Company Story
1963 - Scandic Hotels was founded by Lars W. Lundberg
1965 - The first hotel, Scandic Hotel in Karlstad, Sweden, opened
1985 - Scandic Hotels was listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange
1996 - Scandic Hotels acquired the Swedish hotel chain, Esso Motorhotell
2001 - Scandic Hotels acquired the Norwegian hotel chain, Rica Hotels
2007 - Scandic Hotels was acquired by the private equity firm, EQT
2015 - Scandic Hotels was listed on the Nasdaq Stockholm stock exchange again
2019 - Scandic Hotels acquired the Finnish hotel chain, Restel