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With our roots firmly grounded in Lapland, we are the largest private hotel chain in Finland. Under one roof, we offer everything you need for a memorable Lapland experience. Whether you want to be near town, in a ski resort or in the peace and quiet of the wilderness, we have what you need. Our 20 hotels we offer altogether 2 100 rooms and apartments around Finland. Up north we serve our guests in Ylläs, Levi, Saariselkä, Rovaniemi, Olos, Luosto, Kilpisjärvi, Pallas and Hetta. Our city hotels in Helsinki, Oulu, Kuopio and two hotels in Tampere bring a piece of Lapland to a urban city setting. We also operate ski resorts in Ylläs, Luosto, Olos, Pallas and Rovaniemi. The biggest adventure company in the Nordics, Lapland Safaris, is part of our experiential group.

Finnish design is known for its functionality and simplicity. However, finding Finnish design abroad hasn’t always been that simple. That’s why, in 2004, we came up with the idea of an online store which would sell big and small Finnish design goods all around the world. We also had a simple and functional name in mind: Finnish Design Shop. From day one, the products needed to meet two requirements: excellent design and top-notch quality. Even though back then online shopping wasn’t exactly mainstream, fans of Finnish design were quick to find our store. In the beginning, we operated from a space the size of a small studio, where packing and distribution also took place. After a few years, products from all over Scandinavia were added to the selection based on customer demand. High quality and excellent design were still held onto. We also kept the name Finnish Design Shop since our own world-class logistics center, and offices are located in Turku and Helsinki, Finland. As our selection broadened, new design lovers found our store and helped us grow into the world’s largest online store specialising in Nordic design. Nowadays we are also part of A-lehdet Group with A-lehdet media house, which has inspired us to publish Design Stories – our very own online magazine. In 2015, we established Trade & Contract Sales to serve companies and design professionals all over the world. And in autumn 2019, our design family expanded with a new service: Franckly.com, developed and curated by the Finnish Design Shop team, is an online marketplace for pre-used design.

The Finnish Heritage Agency preserves Finland’s material cultural heritage: collects, studies and distributes knowledge of it. The Agency is a cultural and research institution, but it is also a government authority charged with the protection of archaeological sites, built heritage, cultural-historically valuable environments and cultural property, in collaboration with other officials and museums. The Agency offers a wide range and diversified range of services, a professional staff of specialists, the exhibitions and collections of its several museums, extensive archives, and a specialized scientific library, all of which are at the disposal of the general public. The Finnish Heritage Agency is attached to the Ministry of Education.