Swedish news

The Sacred River Spa at Four Seasons Resort Bali at Sayan will reopen later this year with an all-new design plus enhanced treatments and experiences ... More

The International Sauna Association's (ISA) Sauna Aid initiative is asking for donations to establish a sauna complex in Ukraine to provide a sanctuary for Ukrainians ... More

A fire has destroyed part of the new water world, Oceana, at Liseberg in Sweden, and a construction worker has been reported missing. According to ... More

The Gröna Lund theme park in Stockholm, Sweden has reopened its doors 10 days after a guest died and nine other were injured in an ... More

Swedish fitness operator, Actic Fitness, has sold its German subsidiary – Actic Fitness GmbH – to German fitness operator, Injoy Quality GmbH, a subsidiary of fitness ... More

Hospitality and wellness industry veteran Sonu Shivdasani has been honoured as an officer of the order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to tourism, ... More

Cold is the new hot in spa circles, but sceptics question whether the benefits of such practices are proven. Two separate studies published in August ... More

One of the world’s tallest hotels made almost exclusively from wood, has officially opened at the birthplace of cross-country skiing, Skellefteå in Swedish Lapland, with ... More

Nordic Hotels & Resorts’ newest luxury hotel in Oslo, Sommerro, has announced the grand opening of its wellness space Vestkantbadet to guests, locals and members. ... More

Liseberg theme park in Sweden has confirmed the opening date for its new Grand Curiosa hotel. A highly themed family hotel, the Grand Curiosa will ... More

Sauna Aid is a new multi-country initiative, sponsored by the International Sauna Association (ISA), providing movable sauna facilities and supportive volunteers to displaced Ukrainians fleeing ... More

Hotel operator Scandic Hotels has announced plans to create a climate-neutral hotel in the northern Swedish city of Sundsvall in 2024. The new 210-room location ... More

Georgia-based wellness community Serenbe is set to gain a brand new wellness community dedicated to play, said co-founder Steve Nygren, speaking to Spa Business. Named ... More

Award-winning US wellness community Serenbe has unveiled a brand new spa and wellness Portal Retreat that accommodates between six to 12 guests. Located an hour ... More

The Underlandet family attraction at Swedish theme park Liseberg has won the European Star Award for Europe’s Best New Ride 2021. Created in partnership by ... More

After five years’ construction, German hotel management company Oetker Collection has unveiled its first Swiss hotel named The Woodward in the heart of Geneva, complete ... More

Annika Sofia Bjorka has been appointed spa director at Clinique La Prairie’s first facility outside of Europe – Clinique La Prairie Aesthetics & Medical Spa ... More

A Swedish study has shown that people with type 2 diabetes are much more likely to have a dog with type 2 diabetes when compared ... More

Building work has begun on a new year-round, indoor water park at Swedish theme park Liseberg in the city of Gothenburg. The €110m park – ... More

A new £10m (€11,1m, US$13) wellbeing and swimming centre has opened at Cornwall’s only double five-star hotel – The Headland. Lilly Lewarne Architects designed the ... More

Glen Ivy Hot Springs in California has reopened with a new private outdoor wellness ‘staycation’ to create a safe socially-distanced spa experience for returning guests. ... More

In some of the latest wellness-focused webinars, speakers highlighted the value of looking to other industries for inspiration on how to cope with challenges presented ... More

Three leading Nordic fitness chains have closed their clubs as a precautionary measure against the spread of Coronavirus, effective from noon on 12 March. Among ... More

Claesson Koivisto Rune Architects have converted a former 1920s bank building in Tokyo into what they describe as a "micro-complex of creative eateries, bars, gathering ... More

The Arctic Bath Hotel and Spa, designed by Bertil Harström, Johan Krauppi and Annkathrin Lundqvist, has opened on the Lule River near the small village ... More