ICEHOTEL - Amazing hotel built from ice

Icehotel, Marknadsvägen 63, 981 91 Jukkasjärvi, SWEDEN, Jokkmokk, Sweden

Hotel Location

How do we get there?

Icehotel is located 200 km north of the Arctic Circle, in Swedish Lapland.

The closest airport is Kiruna, which has daily connections from Stockholm (the flight takes about 90 minutes). From Kiruna Airport you can go by car, taxi or you can book the transfer through us.

You can also get to Icehotel by train from Narvik (Norway) or Luleå (Sweden), or by car.

Transfer info

When booking accommodation we also recommend you to book transfer to/from Icehotel. If you´ve already booked your stay you can still book transfer online.

Prices

  • Transfer to/from Kiruna Airport, SEK 165 p/p one way.
  • Transfer to/from the Railway station in Kiruna, SEK 250 p/p one way.

Rooms

Picture of room Warm room - Nordic Chalet with breakfast included

Warm room - Nordic Chalet with breakfast included

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Rooms | A hotel and art exhibition made of ice från the river Torne, each year reincarnated in a brand new design. A place to discover silence, northern lights, glistening snow clad forests, reindeer, cloudberries, kettle coffee and much more.

The original ICEHOTEL, Sweden, was founded in 1989. It’s an art exhibition and hotel made of natural ice and snow from one of Europe’s last wild rivers, 200 km north of the Arctic Circle.

Life enriching moments
This is the world’s first ICEHOTEL and we’ve made it our mission to create life enriching experiences, in Jukkasjärvi and beyond. The walls, floors and ceilings of the hotel are the canvases of designers from all creative disciplines. The artists and art work vary from year to year, each rendition of the hotel presenting an ephemeral collection.

The hotel melts and returns to Mother Nature in spring.
The concept Icehotel 365 makes the sleeping-on-ice experience available to combine with fall and summer adventures as well as the classic winter excursions. The interior hold the same standard and visual design as the winter structure. The exterior in winter will have the same shape and look as the adjacent winter structure, and in summer, the arched roof will be covered in grass.

Warm room - Nordic Chalet

Our Nordic chalets sleeps four people and have two bedrooms, a kitchenette and simple lounge area, ideal for family or friends sharing. The décor is calm and classic Scandinavian, with white-washed wooden panel walls, birch wood details, heated tiled floors and shades of natural shades of grey, white and brown. The apartment is spacious with two bedrooms, one with a double bed and one with a bunk bed, and sleeps four. There is also a small lounge and kitchenette and heated tiled flooring in the hallway, lounge and bedrooms. The Nordic chalets are wood paneled cabins located along a small passage only a couple of minutes’ walk from the main reception, ICEHOTEL, the shop and the main restaurant.


Good to know
• We recommend you to combine one night cold with a couple of nights warm, staying your first or last night cold.
• We provide thermal sleeping bags, and guests bring personal thermal underwear to sleep in.
• Toilets, showers and storage are also available in Dressing Room; the warm building adjacent to Icehotel, staffed 24 h.
• Deluxe Suites are located in Icehotel 365, available all year.
• Check in and out of cold rooms is done in Dressing Room, the warm building adjacent to Icehotel.
• If staying cold the day before or after, there is 6-7 hours between checking out and getting access to your new room, we recommend you plan activities during this period. We will store and move your luggage on request.
• Photography of the rooms is from previous years and for guidance only.
• While you cannot book a specific suite, you are welcome to make a request.
• Icehotel opens in phases, the first phase is completed by mid-November and thereafter more suites and rooms will be available in mid-December when Icehotel is completed.
• Space on activities and transfers are limited and we advise you pre-book at least three weeks in advance.
• Icehotel Restaurant and the Homestead have fixed dinner sittings, and we recommend you reserve your table in advance.

For more information please chat with us or contact our concierge@above-5.com

Picture of room Warm room - Arctic Chalet with breakfast included

Warm room - Arctic Chalet with breakfast included

Guaranteed: per room night Non-Guaranteed: per room night
Check availability

Rooms | A hotel and art exhibition made of ice från the river Torne, each year reincarnated in a brand new design. A place to discover silence, northern lights, glistening snow clad forests, reindeer, cloudberries, kettle coffee and much more.

The original ICEHOTEL, Sweden, was founded in 1989. It’s an art exhibition and hotel made of natural ice and snow from one of Europe’s last wild rivers, 200 km north of the Arctic Circle.

Life enriching moments
This is the world’s first ICEHOTEL and we’ve made it our mission to create life enriching experiences, in Jukkasjärvi and beyond. The walls, floors and ceilings of the hotel are the canvases of designers from all creative disciplines. The artists and art work vary from year to year, each rendition of the hotel presenting an ephemeral collection.

The hotel melts and returns to Mother Nature in spring.
The concept Icehotel 365 makes the sleeping-on-ice experience available to combine with fall and summer adventures as well as the classic winter excursions. The interior hold the same standard and visual design as the winter structure. The exterior in winter will have the same shape and look as the adjacent winter structure, and in summer, the arched roof will be covered in grass.

Good to know
• We recommend you to combine one night cold with a couple of nights warm, staying your first or last night cold.
• We provide thermal sleeping bags, and guests bring personal thermal underwear to sleep in.
• Toilets, showers and storage are also available in Dressing Room; the warm building adjacent to Icehotel, staffed 24 h.
• Deluxe Suites are located in Icehotel 365, available all year.
• Check in and out of cold rooms is done in Dressing Room, the warm building adjacent to Icehotel.
• If staying cold the day before or after, there is 6-7 hours between checking out and getting access to your new room, we recommend you plan activities during this period. We will store and move your luggage on request.
• Photography of the rooms is from previous years and for guidance only.
• While you cannot book a specific suite, you are welcome to make a request.
• Icehotel opens in phases, the first phase is completed by mid-November and thereafter more suites and rooms will be available in mid-December when Icehotel is completed.
• Space on activities and transfers are limited and we advise you pre-book at least three weeks in advance.
• Icehotel Restaurant and the Homestead have fixed dinner sittings, and we recommend you reserve your table in advance

Warm room - Arctic Chalet

Our Arctic chalets sleeps one to three people and are traditionally Scandinavian with natural materials and colors. Rustic, simple and comfortable, this two bedroom apartment is decorated in natural materials and organic shades of dark blue, white and brown. The Arctic Chalet has a rustic character, with pine wood paneled walls, tiled floors and birchwood details complemented by shades of dark blue, grey and white. The apartment sleeps two or three, with one queen bedroom and one single bedroom, and also has a small lounge and kitchenette. The cabins are located in a u-shaped walkway between ICEHOTEL , the main reception and shop – all within a couple of minutes’ walk. Room facts • 3 beds • 2 bedrooms, lounge and kitchenette • 33 square meters • TV • WiFi • Hairdryer • Bathroom w shower • Iron & ironing board on request • Tea & coffee • Non-smoking

For more information please chat with us or contact our concierge@above-5.com

Picture of room Warm room - Kaamos room with breakfast included

Warm room - Kaamos room with breakfast included

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Rooms | A hotel and art exhibition made of ice från the river Torne, each year reincarnated in a brand new design. A place to discover silence, northern lights, glistening snow clad forests, reindeer, cloudberries, kettle coffee and much more.

The original ICEHOTEL, Sweden, was founded in 1989. It’s an art exhibition and hotel made of natural ice and snow from one of Europe’s last wild rivers, 200 km north of the Arctic Circle.

Life enriching moments
This is the world’s first ICEHOTEL and we’ve made it our mission to create life enriching experiences, in Jukkasjärvi and beyond. The walls, floors and ceilings of the hotel are the canvases of designers from all creative disciplines. The artists and art work vary from year to year, each rendition of the hotel presenting an ephemeral collection.

The hotel melts and returns to Mother Nature in spring.
The concept Icehotel 365 makes the sleeping-on-ice experience available to combine with fall and summer adventures as well as the classic winter excursions. The interior hold the same standard and visual design as the winter structure. The exterior in winter will have the same shape and look as the adjacent winter structure, and in summer, the arched roof will be covered in grass.

Good to know
• We recommend you to combine one night cold with a couple of nights warm, staying your first or last night cold.
• We provide thermal sleeping bags, and guests bring personal thermal underwear to sleep in.
• Toilets, showers and storage are also available in Dressing Room; the warm building adjacent to Icehotel, staffed 24 h.
• Deluxe Suites are located in Icehotel 365, available all year.
• Check in and out of cold rooms is done in Dressing Room, the warm building adjacent to Icehotel.
• If staying cold the day before or after, there is 6-7 hours between checking out and getting access to your new room, we recommend you plan activities during this period. We will store and move your luggage on request.
• Photography of the rooms is from previous years and for guidance only.
• While you cannot book a specific suite, you are welcome to make a request.
• Icehotel opens in phases, the first phase is completed by mid-November and thereafter more suites and rooms will be available in mid-December when Icehotel is completed.
• Space on activities and transfers are limited and we advise you pre-book at least three weeks in advance.
• Icehotel Restaurant and the Homestead have fixed dinner sittings, and we recommend you reserve your table in advance.

Warm room - Kaamos room

Our hotel rooms are spacious and comfortable with a calm feel. Natural materials are complemented by organic shades of white, grey and brown. All rooms are ground floor level with spruce and birch as your next door neighbors. Kaamos have 2 beds, desk and a seating area with two armchairs and a small coffee table. With a base of whitewashed wooden panel walls and calm shades of white, brown and dark grey, some rooms have accent décor in green, red or bright colors. The hallway and en-suite tiled bathroom have heated stone floors. In keeping with Jukkasjärvi’s traditional look, the rooms are housed six or eight rooms in wooden single floor houses and green roof where wild Arctic flowers blossom in summer. Each room has two floor-to-ceiling corner windows that lets in plenty of light and overlooks spruce and birch growing wild. If you wish to have a twin Kaamos, please advise us when making your reservation. Room facts • 2 beds • 28 square meters • TV • WiFi • Hairdryer • Private bathroom w shower • Iron & ironing board on request • Tea & coffee • Non-smoking

For more information please chat with us or contact our concierge@above-5.com

Picture of room Cold room - Art Suites 365, 2 bed with breakfast included

Cold room - Art Suites 365, 2 bed with breakfast included

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Rooms | A hotel and art exhibition made of ice från the river Torne, each year reincarnated in a brand new design. A place to discover silence, northern lights, glistening snow clad forests, reindeer, cloudberries, kettle coffee and much more.

The original ICEHOTEL, Sweden, was founded in 1989. It’s an art exhibition and hotel made of natural ice and snow from one of Europe’s last wild rivers, 200 km north of the Arctic Circle.

Life enriching moments
This is the world’s first ICEHOTEL and we’ve made it our mission to create life enriching experiences, in Jukkasjärvi and beyond. The walls, floors and ceilings of the hotel are the canvases of designers from all creative disciplines. The artists and art work vary from year to year, each rendition of the hotel presenting an ephemeral collection.

The hotel melts and returns to Mother Nature in spring.
The concept Icehotel 365 makes the sleeping-on-ice experience available to combine with fall and summer adventures as well as the classic winter excursions. The interior hold the same standard and visual design as the winter structure. The exterior in winter will have the same shape and look as the adjacent winter structure, and in summer, the arched roof will be covered in grass.

Good to know
• We recommend you to combine one night cold with a couple of nights warm, staying your first or last night cold.
• We provide thermal sleeping bags, and guests bring personal thermal underwear to sleep in.
• Toilets, showers and storage are also available in Dressing Room; the warm building adjacent to Icehotel, staffed 24 h.
• Deluxe Suites are located in Icehotel 365, available all year.
• Check in and out of cold rooms is done in Dressing Room, the warm building adjacent to Icehotel.
• If staying cold the day before or after, there is 6-7 hours between checking out and getting access to your new room, we recommend you plan activities during this period. We will store and move your luggage on request.
• Photography of the rooms is from previous years and for guidance only.
• While you cannot book a specific suite, you are welcome to make a request.
• Icehotel opens in phases, the first phase is completed by mid-November and thereafter more suites and rooms will be available in mid-December when Icehotel is completed.
• Space on activities and transfers are limited and we advise you pre-book at least three weeks in advance.
• Icehotel Restaurant and the Homestead have fixed dinner sittings, and we recommend you reserve your table in advance.

Cold room - Art Suites 365, 2 bed

You are awakened in the morning with a cup of hot lingonberry juice at your bedside and a sauna session and hot shower awaits before breakfast. The art suites are part of the new concept ICEHOTEL 365, available all year round thanks to a new specially designed building run on solar power. The art suites, like the winter suites, are our individually designed and sculpted thematic suites. The artists, perhaps from Kiruna, Germany, UK or the US have been picked from over two-hundred applicants and invited to make the suite you’ll be sleeping in. Each suite is unique and has never been created before. The room holds a temperature of -5 to -8 degrees Celsius. The bed you sleep on has a thick mattress that rests on a wooden base. The bed is covered with reindeer hides and you sleep in a thermal sleeping bag. The room has doors with locks for your privacy. Your luggage is stored in the luggage storage room prior to your overnight stay. There are communal changing rooms, toilets and saunas for women and men in the warm section of ICEHOTEL. A complimentary private changing booth is included when you book an art suite. Launching November 2016, the concept ICEHOTEL 365 make the sleeping-on-ice experience available to combine with fall and summer adventures as well as the classic winter excursions. The interior hold the same standard and visual design as the winter structure. The exterior in winter will have the same shape and look as the adjacent winter structure, and in summer, the arched roof will be covered in grass. Room Facts •2 or 3 beds •Breakfast included •Free entry to sauna included •Guided tour of Icehotel included •Loan of snowsuit, boots, mittens and balaclava included •Private changing cubicle and storage •27 square meters •WiFi •Non-smoking only

Picture of room Cold room - Deluxe suite 365 with breakfast & Champagne include

Cold room - Deluxe suite 365 with breakfast & Champagne include

Guaranteed: per room night Non-Guaranteed: per room night
Check availability

Rooms | A hotel and art exhibition made of ice från the river Torne, each year reincarnated in a brand new design. A place to discover silence, northern lights, glistening snow clad forests, reindeer, cloudberries, kettle coffee and much more.

The original ICEHOTEL, Sweden, was founded in 1989. It’s an art exhibition and hotel made of natural ice and snow from one of Europe’s last wild rivers, 200 km north of the Arctic Circle.

Life enriching moments
This is the world’s first ICEHOTEL and we’ve made it our mission to create life enriching experiences, in Jukkasjärvi and beyond. The walls, floors and ceilings of the hotel are the canvases of designers from all creative disciplines. The artists and art work vary from year to year, each rendition of the hotel presenting an ephemeral collection.

The hotel melts and returns to Mother Nature in spring.
The concept Icehotel 365 makes the sleeping-on-ice experience available to combine with fall and summer adventures as well as the classic winter excursions. The interior hold the same standard and visual design as the winter structure. The exterior in winter will have the same shape and look as the adjacent winter structure, and in summer, the arched roof will be covered in grass.

Good to know
• We recommend you to combine one night cold with a couple of nights warm, staying your first or last night cold.
• We provide thermal sleeping bags, and guests bring personal thermal underwear to sleep in.
• Toilets, showers and storage are also available in Dressing Room; the warm building adjacent to Icehotel, staffed 24 h.
• Deluxe Suites are located in Icehotel 365, available all year.
• Check in and out of cold rooms is done in Dressing Room, the warm building adjacent to Icehotel.
• If staying cold the day before or after, there is 6-7 hours between checking out and getting access to your new room, we recommend you plan activities during this period. We will store and move your luggage on request.
• Photography of the rooms is from previous years and for guidance only.
• While you cannot book a specific suite, you are welcome to make a request.
• Icehotel opens in phases, the first phase is completed by mid-November and thereafter more suites and rooms will be available in mid-December when Icehotel is completed.
• Space on activities and transfers are limited and we advise you pre-book at least three weeks in advance.
• Icehotel Restaurant and the Homestead have fixed dinner sittings, and we recommend you reserve your table in advance

Cold room - Deluxe suite 365

Spending a night in Icehotel is a surreal experience and a memory for life. You are awakened in the morning with a cup of hot lingonberry juice at your bedside and a sauna session and hot shower awaits before breakfast. The Deluxe Suites are part of the new concept ICEHOTEL 365, available all year round thanks to a new specially designed building run on solar power. The Deluxe Suites are our individually designed and sculpted thematic suites. The artists, perhaps from Kiruna, Germany, UK or the US have been picked from over two-hundred applicants and invited to make the suite you’ll be sleeping in. Each suite is unique and has never been created before. The room holds a temperature of -5 to -8 degrees Celsius. New for this year is that the suites are furnished with exclusive Carpe Diem Beds, that provide the best comfort. The bed is covered with reindeer hides and on top of this, you sleep in a thermal sleeping bag. The Deluxe Suite has a private heated bathroom and relaxation directly connected to the bedroom. The relaxation area also provides storage for your belongings. The suite has doors with locks for your privacy. The concept Icehotel 365 makes the sleeping-on-ice experience available to combine with fall and summer adventures as well as the classic winter excursions. The interior hold the same standard and visual design as the winter structure. The exterior in winter will have the same shape and look as the adjacent winter structure, and in summer, the arched roof will be covered in grass.

Restaurants

Picture of Icehotel Restaurant - With Michelin Standard

Icehotel Restaurant - With Michelin Standard

White Guide 2017: ICEHOTEL Restaurant takes it up a notch

On the release of White Guide 2017, Scandinavia’s most comprehensive restaurant guide, Icehotel Restaurant took the cooking to a new level and keeps its spot as best dining experience in Kiruna.

Icehotel Restaurant stepped up from “Good class” to the classification “Very good class” – a very good holistic experience where the kitchen performs interesting and very well executed cooking. Head chef Alexander Meier is thrilled over his team’s achievement.

“We are so happy to see that our efforts to make the menu more interesting paid off. Local produce and creative twists on the northern delicacies gives the guests a great food experience and makes us love our job even more,” says Meier who has a background at two star Michelin restaurant le Béarn in Geneva.

Cool destination – year round

Thanks to the opening of Icehotel 365 – the year-round ice experience, Icehotel Restaurant will offer food experiences during the summer months. White Guide writes:

”The guests are mostly international, with demands of world class experiences and design – all year round. And for the ultimate adventure, beauty and sub zero temperatures are not enough; all senses need stimulation.

For a multidimensional experience, step into the heart of Icehotel’s culinary temple and book the chef’s table where you are seated in the middle of the kitchen, in a creative kettle where the pulse is high. Chef Alexander Meier discusses tonight’s menu with colleagues and guests, how to best refine the exquisite produce, which is collected around the corner. The taste menu, which also is offered in the dining room, includes multiple delicacies on ice plates…”

Best dining experience in Kiruna and top three in Swedish Lapland

Icehotel Restaurant keeps its spot as best dining experience in Kiruna and top three in Swedish Lapland overall.

The five course Chef’s Table menu costs SEK 995 (€106) per person and comes with the option of a wine package at SEK 595 (€65). Icehotel Restaurant also offers a balanced à la carte menu as well as a popular menu served on ice in the restaurant which seats 200 people.

Hours & sittings

Breakfast 07 am – 10 am
Lunch 11.00 am – 14.30 pm
Dinner 6 pm – 9 pm (bar closes at 10 pm)

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Lunch

Lunch

Lunch is always a buffet with the option of fish, meat and vegetarian dishes, served with a selection of salads and breads, dessert, coffee & tea.

Times: 11.30 am-2.30 pm

Picture of Cocktails

Cocktails

Start or end your evening with a glass of wine or a cocktail. The bar has all the classics, as well as a selection of house cocktails inspired by the Arctic – what more appropriate than aDog Sled Sour or a Sparkling Polar Night?

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Activities

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Weddings

Be joined together in magic

Share your love with family and friends in an intimate Arctic wedding in Jukkasjärvi. The unique location, the ice, the snow and the almost unreal surroundings at Icehotel leave no one indifferent and there are plenty of options for your ceremony.

Reincarnated in a new fashion every winter, the crisp Ice Church and Icehotel’s majestic main hall are truly unforgettable venues. The ephemeral nature of the ice church adds to the sensation – when no architectural memento exists, the memories and the vows exchanged are especially cherished. For a countryside wedding, opt for the rustic Jukkasjärvi village church, dating back to the 1600’s. Or, why not a romantic ceremony in the wild, promising each other eternal love against a breath-taking backdrop of rivers, mountains and forests. You can also get a beautiful contrast and the best of two worlds during the summer months with a wedding amidst pristine natural ice inside Icehotel 365, followed by a reception in the warm summer sun.

Icehotel offers a wedding consultation service, so we can help with the planning and practical preparations to ensure your day is truly magical. Planning time varies from a few months to a couple of years. We recommend that you contact us well before it’s time.

The Ice Church

Our Ice Church returns to the river in spring, but love is eternal. Reborn in a new guise each winter and hand carved by carefully select designers, it is ephemeral and one of the most unique wedding locations that you can find. The church opens December 26 every year and stays open until April when it begins to melt back into the river. The ice church is an intimate venue, accommodating around 35-40 people, with walls and ceiling made of snow and the altar details and benches are made of pristine natural ice. The church is also very suitable for those considering to re-new their vows or a solemn blessing ceremony. If you would prefer a civil ceremony, then the hand-carved art suites or the majestic Main Hall in Icehotel make for spectacular venues.

Celebrations – reception & dinner

Whether you’re planning a secret escape or a festive gathering of family and friends, a celebratory evening is in place. Think champagne, delicious food and custom-made blocks of ice with your names and date engraved adorning the tables.

Icehotel Restaurant serves local delicacies like Kalix Bleak Roe, Arctic Char, reindeer and wild berries, prepared by the Michelin-trained head chef and his team in classic continental style. The historic Mommas-room is secluded from the main restaurant and ideal for private parties of up to 30 people.

The Old Homestead, dating back to the 1700’s, is located ten minutes walk from Icehotel. Expect to devour local traditional food and organic wine in front of the warm glow of candles and the roaring open fire.

The wedding night

What could be more romantic than spending your first night as a married couple on a bed of crystal clear ice and soft reindeer skins? Don’t worry about the cold; we got warm polar expedition sleeping bags from Haglöfs – even bags especially made for two.

After a long and joyful day celebrating your love with friends and family an unforgettable night awaits, perhaps the northern lights are dancing in the night sky above you or the midnight sun is glowing when you retreat to your suite. Each suite in Icehotel is a work of art – individually designed and hand carved masterpieces of ephemeral creativity and an experience like no other.

Icehotel offers a variety of room categories from luxury suites down to straightforward ice rooms as well as warm accommodation. As always, breakfast, sauna, loan of warm outer clothing and complimentary entry to Icehotel throughout your stay are included.  Read more about our rooms here.

Summer and fall weddings

The Arctic summer and fall landscapes are equally, if not more spectacular than winter. The snow is gone and the 24-hour daylight spawns an intense explosion of green in June. Come late August and September, the landscape is transformed into a cascade of red and orange, and as the nights get darker, the northern lights start making their reappearance.

Our wedding consultation service can help you plan an Arctic wedding year-round. Marry under the magical glow of the midnight sun or in the charming and historic Jukkasjärvi village church, Lapland’s oldest, dating back to the 1600’s. Or get the best of two worlds with a crisp wedding ceremony amongst pristine natural ice inside Icehotel 365 followed by a reception in the warm summer sun – a nice contrast and an element of winter in the height of summer.

 

For more information please chat with us or contact our concierge@above-5.com

Picture of Summer at ICEHOTEL - 24 hours daylight

Summer at ICEHOTEL - 24 hours daylight

The harsh winter losens its grip of the Torne River and the seasonal winter hotel slowly makes its way back to mother nature. We greet the return of the light and from mid May till mid July we experience the Midnight Sun with twenty-four hour daylight and the intensity of the Arctic summer.

The Arctic Summer

Never ending days, lush green wilderness and wild rivers – the Arctic summer is truly remarkable. Hike the hills around Jukkasjärvi for spectacular views over Torne River and feel the vibrant energy around you. Birds are singing, the water is purling and the treetops whispers softly in the wind. Step inside the world of winter – Icehotel 365, and behold the crystal clear ice, a piece of the river frozen in time, illuminated by the golden rays from the midnight sun that shines through the cathedral-like tinted window. The Arctic summer in Jukkasjärvi is a must to experience.

The Midnight Sun

Summertime in Jukkasjärvi, 200 kilometers above the Arctic Circle, means 24-hour daylight. As the sun never sets, the nights are as bright as the days between mid May and mid July. The midnight sun invites you to stay up late and bathe in its golden light, perhaps between invigorating sauna sessions or a Torne River boat tour that finishes off with kokkaffe (boiled coffee in a kettle) served in a wooden cup, made over an open fire on the riverbank.

Hiking

Hiking is a trending activity and suitable for everyone from kids to athletes. The forests surrounding Icehotel and the slightly hilly terrain is perfect for the inexperienced hikers that wants to enjoy fresh air, great views and stroll through Europe’s northernmost pine moors, which nestles the remnants of the Leppäkoski mine dating back to the 1600’s. Kiruna city is only a short 20-minute trip away from Icehotel and offers interesting walks up on the old mines. The mountain Luossavaara has a ski slope in the winter and a hiking trail during summer – the Midnight Sun Trail, with spectacular views over Kiruna and the mine. More challenging trails can be found within a mere hour from the vicinity of Kiruna. Sweden’s highest peak Kebnekaise 2,104 m (6,903 ft) is snow-clad year round and the Tarfala glacier can be found in the same area. They are part of the Scandinavian Mountains and form the border between Sweden and Norway in the north, where you can find more hiking trails with different difficulty levels and breathtaking landscapes like taken out of a fantasy novel.

Torne River activities

Icehotel’s mother, Torne River, is now in its fluid form and stretches all the way from the Scandinavian Mountains in the north and connects with the sea in the Bothnian Bay further south. On its way it passes Jukkasjärvi and the riverbank where the seasonal Icehotel is built every winter with transparent blocks of ice from the river in its frozen state. The open water is perfect for different water activities such as Stand Up Paddle, canoeing and river rafting. You can rent your own equipment and play in the fresh water or follow an experienced guide who will show you the ropes. Our wilderness guides are also experts on the fishing waters around Jukkasjärvi and Icehotel. Stay in a rustic, timbered cabin, enjoy a wood fired sauna and catch trout or grayling straight from the river.

Life enriching moments year-round

Icehotel 365, the year-round ice experience, the preserved winter world, makes for an intriguing contrast between seasons in the height of summer. Stay in a preciously hand carved Art Suite made out of ice and snow, or splurge on a Deluxe Suite with a perhaps even more intricate and detailed ice art that also comes with a private warm bathroom, which has a luxuriously designed relax area, shower or bathtub. Sip a drink from ice glasses in Icebar, which also is located inside Icehotel 365 and unleash your creativity in an ice sculpting class where you chisel your own art out of the frozen Torne River ice. The ephemeral nature of the material and the combination of a liquid and solid river creates a magical atmosphere – a setting for life enriching moments year-round.

Welcome to Icehotel and Jukkasjärvi!

 

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Nature’s pantry and Sámi dinner

Welcome to spend the afternoon in the nature. We pick berries and plants and learn about how they are used in Sàmi everyday life. We end the day with a Sámi-inspired dinner where we get to taste our own berries and plants.

Our Sámi guide will take us to the countryside to collect berries and plants, depending on the season. We learn about how they have been used, and still are used, in the Sámi tradition and we learn more about plants, nature and wildlife in the area.

The coffee will be served out in the nature, by an open fire, and at the end of the day we go to the restaurant for dinner. The chef will meet up and take care of our collected pantry. Based on what we have found the kitchen prepares a sometimes innovative, sometimes traditional meal.

If you bring your camera our Sámi photo guide will help you take pictures from the tour.

Included in the price

  • Transfer
  • Sámi guide
  • Dinner with ingredients from the tour (beer or wine not included)
  • Warm clothes and shoes if needed

For more information pleace chat with us or contact concierge@above-5.com

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Cross Country skiing

If you want to create your own adventure you can rent our equipment  and do it yourself.

We have maps, and instructions of where to go or ski and what to do. We make sure that you feel confident and secure before you leave for the great outdoors.

Feel free to combine one of our guided activities with your own adventure.

Price & time

  • •Cross-country skis Whole day 275 SEK
  • •Snowshoes Whole day 275 SEK
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Jukkasjärvi Sauna ritual

In Swedish Lapland, the sauna is the heart of the home, a place for peacefulness, relaxation and meditation. ”Kallebastun”, Jukkasjärvi Culture Sauna, is the cradle of the Swedish Sauna Academy, and was made an institution by enthusiast Kalle Grundberg. Now our own “Sauna Master” Andreas Hermansson has created a ten-step sauna ritual where you gain the skills to sauna like a Scandinavian.

– including a river plunge and a thorough cleansing of mind and body

 

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Midnight Sun

The midnight  sun – what’s that like? This is a question we struggle to answer. Because how can the midnight  sun be explained in words?

We can show you!

The midnight sun shines bright during 100 days and nights. On this tour we visit our nearest city Kiruna, which is moving due to the iron ore mine that was the reason the city got built.

We visit iconic places famous for their architecture and often featured in books and films. The tour finishes at the top of Mount Luossavaara where you have a stunning 360 view over the city, mountains and mine.

“- everything the midnight sun touches is our Lapish Kingdom”.

 

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Wildlife and nature photography

Join our eightseason phototour.

We meet you at the hotel, and drive you, by car, to our starting point. Here you will get acquainted with the camera and practice some photographing in order to be well prepared to take good pictures of landscape, animals and local culture during the tour.

When we feel confident with the camera we go in search of photo objects. We choose our objects depending on the weather and the sami eight seasons. We can never guarantee you pictures of for example wild animals, but we will search for good nature sceneries, sneak up on arctic animals like moose, reindeer and birds and search for possibilities to photograph local people or places. The tour ends with a cup of coffee or tea.

Included in the price

  • Transfer
  • Guide
  • Warm clothes and shoes if needed
  • A camera with 300 mm tele lens*

Practical information

We use a minibus for transport but as we will also be walking in the forest we recommend that you wear good clothes for the season, mittens and a warm hat
on the tour.

Time & price

  • •Duration: 4hrs
  • •Price: SEK 1 690/person
  • •Available all year around
  • •Difficulty: Easy
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Dog Sled Transfers to the airport

End your Arctic adventure with a dog sled adventure. Sit back in the sled and enjoy the winter wonderland swish by as you approach Kiruna airport.

The tour takes 75 minutes and must be pre-booked.

Of course, you can also choose to start your stay this way.

Time & price

  • •Duration: 75 min
  • •Departure times: At flight departure/arrival (provide flight no + clothing size when booking)
  • •Price: SEK 6 150 per dog sled (seats 1-3 people)
  • •Maximum 3 persons
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Northern Lights Safari

Aurora Borealis, the Northern Lights, can be seen in Jukkasjärvi between September and March.

The best place to see it is in the wilderness, away from artificial light. Join us on our Northern Lights Safari where we walk out to our Camp Aurora. Our guide explains how the northern lights appear, what causes it and the folklore around the phenomenon.

Around a campfire you will be served traditional “Swedish Fika” (coffee served with something sweet).

Time & Price

  • •Duration: 3 hrs
  • •Price: SEK 995/person
  • •Available 20 August – 15 December
  • •Difficulty: Easy
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Fishing Adventure

The Torne River water is so clean we can drink it straight.
It is also one of Europe’s best fishing waters. Trout, Grayling, Whitefish, Perch and Pike are some of the natural varieties you may catch.

Time & price

  • •Duration: 3 hrs
  • •Price: SEK 995/person
  • •Available from 15 Jun – 1 Sept
  • •Difficulty: Easy
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Arctic wildlife safari on snowmobile

Along with a local guide, this tour takes you through a magnificent mountain scenery. Learn about the wild animals native to this region, how the moose affects the climate here and tracking them, as well as reindeer and grouse.

The length of the tour will be determined by the season and weather conditions which also influence the appearance of the unique winter light north of the Arctic Circle.
This is a unique opportunity for the photography enthusiasts. Lunch with local ingredients will be served during or in connection with the safari, the location will be determined by weather and season.

Time & price

  • •Duration: 6 h incl time for transfer
  • •Daily: 09:00 – 15:00
  • •Price: SEK 2750/person

For more information please chat with us or contact our concierge@above-5.com

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Snowmobile Adventure

Experience Lapland’s magnificent nature in broad daylight. This excursion takes you across frozen lakes and swamps, through hilly landscapes and Torne River. Along the route, we stop for a traditional Swedish “fika” (coffee served with something sweet) by the fire.

Time & price

  • •Duration 3hrs
  • •Price SEK 1345/person
  • •15 Dec – 15 April
  • •Difficulty Moderate

For more information please chat with us or contact our concierge@above-5.com

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Sled dog ride in winter wonderland

This 90-minute tour is perfect for novices and families traveling with kids. You ride as a passenger in the sled and experience the dogs’ tremendous desire to run and pull as you travel through the beautiful landscape of northern Lapland.

Curl up close in the sled, hold tight and listen to the steady thuds of paws against the snow. The tour includes wilderness coffee and cake served by an open fire.

Time & Price

  • •Duration: 90 min
  • •Daily: 09.30–11 am & 1–2.30 pm
  • •Price: SEK 1495/person
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Dog sledding with overnight stay

Join an exciting adventure with your own team of sled dogs in search of the Aurora Borealis.
The tour begins at the kennel and we spend the night in one of our secluded wilderness camps with the option to try a traditional sauna. Dinner, breakfast and sauna snacks included.

Time & price

  • •Duration: 19 h
  • •Daily: 3.30 pm-11 am (day after)
  • •Price: SEK 6150/person

For more information pleace chat with us or contact concierge@above-5.com

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Wilderness Skills

We offer a fun and easy activity to learn the basics of survival in the Lapish forest. Learn useful bushcraft knowledge with our experienced wilderness guides, such as making fire or finding food & shelter.

At the end of the tour you’ll be able to start a fire with a flint, navigate by interpreting the signs in the nature and much more.

Note: On this tour we have no indoor facilities and you are exposed to the elements. For this reasion we do not recommend to book children on this acitivity between December and February when temperatures can be very cold.

Time & price

  • •Duration 3hrs
  • •Price SEK 1 195/person
  • •Child (0-12) SEK 598
  • •Available all year around
  • •Difficulty = Easy
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Canoe , Bikes, Paddle , Fishing

If you want to create your own adventure you can rent our equipment and do it yourself.

We have maps, and instructions of where to go/paddle and what to do.
We make sure that you feel confident and secure before you leave for the great outdoors.

So welcome to combine one of our guided activity with your own adventure!

  • Canoe: Whole day SEK 395 Half day SEK 295
  • XC BIKES (Cross Country bikes): Whole day SEK 395 Half day SEK 295
  • SUP (Stand Up Paddle): Whole day SEK 395, SEK 100 per hour
  • Fishing equipment: Whole day SEK 295 incl. fishing permit

For more information pleace chat with us or contact concierge@above-5.com

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Challenge Park

Challenge yourself and interact with the Lapish Jungle!
This Treetop Adventure features 6 different obstacles from rope bridges to ziplines that reach heights of up to 18 meters above the forest floor.

Rise to the challenge and experience the treetops from an elevated perspective.

Time & price

  • •Duration 3hrs
  • •Price SEK 695/person
  • •Available from 15 April – 15 Nov
  • •Difficulty = Advanced

For more information pleace chat with us or contact concierge@above-5.com

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Wilderness dinner

We will take you to our secluded wilderness camp where you will be served an exclusively designed three course dinner.

Our guide will show you “the eight seasons of Lapland” and focus on one of the seasons, suitable to the time of your visit.

This activity will give you a delicate dinner experience – from northern lights to the midnight sun.

For more information pleace chat with us or contact concierge@above-5.com

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Ráidu – Meet the reindeer

The Sámi people inhabitated northern Scandinavia long before the city of Kiruna was founded. For thousands of years, they’ve lived in harmony with nature and their reindeer, constantly moving in search of food for the herd. Nils Nutti is Sámi and through his business Nutti Sámi Siida, he lets curious visitors get a close encounter with his culture. Meet the reindeer, tast the food and try driving the reindeer sled.

Join our Sámi guide to the reindeer camp for an encounter with the reindeer and Sámi culture. Try a reindeer sled ride around a short track and hand-feed the curious calves. Get a brief insight into the Sámi lifestyle and culture over a hot coffee and delicious “souvas”, the Sámi signature dish, around the roaring fire in the traditional tent. Transfers are included in the price.

Times

November 6, 2017 – April 8, 2018

  • Daily 2-5 pm (no tour 24 Dec)

December 11, 2017 – January 7, 2018

  • Daily 9-12 am
  • Daily 2-5 pm

Prices low season

November 6 – December 10 | January 8 – February 9 | March 1 – April 8

  • Adults SEK 1980 per person
  • Cildren (3-12 years) SEK 990 per person
  • Children < 3 years – free

Prices high season

December 11 – January 7 | February 10 – 28

  • Adults SEK 2280 per person
  • Children (3-12 years) SEK 1140 per person
  • Children < 3 years – free

Duration

  • •Duration 3 h
  • •Transfer is included in the price

For more information pleace chat with us or contact concierge@above-5.com

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Northern Lights Safari on Snowmobile

Aurora Borealis, the Northern Lights, can be seen in Jukkasjärvi between September and March.

The best place to see it is in the wilderness, away from artificial light and the snowmobile is a great way to get around. Our guide explains how the northern lights appear, what causes it and the folklore around the phenomenon.

We will be making a few stops to take pictures, so bring your camera!

A cosy dinner at a wilderness camp is included.

Time & price

  • Duration: 4hrs
  • Price: SEK 1995/person
  • Available: 15 Dec – 15 April
  • Difficulty: Moderate

For more information please chat with us or contact our conqiere@above-5.com

 

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Driving your own dog sled – the ultimate adventure

This hands-on tour lets you to drive your own team of Alaskan huskies. After an introduction to equipment and safety, the journey through the winter landscape begins. Heading out across the snowy plains is a feeling of freedom.

Halfway through the tour, a traditional lunch is served at a cosy wilderness camp. After the break you begin your return back to the kennel, where you help unharnessing the dogs and are driven back to Icehotel.

Choose to come along as a driver or passenger.

Time & price

  • •Duration: 4 h
  • •Departure times: Daily, 11:15 am - 3:15 pm
  • •Price: SEK 3 950 per person – as a driver. SEK 2 995 – as a passenger

For more information please chat with us or contact our conqierce@above-5.com

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Horseback moose safari

At the foot of Sweden’s highest mountain, Kebnekaise, we ride our Icelandic horses out into the moose winter grazing land in search of the king of the forest – the moose.

We have a big chance to see moose, reindeer, grouse but also the possibility to spot other birds, foxes and hares. The moose is coming close to Ofelaš Icelandic horse farm to find food for the winter so you have a good opportunity to get pictures of them.

You will also have the chance to get to know the animals on the farm.

Information

  • Duration: 6 h (incl transfer time)
  • Times: 9 am-3 pm
  • Price: SEK 1950/person
  • Minimum age 12 years Maximum weight 90 kg

For more information please chat with us or contact our concierge@above-5.com

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Northern Lights on horseback

Ride in the Narnia wilderness on Icelandic Horses. Our partner, Ofelaš, keeps a stable of Icelandics near the foothills of Kebnekaise, a pristine area of deep pine forests and hilly terrain.

On this tour we ride out on the Icelandics on a gentle tour in search of the northern lights and moose. The moose stay in the forest around the farm in the winter to find food.

Transfer and dinner with local ingredients served in a sami hut is included.

Daily
November 15 – February 28; 3.30 pm – 8.30 pm
March 1-31; 5 pm-10 pm.
No tour on December 24

Price
SEK 2 100 per person

For more information please chat with us or contact our concierge@above-5.com

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Northern Lights Photography

Northern lights, night skies, the Arctic landscape and wild life – join a tour with Scandinavian Photoadventures to learn more about photography. This tour is for beginners and includes a guide, camera and tripod. You can also choose to bring your own camera, and your guide will help you get the settings right for the purpose of your shoot. Remember to bring your own SD memory card of at least 4 GB.

Join a nightly excursion to hidden places in the wilderness around Jukkasjärvi – away from the intruding electric lights of human civilization, the conditions for catching the lights are at their best. While we wait for the Aurora to make her appearance in the night sky, your guide takes you through the basics of night time photography and capturing the northern lights on camera.

Before concluding the night and heading back to Icehotel, we round off the evening with a hot drink.

Time & price

  • •Duration 4.5 hrs
  • •Daily 7.00-11.30 pm (until 26 March, thereafter postponed start until 8 pm)
  • •Price SEK 1 490/person
  • •Difficulty Easy

For more information please chat with us or contact our concierge@above-5.cm

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Ice sculpting

A must when you visit us at Icehotel!

Explore the magical world of ice sculpting for yourself with this introductionary class. Working with your hands completely absorbs you, realaxing and intense at once. The guide begins the class by giving you some background about working with ice, and an introduction to the tools.

Each sculptor apprentice is then given a block and chisel and off you go!

Time & price

  • Duration 2-3 h
  • Price SEK 745/person
  • From 13 years old
  • Available all year round
  • Difficulty Easy

For more information please chat with us or contact our concierge@above-5.com

 

Promotions

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Gift certificate in ICEHOTEL

An ICEHOTEL gift certificate is the key to life-enriching experiences.

Are you searching for a special gift for an upcoming celebration – graduation, wedding or a jubilee? Treat your friends with a once-in-a-life-time experience; a night in a room made of ice and snow, fun activities and prize awarded food in the Northernmost Sweden anyime of the year.

Our gift cards can be loaded with any amount and redeemed towards accommodation, food, activities or products in our shop.

Booking terms
The gift certificate is valid for all self produced products and services ICEHOTEL provides. The gift certificate is valid three years from the date of issue, meaning that as long as you make your reservation during the valid year you can book for the next coming seasons also.

The gift certificate is personal and can not transferred to another person. Remember to submit the name of the person the gift certificate is intended for.

It can not be traded for cash or be used on our online booking. To use the gift certificate, contact our reservations department.

For information and reservations, please call +46-980 688 99 or e-mail info@icehotel.com.

The gift certificate will be sent to the address stated in your booking. A reservation with several amounts will be one valid gift certificate with one total amount, i.e. add as many amounts you want to add up to the total sum you want to have on your gift certificate.

Please note that it can take up to 10 office days until the gift certificate will reach the stated address.

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Hotel Description

About ICEHOTEL

Icehotel – a world famous hotel and an art exhibition made of ice and snow. Founded in 1989, it is reborn in a new guise every winter, in the Swedish village of Jukkasjärvi – 200 km north of the Arctic Circle. The Torne River, the arts, and creating a setting for life-enriching moments are at the heart of it all.

This winter season there is big news— a whole new ice experience to be enjoyed alongside our classic Icehotel experience. ICEHOTEL 365 is a permanent structure that will include luxury suites, each with private relax and bathroom, and art suites, all sculptured by selected artists. As well as a large ice bar that serves champagne, and an ice gallery. This ice experience can be visited year-round and is cooled by solar panels during the summer months.

The Torne River

With its impressive length of 520 kilometers, it runs from the ancient mountains in the west down to the coast in the east, where it f lows out into the Bay of Bothnia. As the largest of Sweden’s four national rivers it is rare – indeed, unique. One of the last untouched rivers in Europe. A wild river.

It’s the Torne River that provides Icehotel with its ice in winter – and in the summer when the hotel melts, the water returns to its source. Natural ice requires a lot of work – before it is harvested in the very beginning of spring, when it has grown its thickest, months are devoted to maintaining the “ice field” and keeping it clear of snow so that the ice can have the best possible conditions for growth. But in Jukkasjärvi, people think that the natural Arctic ice is worth the effort. “For us the natural beauty and unique story of each individual block of ice provides inspiration that can never be found in artificial ice,” says Petra W Lindh, who has been working at Icehotel for 20 years.

Hearts beat for art

When the first snow has sprinkled the whole of Jukkasjärvi with white, artists from all over the world come together in the village to take part in creating the art exhibition of snow, ice and light that makes up Icehotel.

“Icehotel is an art symposium in a class of its own. The energy released here when creative people from a wide variety of backgrounds and places meet the ice is almost tangible,” says Arne Bergh, partner and sculptor who’s been part of Icehotel since the start.

Icehotel is all about ice and creativity – with art as the result. That’s why the artists invited to take part are not required to have worked with ice before – they’re selected from among those who send in their ideas based on originality and creating it in real natural ice would pose a new challenge. Each year some 40 artists are taking part in Icehotel. The notion that several weeks’ hard work and months of planning and preparation culminate in something that only exists for a few months is in some respects a bittersweet feeling.