snow-covered winter months. The workshop organizers planned the workshop to be both onsite and online, regretfully the onsite participation will be very limited due to the current travel restrictions.

As sustainability is the trend of the time, the growth of service providers offering high-quality sustainable tourism services has been strong in Lapland in recent years. The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has been a huge challenge for all, but entrepreneurs are confident in the future and believe the situation could even strengthen Lapland’s international brand worldwide.

Tallink Silja becomes the first shipping company to receive the Sustainable Travel Finland label. Visit Finland has developed the Sustainable Travel Finland program. The program is designed for Finnish tourism companies and destinations to develop more sustainable practices.