ICEHOTEL 35 is open - See the first images

ICEHOTEL in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden, celebrates its 35th anniversary, and now the doors are open to this year’s winter hotel, ICEHOTEL 35. Here, guests can sleep surrounded by ice and snow art created by 26 artists from 13 countries, under the guidance of Creative Director Luca Roncoroni. 

ICEHOTEL is not just a hotel, but an art gallery filled with sparkling, ephemeral art – which melts back into the Torne River when spring arrives. 

Creation and Construction 
Building ICEHOTEL 35 took six weeks, using 500 tons of ice from the Torne River and 10 Olympic-sized swimming pools of "snis" – a mixture of snow and ice. The creation process started in the spring when ice blocks were harvested and have since been stored at ICEHOTEL's ice production hall. In recent weeks, a dedicated team of builders, artists, lighting designers, ice production, and the art support team has worked intensely to complete the hotel. Tonight, the first guests will sleep at ICEHOTEL 35.

- A warm November delayed the start of the construction season, making this winter particularly challenging, but once again, an amazing team succeeded in finishing ICEHOTEL 35 just in time for the opening. The artists' commitment resulted in 14 unique art projects, which will perfectly celebrate our 35th anniversary!" says Luca Roncoroni, Creative Director at ICEHOTEL. 

New Art Suites and Experiences 
This year, visitors can look forward to falling asleep in a suite featuring a huge rhinoceros in “WHOOPS WRONG ROOM!!”, taking refuge in the immersive art suite “Hideaway,” or being fascinated by Sami craftsmanship in the suite “Áhku Fáhcat,” which means grandmother’s mittens in Sami. 

In addition to the 12 art suites, there are also 20 ice rooms, a Ceremony Hall filled with icy floral splendor for weddings and events, and the iconic Main Hall, almost 30 meters long, with crystal chandeliers created from 220 handcrafted ice crystals. In the year-round open part of the hotel, ICEHOTEL 365, there are an additional 18 art and deluxe suites, an ice gallery, and the newly created  ICEBAR In Orbit, which takes guests on a space journey. Here the guests can warm up in the crystal-clear cold with a drink while embarking on a unique journey through space. Guests can sip on a drink beside a life-sized ice and snow astronaut, or make a quick exit via a slide carved from ice and snow.

Wilderness Activities and Local Delicacies Served on Ice 
Each year, ICEHOTEL is welcoming thousands of guests from all over the world, and besides marveling at the ephemeral art, they can look forward to local delicacies and dining experiences inspired by the Arctic surroundings, such as a four-course ice menu, with some courses served on ice, and a 12-course Chef’s Table menu at the Veranda. 

 During their stay, guests can also experience ice sculpting and nature-focused activities such as a snowmobile Northern Lights tour, dog sledding, the Jukkasjärvi sauna ritual, and wilderness dining. Since 2024, ICEHOTEL has partnered with Vidde Mobility, which offers the world’s first electric, circular snowmobiles, and this winter season, guests can experience a snowmobile tour in silence, in harmony with nature. 

More Than One Million Visitors and 35 Years of Magic 
35 years ago, the journey that became the world’s first and largest hotel built from ice and snow began. The idea was born from founder Yngve Bergqvist’s desire to create an experience on nature's terms, using the materials naturally available around Jukkasjärvi – snow, ice, and cold temperatures. Today, ICEHOTEL has welcomed more than a million visitors from all over the world and continues to be a place of art, creativity, and unforgettable experiences year after year. 

- This year, the artists have truly surpassed themselves – our art suites are playful, stunning, surprising, and deeply moving. I am so happy to welcome guests from all over the world to experience this magic with us, says Marie Herrey, CEO at ICEHOTEL.

Press Images and Information for ICEHOTEL 35 

On December 13, the images featuring the art at Icehotel are published. For high-resolution images and press materials, please visit our image bank. For more information and interview requests, please contact: [email protected] 

Photo cred: WHOOPS WRONG ROOM!!, AnnaSofia Mååg, ICEHOTEL 35, ICE KILN, Jaeyual Lee & Daeho Lee, ICEHOTEL 35, Ceremony Hall: Gaia's Bloom, Lisa Lindqvist & Kate Munro, photo Asaf Kliger, ICEHOTEL

ART AND ARTISTS OF ICEHOTEL 35 – 12 ART SUITES, 1 MAIN HALL, 1 CEREMONY HALL 

Áhku Fáhcat
Elisabeth Kristensen, Norway 

WHOOPS WRONG ROOM!!
AnnaSofia Mååg, Sweden

ZIG and ZAG
Nicolas Triboulot & Clement Daquin, France 

Flight
Laura Marcos, Argentina & Coralie Quincey, France 

Change Through Time
Rob Harding, UK & Timsam Harding, Spain 

Näcken
Tjåsa Gusfors & Sam Gusfors, Sweden 

Antique Myths
Viacheslav Iemelianenko & Bogdan Kutsevych, Ukraine 

ICE KILN
Jaeyual Lee, USA & Daeho Lee, South Korea 

Give Us a Kiss
Carl Wellander & Malena Wellander, Sweden 

Come Warm Up
Isabelle Gasse & Joelle Gagnon, Canada 

Hideaway
Pieke Bergmans & Peter de Wit, Netherlands 

Yesterday’s Tomorrow
Corban Warrington & Daniel Afonso, South Africa 

Main Hall: Quasar
Wouter Biegelaar, Netherlands & Viktor Tsarski, Bulgaria 

Ceremony Hall: Gaia’s Bloom
Lisa Lindqvist & Kate Munro, UK 

ICEHOTEL 365
ICEBAR In Orbit
Christian Strömqvist & Karl Johan Ekeroth

Facts: ICEHOTEL 35 
26 artists from 13 countries have created the art in ICEHOTEL 35
12 art suites
1 Ceremony Hall
1 Main Hall
550 tons of ice used to build ICEHOTEL 35
10 Olympic swimming pools (32,700 cubic meters) of snis, a mix of snow and ice, have been used. This is equivalent to 110 million ice lollies.
220 handcrafted ice crystals used to create the iconic chandeliers
ICEHOTEL 35 maintains a temperature of -5°C inside the building
6 weeks. It took 6 weeks to build, from start to finish
76 people. A total of 76 people have been involved in the construction of ICEHOTEL 35
10 seconds. The total amount of ice used to create the winter part of the hotel is equivalent to ten seconds of water flow in the Torne River.
100 %. ICEHOTEL is entirely made of snow and ice from the Torne River, Sweden’s largest national river. 

Facts: ICEHOTEL
44 Warm hotel rooms
28 Warm cabins
18 Year-round open art and deluxe suites of ice (-5 degrees Celsius)
32 Winter open art suites and ice rooms (-5 degrees Celsius)
1 Accessible art suite of ice (-5 degrees Celsius)
3 Meeting rooms
1 Ceremony hall made of ice in the winter hotel (mid-Dec to mid-April)
1 Ice and snow cinema for 29 guests, open year-round
1 Exhibition room made of ice and snow
1 ICEBAR “In Orbit”
1 Specially designed entrance
3 Restaurants
5 Wilderness camps

ABOUT ICEHOTEL
ICEHOTEL opened in 1989 and is besides a hotel also an art exhibition with ever-changing art made out of ice and snow. Icehotel is created in a new guise every winter, made completely from natural ice from the Torne River - one of Sweden's national rivers and last untouched waters. When the winter season's hotel has melted back to the river in the spring, a part of the hotel remains so that visitors can experience the ice and snow year-round. 

www.icehotel.com

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