Icehotel
Jukkasjärvi, Sweden
Jukkasjärvi is a small village north of the Arctic Circle, close to Kiruna. The Torne River runs past it, and its ice is the building material.
Every winter the seasonal hotel is built anew. Artists from many countries design individual art suites, so no two years look the same. Guests sleep on ice beds wrapped in thermal bedding, at temperatures well below zero.
A permanent building keeps ice suites cold all year with solar-powered cooling. Warm rooms and cabins sit alongside, and most guests mix one cold night with warmer ones. Northern lights and dog-sledding fill the dark months.