It’s that time of year again folks – the temperatures have dropped, the festivities are looming and ICEHOTEL, a gleaming feat of icy engineering in Swedish Lapland, is welcoming guests once again for its winter season.
This year marks the 36th incarnation of the site, located in Jukkasjärvi, Swedish Lapland. The hotel is made entirely from ice harvested from the nearby Torne River. Construction began back in March, and 33 artists from 12 different countries have contributed to 2025’s designs, which include a full-scale grand piano, as well as installations ‘Soap Bubbles’, ‘Spaghettification’, and ‘Parliament of Owls’.
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Part of the icy fun is the ICEHOTEL Restaurant, where you can enjoy a four-course Ice Menu with some dishes served on blocks of ice. Activities include ice sculpting, dog sledding, trying out the sauna and hopping on a snowmobile tour.
Scroll on for a sneak peek at 2025’s hotel below. And if you’re curious, here are the ICEHOTELs from 2024, 2023 and 2022.
Think you can bear the cold? ICEHOTEL can be booked on the official website.
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