Press release 26.4.2019
The completely renovated classic hotel Marski by Scandic will open as Finland's first Signature hotel in early June in its familiar location in the heart of Helsinki. Known as a legendary meeting place and the birthplace of new phenomena, Marski will continue to offer a stylish and inspiring space where travellers and locals alike can take a breather and enjoy interesting encounters from early morning until late at night.
Every major city has its legendary meeting places, where the pioneers of each era define the spirit of the times. Now renovated and reopened, Marski was an important meeting place in 1960s Helsinki: in Marski's bar, ideas were wild and thinking was free. The hotel was a place where everyone from politicians to world stars stayed overnight. The new Marski by Scandic opens in a modern, bold and open-minded Finland, where we are moving forward with tradition and stability.
”At Marski, urban culture, creativity and entrepreneurship meet Finnishness in all its aspects: honesty, respect and originality,” says Marski's hotel manager. Jouko Puranen. ”The result is a personal hotel experience that opens the doors to the real Helsinki and modern Finnishness as we experience it.”
The hotel's facilities offer top quality for travellers and locals alike looking for a quality night's stay or just a quick coffee on the way to work. The hotel offers 363 rooms, a wide range of meeting and event facilities, the Six Pieces restaurant, the Marski bar, the 7:01 café, a sauna with wellness facilities and a private parking garage.
Marski by Scandic's restaurant, café and bar offer new experiences with a traditional twist
The Marski bar is a classic, which, after renovation, became a new-age Finnish cocktail bar. Marski's Bar is a meeting place for quality ingredients, uncomplicated service and a relaxed atmosphere. Unprejudiced and inventive, the drinks list reflects responsible choices: raw materials are sourced locally and there is close cooperation with selected domestic producers.
The Kuusi Palaa restaurant also stands for clean Finnish ingredients and eating together.
”The restaurant's menu plays with food as creatively as the name of the restaurant in Finnish.
Six pieces, half a six or double six”, says the kitchen manager Sami Lyly. ”The kitchen prepares Finnish classics such as pasta salad and Mocha6Palat, as well as international classics like cold-smoked hissushi and spring rolls with Finnish flavours.”
In addition, the restaurant's show kitchen serves as a stage, brought so close that every
the customer gets to see and smell the atmosphere. From morning till night.
Café 7:01 takes its name from the story that Marshal Mannerheim had his morning coffee at exactly 7:01. Marski's new café 7:01 offers a quick coffee for the commuter, a snack for a city tour and the perfect coffee for a date. The café's namesake roast at 7:01 is from award-winning small roastery Kaffa Roastery in Red Mountain.
More information:
Jouko Puranen
Hotel Manager
Marski by Scandic
jouko.puranen@scandichotels.com
040 552 6309