Nordic Choice Hotels acquires Kämp Collection Hotels

Nordic Choice Hotels has acquired Kämp Collection Hotels, the leading luxury and lifestyle hotel group in Finland. The most famous hotel in the group internationally is the legendary Hotel Kämp, established in 1887. Nordic Choice Hotels is one of the leading hotel chain in the Nordic countries, known for its’ Clarion hotels and the Nordic Hotels & Resorts portfolio.

Laura Tarkka, CEO of Kämp Collection Hotels, is proud of the position Kämp Collection Hotels holds in the Finnish hotel market.

“The Year 2018 was the fourth consecutive year of growth for Kämp Collection Hotels and during 2019 we’ve seen an even stronger increase in our business. The quality of our staff is incredible and they’ve played a crucial role in creating us such a loyal customer base, both locally and internationally. Now, with the new owner, we are all looking forward to providing our current and future customers with even more enjoyable experience in all of our hotels,” says Tarkka.

Based on travel and tourism statistics, Kämp Collection Hotels has taken a forerunner position in the Helsinki travel industry. Kämp Collection Hotels’ share of the growth of the travel market during January-June 2019 was more than 25 percent.

“The customers and employees are at the heart of the operations”

The new owner, Nordic Choice Hotels, has been named the best hotel chain in the Nordic region for 3 years in a row, as well as the best hotel chain in Norway for 9 consecutive years. Nordic Choice Hotels includes 194 hotels in 6 countries: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and the Baltic countries. The chain employs 16 500 people and its annual turnover is approx. 1 billion euros. Nordic Choice Hotels has more than 1,3 million active loyal customers.

“Both Finland and Helsinki have become very lucrative travel destinations, and we’ve seen consistent growth in the local travel industry. Being a Nordic player with great growth potential we feel that Nordic Choice Hotels is a great fit to be the new owner of Kämp Collection Hotels. Our values are very similar and the customers and employees are at the heart of the operations for both of us. We can ensure that the quality of operations will keep rising even higher, and we can develop and expand operations of the hotels even further,” says Petter A. Stordalen, the founder of Nordic Choice Hotels.

Nordic Choice Hotels chain includes the Clarion Hotels - which started operations in Finland in 2016 - as well as the Quality Hotels, the urban Comfort Hotels, and 23 other independent hotels.

Kämp Collection Hotels includes many of the most famous hotels and restaurants in Helsinki. There are 10 hotels with 1 406 hotel rooms in the group as well as 17 restaurants. The eleventh hotel, a tower hotel in Keilaniemenranta, will open in 2023. The other hotels belonging to the Kämp Collection Hotels are Hotel Kämp, Hotel St. George, Hotel Haven, Hotel Lilla Roberts, Hotel Fabian, and four GLO hotels. The owners of Kämp Collection Hotels are funds governed by CapMan, Berling Capital Oy, Rake Oy and current executives of Kämp Collection Hotels. During CapMan’s ownership, KCH’s turnover has nearly tripled, now reaching over 90 million euros annually, and the group has added five new hotels to its offering.