Choice Hotels International, Inc. is an American multinational hospitality company based in North Bethesda, Maryland. The company, which is one of the largest hotel chains in the world, owns various hotel brands ranging from upscale to economy. As of the third quarter 2023, Choice Hotels franchised nearly 7,500 hotels, representing nearly 630,000 rooms, in 46 countries and territories.
SVT World was an international television channel from the Swedish broadcaster Sveriges Television. The channel was available on satellite in Europe and much of Africa, Australia and Asia, terrestrially in parts of Finland and worldwide via IPTV.
Scandic Hotels is a Swedish 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 Germany and Poland. As of 31 December 2018, the company had 11,560 employees and operated 283 hotels with 51,693 guest rooms.
Petter Anker Stordalen Bjorvand is a Norwegian businessman. With an estimated net worth of US$1 billion as of 2023, he is the owner of the Strawberry Group, a conglomerate of ten companies with holdings in hotels, shopping centers, real estate, finance, and art. Through Strawberry Hospitality Group, he owns Strawberry, consisting of over 230 hotels and 17,000 employees.
Saab Arena, formerly named Cloetta Center between 2004–2014, is an arena in Linköping, Sweden. It opened in September 2004 and holds 8,500 people during sport events and 11,500 during concerts. On its opening, it became the new home ice for the ice hockey team Linköpings HC, replacing Stångebro Ishall.
Nationalarenan, known as Strawberry Arena from July 2024 for sponsorship reasons, is a retractable roof multi-purpose stadium in Stockholm, Sweden.
Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport, known since 2024 as Göteborg Stallbacka Airport, is a regional airport located in Sweden, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) northeast of Trollhättan, 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southeast of Vänersborg, and around 80 kilometres (50 mi) northeast of Gothenburg.
Hitachi Energy Arena, previously known as Swedbank Park, Solid Park Arena and Iver Arena, is a multi-use stadium in Västerås, Sweden. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Västerås SK Fotboll. The stadium holds 8,900 people and was opened in 2008. It replaced Arosvallen as the home of Västerås SK.
The Linköping Arena, also known by its sponsored name Bilbörsen Arena, is an association football stadium in Linköping, Sweden. Opened in 2013, the stadium has a capacity of 7,400 and hosted four games at the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 tournament. Following the tournament, the stadium became home to Linköpings FC women's association football team. The name was discussed for a while and the project name was Arena Linköping before at the inauguration it was announced as Linköping Arena. In April 2023, Bilbörsen bought the rights to the stadium and it was renamed Bilbörsen Arena.
The Clarion Hotel Post is a hotel and conference facility at Drottningtorget in central Gothenburg, Sweden. Designed by Semrén & Månsson, the hotel was built in the former Posthuset of Gothenburg, with the addition of a modern tower. It opened on 26 January 2012.
The Thief is a luxury waterfront hotel located on Landgangen 1 on the islet of Tjuvholmen in Oslo, Norway, designed by the award-winning Mellbye Architects. The hotel opened on January 9, 2013, and is currently the only hotel designated as a Design Hotel in Norway. The Thief has 119 rooms and is a part of the Nordic Hotels & Resort chain owned by Forbes-billionaire Petter Stordalen. It is situated right next to the Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art, and thanks to a collaboration between the two, there is a large collection of contemporary art in the hotel. According to press reports, the hotel owned by Tjuvholmen KS had a price tag of 720 million NOK, giving each of the 119 rooms an average cost price of more than one million dollars.
The National, formerly the PGA of Sweden National, is a golf resort in Bara around 10 km (6.2 mi) east of central Malmö and about 40 km (25 mi) east of Copenhagen. The resort consists of two 18-hole courses, one 9-hole par-3 course as well as hotel, restaurant and a pro shop. It has been named the best Swedish golf club in three consecutive years since 2012 by both members and guests in Golf's survey among 80 Swedish golf courses
VR Snabbtåg Sverige formerly MTRX, is a Swedish company running open access intercity railway services between Gothenburg and Stockholm. It is a subsidiary of the Finnish state-owned railway company VR Group, connected to its Swedish subsidiary VR Sverige.
Karlatornet is a skyscraper under construction by Serneke in Lindholmen in Gothenburg, Sweden. The tower reached its final height of 247 meters in June 2023. It will have 74 floors above ground. The building is expected to be fully completed in autumn 2024.
Clarion Hotel The Hub is a hotel on Biskop Gunnerus' gate in Oslo, Norway.
Sunclass Airlines A/S is a Danish charter airline that operates charter services from Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. The company is affiliated with Ving Group, a Nordic tour operator. It was, together with Ving Group, a part of Thomas Cook Group until 23 December 2019 when Norwegian investor Petter Stordalen and Strawberry Group rebranded the company as Sunclass Airlines.
Theodor Jan Haraldsson, known mononymously as Theo is a Swedish social media personality, singer and actor. He started his career by posting videos to Musical.ly in 2016 with the name Theoz. In 2020, he had a leading role in the movie Rymdresan opposite Robert Gustafsson. In 2021, he performed his music at Lotta på Liseberg, which is broadcast on TV4. Theoz participated in Melodifestivalen 2022 with the song "Som du vill", which finished 7th, and in Melodifestivalen 2023 with "Mer av dig", which finished 5th.
Clarion Hotel Helsinki is a hotel in the Jätkäsaari district of Helsinki, Finland, opened on 17 October 2016. The building has 16 floors, is 78 metres (256 ft) tall and has 425 hotel rooms as well as 15 convention and event rooms. The top floor contains a health club, a sauna and a rooftop pool. The building was commissioned by the Norwegian building millionaire Arthur Burchardt. The hotel is managed by the Nordic hotel chain Strawberry and is the chain's first hotel in Finland. Strawberry is a franchising partner of the international Choice Hotels chain, owned by the Norwegian "hotel magnate" and environmental activist Petter Stordalen.
Coop is a chain of consumer co-operative owned grocery stores in Sweden, organised under Kooperativa Förbundet (KF). Coop Sverige AB coordinates purchasing, marketing and shared services for the chain's approximately 800 stores, which are owned and operated by local consumer organisations or their franchisees. The current Coop brand was introduced by KF in 2001, replacing a variety of different brandings.
