In the Arctic north of Sweden, the sun barely rises in winter. A hotel has made its freezing location a selling point. Built out of 30,000 m³ of snow and 600 ice blocks each a metre thick from the frozen river, it attracts 70,000 guests a year .
In addition to two permanent main buildings with warmer areas such as a restaurant and even a sauna, the complex has 54 rooms which are kept at temperatures below freezing, an ice church and many sculptures.
14 geothermal heat pumps maintain the temperatures, along with a solar system. This allows the hotel to operate year-round, allowing visitors to experience both summer’s midnight sun and winter’s northern lights efficiently.
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