Best Glass Igloo Hotels In Finland
We offer a variety of Igloo Hotels for you to stay in and experience the Northern Lights from the comfort of your own bed. We’ve compiled a list of our favourites: 1. Glass Igloos Kakslauttanen, Finland This is the original glass igloo hotel resort and owing to it’s success across social media, is the most […]
Ice Hotel #29 (18/19) – Room Designs Released
The original Icehotel in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden has this week announced the initial drafts from a selection of the new Art Suites which will feature in the 29th Ice Hotel Northern during the 2018/19 winter season – December 2018 – April 2019. You may want to get a good night’s sleep in a candy shop filled with […]
US president Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meeting in Helsinki
Helsinki 2018: Finland is likely to be in the news lots over the next few days when US president Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in Helsinki on Monday, July 16. According to Reuters and Bloomberg, Finland has reinstated border controls for travelers from Schengen countries for four days during the summit […]
Whale Killing Tarnishes Iceland’s Reputation
It is with great sadness that we read this week about the Hvalur hf whaling company catching and killing what is believed to be an endangered blue whale in, what many conservationists are calling a “deplorable act”. Animal rights campaigners who photographed the whale’s carcass, say it was harpooned and killed off the west coast […]
Recipe: How to make Swedish redcurrant jelly
Wondering what to do with yourself this weekend? How about making some Hemgjord rödvinbärsgelé, homemade redcurrant jelly. I’m not going to lie, we pinched this article (Source) however it was just SO delicious we had to share it. The Local Se in turn pinched the recipe from John Duxbury, founder and editor of Swedish Food – […]
EXCLUSIVE: New Ice Suites Open This Week at Ice Hotel
Two new art suites have opened this week at ICEHOTEL in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden. The summer is in full bloom in Sweden, but inside it’s winter. At least at Ice Hotel in Jukkasjärvi that since December 2016 has a permanent part of ice and snow, which is open year-round and run on solar power. The permanent […]
From Summer to Winter at Ice Hotel Sweden
Following on from an unforgettable trip to the Ice Hotel in the Summer I wanted to embark on this adventure again but exploring a whole new season. In winter the lakes are frozen, the ground is full of snow creating sparkles of glitter like wonder as far as the eyes can see. Sweden is beautiful […]
Business of the Year 2018 WINNERS!
We’re delighted to announce that Arctic Direct were the category winners at the Wiltshire Life Awards 2018 in the category of Business of the Year, sponsored by Hawksmoor Investment Management. Arctic Direct, based in the far North of Wiltshire we’re delighted with the win saying; “We are absolutely delighted to have won the Business of […]
Discover the World – Iceland Adventure
With Iceland’s popularity as a getaway break soaring in recent years, it is time to discover the world and put Iceland at the top of your holiday bucket list! I travelled to Iceland with a group of friends in January, and I loved every single second of my trip! I spent four days in the […]
Coldest week of the Year in Sweden
Earlier this week, there was nowhere in Sweden where temperatures were above freezing according to local meteorologists. If you’re wondering how cold is it in Sweden, between 7pm on Monday until 7pm on Tuesday on Tuesday, according to weather agency SMHI, there wasn’t a single place in Sweden with temperatures above 0C. In some of the more […]