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The Arctic attracted a lot of visitors in summer

for many years. They wanted  to see the land of the midnight

sun. However, in winter the few inhabitants had the snow and ice to themselves.

By the end of the 1980s it was decided that the dark and cold winter should be

seen as an advantage. In the winter of 1990 the French artist Jannot Derit was invited to have the opening of an

exhibition in a specially built igloo (a building made of snow) in the little

town of Jukkasjärvi on the

frozen Torne River. The building, named Arctic Hall, attracted many interested

visitors to the area. One night a group of foreign guests decided it would be a

good idea to sleep in the Arctic Hall. The following morning the brave group were very pleased with their

experience and the idea of an ice hotel was born. Today it is world famous.

As soon as winter begins, a team of snow

builders, architects and artists from all over the world come to Jukkasjärvi and they make the

hotel for that year. As one part is completed, it opens to visitors and

overnight guests, while the other parts are still being built. The first part

is completed in December and each week after that a new part opens, until

January 7th when the hotel is completed. As the ICEHOTEL is built under the

open sky, using the natural materials of the winter season, the finishing date

depends on nature and therefore there are sometimes changes to the plan. In the

spring, as the weather gets warmer, the hotel melts.

Inside the hotel, the temperature is never

colder than –5 °C to –8 °C, however cold it may be outside. Winter outer

clothes such as warm overalls, hats and gloves are included in the cost of

guests’ stay at the hotel. In addition to this, it is a good idea for guests to

bring sweaters and a scarf as well as plenty of woollen socks and to choose footwear that is larger

than normal to allow space for thick socks.

If you are planning to come to the hotel, you

can buy warm sweaters, woollen

socks and much more on the ICEHOTEL website. You can order these and the

equipment you will need at the same time as you book your visit. The items will

be delivered to your room when you check in.

The hotel is in the village of Jukkasjärvi, 200 km above the

Arctic Circle but only 15 km from Kiruna

airport and 17 km from Kiruna

train station. Transport by bus can be arranged from the airport or train

station to the IceHotel.

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