The Icehotel
Every winter in Jukkasjärvi, artists rebuild the Icehotel from scratch using river ice and snow, so no two years' art suites ever match.
- Best forAdventure · Family
- Approx. flying time~10h 20m from Los Angeles
- Nearest airportKiruna (KRN)
Why go
In Jukkasjärvi, two hundred kilometres above the Arctic Circle, artists rebuild an entire hotel out of river ice every winter — and children can wander the sculpted art suites by day even if nobody fancies the minus-five bedrooms. The sensible family move is one night on ice and the rest in the warm chalets, with days filled by husky sleds, snowmobile trips and aurora hunts. December to March; the ice bar serves lingonberry juice in glasses made of ice.
Featured in Ten winter adventures beyond the ski piste and Ten winter-magic trips for families who love the cold
When to go
Daytime highs run from about -8°C in January to 18°C in July. Driest in March and April and November; wettest in July, with rain on about 16 days.
The year at a glance — pick a month for detail
August16° · rain 13 daysCool and often wet.
Monthly figures averaged from daily records for 2020–2024 at this location (ERA5 reanalysis). Live conditions from MET Norway, CC BY 4.0.
Where to stay
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