hospitality founded 1963 as esso motor hotel 1 headquarters stockholm sweden area served nordics belgium germany poland key people frank fiskers president and ceo 2 products hotels revenue sek 10 826 million 2014 operating income sek 951 million 2014 net income 9 853 2014 parent eqt partners current hilton worldwide formerly website scandichotels.com scandic hotel in tampere finland scandic hotel in lund sweden scandic hotels is a hotel chain headquartered in stockholm sweden with its main operations in the nordic countries . alongside hotels in sweden norway finland and denmark the company also has a presence in belgium germany and poland . it is owned by eqt partners . contents 1 history 2 ratos 3 facts and figures 4 sustainability efforts 5 growth 6 list of scandic hotels 7 references 8 external links history edit the first hotel in what was later to become the scandic chain was the esso motor hotel in lax in the province of n rke central sweden . opened in 1963 it capitalized on the increase in car travel both for business and pleasure the motel was a novel concept for europe at the time . the chain grew to 59 hotels europewide by 1972 when esso sold the non scandinavian hotels . the remaining 32 hotels five of them in norway and denmark formed the largest hotel chain in its native sweden in 1973 . ratos edit in 1983 the company was sold to a swedish consortium headed by ratos and the following year it was named scandic hotels . ratos became sole owner in 1985 and a year later the first hotel outside scandinavia opened in koblenz germany . the business was negatively impacted by the 1990 91 gulf crisis and company management was replaced in 1992 . in 1996 the group acquired reso hotels and became a publicly traded company on the stockholm stock exchange . two years later the arctia hotels group in finland followed giving scandic a presence in all the nordic countries and in 1999 the group expanded into estonia . in 2001 scandic was acquired by the london based hilton group . the hotel chain changed ownership again in 2007 this time bought by swedish private equity firm eqt for eur 833 million . 3 facts and figures edit as of 6 june 2013 the company employs 7 500 people and operates around 160 hotels with 30 000 guest rooms . operating result ebitda for 2012 amounted to eur 923 million . 4 sustainability efforts edit since 1994 scandic profiles itself heavily as an ecologically sustainable business . employees receive sustainability education and the company offers rooms built in an environmentally friendly way . in 2001 the breakfasts at all swedish scandics received the krav ecological product certificate and by 2004 all swedish hotels had earned the swan ecolabel . scandic has received national and international awards for its environmental efforts 5 st julian disability award s t julian city of stockholm february 2006 glassbj rnen environmental award grip forum norway may 2006 oslo s urban environmental prize city of oslo norway june 2006 best environmental work grand travel awards sweden march 2007 scandic elmia & scandic portalen j nk ping municipality environmental award june 2007 stilpriset hj rter ess f r tillg nglighet stil sweden september 2007 swedish recycling award october 2007 the sustainability award european hotel design awards london october 2007 best csr programme hospitality awards paris november 2007 growth edit in 2014 scandic acquired the rica hotels chain which added 72 properties in norway and sweden to its portfolio . 6 list of scandic hotels edit belgium brussels scandic grand place denmark aalborg scandic aalborg city scandic aalborg st rhus scandic aarhus city scandic aarhus vest copenhagen scandic copenhagen scandic eremitage scandic front scandic glostrup scandic hvidovre scandic palace hotel scandic sydhavnen scandic webers esbjerg scandic olympic frederikshavn scandic the reef herning scandic regina horsens scandic bygholm park kolding scandic kolding odense scandic odense ringsted scandic ringsted roskilde scandic roskilde silkeborg scandic silkeborg s nderborg scandic s nderborg finland helsinki scandic grand marina helsinki scandic marski helsinki scandic park helsinki formerly scandic continental scandic simonkentt helsinki scandic paasi espoo scandic espoo jyv skyl scandic jyv skyl kajaani scandic kajanus kuopio scandic kuopio lahti scandic lahti lappeenranta scandic patria pori scandic pori rovaniemi scandic rovaniemi tampere scandic rosendahl scandic tampere city scandic tampere station turku scandic plaza varkaus scandic oscar varkaus vierum ki scandic vierum ki oulu scandic oulu germany berlin scandic potsdamer platz scandic berlin kurf rstendamm hamburg scandic hamburg emporio norway lesund scandic lesund bergen scandic bergen airport scandic bergen city scandic neptun scandic strand hamar scandic hamar lindesnes scandic lindesnes kristiansand scandic kristiansand scandic kristiansand bystranda greater oslo scandic asker scandic byporten scandic edderkoppen scandic fornebu scandic kna scandic sj lyst scandic vulkan scandic oslo airport stavanger scandic stavanger city scandic stavanger forus troms scandic ishavshotel scandic troms trondheim scandic solsiden poland gda sk scandic gda sk wroc aw scandic wroc aw sweden bolln s scandic bolln s bor s scandic bor s borl nge scandic borl nge falun scandic falun gothenburg scandic backadal scandic crown scandic europa scandic m lndal scandic opalen scandic rubinen g vle scandic ch scandic g vle v st halmstad scandic hallandia helsingborg scandic helsingborg nord j nk ping scandic elmia scandic portalen kalmar scandic kalmar v st karlshamn scandic karlshamn karlskrona scandic karlskrona karlstad scandic karlstad city scandic klar lven scandic winn kiruna scandic ferrum link ping scandic frimurarehotellet scandic link ping city scandic link ping v st lule scandic lule lund scandic star malm scandic kramer scandic s t j rgen scandic segev ng scandic malm city scandic triangeln norrk ping scandic norrk ping city scandic norrk ping nord rebro scandic rebro grand scandic rebro v st rnsk ldsvik scandic rnsk ldsvik stersund scandic stersund skellefte scandic skellefte sk vde scandic billingen stockholm scandic alvik scandic anglais scandic grand central scandic ariadne scandic bromma scandic hasselbacken scandic infra city scandic j rva krog scandic kungens kurva scandic malmen scandic park scandic sergel plaza scandic skogsh jd s dert lje scandic sj fartshotellet scandic star sollentuna scandic s dert lje scandic t by scandic upplands v sby sundsvall scandic sundsvall scandic sundsvall nord trollh ttan scandic swania ume scandic plaza scandic ume syd uppsala scandic uplandia scandic uppsala nord v ster s scandic v ster s v xj scandic v xj references edit 1 2 scandic hotels corporate information http www.scandichotels.com settings side foot about us container corporate information history . accessed 2012 12 06 . scandic hotels facts & figures http www.scandichotels.com settings side foot about us container corporate information facts figures . accessed 2012 12 06 . bohdanowicz paulina et al. environmental training and measures at scandic hotels sweden . research paper presented at b.e.s.t. sustainable tourism think tank iv sustainability and mass destinations challenges and possibilities 2004 07 01 2004 07 04 esbjerg denmark . http www.greenthehotels.com eng bohdanowiczsimanicmartinactt4abstract.pdf . accessed 2010 03 14 . scandic acquires rica hotels strengthens its portfolio with the addition of 72 new hotels in norway and sweden . hospitality net . 11 february 2014 . retrieved 19 november 2015 . external links edit official website v t e hotel chains accor adagio formule 1 f1 formula 1 ibis budget styles mama shelter mercure grand mercure mgallery novotel suite novotel pullman the sebel sofitel thalassa sea & spa carlson rezidor country inns & suites park inn park plaza quorvus collection radisson radisson blu choice hotels ascend collection cambria hotels 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