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Recently Helsinki has got an addition of two new hotels- the two tower Clarion Hotel Helsinki located near the city centre at West Harbour and Clarion Hotel Helsinki Airport with a convenient location just 2km from the airport in the Aviapolis Business District.  Both hotels are very modern and offer a variety of services.

The Finish Kamp Group, whose signature hotel is the legendary luxury 5-star Hotel Kamp in Helsinki,  has changed its name to Kamp Collection Hotels and acquired new hotels such as the superior 4-star Hotel Lilla Roberts, the 5-star Hotel Haven and 4-star Hotel Fabian, strengthening the position as the leading operator of luxury and lifestyle hotels in Helsinki.

Hotel Holiday Inn Helsinki City Centre, located in the very centre next to the Helsinki Railway Station will  undergo complete renovation next season and will be closed in the period 15.02-15.05.2016. The renovation works will in the first period, when the hotel is closed, focus on  lobby and restaurants and will be completed by Mid-May, while the renovation of the guest rooms will continue into the summer.

Till the end of June Magnum has a pop-up store at Vanha Ylioppistotalo. Here you can create your very own Super Magnum.

In 2014 Magnum is celebrating its 25th anniversary. In the old university house few meters from Stockmann in Helsinki, there is a special bar where you can create your own delicious Magnum ice cream.

InterContinental Hotels Group has announced the signing of its first Hotel Indigo in Finland: Hotel Indigo Helsinki - Boulevard. Due to open in 2015, the 120-room hotel is a conversion of an existing building. It will open under a franchise agreement with International Restel Hotels. The hotel will be located in the Kamppi/Punavuori districts of Helsinki...

Earth’s most spectacular light show, the Aurora Borealis, can now be viewed in a range of purpose-built spaces from bubble pods to luxury hotel suites in Finland. The Northern Lights are visible on roughly 200 nights a year – or every other clear night – in Finnish Lapland.

With the Midnight Sun keeping darkness at bay for two months, summer in Finland is truly a season of light. Days are endless, and so are the possibilities. Two thirds of all people living in areas graced by the Midnight Sun reside in Finland.

In the northernmost parts of Finnish Lapland, the sun stays above the horizon for over 70 consecutive days. Summer nights are white throughout the country. They’re spent without a care in the world, enjoying the extra energy and time unending sunlight provides.

The summer season of Helsinki tourism will begin at the start of May and last until the end of September. During the five summer months, the city will be visited by as many tourists as during the seven winter months combined. One of the biggest events of the season is also one of the biggest public events in the entire country; The Tall Ships Races 2013 Helsinki is expected to attract some half a million visitors.

The number of people staying in Helsinki’s accommodation establishments is expected to rise slightly from the last summer season. In addition, the city is expected to be visited by 283 international cruise liners and as many as 400,000 cruise passengers over the summer.