Tjäreborgin bought by a businessman in the crosshairs at least 10 hotels in Finland outside the helsinki metropolitan area

Norwegian hotel mogul Petter Stordalenin the goal is to dedicate five years at 10-12 hotels in the helsinki metropolitan area in Finland, Stordalen told STT.

the Hotel could be located in large urban regions of Tampere, Turku and Oulu.

– we Will provide more concept hotels and more different experiences to guests based on nordic traditions and expectations, he said.

Stordalen owns the nordic region's largest hotel chain Nordic Choice Hotels. In finland, the company began to arrive in the fall of 2016, resulting in jätkäsaari in Helsinki was opened to the Clarion tower hotel. Last summer the company acquired, inter alia, the Helsinki luxury hotel kämp's.

Nordic Choice's ceo Torgeir Silseth admits that the company focused on first in Helsinki, when it arrived in Finland. Lapland is so far the responsibility of the hotel chain's expansion plans, although the company keeps the area of the eye.

It is of course interesting, but it is very seasonal, so we focus on the first large cities, Silseth said.

on Wednesday it was reported that the Stordalen to buy 40% of the tourism group Ving, which Tjäreborg and its nordic sister companies belong to.

Stordalen doesn't believe that flying would reduce the climate change conversation. He hoped that the travel burden may be reduced, for example, fuel-saving technologies and biofuels.

– Norway change in combustion engine cars to electric cars will happen very quickly. Only a few government action, thanks to electric cars were sold, I believe last year more than traditional cars.

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