The Ice Hotel opens for winter in Swedish Lapland – in pictures
The world’s first hotel made of ice is celebrating its 30th anniversary with new room designs and an ice-carved observation deck
December 2018
Ice Hotel opens with new designs in Swedish Lapland – in pictures
The Ice Hotel returns with a new chef’s table dining experience and suites featuring a candy shop, an aquarium and a bathing icewoman!
November 2018
Shortcuts
Let’s visit Lordi’s Square: what to do if you’re stuck in Lapland with no snow this Christmas
Tourists heading to northern Finland to see Santa are likely to be disappointed because of the unseasonably warm weather. But there are other ‘fun’ activities on offer
December 2017
Winter palace: Sweden's Icehotel opens its doors – in pictures
Founded in 1989, the Icehotel in Swedish Lapland is built from the snow up each year, using ice from the local river. The rooms are designed by international artists and this year feature spacemen and an ice queen
November 2017
World view
It's a husky's life, Finnish Lapland: travel photo of the week
Photographer Brice Portolano specialises in capturing lives lived close to nature in remote spots. His Arctic series looks at the life of a husky sledder who lives in a cabin in northern Finland
February 2017
Well cool: yoga on ice in Swedish Lapland
Northern Sweden and the frozen Baltic provide a stunning setting for a yoga retreat that delivers as many thrills as it does chills
January 2017
Nights on ice in Sweden's Arctic wonderland
The new open-all-year ice hotel is the base for exploring the dramatic, snowy beauty of the frozen north
December 2016
Readers' travel photo competition
A snowy Lapland adventure: readers' photo competition 2015 – the winner's trip
A winter activity trip to Swedish Lapland was Michael Grolys’ prize for winning the 2015 readers’ travel photo competition. Here are his best shots
Instagram snapshots
Reindeer herding in Swedish Lapland: Anna-Maria Fjellström's Instagram shots
A reindeer herder documents her daily life with her husband and young son in Lapland, northern Sweden
The world's first permanent ice hotel – in pictures
At Icehotel 365, which opens this week in Swedish Lapland, guests are surrounded by frozen art, can climb an ice staircase to a ‘floating’ bed and sleep at a cool -5C year round
October 2016
Insider's guides
Insider's guide to Rovaniemi: heavy metal in snow-muffled silence
Finland’s Rovaniemi is the ‘official home town of Santa Claus’, but local journalist Emma Kähkönen shows us there’s more to this Arctic city than reindeer
December 2015
2015 Icehotel in Swedish Lapland unveiled – in pictures
The 26th Icehotel has just opened its doors for the winter season showcasing 19 art suites carved from 5,000 tonnes of ice
October 2015
Instagram snapshots
Instagram snapshots: Marie Fagerström in Swedish Lapland
A truck driver’s view of Lapland’s stunning open landscape and dramatic light
January 2015
Snow joke: winter running in Lapland
Most people go to Swedish Lapland’s Icehotel for a romantic break spent wrapped in furs and chasing the northern lights. Sarah Baxter pulls on her trainers instead, for knee-deep snow-running in -14C
December 2014
More to Finland than the northern lights
You may get lucky with the aurora, but Finnish Lapland also offers snowshoe hiking, glass-domed igloos – and even a Christmas wish with Santa
Why I love …
Mari Boine on Sámiland, northern Norway
The wild beauty of Sámiland (or Lapland) is way more magical than the Santa-themed tourism flogged to visitors, says the musician
Ice hotel opens in Swedish Lapland – in pictures
The 25th Icehotel has just opened for the 2014/15 season in the village of Jukkasjärvi, Swedish Lapland. Carved from 1,600 tonnes of snow and ice, the hotel features 16 artist-designed suites, a bar and theatre
November 2014
Northern lights photography: the aurora selfie snapper
Native Laplander and Aurora Zone photographer Antti Pietikainen uses carefully positioned cameras to place himself within his images of the northern lights, creating a new take on the spectacular natural occurrence
December 2013
Northern lights: hunting the aurora borealis – a family pilgrimage
