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The Singapore Tourism Board Praises HUONE Concept

By marinecrepiat

Consistently ranked as one of the top MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conventions, and Events) cities in the world, Singapore is a meeting destination that increasingly attracts business meetings and events. In order to maintain its position as the preferred meeting destination, Singapore is taking the meeting experience to the next level by making available more and … Continued

Goodbye 2017, Hello 2018

By marinecrepiat

2017 was a dramatic year. As an immigrant living in Finland, who is so damn proud to bring Finnish awesomeness to the world, witnessing Trump being elected president was cruel. While I see we live in the globalised world, where we are supposed to see a unity in diversity, there are those who feel better … Continued

The Past 5 Years of HUONE and The Next

By marinecrepiat

It was like having that ‘we are ready to fight’ spirit, we were going to give it everything we’ve got. Which was not much.   On that first day of operation, 23rd November 2012, we had 2 groups of customers for Pikkujoulu. One was in Kellari room, the other was in Inno room. Half of … Continued

HUONE Announces Boardroom Reshuffle at AGM

By marinecrepiat

Former Musti & Mirri CEO and Siili Solutions Co-Founder to help HUONE group scale to 10 new venues globally over next 2 years. (HELSINKI, Finland, November 16th) Events hotel chain HUONE International appointed its new board at the Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, November 7th, with newly-appointed board members Mika Sutinen and Mika Mäkeläinen joining … Continued

12 Tips to Throw the Best Office Christmas Party

By marinecrepiat

Have you been bestowed with the responsibility of putting together the office Christmas Party but have no idea where to begin? Do it well and you will be hailed a hero but do it badly and you may just end up lunching by yourself for the rest of the year. Fret not, follow these tips … Continued

5 tips to fellow CEOs for an effective Board Meeting

By marinecrepiat

Most entrepreneurs I know are highly motivated and crazy passionate about what they do and they know exactly what they want to achieve. However, what we don’t realise is that sometimes, our tenacious hunger for success and enthusiasm may cloud our judgement when it comes to making business decisions. This makes having a board incredibly … Continued

When Is It Okay to Show Your Guest The Door?

By marinecrepiat

  If it is ever okay? I am currently in Singapore. With my husband and the little one, for 1 month while Finland is having a holiday. Our aims are to guide and monitor that the HUONE standards in Sales, Customer Excellence and other processes here in HUONE Singapore are in tuned with our expectations. Everything … Continued

Thank You for Saying ‘No’.

By henrikkaila

Many of you may know, for opening HUONE Singapore and taking steps into the global scene, we needed funding. For the past 1,5 years I have met over 100 investors and pitched countless times. It was a nightmare; some may even say a traumatic experience. I put on a thick skin, went into meeting after … Continued

HUONE Singapore opens its doors

By henrikkaila

It’s been 3 weeks since we opened our doors but somehow it feels just like yesterday. What I remember vividly is how I saw the team come together to run their first and most important event, our Official Opening. During the 1.5 weeks of training, the team was put on a steep learning curve to … Continued

HUONE Opens in Singapore: Fall in Love with Meetings Again

By marinecrepiat

PRESS RELEASE SINGAPORE (7 February 2017) Hatched in a karaoke room, Huone is an event concept from Finland. Offering 11 different meeting rooms, some inspired by Kakslauttanen – theArtic Resort in Finland and old Clarke Quay from Singapore, Huone is Singapore’s most creative meeting space, and it’s here to disrupt the local events industry. If you have battled … Continued

My Love Affair with HUONE

By henrikkaila

Love at first sight with HUONE When I met Evon Söderlund, Founder of HUONE, in Singapore through the introduction of PwC, I saw the answer to what many organisations have been asking for – creative and flexible meeting rooms that promote’s collaboration and productivity. Apart from sharing similar values with Evon, I got very attracted … Continued

You Will Eventually Get There, If You Do Not Stop

By henrikkaila

4 years ago, I had an idea. I looked for funding from various sources and started to build a network with a humble attitude. Today we are going international with our concept, HUONE, starting in Singapore (opening Feb 2017).  I’d like to share my experiences so far from another point of view: ‘if a company … Continued

5 Changes in Events, Meetings and Work

By henrikkaila

Today, we are living in a time of revolutionary change, a disruption. This is a time when new products and services are flooding into the market, when science, technology, and healthcare make advances at an increasingly fast pace – a time when globalisation is at its peak, when more information is generated and shared than … Continued

What HUONE Truly Is?

By henrikkaila

First in the world, HUONE is a hotel that only offers meeting rooms. After its 3 years of startup success in Helsinki, this Finnish innovation is expanding to the top 10 Meeting Cities in the world by 2025, starting from Singapore.