Radisson Blu Hotel Bodø is becoming Clarion Hotel Bodø. Strawberry and Pandox have signed a new lease deal starting 1 January 2027 — with a refreshed lobby and new gym on the way. Another boost for Bodø.
During autumn 2026, Strawberry will take over the operations of the award-winning design hotel, Hotel Giò in Solna. Inspired by 1950s Italian architecture and featuring 179 unique rooms, the hotel has been a celebrated meeting place for both international travelers and Solna locals since its opening.
Now, Strawberry’s popular hotel chain, Home Hotel, is taking over the baton to operate and furt
The hotel chain Strawberry and the world-renowned museum of photography, Fotografiska Stockholm, are entering into a strategic partnership. The collaboration aims to intertwine accommodation and culture, creating even richer all-inclusive experiences for both hotel guests and members. Through this partnership, both brands want to give visitors even more unique reasons to discover - or rediscover -
As Gothenburg moves toward its goal of doubling tourism by 2030, Quality Hotel The Book today opened its doors in Rundqvist’s former printing house to meet the area’s demand for affordable accommodations. Where the printing presses once ran hot, the area’s industrial heritage now intertwines with Södra Centrum, which is growing at record speed.
Gothenburg’s tourism industry is growing faster th
It was a night of triumphs for the hotel group as the prestigious magazine Falstaff presented the Falstaff Nordics Hotel Guide 2026 on May 26th. During the gala event, hosted at the Strawberry-owned Hotel At Six in Stockholm, the hotel group swept the awards, taking home eight major awards across three countries.
The Falstaff Hotel Awards bring together the elite of the Nordic and Baltic hospit
Västerås continues its expansion, and Strawberry is now taking the next step to meet the rising demand in one of Sweden's most dynamic industrial districts. With the establishment of a new Home Hotel at Finnslätten, a long-awaited meeting point is being created in the heart of the nation’s center for energy and automation.
The Nordic industrial sector is facing a critical bottleneck: the lack of high-quality housing for the required workforce. Now, Petter Stordalen’s Strawberry Group is launching a new company, Lynra. By combining climate-smart modular construction with "hotel DNA," Lynra aims to challenge the traditional industrial services market, targeting a billion-kronor turnover within five years.
In the fall of 2026, Hotel Öresund Conference & Spa in Landskrona and Hotel Carlshamn in Blekinge will become part of Strawberry’s hotel portfolio. Through a franchise agreement with Thandagruppen, local entrepreneurship will be combined with Strawberry’s Nordic reach and growing loyalty program.
Reducing the impact of the supply chain requires innovative thinking and circular solutions. Through a unique collaboration between Strawberry, juice producers Råsaft and Rscued, and Dafgård, pulp leftovers from juice production are now being transformed into fiber-rich breakfast rolls. The new rolls will be a permanent feature of the breakfast buffet at most Strawberry hotels.
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Strawberry, Viscaria Kiruna AB, and MG Link have entered into a comprehensive agreement to build and operate "Viscaria Village" in Kiruna. The initiative comprises 132 residential rooms and is scheduled for completion in the summer of 2026.
At a time when the construction industry is hitting the brakes and many are tightening their purse strings, Strawberry is doing the opposite. In 2026, the hotel group will execute its largest renovation initiative ever in Sweden. Together with property owners, over SEK 400 million is being invested to develop Stockholm's most iconic hotels.
Strawberry is now taking the next step in its continued expansion in Finland through a partnership with NCC. The parties aim to jointly establish a new hotel in Lahti.
