During a few weeks we can now also offer long- distance tour skating on lakes or in the archipelago and the exotic winter sports ice sailing with ice yachts or Kitewings. These are absolutely fantastic experiences- what a memory from a conference or incentive!

Oslo is often called the winter capital – with good reason since it offers all that winter fans might wish for! There is alpine and cross-country skiing just 25 minutes’ from downtown Oslo – good enough to host The World Snowboard Championships 10^th-19^th February! Other activities include skating, curling ,ice-sculpting and even test- driving on ice.

Welcome to our winter wonderland!

© Outdoor Event

Oslo is often called the winter capital – with good reason since it offers all that winter fans might wish for!
There is alpine and cross-country skiing just 25 minutes’ from downtown Oslo – good enough to host
The World Snowboard Championships 10th-19th February! Other activities include
skating, curling ,ice-sculpting and even test- driving on ice.

Welcome to our winter wonderland!

Røros – the small Norwegian town on the UNESCO World Heritage List – has just been ranked as the world’s best sustainable destination and granted Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Award. This picturesque old mining community attracts over a million visitors a year enjoying the historical wooden buildings, the living mountain culture and a range of sport activities.

Sweden – one of the eight hottest destinations for 2012 according to The Financial Times. Scandinavian culinary experiences, interesting new design and the Millennium Trilogy by Stieg Larsson are some of the attractions. Stockholm is considered a perfect weekend destination with boutique hotels and restaurants in world class. The Northern parts of Sweden are also praised for skiing, dog sled tours and Northern Lights.
Dalarna – a county in Sweden – also made it to the Financial times list of the 45 most interesting destinations in the world. Dalarna is a picturesque rustic province with handicraft, tradition and Swedish cooking.

Helsinki – the Finnish capital – is ranked the second most interesting destination in the world according to The New York Times. Helsinki has long been a favorite destination for architecture and design fans and the interesting new restaurants, hotels and the Music scene are also highly valued. Helsinki is the World Capital of Design in 2012.

Contact Scandinavian Incentives for your tailor-made meeting or incentive in these destinations!

Røros

With Scandinavia being a safe, cool and extremely versatile destination we look forward to 2012
and all the events & meetings we will arrange for MICE groups.

We are continuing our support of the endangered Polar Bears through WWF and wish you
a very Happy Christmas & a Prosperous New Year!

Are you interested to hear about what we can offer your groups in Scandinavia? Book a meeting or just pop by Norway stand j500 and Sweden stand i600 and meet our representatives!

EIBTM is this year held 29 November – 1 December. We look forward to seeing you there!

With fall comes cultural events, sport events and conferences. In Stockholm the international film festival has recently started, and later this month Stockholm International Horse Show takes place. In the Danish capital the famous Tivoli is about to open their yearly Christmas market, this year with a Russian theme. In Bergen in Western Norway, one of the most breathtaking traditions opens up in the end of November: The Gingerbread Town; and the world’s largest of its kind… Get inspired by the fall colors with an incentive-trip or a meeting in Scandinavia. Your DMC in Scandinavia – Scandinavian Incentives – is happy to assist you on your coming event!

Are you planning to attend any future congresses in Scandinavia? Scandinavian Incentives will be happy to help you organize both accommodation, transfers and social programs in all Scandinavian cities.

We hope you have had a pleasant summer and look forward to welcoming you this coming autumn. Scandinavia – the clean, green and safe destination!

Scandinavian Incentives

Åre 2nd-10th July  Åre Bike festival with downhill races and cycling clinics with some of the biggest stars in cycling

Stockholm 9th July – Sonisphere  featuring some of the biggest Heavy Metal Bands

Hultsfred 14th-16th July – One of Sweden’s biggest Music festivals

Malmö 10th June – 14th August – Outdoor performances of dance, music, theatre and circus.

Båstad 26th June – 2nd July – Chamber music festival

Stockholm 1st-7th August – Stockholm Pride festival

Norway:
Oslo 17th-25th June – Oslo Pride Festival

Tromsö 14th-16th July – Buktafestival – open air rock music festival on the beach under the midnight sun.

Molde 18th-23rd July Jazzfestival with international stars. Established 1961!

Stavanger 20th-23rd July Gladmat – the leading Scandinavian food festival with the goal to promote peoples interest in food and culture. Now in its 13th year!

Oslo 10th-13th August Öyafestivalen – big music event with Pop and Rockmusicians.

Denmark:
Roskilde 30th June – 3rd July  – Roskilde Music Rock and Pop festival

Copenhagen 1st-10th July – jazzfestival with many big international artists.

Copenhagen 26th July – 4th August Copenhagen Opera Festival. Or join the Operettaboat with cruises on the canals of Copenhagen.

Copenhagen 23rd August – Birthday celebrations for the Little Mermaid, the statue that has become the symbol of Copenhagen

Copenhagen 17th-21st August – Copenhagen Pride festival

And this is just a selection – come and see for yourself!

We wish you a Happy Summer!!!

© Christian Melström

Today Copenhagen’s new design hotel Bella Sky Comwell opens its doors. With unique architecture and perfect location, Bella Sky Comwell is the largest hotel in the Nordic Countries with 814 rooms. But not for long! Gothia Towers in Gothenburg  will add another tower and again take the first place of largest hotels, with 1200 guest rooms in 2014.

The taller the better? Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel in Oslo is Norway’s largest hotel with 676 rooms on 37 floors – but also the tallest with its 117 meters. But it is  soon to be beaten – at the end of the summer 2011, Scandic Victoria Towers in Kista Stockholm opens up in a formation of a large “T”, and one meter taller – 118 meters.

© Niels M Knudsen (Bella Sky), Svenska Mässan (Gothia Towers).