MP Sheikki Laakso raised his hands in his hotel project – now thousands of euros will remain

In the end, an expensive winter came to the road of the project.

Laakso had purchased the former Kuusankoski City Hall at the beginning of the year. His intention was to set up a hotel-restaurant that would have started already during the summer. Now, however, this will not work.

– It has felt like everyone was opposed to the project when I made a purchase decision, Laakso tells Yle.

Winter too expensive

Sheikki Laakso says that in the end, money became a barrier to the project. He says he could not build his hotel during the summer and open it in the fall.

Yle reported in early February that Sheikh Laakso’s lease from the former Kuusankoski City Hall was under review of the city government. The Laakso would have wanted to rent a building for renovation before it had been owned by Laakso in early May.

In his Facebook update, Laakso says that in the fall, sales will be silent, and the cost of the building will be so huge in winter that he cannot afford it without a cash buffer.

– Now you have to sit and hope that the project will find another leader or you need a little extension for this project, Laakso tells Yle.

Gloves are not counted down

Sheikki Laakso says on his Facebook that even though he now raises his hands, he has not completely given up his project.

He says he is trying to clear obstacles out of the project with additional time and possibly return later.

However, according to him, the project will pay him at least € 15,000.

*We are updating the news.*