The product group covers hotels, conference centers, restaurants, cafés and canteens.
A Nordic Swan Ecolabelled hotel, restaurant or conference facility has adopted a lifecycle approach to its work on the environment and met the stringent requirements of Nordic Ecolabelling. The hotel, restaurant or conference facility works, with the help of the Nordic Swan Ecolabel, towards a sustainable society.
Staff work in many areas to reduce environmental impact. To be awarded the Nordic Swan Ecolabel the business must meet a number of limit values. Energy consumption, which is one of the limit values, is one of the most significant areas of environmental impact for these businesses.
The business works actively to reduce amounts of waste and water consumption. A Nordic Swan Ecolabelled business also takes steps to optimise the use of chemical products. A high proportion of the products used is ecolabelled. Nordic Swan Ecolabelled restaurants meet stringent requirements on the ingredients purchased and used. Nordic Swan Ecolabelled restaurants also use a high proportion of organic foodstuffs. A Nordic Swan Ecolabelled business always has clear procedures for the central functions of the business. This means that there are procedures and rules in place on which products must and must not be purchased, for example, and that the staff is committed to working to improve the environment.
Below you will find all the necessary documents and background information to apply for the Nordic Swan Ecolabel.
Separate fees apply to chains wherein five or more facilities, all sharing identical brand and similar concepts, are licenced with the Nordic Swan Ecolabel on a national level. This requires that the facilities apply for the licences together in a coordinated way, and they must also keep the coordination during the validity period of the licences.
Application fee
The fees below are invoiced when applying for a new licence.
Application for a new licence
2 200 EUR
Fee for the first facility in a chain
2 200 EUR
Fee for each additional facility part of the chain
1 500 EUR
The fees below are invoiced when applying for a renewed licence when the requirements have been tightened.
Application for a renewed licence
1 100 EUR
Fee for the first facility in a chain
1 100 EUR
Fee for each additional facility part of the chain
750 EUR
Annual licence fee
The licence fee for the ecolabelled facility is based on its turnover.
The fee is 0,1 % of the facility's turnover up to 1,8 million EUR.
The fee is 0,03 % of the facility's turnover for the amount exceeding 1,8 million EUR.
The minimum fee is 1 000 EUR per year. The maximum fee is 4 000 EUR per year.
For chains, the annual fee is calculated as a fixed rate of 1 600 EUR per facility.
Fee for extension / change of licence
Fixed fee that is charged depending on how long the work takes.
0–4 hours
375 EUR
4–8 hours
750 EUR
8 or more hours
1 500 EUR
Fee for on-site inspections
One on-site inspection is included when applying for a new or renewed licence.
Additional on-site inspections are 500 EUR per visit.
Nordic Ecolabelling has no financial profit purpose and is financed through the fees above along with annual government grants. Each national Nordic Ecolabelling organization is however liable for VAT according to article 56 of the Council Directive 2006/112/EC.
All fees are stated excluding VAT.
Read more about Fee regulations for Nordic Ecolabelling here.
Please contact your national Nordic Ecolabelling office for more information regarding invoicing currency.
When a facility applies for a new licence for the first time, no annual licence fee is invoiced the year of approval. When applying for a renewed licence, both the renewal fee and the annual licence fee will be invoiced.