Hotel Kämp

Helsinki, Finland. Located on Pohjoisesplanadi in Kluuvi, facing the Esplanadi park in the heart of Helsinki.

Hotel KämpHelsinki, Finland

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Practical information

Restaurant À La Kämp, the Kämp Bar and Kämp Delicatessen, a deli by day and wine bar by night.
Kämp Spa with its lounge, a gym, and private salons such as the Mirror Room and the Library.
A member of The Leading Hotels of the World, behind a reconstruction of the original façade on Pohjoisesplanadi.
Located on Pohjoisesplanadi in Kluuvi, facing the Esplanadi park in the heart of Helsinki.

9 dates, written by Grand Hotels of the World from the sources below.

1884
Carl Kämp buys a corner plot on the North Esplanade and asks architect Theodor Höijer to design a first-class, five-storey hotel.
Financing
The Senate, deeming the project of national importance, lends 350,000 marks; neighbour Fredrik Wilhelm Grönqvist provides the rest.
1887
Hotel Kämp opens as the first luxury hotel in Finland.
1967
Hotel operations end. The old building is demolished and replaced by a new one, later the headquarters of Kansallis-Osake-Pankki, which reproduces parts of the original, including the Esplanadi façade.
1996
A major restoration begins after Sheraton’s interest in reviving the hotel on its historic site.
1999
Hotel Kämp reopens together with the Kämp Galleria shopping centre, as part of The Luxury Collection.
January 2014
Berling Capital sells the hotel to investment company CapMan.
2019
Petter A. Stordalen’s Nordic Choice Hotels (now Strawberry) buys the hotel.
2023 – 2026
A phased renovation is carried out, due for completion in 2026.