Winter has come: Game of Thrones hotel opens in Finland

Winter has come to Lapland in Finland, where a Game of Thrones-themed hotel has opened.

The ice and (Jon) snow hotel features giant dragons, white walkers, direwolves and maps of the seven kingdoms carved into the walls.

HBO Nordic has partnered with Lapland Hotels, commissioning international ice artists to build the hotel and give fans of the show a quick fix until the next season airs.

The hotel, located around 90 minutes from Helsinki, also includes a carving of Braavos’ Hall of Faces, in case you needed a spare face. And for those wondering, yes there is a life-size throne.

There are 24 rooms, 10 of which are available to overnight guests.

Even the beds are made of ice, and guests are given thermal sleeping bags, though the suite with a white walker suspended above the bed doesn’t exactly seem restful.

The ice hotel is kept at temperatures of -5 degrees Celsius, but guests who would prefer it warmer are able to book separate log cabins on site.

The snow village that the hotel is built within is open to the public and charges an entry fee.

There’s also a cinema, chapel, restaurant and an icebar which serves hot chocolate as well as chilled cocktails.

Around 20 million kilograms of snow and 350,000 kilograms of ice were used to construct the 20,000-square-metre village, according to the hotel’s website.

A basic single room at the ice hotel costs €165 ($AU254) a night while the more elaborate snow suites with sculptures are up to €539 a night.

The snow village will remain open until April 30, after which the outside temperatures are too high to maintain it.

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Photos: Lapland Hotels.