Winter is here: Game of Thrones ice hotel opens in Finland

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A "Game of Thrones" themed ice hotel complete with a bar and a chapel for weddings has opened in northern Finland in a joint effort by a local hotel chain and the US producers of the hit TV series.

A person walks inside a Game of Thrones-themed ice hotel in Kittila Finnish Lapland. /AP Photo

Lapland Hotels said on Friday they chose "Game of Thrones" to be the theme for this season's Snow Village, an annual ice-and-snow construction project covering 20,000 square meters in Kittila, 150 kilometers above the Arctic Circle.

Snow Village operations manager Janne Pasma said that he was a huge fan of the series and it was "a dream come true" that HBO Nordic agreed to go along with his team's initiative.

A large decoration is seen inside a Game of Thrones-themed ice hotel. /AP Photo

HBO Nordic spokeswoman Nina Palmroos said "Game of Thrones" fans from all over the world have been "completely overwhelmed" by the hotel.

"We found it a wonderful idea. Some of the world's best ice sculptors have done very detailed and thorough work," Palmroos said, calling the hotel's dragon particularly impressive. "Fans are very loyal to the series and this gives them a chance to experience something unique."

A visitor stands inside a Game of Thrones-themed ice hotel. /AP Photo

The hotel, which stays open until early April, suggests that guests stay only one night due to below-zero temperatures.

Source(s): AP