Ice architecture, treetop rooms and Europe’s last great wilderness — the most design-literate Arctic there is.
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.
ICEHOTEL suites, architect-designed treetop rooms and remote riverside lodges — Sweden’s strongest design portfolio.
Multi-day husky journeys, Sámi hosts in Jokkmokk, ice sculpting on the Torne and aurora nights at Abisko.
Reindeer, cloudberry and river fish handled with the precision Swedish kitchens are known for.
Domestic flights from Stockholm, or the overnight train north — still one of the better rail journeys in Europe.
ICEHOTEL opens, the snow deepens and the light stays blue all day. Coldest and quietest.
The strongest window — deep snow, long usable days, full activity programme and the ice hotel at its best.
Continuous daylight for high-country hiking, then autumn colour and the return of dark skies in September.
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.
We suggest 4 nights. 4 nights: A night in an ICEHOTEL art suite and two in a treetop room, with husky and aurora days between. 7 nights: Kiruna, Abisko and a wilderness lodge, with a multi-day husky journey through the fell country.
Kiruna · Luleå. Domestic flights from Stockholm, or the overnight train north — still one of the better rail journeys in Europe.
Design stays · Aurora · Wilderness. Ice architecture, treetop rooms and Europe’s last great wilderness — the most design-literate Arctic there is.