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Scandic Hotels has signed a long-term lease agreement with landlord Projekti GH Oy for two hotels with a total of 459 rooms in the unique Garden Helsinki, a multi-functional event arena in Helsinki, Finland. The agreement includes one Scandic Go hotel with 232 rooms and a 227-room Scandic hotel that are expected to open in 2028. The new hotels will be established in one of Scandic’s key destinations where the company sees growing demand from both corporate and leisure travelers.

Scandic Go is Scandic’s new brand in the fast-growing economy segment, offering smart accommodation solutions in attractive city locations at a good price. The first guests will check in today at Scandic Go, Upplandsgatan 4.

Malin Selander has been recruited as new Communications Director for Scandic Hotels Group where she will be responsible for the company’s external and internal communication. Most recently, she was VP Communications at Telia Sweden.

The hotels are already part of Scandic’s pipeline and will open in 2025 in Tromsø, Norway, and in 2026 in Aarhus, Denmark. The two hotels will now be part of the company’s Signature Collection that aims to meet the demand from the growing leisure segment. Today, Scandic has five signature hotels in Stockholm, Helsinki, Bergen and Oslo that target global travelers who consider the hotel stay to be the destination, regardless of the purpose of a trip.