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Swedish Lapland

Ice architecture, treetop rooms and Europe’s last great wilderness — the most design-literate Arctic there is.

Photography: Hans-Olof Utsi, Asaf Kliger, Henrik Trygg, Fredrik Broman, Anders Tedeholm / Visit Sweden · ICEHOTEL
Gateways
Kiruna · Luleå
Best for
Design stays · Aurora · Wilderness
Suggested stay
4 nights
Season
December — April · June — September
The Region

Where design meets the Arctic

Swedish Lapland does something the rest of the Arctic does not: it treats architecture as part of the experience. ICEHOTEL is rebuilt each winter from Torne river ice, and the Treehotel near Harads commissions individual rooms from leading Scandinavian architects.

Behind the design story is real wilderness. Sarek and Padjelanta national parks form one of the largest roadless areas in Europe, and Abisko’s rain-shadow position gives it some of the most reliable clear-sky aurora conditions on the continent.

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The Torne river in Swedish Lapland
Swedish Lapland · 67°51′N
What We Build Here

Stay, experience, dine, arrive

Ice, trees and wilderness camps
Stay

Ice, trees and wilderness camps

ICEHOTEL suites, architect-designed treetop rooms and remote riverside lodges — Sweden’s strongest design portfolio.

Sled dogs, Sámi and open fell
Experience

Sled dogs, Sámi and open fell

Multi-day husky journeys, Sámi hosts in Jokkmokk, ice sculpting on the Torne and aurora nights at Abisko.

Arctic produce, Swedish restraint
Dine

Arctic produce, Swedish restraint

Reindeer, cloudberry and river fish handled with the precision Swedish kitchens are known for.

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Arrive

Kiruna and Luleå

Domestic flights from Stockholm, or the overnight train north — still one of the better rail journeys in Europe.

Highlights

What clients come here for

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Aurora above the ICEHOTEL in Swedish Lapland
Dec — Apr

ICEHOTEL

Northern lights in Swedish Lapland
Sep — Mar

Abisko Aurora

Sámi cultural traditions in northern Sweden
Year-round

Sámi Culture

Hiker in the mountains of northern Sweden
Jul — Sep

Sarek Wilderness

When To Go

Swedish Lapland by season

December — January

Polar Night

ICEHOTEL opens, the snow deepens and the light stays blue all day. Coldest and quietest.

February — April

Snow and Light

The strongest window — deep snow, long usable days, full activity programme and the ice hotel at its best.

June — September

Midnight Sun

Continuous daylight for high-country hiking, then autumn colour and the return of dark skies in September.

Journey Ideas

Ways to shape this journey

Starting points, not packages. Every programme is rebuilt around the client in front of you.

4 nights

Ice and Trees

A night in an ICEHOTEL art suite and two in a treetop room, with husky and aurora days between.

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7 nights

Swedish Lapland in Depth

Kiruna, Abisko and a wilderness lodge, with a multi-day husky journey through the fell country.

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