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ICEHOTEL

  • Art Suite: Aurora.

    How to sleep well in minus degrees


    To sleep in a room of ice and snow - how does it work? Is there a bathroom? What is the door made of? Don't worry - there is an answer to every question. If don't find it here, you are very welcome to contact us.

  • Sleep Well. Photo by Bigbenphoto.com

    Dressing for the cold


    Being properly dressed for the arctic environment is the key to being able to enjoy to the full all the fantastic experiences that await you at ICEHOTEL. When planning your visit to ICEHOTEL, you should think in terms of the layer principle.

  • Hans and Maria Ålund from Holmsund, Sweden. Photo by Hans-Olof Utsi.

    Love blossoms in ice and snow


    Eternal vows and evanescence have a magical attraction for couples from around the world. Each winter, about 150 weddings are celebrated at ICEHOTEL, Jukkasjärvi. Perhaps it is because, in this unique setting, in the here and now that only happens...

  • Building the 22nd ICEHOTEL in Jukkasjärvi, Swedish Lapland

    Building ICEHOTEL


    Following the construction of the 22nd ICEHOTEL in Jukkasjärvi, Swedish Lapland, 200 km north of the arctic circle.

  • Yngve Bergqvist

    Sweet dreams surrounded by art and design


    We are in a privileged situation here at ICEHOTEL in Jukkasjärvi. Living so close to nature, even living off nature, with an abundance of pure freshwater from the Torne River, we are able to tap this inexhaustible source daily. I feel a sense of...

  • Sally Persson

    Sally Persson, Sales Manager Group, Conference & Incentive


    Sally, tell us about your job. “I work with planning and sales of larger events for groups, conferences and incentives. These account for about 20% of our business at ICEHOTEL. Arrangements are always specially adapted, exclusive and unique for ea...

  • The newlyweds

    A promise a unified future, in an Ephemeral Church


    The Ice Church in Jukkasjärvi is filled by the warmth between Madeleine and Niklas Rissveds, with their rosy cheeks and starry eyes. Only minutes before, in the presence of witnesses and the priest of Jukkasjärvi, they promised to love one another...

  • The source of Torne River

    TORNE RIVER – the mother of ICEHOTEL


    It’s fall, and the temperature is dropping. Summer’s warmth rises in vapourfrom the river. Now the water and the cold begin a game of cat and mouse. The river seems to flow more slowly each day. In late-October, the current gives in to the cold,...

  • Kerstin Nilsson, Hotel Manager at ICEHOTEL. Photo by Anders Alm.

    A word with Kerstin - Hotel Manager


    As the hotel manager of ICEHOTEL, Kerstin Nilsson is responsible for both cold and warm accommodations, two restaurants, four bars and the gift shop, with a total of 100 employees during the peak season. “I have the best job in the world. We meet...