Ice harvesting in Torne River

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A sign of spring-winter (one of the Sámis’ eight seasons of the year) in Jukkasjärvi is the harvesting of ice in the Torne River by ICEHOTEL. The ice blocks, approximately 2X1X1 meters, are cut and taken out of the river and stored in the large freezer used for ice production. They are stored there until November,Continue Reading