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View of the Northern Lights from Camp Ripan in Kiruna. Part of having a perfect vacation in Sweden is staying at the perfect hotels in Sweden.  We spent two weeks traveling through Sweden, starting in Sweden’s capital city Stockholm for history, then spending time in Swedish Lapland hunting for the Northern Lights and enjoying outdoor winter activities, stopping in Gothenburg in West Sweden for seafood, and finishing for one last night in Stockholm before heading home.  During our travels through Sweden, we stayed at five beautiful, comfortable, and unique hotels in Stockholm, Jukkasjärvi, Kiruna, and Gothenburg.   Related: Northern Lights: Where to See, How to Photograph STOCKHOLM SWEDEN HOTELS Miss Clara by Nobis Miss Clara by Nobis is a first-class hotel located in an Art Nouveau building erected in 1910 which used to house a girls’ school.  Arteneum girls’ school was first run by headmistress Miss Clara, from whom the hotel gets its name.  All 92 of Miss C...

Welcome to Sweden's ICEHOTEL. Almost everybody has heard of the famous ICEHOTEL.  For many, a night in Sweden’s ICEHOTEL is a once in a lifetime experience — though there are a few who don’t understand the appeal of sleeping on a bed of ice in below freezing temperatures.  However, if you’ve never stayed in an ice hotel, you might not know very much about the realities of sleeping in a hotel entirely made of ice. How the ICEHOTEL Began The ICEHOTEL celebrated its 25th anniversary during the 2014/15 season. The ICEHOTEL in Jukkasjärvi, a town within the Kiruna Municipality of Sweden, is the world’s original ice hotel and celebrated its 25th anniversary this past season.  Kiruna is a relatively new town, founded in 1900 to support its iron mine.  During our tour of the ICEHOTEL, we were told the story of the French artist Jannot Derid who wanted to create a reason for people to come visit this freezing destination.  He traveled to cold places around the world for ...