We warmly welcome our guests to enjoy their stay in the heart of Rovaniemi, in Santa’s Hotel Santa Claus!

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The prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at Santa’s Hotels.

Great Place To Work® Certification™ is the only recognition based entirely on what employees report about their workplace experience – specifically, how consistently they experience a high-trust workplace.

Great Place to Work Certification is recognized worldwide by employees and employers alike and is the global benchmark for identifying and recognizing outstanding employee experience. Every year, more than 10,000 companies across 60 countries apply to get Great Place To Work-Certified.

Santa’s Hotels is a Lappish, family-owned hotel chain operating in six destinations in Lapland and at the Arctic Seaside. We provide high-quality hotel accommodation and restaurant services in Rovaniemi, Luosto, Levi, Saariselkä, Kilpisjärvi and Kalajoki. The Santa’s Hotels chain employs approximately 150 people year-round and approximately 300 people during the high season.

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“We would like to thank our entire staff and partners for your contribution to achieving this honor – your professionalism and hard work are an essential part of making the award possible!” Says the owner family of Hotel Santa Claus Oy with gratitude.

Hotel Santa Claus Oy is part of the Lappish family-owned Santa’s Hotels chain, and Santa’s Hotels is part of the Sava-Group. In 1993, Seppo Aho joined Saariselkä Tunturihotellit as the main shareholder. Over the years, the Santa’s Hotels family has grown to Rovaniemi, Levi, Luosto, Kilpisjärvi and Kalajoki.

Hotel Santa Claus Oy was founded in 2000. The CEO is Sanna Sandgren. The locations of Hotel Santa Claus Oy are Santa’s Hotel Santa Claus, Santa’s Igloos Arctic Circle and Santa’s Hotel Rudolf.

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In order to achieve the label, the companies need to go through the Sustainable Travel Finland program and meet all the required criteria according to international standards.

”This is great news, and we accept the recognition with pride both at our hotel in the city center and at our igloos in the Arctic Circle. The STF program has helped us to develop our daily processes to be even more sustainable, and from this moment onwards the STF-label will help us to communicate our sustainability actions to our guests as well”, rejoices Pia Virtala, Hotel Director of Santa’s Hotels Rovaniemi hotels.

The set of criteria for the STF-label is updated regularly so that the activities of tourism operators are in line with up-to-date sustainability obligations.

“We are committed to continuous work for sustainability. Our Rovaniemi hotel’s first environmental guidebook was launched 15 years ago, and our sustainability work has since expanded in additon to ecological responsibility also to socio-cultural and economic sustainability. With these official recognitions, it’s good for us to continue on our sustainability path,” continues Virtala.

Santa’s Hotel Santa Claus and Santa’s Igloos Arctic Circle are part of the Santa’s Hotels chain. Santa’s Hotels is a Lappish family-owned hotel chain that offers accommodation and restaurant services in a total of six locations from Kalajoki to Kilpisjärvi.

More information:

Pia Virtala, Hotel Director, Santa’s Hotels Rovaniemi destinations

pia.virtala(at)santashotels.fi +358 40 532 3227

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In order to receive the label, companies must go through the Sustainable Travel Finland program and meet all the required criteria according to international standards.

“We are proud of the recognition we have achieved. At Sani, we work for sustainability every day with the entire staff, and such recognitions help make our sustainability actions visible to our guests,” says the Hotel Director of Santa’s Resort & Spa Hotel Sani Minna Salo.

The set of criteria for the STF label is updated regularly so that the activities of tourism operators are in line with up-to-date sustainability obligations.

“We are committed to continuous work for sustainability. Earlier this year, we were also awarded the tourism industry’s international Green Key sustainability certificate, which is renewed at regular intervals, similar to the STF label,” continues Salo.

Santa’s Resort & Spa Hotel Sani is part of the Santa’s Hotels chain. Santa’s Hotels is a Lappish family-owned hotel chain that offers accommodation and restaurant services in a total of six locations from Kalajoki to Kilpisjärvi.

For more information contact

Hotel Director Minna Salo, Santa’s Resort & Spa Hotel Sani
minna.salo(at)santashotels.fi +358 40 667 5122

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The Sustainable Travel Finland label is a sustainability label awarded by Visit Finland, which is used to communicate sustainable actions to the tourists. In order to receive the label, companies must go through the STF program and meet all the required criteria according to international standards.

Sustainability work is continuous work, and the STF label is renewed regularly. The brand’s criteria are updated at regular intervals so that the actions of tourism operators meet up-to-date sustainability obligations.

Santa’s Hotel Tunturi and Santa’s Hotel Aurora were also granted the international tourism Green Key sustainability certificates in August 2024.

“It’s great to receive visible recognition for the sustainability work we’ve been doing for a long time in the forms of the Green Key certificate and the STF label. We started the application process in July 2024, when our goal was to get both the Green Key and the STF label by the end of 2024. This goal was clearly fulfilled, and this is a good spot to continue with our daily sustainability work,” says Santa’s Hotel Tunturi’s hotel director My Manner.

“We are proud that we have completed both the Green Key certificate and the STF label so quickly. We understand very well that it is a sustainable tourism development path and we are committed to taking this sustainable path forward by constantly developing our operations”, continues Santa’s Hotel Aurora’s hotel director Terhi Kangas.

MORE INFORMATION

Hotel Director My Manner, Santa’s Hotel Tunturi: +358 40 572 2903 my.manner(at)santashotels.fi

Hotel Director Terhi Kangas, Santa’s Hotel Aurora: +358 40 521 8290 terhi.kangas(at)santashotels.fi

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Santa’s Hotel Tunturi in Saariselkä and Santa’s Hotel Aurora in Luosto were granted certificates in August 2024. As a result, five of the hotel chain’s six applications have been certified. The application process is still ongoing at Santa’s Hotel Rakka in Kilpisjärvi, where the audit is scheduled to be carried out by the end of 2024.

The high environmental standards expected of Green Key certified companies are maintained through rigorous documentation and regular audits.

“The Green Key sustainability certificates granted to us make visible the sustainability work that we do with the entire staff every day,” says Pia Virtala, Hotel Director at Rovaniemi destinations.

“The Green Key certificate guarantees that, as operators in the tourism industry, we have proven in practice our commitment to reducing the environmental load, increasing social benefits and supporting the local economy in our operations,” adds Minna Salo, Hotel Director at Santa’s Resort & Spa Hotel Sani.

Santa’s Hotels is one of the most significant operators in tourism in Northern Finland. The international and stylish chain offers experiential accommodation and restaurant services in Rovaniemi, Luosto, Levi, Saariselkä, Kilpisjärvi and Kalajoki.

“At Santa’s Hotels, we carry these certificates with great pride. Sustainability work is everyone’s business at Santa’s Hotels, as our destinations are committed to the continuous and enduring sustainability work of our staff and to encouraging our guests and partners to take sustainable actions,” says Sanna Sandgren, CEO of Santa’s Hotels.

Santa’s Hotels Green Key certified hotels:
Santa’s Hotel Tunturi, Saariselkä
Santa’s Hotel Aurora, Luosto
Santa’s Hotel Santa Claus, Rovaniemi
Santa’s Igloos Arctic Circle, Rovaniemi
Santa’s Resort & Spa Hotel Sani, Kalajoki

MORE INFORMATION

CEO Sanna Sandgren, Santa’s Hotels: +358 40 199 3525 sanna.sandgren(at)santashotels.fi
Hotel Director Pia Virtala, Santa’s Hotel Santa Claus & Santa’s Igloos Arctic Circle: +358 40 532 3227 pia.virtala(at)santashotels.fi 
Hotel Director Minna Salo, Santa’s Resort & Spa Hotel Sani: +358 40 667 5122 minna.salo(at)santashotels.fi

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The high environmental standards expected of Green Key certified companies are maintained through strict documentation and regular audits. In order to receive the Green Key certificate, a company must pass 70 criteria based on reducing the environmental load, increasing social benefits and supporting the local economy.

“Sustainability work is everyone’s business at Santa’s Hotels – the work is done strongly by the entire staff. Our destinations are committed to the continuous sustainability work of the staff and to encouraging our guests and partners to be sustainable,” says Sanna Sandgren, CEO of the Santa’s Hotels chain.

The Green Key certificate is issued for one year at a time, and a further application is made annually.

“Therefore, everyday life will continue as a holder of an internationally recognized sustainability certificate, as an even more sustainable service provider – Green Key certificates are a great recognition of our sustainability work!” Sandgren continues.

The Green Key audits at Santa’s Hotel Tunturi in Saariselkä and Santa’s Hotel Aurora in Luosto were carried out at the beginning of August 2024. The news about the certification decisions of the Green Key jury, which met at the end of the month, were received with enthusiasm.

“We accept the certificates with great pride! We live and work in what are known to be the cleanest environments in the world. The least we can do is take responsibility for our everyday life and, through sustainable tourism, give the opportunity for future generations to live and visit while listening to the conditions of environmental well-being”, rejoice Hotel Managers My Manner and Terhi Kangas.

Santa’s Hotel Tunturi and Santa’s Hotel Aurora are the first Green Key certified hotels of the Santa’s Hotels chain. Certificates have also been applied for other locations, the aim of which is to complete the audits by the end of 2024.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

CEO Sanna Sandgren, Santa’s Hotels: +358 40 199 3525 sanna.sandgren(at)santashotels.fi
Hotel Director My Manner, Santa’s Hotel Tunturi: +358 40 572 2903 my.manner(at)santashotels.fi
Hotel Director Terhi Kangas, Santa’s Hotel Aurora: +358 40 521 8290 terhi.kangas(at)santashotels.fi

Santa’s Hotels is one of the most significant operators in Northern Finland tourism. Our international and stylish chain offers experiential accommodation and restaurant services in Rovaniemi, Luosto, Levi, Saariselkä, Kilpisjärvi and Kalajoki.

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13 new stylish twin rooms and a Premium suite has been built to the hotel, inspired by the famous sand dunes in Kalajoki. The suite has a private deck and outdoor jacuzzi with a seaview, so you can enjoy your trip to this northern sea shore destination as much as possible.

Room prices always include use of spa, swimming pool area and saunas. Dip into the pool, relax in the soft steam of the saunas and head to your room for a good nights sleep, waking up to the Nordic sea views.

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Santas’s Hotels CEO and a member of the owner family, Ms. Maarit Aho will step down as CEO of Santa’s Hotels and concentrate on her role as CEO in the family’s real estate businesses. This change is part of the owners’ future strategy. The strong financial situation of the hotel companies and the post-pandemic time, gives the possibility to make changes in the leadership.

Maarit Aho has been working for the company for over 23 years, of which as the CEO for 15 years. During Maarit’s career, the company has grown from the building of Santa’s Hotel Santa Claus to a hotel chain in six destinations in North Finland – with a strong emphasis in international travel. Maarit has also had a strong hand in numerous building and renovation projects along the way. Santa’s Hotels thanks Maarit for her dedication to her role and all her hard work.

The new CEO will be recruited from outside the owner family and the recruitment process will start soon.

The family concern Sava Group is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. The family has been in hotel business for 30 years. Santa’s Hotels has grown to be one of the most prominent Lappish companies in the tourism sector. Just alone in 2023, the hotel chain has invested in a new design hotel in Kilpisjärvi; the renovation of over 100 hotel rooms in Santa’s Hotel Santa Claus; and a massive hotel and restaurant extension in Kalajoki. The hotels’ turnover will be 24 million euros this year. The chain employs year-round approx. 150 members of staff and during high seasons approx.. 300. Santa’s Hotels will continue to focus on sustainable, year-round business and be a responsible employer, that acts according to its values: positivity, sense of duty and thinking on our feet. And of course we all believe in Santa Claus!

More information:

Mr. Teppo Aro, Santa’s Hotels, Chairman of the Board Tel. +358 40 555 9120

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