The water of free flowing Torne River is among the purest in Europe. In summer time this is a whirling world of opportunities, and during the arctic winter the frozen water forms the foundation for a fairy world of ice. The seasonal changes of the Torne River provide the yearly rhythm for people living nearby.

10 000 years ago the ice of the Ice Age carved its way through the landscape, creating the path of the Torne River. The water travels 600 km through Lapland before reaching the coast in southeast. Since the Torne River is the artery of Jukkasjärvi, Icehotel® dreams of one day being able to return its generosity. By making the Torne River a World Heritage Site her future life as a wild and free flowing river would be secured. She is definitely worth it.

Every winter in the heart of Swedish Lapland, something truly magical happens. As the waters of the river Torne freeze over, a glittering, shimmering hotel emerges, sculpted out of the ice itself. This isn’t just a fairy story. This is the world-famous Icehotel®.

10 000 tons of crystal clear ice from the ‘ice manufacturing plant’, the Torne River, and 30 000 tons of pure snow generously supplied by Mother Nature are needed to build the Icehotel® every year. Every bedroom is unique and designed by artists around the world. The bed you sleep on consists of an ice block and a thick mattress, covered with reindeer skins. You sleep in a sleeping bag. In the morning you are wakened with a mug of hot lingonberry juice.

As if the Icehotel® isn’t special enough, at Christmas time it takes on a whole new feel, lighten up with hundreds of twinkling lights and decorated trees.

And search the night sky for the mystical northern lights. It doesn’t get better than this! This is Winter Wonderland.

Surprise your senses! Visit ABSOLUT ICEBAR where ice sculptures nearly come to life in the magic blue light of the bar.

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