Yngve bergqvist biography examples

All photos by Asaf Kliger

The hotel

Despite the relentless and concerning melting of ice caused by global warming, the Icehotel in Jukkasjärvi, Lapland, a solid 17 km from Kiruna (the northernmost city in Sweden), remains in enviable and flawless condition, and this year, it completed its 34th season with great success and extreme enthusiasm from guests. Founded in 1989 by visionary entrepreneur Yngve Bergqvist, the Icehotel is still, after more than three decades, the first and largest hospitality complex in the world built entirely from ice.

For the Jukkasjärvi hotel, it would be more accurate to talk about "editions" rather than "seasons"; each year, after the ice melts in spring, the structure takes on a completely new look. From December to April, this unique hotel welcomes numerous tourists from all over the world, eager to experience something tru