Bjørvika Apartments

Name

Bjørvika Apartments

Legal name

Bjørvika Apartments

Website

https://bjorvika-apartments.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Serviced Apartments / Aparthotel Hospitality

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000), Operators Of Apartment Buildings (6513)

akta.pro primary industry

Serviced Apartments & Corporate Housing Providers (THACALAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Corporate serviced apartments (business-focused) (THAMACAC), Serviced Extended-Stay Apartments & Aparthotels (THAMAFAC), Furnished Corporate Apartments (Urban, Mid-Rise) (THAMAHAG), Serviced Vacation Rentals (Managed Apartments/Aparthotel-Style STRs) (THAGANAE)

Keywords

• Serviced apartments
• Corporate housing
• Short-term rentals
• Aparthotel operations
• Furnished apartments

Headquarters

HQ city

Tvedestrand

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Short-term Rental Revenue: Nightly rental revenue from individual travelers and tourists booking stays from a couple of nights to several weeks. Dynamic pricing applies for stays up to 30 nights, similar to hotel pricing models.
2. Long-term Rental Revenue: Fixed pricing for stays over 30 nights, with prices decreasing the longer you stay. All-inclusive pricing covering electricity, internet, cleaning, and taxes. Monthly prepayments apply for reservations exceeding 30 nights.
3. Corporate Housing Agreements: Tailored corporate solutions with cost-effective agreements and corporate discounts for companies. One invoice all-inclusive model for companies sending employees on temporary assignments or relocations. Flexible terms and customized agreements.
4. Ancillary Services: Additional revenue from optional services such as extra beds, baby cots, parking, storage, and mailbox rental.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Bjørvika Apartments rents fully furnished, modern serviced apartments in central Scandinavian locations for both short-term (nights to weeks) and long-term (months to years) stays. The company operates a portfolio of more than 1,500 units across 9 cities in Norway and Sweden, offering fully equipped kitchens, high-speed WiFi, weekly cleaning, and contactless check-in via a proprietary mobile app. It serves individual travelers, families, students, and corporate clients with tailored flexible-stay solutions and all-inclusive pricing.

Product overview

Bjørvika Apartments operates as Vander, a Scandinavian hotel apartment chain offering fully furnished serviced apartments across Norway and Sweden. The portfolio includes over 1,500 units across 9 cities (Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim, Tromsø, Linköping, Stockholm, Stavanger, Norrköping, and Malmö), organized under the parent brand Vander and sub-brands Sky Hotel Apartments and The Apartments Company. Properties range from flagship locations like Vander Altona in Bergen (104 apartments) and Skaret by Vander in Tromsø (147 apartments, opened 2023) to boutique offerings like The Sweet in Oslo and The Villa in Stavanger. The company offers business/corporate housing solutions with over 1,400 units, complemented by a mobile app for contactless check-in. The 2022 rebrand to 'Vander' unified previously separate operations under a cohesive Scandinavian identity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Vander: Main Scandinavian hotel apartment chain brand offering fully furnished apartments for short- and long-term stays across Norway and Sweden.
• Sky Hotel Apartments
• The Apartments Company
• The Villa

Products and services

• Short- and Long-Term Serviced Apartment Rentals Fully furnished, modern, and centrally located serviced apartments across more than 1,500 units in 9 cities in Norway and Sweden (Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim, Tromsø, Stavanger, Stockholm, Linköping, Norrköping, Malmö). Each apartment includes a fully equipped kitchen, high-speed WiFi, cable TV, in-unit washing machine, fresh towels, and bed linen, with weekly cleaning. Available for nights, weeks, months, or years, with dynamic pricing for stays up to 30 nights and fixed monthly pricing for longer stays. Targeted at individual travelers, families, students, and corporate clients.
• Business Apartments (Corporate Housing) Corporate housing solution with over 1,400 apartments available for companies needing flexible short- and long-term stays for employees on temporary assignments, project work, or relocation. Includes one all-inclusive invoice covering electricity, internet, cleaning, and taxes, corporate discounts, and a dedicated account management team. Targeted at HR, procurement, and travel managers placing employees across Norwegian and Swedish cities.
• Vander App (Digital Check-in and Key) Mobile application allowing guests to check in and out online, access a digital key, and manage booking and apartment information in one place. Enables contactless self-check-in at properties equipped with keybox or key code systems. Available to all guests booking Vander apartments.
• Ancillary Services (Parking, Storage, Extra Beds, Cots, Mailbox) Optional add-on services available to apartment guests, including extra beds, baby cots, parking, storage, and mailbox rental. Targeted at guests on longer stays needing additional amenities or convenience services.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Forenom: Finland-headquartered aparthotel and serviced apartment operator with Nordic-wide presence, competing most directly with Vander in business and relocation housing. Same furnished-apartment model with weekly/monthly terms and a similar sub-brand structure across the Nordics.
• Staycity Aparthotels: One of Europe's largest aparthotel operators with 30+ properties primarily in the UK, Ireland, and continental Europe. Competes for urban extended-stay corporate and leisure demand with a similar apartment-hotel model and franchise/managed property footprint.
• Adagio Aparthotels: Pierre & Vacues-operated aparthotel brand with 100+ properties across Europe, specializing in extended-stay business and family travelers in urban centers. Closest pan-European analog to Vander's apartment-hotel model and a credible acquirer or benchmark for unit economics.

Broad incumbents

• Scandic Hotels: Pan-Nordic hotel operator and the previous owner of the Malmö City property that Vander took over in May 2026. Directly competes for both business and leisure travelers in every Norwegian and Swedish city where Vander operates.
• Thon Hotels: Major Norwegian hotel chain with hundreds of properties concentrated in Norway. Overlaps with Vander's corporate and leisure customer base in Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim, Stavanger, and Tromsø, though focused on traditional hotel rooms rather than apartments.
• Airbnb (long-stay corporate housing): Global platform whose monthly-stay and Airbnb for Work offerings compete for the same urban business and relocation traveler demand in Oslo, Stockholm, and other Northern European cities. Not a direct apartment-hotel operator, but increasingly relevant to extended-stay booking decisions.
• Strawberry (formerly Nordic Choice Hotels): One of the largest hotel groups in the Nordics with 240+ hotels across multiple brands. Competes broadly for corporate and leisure travel demand in the same Norwegian and Swedish cities as Vander, though not focused on apartment-style extended stays.
• Clarion Collection/Comfort Hotel (Nordic Choice heritage): Sub-brands under the Strawberry/Nordic Choice umbrella operating extended-stay-leaning properties in Scandinavian cities. Compete with Vander in the same Nordic urban markets for both corporate and leisure bookings.

Regional players

• Citybox Hotels: Norwegian-based tech-enabled budget hotel chain with locations in Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim, and Stavanger. Overlaps with Vander on business-traveler demand in major Norwegian cities and on tech-led, low-touch operations, though focused on compact rooms rather than apartments.

Emerging players

• Heims liv+: Norwegian furnished rental and serviced-apartment operator targeting the same corporate and relocation segments in Norway. Smaller portfolio than Vander but growing, and a likely consolidation candidate or direct competitor on city-by-city basis.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/vanderapartments
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vander-apartments
• Instagraminstagram.com/vanderapartments

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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