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Ice hotel, Jukkasjarvi, Sweden
Jukkasjarvi is located 200km north of the Arctic Circle,
in the heart of Swedish Lapland and is just a short drive from the airport in Kiruna.
The village of Jukkasjarvi has a small museum and a pretty church.