En kvinna står inomhus i ett ishotell med blå isväggar och belysning.

"We have now increased from 60 to 80 permanent employees and we are 200 during the winter. 75 per cent of them are foreign nationals and we receive applications from all over the world. Our staff are a little mini-UN," says Marie Herrey, CEO of Icehotel.

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Icehotel is heading for a record summer. CEO Marie Herrey describes the situation as “parking chaos”, wants more flights to Kiruna – and a Swedish tourism minister.

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Published 6 August 2026 - 10:52 Modified 6 August 2026 - 11:06

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