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Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort
Saariselka, Finland
Kakslauttanen lies well above the Arctic Circle in Finnish Lapland, and it is best understood as a resort with a seasonal ice component rather than a single frozen building. Snow and ice structures are built each winter and allowed to melt when the season turns.
The glass igloos are what the place is known for: domed rooms with transparent roofs, heated and glazed so that the aurora can be watched from a bed. Alongside them sit log kelo cabins for guests who want thick walls and a fireplace, and traditional snow igloos for those who want the opposite.
The surrounding programme is Lapland's standard winter repertoire — husky and reindeer teams, snowshoe routes, a smoke sauna. Summer here is a different property entirely, green and light through the night.