The city hotels Lapland Hotels Oulu and Kuopio, part of the biggest private hotel chain in Finland, have used zero-emission district heating since the start of November. In December, Lapland Hotels Tampere will also join them in using district heating.

The internationally accomplished chef ofLapland Hotels’ Kultá Kitchen & Bar, Otto Hietamies, has been chosen for the final of the biggest event in the restaurant industry, PRO-gala.

A new ski season will soon be in full swing. Lapland Ski Resort Ounasvaara in Rovaniemi and Ylläs Ski Resort will open their slopes on 18 November, and Lapland Ski Resort Luosto already opened the season on 11 November.

In Rovaniemi, Finnish Lapland, you can dip in the icy waters of the river Kemijoki this coming winter, when Lapland Hotels, the largest private hotel chain in Finland, opens a new kind of experience destination, WNTR Sauna, in the hometown of Santa Claus.

North European Invest Oy, owner of Lapland Hotels, the largest private hotel chain in Finland, and the largest experience service company in the Nordic countries, Lapland Safaris, has signed a land lease agreement with the city of Rovaniemi for a property in Valionranta, Rovaniemi.

CapMan Hotels II fund has signed an agreement to acquire the asset “KOY Oulun Kuvernööri” in Oulu city centre, Finland, with the intention of redeveloping the building, currently used as an office, into part of Lapland Hotels Oulu.

Haikko Manor, a spa hotel in Porvoo, will become the newest member of the Lapland Hotels chain.

Almost all Lapland Hotels & Safaris units have received Visit Finland’s Sustainable Travel Finland label during the past year, which is a sign of commitment to long-term sustainability work.

This winter, Lapland Hotels SnowVillage, attracting the interest of international media, is built for the 22nd time in Kittilä, Finland, next door to the Ylläs ski resort. In the SnowVillage, showcasing art made of ice, the theme for the coming winter is Nordic mythology.