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.
With a Swedish-made furniture collection designed exclusively for the hotel.
Stratum Suites is opening on the top floor of Clarion Hotel Sign: three new signature suites created in close collaboration between the hotel and Bernadotte & Kylberg. The result is interiors where every detail has been carefully crafted and where the focus on Swedish design and craftsmanship deepens the hotel's de
Echoes of history meet the pulse of the future as Petter Stordalen’s hotel company, Strawberry, and the real estate company Tosito present their joint vision for Munksjöstaden. In the historic factory premises where Jönköping’s industrial cradle once stood, a spectacular resort hotel with 120 rooms is now emerging.
Strawberry Living, part of the Strawberry Group, is launching a new business segment focused on creating and operating complete living environments for large-scale industrial and infrastructure projects. The first initiative is Aurora Village, a unique collaboration with SSAB in Luleå, where Strawberry Living will be responsible for the operation of 2,000 new project homes being built by Adapteo.
In a short period of time, Strawberry has switched its environmental certification to the Nordic Swan ecolabel, and almost 240 of the hotels in the group's portfolio now carry the label.
The Nordic Swan Ecolabel is the official ecolabel in the Nordic countries and sets strict requirements for energy consumption, waste management, chemicals, and resource use. The Nordic Swan Ecolabel aims to mak
Hotel Kämp, Northern Europe’s legendary grand hôtel and the iconic heart of Helsinki since 1887, will open the renovated restaurant À La Kämp and the iconic Kämp Bar on November 14th. This marks one of the most significant milestones in the hotel's extensive refurbishment project, set for full completion in 2026.
Today, Strawberry is opening the doors to the very first hotel in its new Stopover chain – a completely new concept of modern roadside hotels located along Sweden’s major highways. Stopover Falkenberg is now officially open, and it has also been confirmed that the next hotel will be built in Mariestad, with a planned opening in 2026.
With a shared ambition to develop Gotland, Strawberry and Gotlandsbolaget are embarking on a collaboration. In the summer of 2026, Quality Hotel will take over Gotlandsbolaget's hotel in Visby, currently operated as a Scandic franchise. Following this, the focus is on several collaborative projects that will contribute to further building an attractive Gotland.
One of Jönköping's most popular hotels, Vox Hotel, is expanding. Together with property owner Fastighets AB Regio, the hotel will add 76 new rooms, bringing its total capacity to 219 rooms.
In the heart of central Malmö, Strawberry will open its absolute smallest hotel in Sweden at the end of the year. Home Hotel Baltzar will not only offer 45 newly renovated hotel rooms, but the jewel in the crown is the four 45 square meter tower suites with views over Malmö's rooftops.
