If there's an ice hotel in Finland that you shouldn't miss, it's the Snow Hotel of the Lumilinna Snow Castle in Kemi, Finland. The Snow Hotel is open from late January until mid April.
The Snow Hotel is a beautifully illuminated and designed ice hotel with 18 regular rooms, family rooms for up to five, and a special honeymoon suite. The temperature in your rooms at the Snow Hotel stays at a constant -5 degrees Celsius (23 degrees Fahrenheit).
You don't even have to stay over night to explore the Snow Castle - there is an arctic adventure land for kids, a theater and ice art gallery, a restaurant, and an ice chapel. However, you won't be able to experience the true ice hotel atmosphere without a night in the midst of ice, silence, and softly colored lighting.
The Snow Hotel advises guests to bring warm, layered clothing for your stay (even during the day). Keep in mind that the Snow Hotel does not have a sauna or showers - they take guests to a regular hotel in the morning for that.
Interestingly, the location of this ice hotel is south of the Arctic Circle. That's further south than most other ice hotels. To me, the Scandinavian weather felt a bit milder than at the other ice hotels in Scandinavia.
