ICEHOTEL has been certified an eco hotel by the Nordic Swan Ecolabel, Scandinavia's most comprehensive eco labelling programme. With a substantial portion of rooms melting away and being re-built out of ice and snow every year, it required a intense process for ICEHOTEL to achieve the Swan certification. While an important part of the certification...

"This is Ystad," announced the conductor on the train that had brought me to this southernmost part of Sweden. It was a low-key announcement that didn't do justice to this stunningly beautiful town overlooking the Baltic Sea.  I had travelled from Stockholm on two trains to get here, eager to see this former Danish territory and thriving film ...

Arctic travel experts from Off the Map Travel have launched a Fall into Foraging travel experience in Arctic Sweden this autumn. This will allow guests will learn vital wilderness skills, and collect ingredients across the region, to be used in a specially prepared Arctic dinner on the final evening. This new food and wilderness experience is the B...

The ICEHOTEL opened for its annual season in December on the riverbank in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden. This is the 28th rendition of ICEHOTEL and 36 artists from 17 different countries have created 15 art suites, a main hall and a special ice ceremony hall. There is also an ice bar, ice chapel and ice gallery. Everything, including the artwork, can only be...

This winter passengers can follow the great Arctic adventurers and set sail aboard the Arctic Explorer in Northern Sweden, an icebreaker vessel that can cut through ice fifty centimetres thick, before walking on the frozen sea and taking a dip in the sea to complete this unforgettable Arctic adventure. Offered for the first time this winter by Off ...

 The new Downtown Camper, which is located in Brunkebergstorg, a relatively unexplored Stockholm neighbourhood, is being marketed as a base camp for urban adventurers. The 494 bedroom hotel has a room category where up to 12 guests can stay together. The 'Camper Co-Living' concept joins bedrooms together with a communal space, offering a socia...