International SHORE certificate to Helsinki Expo and Convention Centre and Holiday Inn hotel as the first ever in Finland

Helsinki Expo and Convention Centre is the first event organiser in Finland to receive a GOLD Excellent level SHORE safety certificate. The certificate verifies first-class safety practices and risk management both at the Helsinki Expo and Convention Centre and at the Holiday Inn Helsinki – Expo hotel that it owns.

The name of the certificate SHORE is formed from the words Safe, Hospitality, Office, Retail and Exhibitions. The SHORE certificate is awarded to operators who provably have demonstrated compliance with international risk and safety standards and industry best practices. The certificate is issued by the international, independent risk assessment expert SAFE Asset Group.

The SHORE certificate received by the Helsinki Expo and Convention Centre also covers the operations of the Holiday Inn Helsinki – Expo hotel. Such an extensive SHORE certification is the only one of its kind in the world. Helsinki Expo and Convention Centre owns the hotel property connected to its premises, which is operated by Scandic Hotels Oy, under the license of IHG Hotels Limited. Read full news release on Helsinki Messukeskus web site.