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ing full service, mid-priced and budget
hotels.
There’s more to come, too: In Septem-
ber, Stordalen announced a plan to build two
new hotels at the Helsinki-Vantaa Airport.
The hotels are scheduled to open their doors
in 2023, with the cost of the construction
project topping 120 million euros – mak-
ing this undertaking the biggest hotel pro-
ject in the land.
incredible potential and we are doing what
we can to attract more people here,” he lays
out the game plan.
Long-time Love Affair
Stordalen has a long-standing relation-
ship with Helsinki and Finland that is quite
uncomplicated. He describes it with one
word: Love.
“I have spent a lot of time here and
I can reveal that it is a love that never ends.
I love the people, the architecture, the ability
of the people to roll up their sleeves and get
things done. It is a wonderful country and
now I have the privilege of having Helsin-
ki’s best hotel to offer visitors.” 
Stordalen feels that the values of Nor-
dic Choice Hotels and those of the Kämp
Collection Hotels are “very similar” – and,
in fact, the guests and employees are at the
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heart of the operations for both organiza-
tions.
“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,” he says.
Dream Come True
Stordalen admits to having been dreaming
about being part of Kämp’s future develop-
ment for a while now – and is overjoyed for
meeting this objective.
“From now on, Kämp and Nordic
Choice Hotels are a team and I am convinced
that this is the start of something very excit-
ing,” Stordalen says.
While Kämp Collection Hotels is
known for its luxury hotels, Nordic Choice
Hotels is all about versatility, providing a full
range of accommodation services, includ-