The Scandinavian hospitality market is set to grow over the coming years, with a host of new properties in different building phases across the region. Scandinavia is always a popular choice with tourists, who come for the incredible scenery, friendly people and quaint architecture. The developments are not just concentrated in urban centers, but also in the vast wilds of the surrounding countryside.
Sweden has the largest amount of projected hotels and resorts envisioned for the coming years; perhaps not surprising seeing as it is the largest Nordic country. The Stockholm hinterland will see the opening of the Motel L “Älvsjö Centrum” in June 2017, which will form part of the regeneration of the area close to the Stockholm international fairs. The 3* hotel will have 174 rooms and a sleek, modern design.
In March the city is set to receive one of its largest hotel developments to date, the “At Six”, part of the Urban Escape master plan. Boasting 343 rooms which will include 40 suites and three floors of penthouses, this 4* conversion is a hybrid of a business and art hotel.
Nordic hotel giant Scandic Group is leading the way, with hotels underway in Sweden, Finland and Denmark. The 4* project “Downtown Camper” in Stockholm with 493 rooms is currently under construction, while the extension of the “Scandic Hallandia” in Halmstad is in the pre-planning stage and will add 14 extra rooms. The planning of “Hotel Marski” in Helsinki is underway at the moment and due to open the 300-room, 4* property in the first quarter of 2019. The new-build Scandic “Copenhagen Kødbyen” will open in 2018, with 370 rooms, conference and business facilities and restaurants in Copenhagen’s meatpacking district.
International brands are also looking towards Nordic territories. Sheraton is refurbishing their existing hotel in Stockholm, with the remodeling happening in phases, one of which is to be completed in the coming months. The “Grand Hotel Stockholm” too is getting a phased revamp – a date for the completion has yet to be named.
