ICEHOTEL 35 OPENS ON DECEMBER 13 - SEE THE FIRST IMAGES
ICEHOTEL in Jukkasjärvi celebrates its 35th anniversary, and today the doors open to this year’s winter hotel, ICEHOTEL 35. Here, guests can sleep surrounded by world-class 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 artist 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 can't wait to open the doors and 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. Please note that the images can not be published until 18.00. CET.For high-resolution images and press materials, please visit:https://www.icehotel.com/en/media For more information and interview requests, please contact: press@icehotel.com
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, Storbritannien, 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 of76people 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.
