Every year since 1989, a hotel built out of snow and ice is constructed anew, and welcomes guests in the Swedish village of Jukkasjärvi. This year’s edition, Icehotel 34, recently opened, displaying new themes for its rooms and many new ice sculptures. Icehotel is both an art exhibition and a functional hotel—and this year features more than a dozen art suites, a main hall, and a ceremony hall. Gathered below are photographs of this year’s version, and of several incarnations from previous years.
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The Main Hall of the Icehotel, designed by the artists Jens Thoms Ivarsson, Mats Nilsson and words by Petri Tuominen, is pictured in the village of Jukkasjarvi, near Kiruna, Sweden, on February 9, 2020. #
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A phenomenon called polar stratospheric clouds is visible in the sky over Icehotel 34 on December 17, 2023, in Jukkasjarvi, Sweden. #
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A view of the Ceremony Hall named "Slava" by artists Tomasz Czajkowski and Grzegorz Olczak at Icehotel 34, seen on December 14, 2023. #
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Artist Tjåsa Gusfors works on her creation "Katt & Råtta" at Icehotel 34 on December 14, 2023. #
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A plow clears snow at the construction site of a new Icehotel on November 21, 2022. #
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A view of the Icehotel room called "Katt & Råtta," created by artists Tjåsa Gusfors and Hanneke Supply, on December 15, 2023. #
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The Icehotel entrance foyer, seen in 2012. #
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A woman lies on a bed covered in reindeer skins at the Icehotel in 2006. #
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A view of the room called "Don't Get Up," created by artists Wilfred Stijger and Edith Van De Wetering, at Icehotel 34, on December 15, 2023. #
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The northern lights shine above the Torne River with Icehotel 34 at bottom left, seen on December 15, 2023 in Jukkasjarvi, Sweden. #
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An audience enjoys a performance in a theater at the Icehotel in January of 2002. #
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Drinks in ice glasses sit on an ice table in the Icehotel in 2022. #
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An art installation made of ice sits in "The Ice are the Window to the Soul" suite, designed by Tim Linhart and Giovanna Martinez, inside the Icehotel, on November 20, 2022. #
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Another view of the room called "Don't Get Up," by artists Wilfred Stijger and Edith Van De Wetering, at Icehotel 34. #
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A view of a tent set up next to the entrance of Icehotel 34, with the northern lights above, seen on December 16, 2023. #
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A visitor stands on an ice tower on the grounds of the Icehotel on February 9, 2020. #
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An aerial photo taken on February 9, 2020, shows the Icehotel in the village of Jukkasjarvi. #
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This room called "Oh My Goddess!" was created by artists Ulrika Tallving and Giovanna Martinez at Icehotel 34, seen on December 15, 2023. #
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A couple pose for pictures after being married at the chapel of the Icehotel on January 9, 2009. #
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The northern lights glow in the night sky above a stream near the Icehotel on December 16, 2023, in Jukkasjarvi, Sweden. #
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A Photo Visit to Sweden’s Icehotel
A Photo Visit to Sweden’s Icehotel
A Photo Visit to Sweden’s Icehotel
Alan Taylor 2:09 PM ET 20 Photos In Focus
Every year since 1989, a hotel built out of snow and ice is constructed anew, and welcomes guests in the Swedish village of Jukkasjärvi. This year’s edition, Icehotel 34, recently opened, displaying new themes for its rooms and many new ice sculptures. Icehotel is both an art exhibition and a functional hotel—and this year features more than a dozen art suites, a main hall, and a ceremony hall. Gathered below are photographs of this year’s version, and of several incarnations from previous years.
Read more Hints: View this page full screen. Skip to the next and previous photo by typing j/k or ←/→. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email/span>
The Main Hall of the Icehotel, designed by the artists Jens Thoms Ivarsson, Mats Nilsson and words by Petri Tuominen, is pictured in the village of Jukkasjarvi, near Kiruna, Sweden, on February 9, 2020. #
Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP / Getty Read more
A phenomenon called polar stratospheric clouds is visible in the sky over Icehotel 34 on December 17, 2023, in Jukkasjarvi, Sweden. #
Roy Rochlin / Getty Read more
A view of the Ceremony Hall named "Slava" by artists Tomasz Czajkowski and Grzegorz Olczak at Icehotel 34, seen on December 14, 2023. #
Roy Rochlin / Getty Read more
Artist Tjåsa Gusfors works on her creation "Katt & Råtta" at Icehotel 34 on December 14, 2023. #
Roy Rochlin / Getty Read more
A plow clears snow at the construction site of a new Icehotel on November 21, 2022. #
Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP / Getty Read more
A view of the Icehotel room called "Katt & Råtta," created by artists Tjåsa Gusfors and Hanneke Supply, on December 15, 2023. #........