# Sokos Hotels

Sokos Hotels is a Finnish hotel chain. It is the largest hotel chain in Finland, with a total of 48 hotels in 30 different cities and municipalities. Forty-seven hotels are located in Finland and one in Tallinn, Estonia.
Sokos Hotels is a part of S Group, which also operates the Sokos department store chain. Its S-Etukortti can be used at Sokos Hotels for customer ownership benefits. There is also S-Card, which can also be used at Sokos Hotels and other hotels and restaurants owned by S Group for benefits.

## History

Sokos Hotels was established in 1974 after grouping all of SOK's 1- to 5 -star hotels and motels into one hotel chain. Grand Hotel Tammer, Hotel Hamburger Börs, as well as Hotels Vaakuna, Torni, and Helsinki joined the hotel chain in the 1970s. Due to the 1973 oil crisis, hotel pools were not heated, and electricity was cut at night. According to Sokos Hotels, many hotels during this period were not yet equipped with in-room toilets and shower facilities. These hotels underwent major hotel renovations.
In the 1980s, S Group's French restaurant chain, Fransmanni, was established and introduced in Sokos Hotels. The first restaurant was opened in 1989 in Sokos Hotel Raumalinna in Rauma. S Group's Italian restaurant chain, Rosso, was already introduced in 1978. From 2016 to 2017, Fransmanni restaurants were converted into Frans & les Femmes bistros. Waterbeds, hot tubs, and minibars were also introduced in the 1980s. Exercise bikes and tanning devices were available for lending.
Due to the early 1990s recession, Finland underwent a financial depression. Hotels faced declining sales and worker amounts were reduced. In the mid-1990s, Sokos Hotels began cooperating with various amusement parks, ski resorts, and other leisure companies. New service packages were introduced: Lähde shopping packages, Avec pampering packages, Fun party packages, and Kids family packages.
In the 2000s, Sokos Hotels expanded to Russia and Estonia. Three new hotels were opened in Saint Petersburg. Hotel Palace Bridge and Hotel Vasilievsky were opened in Vasilyevsky Island in Saint Petersburg in 2008 and 2009 respectively. Hotel Olympic Garden was opened on the Moskovsky Prospekt in 2008. Additionally, Hotel Viru in Tallinn was added to the chain in 2007. Also during the 2000s, Sokos Hotels opened hotels that operate with leisure centers: Hotel Tahko, Hotel Koli, Hotel Vuokatti, and Hotel Flamingo. Hotel Levi in Kittilä was opened in 2008 and became Sokos Hotels' northern-most hotel. The chain purchases six spa hotels from Holiday Club.
From 2012 to 2013, Sokos Hotels underwent a brand reform, and its hotels were divided into three newly introduced hotel types: Break, Original, and Solo. In 2014, Sokos Hotel Torni Tampere in Tampere was opened and became Finland's second-tallest building. Sokos Hotels' newest hotels include Sokos Hotel Tripla in Helsinki and Sokos Hotel Kupittaa in Turku, both of which were opened in 2020.
In early 2022, S Group ceased all activities in Russia due to Russian invasion of Ukraine.

## List of hotels

The Sokos Hotels chain consists of three hotel types: Break, Original, and Solo. Most of the hotels belong to the Original category. They are usually situated in city centers and include traditional hotel services. Hotels that belong to the Break category operate in connection with spas, ski resorts, and nature resorts. Hotels in the Solo category are more personalized and offer a higher level of service, according to Sokos Hotels.
List of Sokos Hotels :
| City | Type | Name | Address |
| Espoo | Original | Sokos Hotel Tapiola Garden | Tapionaukio 3, 02100 Espoo |
| Helsinki | Original | Sokos Hotel Albert | Albertinkatu 30, 00120 Helsinki |
| Helsinki | Original | Sokos Hotel Helsinki | Kluuvikatu 8, 00100 Helsinki |
| Helsinki | Original | Sokos Hotel Presidentti | Eteläinen Rautatiekatu 4, 00100 Helsinki |
| Helsinki | Original | Sokos Hotel Tripla | Fredikanterassi 1 B, 00520 Helsinki |
| Helsinki | Original | Sokos Hotel Vaakuna | Asema-Aukio 2, 00100 Helsinki |
| Helsinki | Solo | Sokos Hotel Torni | Yrjönkatu 26, 00100 Helsinki |
| Hämeenlinna | Original | Sokos Hotel Vaakuna | Possentie 7, 13200 Hämeenlinna |
| Iisalmi | Original | Sokos Hotel Koljonvirta | Savonkatu 18, 74100 Iisalmi |
| Joensuu | Original | Sokos Hotel Kimmel | Itäranta 1, 80100 Joensuu |
| Joensuu | Original | Sokos Hotel Vaakuna | Torikatu 20, 80100 Joensuu |
| Jyväskylä | Original | Sokos Hotel Alexandra | Hannikaisenkatu 35, 40100 Jyväskylä |
| Jyväskylä | Solo | Sokos Hotel Paviljonki | Lutakonaukio 10, 40100 Jyväskylä |
| Kajaani | Original | Sokos Hotel Valjus | Kauppakatu 20, 87100 Kajaani |
| Kittilä | Break | Sokos Hotel Levi | Tähtitie 5, 99130 Sirkka |
| Kokkola | Original | Sokos Hotel Kaarle | Kauppatori 4, 67100 Kokkola |
| Kotka | Original | Sokos Hotel Seurahuone | Keskuskatu 21, 48100 Kotka |
| Kouvola | Original | Sokos Hotel Vaakuna | Hovioikeudenkatu 2, 45100 Kouvola |
| Kuopio | Break | Sokos Hotel Tahko | Sääskiniementie 560, 73310 Tahkovuori |
| Kuopio | Original | Sokos Hotel Puijonsarvi | Minna Canthin Katu 16, 70100 Kuopio |
| Lahti | Solo | Sokos Hotel Lahden Seurahuone | Aleksanterinkatu 14, 15110 Lahti |
| Lappeenranta | Original | Sokos Hotel Lappee | Brahenkatu 1, 53100 Lappeenranta |
| Lieksa | Break | Sokos Hotel Koli | Ylä-Kolintie 39, 83960 Koli |
| Mikkeli | Original | Sokos Hotel Vaakuna | Porrassalmenkatu 9, 50100 Mikkeli |
| Nurmes | Break | Sokos Hotel Bomba | Tuulentie 10, 75500 Nurmes |
| Oulu | Break | Sokos Hotel Eden | Holstinsalmentie 29, 90510 Oulu |
| Oulu | Original | Sokos Hotel Arina | Pakkahuoneenkatu 16, 90100 Oulu |
| Pori | Original | Sokos Hotel Vaakuna | Gallen-Kallelankatu 7, 28100 Pori |
| Rovaniemi | Original | Sokos Hotel Vaakuna | Koskikatu 4, 96200 Rovaniemi |
| Salo | Original | Sokos Hotel Rikala | Asemakatu 15, 24100 Salo |
| Savonlinna | | Summer Hotel Tott | Satamakatu 1, 57130 Savonlinna |
| Savonlinna | Original | Sokos Hotel Seurahuone | Kauppatori 4-6, 57130 Savonlinna |
| Seinäjoki | Original | Sokos Hotel Lakeus | Torikatu 2, 60100 Seinäjoki |
| Seinäjoki | Original | Sokos Hotel Vaakuna | Kauppatori 3, 60100 Seinäjoki |
| Sotkamo | Break | Sokos Hotel Vuokatti | Kidekuja 2, 88610 Vuokatti |
| Tallinn (Estonia) | Original | Sokos Hotel Viru | Viru Väljak 4, EE-10111 Tallinn |
| Tampere | Original | Sokos Hotel Ilves | Hatanpään Valtatie 1, 33100 Tampere |
| Tampere | Original | Sokos Hotel Villa | Sumeliuksenkatu 14, 33100 Tampere |
| Tampere | Original | Sokos Hotel Torni Tampere | Ratapihankatu 43, 33100 Tampere |
| Turku | Original | Sokos Hotel Kupittaa | Joukahaisenkatu 6, 20520 Turku |
| Turku | Original | Sokos Hotel Wiklund | Eerikinkatu 11, 20100 Turku |
| Turku | Solo | Sokos Hotel Turun Seurahuone | Humalistonkatu 2, 20100 Turku |
| Vaasa | Original | Sokos Hotel Royal Vaasa | Hovioikeudenpuistikko 18, 65100 Vaasa |
| Vaasa | Original | Sokos Hotel Vaakuna | Rewell Center 101, 65100 Vaasa |
| Vantaa | Break | Sokos Hotel Flamingo | Tasetie 8, 01510 Vantaa |
| Vantaa | Original | Sokos Hotel Vantaa | Hertaksentie 2, 01300 Vantaa |
* Sokos Hotel Vaakuna, Helsinki
* Sokos Hotel Torni, Helsinki
* Sokos Hotel Alexandra, Jyväskylä
* Sokos Hotel Eden, Oulu
* Sokos Hotel Ilves, Tampere
* Sokos Hotel Torni Tampere, Tampere
* Sokos Hotel Kupittaa, Turku
* Sokos Hotel Viru, Tallinn, Estonia
* Sokos Hotel Tahkovuori, Nilsiä