WeCare at Hotel Haven
Environmental Action and Community
At Hotel Haven, the well-being of our environment and community is just as important to us as the well-being of our guests. Genuine care is reflected in concrete actions, the success of which we continuously measure and develop. Learn more about our environmental and community actions on this page.
The Nordic Swan Ecolabel
The Nordic Swan Ecolabel is the official ecolabel of the Nordic countries and one of the world's most demanding environmental certifications. The label supports climate change mitigation, promotes a circular economy, and protects biodiversity. Its strict criteria take into account the entire life cycle of hotel operations – from energy and water consumption to waste reduction and the minimization of chemical load. Hotel Haven was awarded the Nordic Swan Ecolabel in November 2025 as part of our Nordic hotel family.
Sustainable Travel Finland
In order for the tourism industry to meet changing demand and secure its future, development must be long-term and durable. To this end, Visit Finland has developed the Sustainable Travel Finland program and the Sustainable Travel Finland label achieved through it for tourism companies and destinations. Hotel Haven holds the STF label, which requires meeting strict criteria.
Our WeCare Commitment
Together with our entire Strawberry hotel family, we at Hotel Haven are bound by a strong value foundation and action. We call this initiative WeCare. For us, people and the environment come first in our business operations, and Strawberry hotels implement uniform social responsibility standards across every unit and throughout our supply chains. In addition, Haven’s own WeCare team meets once a month to plan and monitor local environmental and community projects.
- Finland has the cleanest water in the world, so we've given up bottled water and instead use Easy Water taps
- We favour local products from our partners, such as baked goods from Kannisto Bakery, fish from the Baltic Sea and honey from Haven's own bees at Korpikuusikon Hunaja
- We emphasise fish and vegetable products in our menus, such as at Havenly Brunch
- We monitor food waste with our eSmiley system, and have managed to reduce waste by about 30 kg/week so far
- The cleanliness of our rooms and public areas is taken care of by SOL Palvelut Oy, a local company that uses only Nordic Swan-labelled cleaning products
- We have eliminated single-use products wherever possible – for example, our Byredo room cosmetics are in larger refill bottles instead of small bottles
- We have replaced our guests' laundry bags with re-washable fabric alternatives and removed single-use plastic bags
- Every employee is equally important to us and we hire skilled individuals – regardless of age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion or any disability
- We proudly display a Pride flag above our main entrance throughout the year
Collaboration for the Baltic Sea
Hotel Haven ❤️ Baltic Sea. In August 2023, we started working with the John Nurminen Foundation to participate in the protection of the Baltic Sea.
By serving Baltic Sea fish on our menus, donating part of the proceeds from our annual Baltic Sea Day stay campaign to the foundation and having a small selection of the foundation's products for sale in our lobby, we aim to show our love for the Baltic Sea throughout the year.
Havenly WeCare Team
Haven's wonderfully dedicated WeCare team meets regularly to discuss the development of sustainability actions in the hotel and how to better embed them into daily operations.
