Scandic Kiruna is the first commercial enterprise to open its doors in the new city centre, a milestone in the internationally renowned urban transformation that has been ongoing since 2004.
The new hotel has 231 rooms on 13 floors and architecture featuring a valley and peak design that echoes the Kebnekaise massif and Lapporten Valley. With the opening of Scandic Kiruna, Scandic will increase its room capacity by 60 rooms and become the largest hotel operator in the city.
Scandic Kiruna is strategically located in the middle of the new city centre next to one of the city’s major conference centres, Aurora Kultur & Kongress, which is connected to the hotel by a skywalk. The new city has been located three kilometres from the old one in an urban transformation that has been ongoing since 2004.
In conjunction with the opening of Scandic Kiruna, Scandic Ferrum, which the company has been operating since 1995, will close. The strategic location of Scandic Kiruna and new city centre has also shortened the distance to Kiruna Airport and major attractions such as the popular tourist destination Jukkasjärvi.
Scandic Kiruna will be a new landmark for the city as evidenced by the hotel’s entrance level, which is styled as a modern base camp and destined to become a meeting place for people from all corners of the globe. The interior is inspired by the changing seasons and features elements that reflect the natural beauty of the surrounding area and aspiration for an outdoor lifestyle. On the top floor, guests can take in the spectacular view of the mountains and cityscape from Sweden’s northernmost sky bar.
Also part of the new hotel is the iconic Mommas restaurant where visitors will be able to listen in as guests at the next table recount their adventures or describe a day spent in the Kiruna mine while former Ice Hotel Head Chef Alexander Meier prepares Northern-inspired meals in the open kitchen.
