ICEHOTEL
At the ICEHOTEL in Jukkasjärvi in Northern Sweden sightseeing takes on a new meaning. Come in springtime and it’s not there, come in wintertime and the Ice Hotel stands in blazing white before you with bedrooms, restaurants, bars, ice art sculptures and installations – all made of ice from the Torne River.
The ICEHOTEL is located 200 km inside the Arctic Circle in Swedish Lapland and conferences, meetings and inceptive trips don’t get more unique than this. The ICEHOTEL, what it offers and its location are unique. There’s nothing not to love about this place.
Luleå and the Gammelstad church village
The town of Luleå is the gateway to Swedish Lapland and a centre for quality outdoors activities in combination with conferences, meetings and incentives. Do try the ‘Dinner on Ice’, where you get to sample Lapland delicacies in a Sami tepee in the middle of a frozen lake. If you want speed, opt for snowmobiling in the wilds around the town, or maybe dogsledding out to some of the islands in the Gulf of Bothnia. Luleå is a thoroughly modern Swedish town with plenty of cultural events, great shopping and quality restaurants.
For a taste of ‘old’ Luleå visit Gammelstad Church Village, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the world’s best-preserved sites of its type. Back in medieval times people had to travel huge distances to attend religious festivals and church, in this case, a splendid 14th century stone church surrounded by some 400 pretty copper-red cottages. Go here to be charmed and for an insight into the culture of Northern Sweden.
Kiruna
How about visiting a city on the move? Literally. Kiruna sits on top on an iron ore mine that has been mined for generations and the city is sinking into it. Just a few years back cracks started appearing on buildings and streets. So what to do? Move the entire city of course. Guided tours of the ‘about to be relocated’ city are available at the local tourist centre. The mine, run by Swedish mining company LKAB, is also worth a visit.