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Topic: Snowcastle


In the News (Fri 1 Jan 10)

  
  Case studies
The LED Modules are employed in the roofed parts of the SnowCastle, such as corridors, restaurant and bar, as well as to light ice sculptures and details such as doorways.
The first SnowCastle was a gift from UNICEF and Kemi to the children of the world.
This comment was seconded by Philips Lighting’s Finnish Office expert Petri Haara, who said: “I think that the SnowCastle is an ideal environment for the LED Modules, because of the low heat requirement, and the Modules’ high IP classifcation – ideal where there is a danger of water ingress.
www.eur.lighting.philips.com /gl_en/global_sites/led_lighting/integrate/casestudies/snowcastle.php   (823 words)

  
 SnowCastle of Kemi
Under the northern sky, in the beating shining of northern lights, behind the icey plain there is the kingdom of whitness.
The SnowCastle invites you by the drawbridge to the arms of the walls, along to the unique experiance of snow and ice.
The amount of snow used for the snowcastle construction: 12000 m³ preparation of snow of seawater is needed to make the same amount of snow.
earth.prohosting.com /drlady/Kemi   (669 words)

  
 Unusual Hotels of the World : Mammut Snow Hotel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
The reception and luggage-storage are now located in the old stock house right on the SnowCastle´s premises where guests can also spend time in the cozy cafeteria next to the souvenier-shop.
The exhibition “Arctic Glass” of the SnowCastle´s tenth festival will be placed in various parts of the castle.
This time the competition begins at the Kemi SnowCastle with a two-day sculpting event from the 1st to the 2nd of February.
www.unusualhotelsoftheworld.com /HotelDetails.aspx?HotelID=429&src=search&ClassID=&Keyword=&LocationID=4&CountryID=&RatingID=&PageNo=0   (1186 words)

  
 Philips Lighting provides ice and fire effects at KEMI Snow Castle
The LED Modules are employed in corridors, restaurant and bar, as well as to light ice sculptures and details such as doorways.
“The SnowCastle is ideal for the LED Modules, because of the low heat requirement, and the Modules’ high IP classifcation – ideal where there is a danger of water ingress.
Marika Tomminen from Kemi SnowCastle said : “The Philips Lighting scheme is very exciting for us as, in addition to providing excellent lighting effects throughout, for the first time, we are able to properly light our fantastic ice sculptures using the LEDs.
www.lighting.philips.com /gl_en/news/press/led_lighting/archive_2006/snowcastle_press.php   (542 words)

  
 Sansa? - sffworld.com
Actually, I am looking forward to her chapters in the next book, being in close involvement with the biggest manipulator in the story means at least her stuff will be interesting.
Her re-construction of Winterfell as a snowcastle was one of the most moving parts of the story IMO.
About the snowcastle, I agree with saintjon, it was quite moving.
www.sffworld.com /forums/showthread.php?p=135353   (1314 words)

  
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The fourth SnowCastle in Kemi is once again a unique representation of the never ending possibilities of snow architecture.
Just as during the previous season, a chapel, a restaurant for several hundred customers,, and an art gallery are to be found whitin the symmetrical and clear structures, added this year whit the five snow star SnowHotel.
But most of all, the fourth SnowCastle is meant for children as an ideal place for winter fun and games.
web.tiscali.it /ScuoleCologne/Progetto_Primary_school/snowcast.htm   (122 words)

  
 Beatrice Davidoff AB   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
Next year (2005) ten years will have passed since the world's largest snowcastle was built for the first time in Kemi in Finnish Lapland.
It was in the spring of 1994 the idea of the world largest snowcastle was born, it was built the next year and yet another year later the snowcastle was taken up in the Guinness World Records.
This year the castle was designed by architecht Jussi Leppälä and is going to be even bigger than usual, with a 60 meter long and 11 meter high hall in the mainbuilding.
www.beatricedavidoff.se /aktuellt.asp?lang=eng   (117 words)

  
 Site du Jour of the Day - February 2002
Suggested by Vesa Lehtinen, SnowCastle is another of those crazy hotels made of ice and snow.
SnowCastle will close either on April 14, or when the fishing shanties start falling through the lake, whichever comes first.
The SnowCastle site offers a lot of information about things like sleeping on blocks of ice for fun along with an events schedule for anyone in the neighborhood.
members.tripod.com /~SdJotD/2002/0202.htm   (3716 words)

  
 the Gastrolab IMAGE Gallery: the Snowcastle in Kemi, Finland
In Kemi in the northern part of Finland the biggest snowcastle in the world has been built.
This snowcastle har brought Kemi into the Guinnes book of records, it has been shown in Chinese television, and Kemi is nowadays worldwide known because of this building, newly constructed every year.
The art gallery in the snowcastle is filled with statues all made of ice.
www.gastrolab.net /s95kemie.htm   (470 words)

  
 :: Lumilinna :: Snowcastle ::
Several couples have tied the knot in the SnowCastle during its history.
SnowCastle offers an unique surrounding for the special day.
Visit to Kemi and Finland is an unforgettable experience for both the couple and the guests.
www.snowcastle.net /web/viewer.php?id=62   (291 words)

  
 Ice Festivals | Hotels | Holidays | Winter Vacation | Sculpture | Igloo | Frozen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
The SnowCastle in Kemi, Lapland has a courtyard full of famous fairytale characters.
SnowCastle also has a SnowRestaurant, SnowHotel, SnowChapel and the CastleCourtyard.
There are 15 rooms you can stay in and all of them are decorated with characters from the Northern Gulf of Bothia.
www.kidzworld.com /site/p1621.htm   (613 words)

  
 Lapland, Lapland Adventures, Arctic Adventures,Snowmobile Safaris,Kemi Snowcastle,Icebreaker Cruise   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
Wandering around the Snowcastle, you will think you have stepped into a fairytale world.
There are turrets and a drawbridge, battlements and a magnificent Snow Restaurant and the enchanting lighting brings out the magic of the place.
You'll settle down for the night with your specially designed sleeping bags for a memorable experience sleeping in the Kemi Snowcastle constructed of snow and ice, with turrets and a drawbridge.
www.laplandadventure.co.uk /kemi.htm   (482 words)

  
 Finnish Tourist Board
Kemi is a little town located on the shores of the frozen Bothnian Sea, far up in northern Finland near the Arctic Circle.
Get acquainted with the Kemi SnowCastle, the world-famous structure of ice and snow which is built annually.
Welcome cocktail is served in a goblet carved of clear ice - followed by piping hot soup and a carefully prepared dish of reindeer filet in "cool surroundings" of the SnowCastle.
incentive.creanor.com /destinations/kemi.html?content=map-kemi   (447 words)

  
 Voltimum UK - Electrical Installation Products and Contracting | LED lighting module - ideal for lighting designers
The famous SnowCastle at Kemi in Finland, a hotel made of ice, has had these new RGBA Modules installed to great effect.
Kemi Snowcastle's Marika Tomminen commented: "The Philips Lighting scheme is very exciting for us as, in addition to providing excellent lighting effects throughout, for the first time, we are able to properly light our fantastic ice sculptures using the LEDs.
The new RGBA LED lighting Module can also easily be integrated into luminaire or architectural designs because Philips has taken care of the optical, thermal and mechanical issues.
www.voltimum.co.uk /cm.jsp?action=view&viewmode=details&cat=2&subcat=0&cmid=5087&pagenumber=1&PHPSESSID=a53d444e32c62b267dcdc115b2e2caf4   (431 words)

  
 Sheet
Included in the Guinness Book of World Records for its long walls stretching the length of 10 football fields the SnowCastle will be bigger than ever this year.
More than 30,000 cubes of snow will be used for building the sprawling castle that will cover in excess of 3.3 acres along the shores of the frozen Gulf of Bothnia.
And the rest of the SnowCastle complex opens on January 28, 2005 with a smashing array of festivities including Arctic fireworks.
www.gofinland.org /web/us/publish.nsf/(PublishedSheets2)/7FBF867985BFAE3487256F70006585E0?openDocument&sheetList=MediaRoom   (629 words)

  
 Christmas is coming soon lol - www.ezboard.com
Enter the SnowCastle of 2002 over a sturdy drawbridge and step into the midst of a dazzling ice fantasy.
SnowCastle 2002 also houses the SnowRestaurant, SnowHotel, SnowChapel and the CastleCourtyard.
The 40-seat SnowRestaurant opens on 17 January, 2002 (weather permitting), at which time visitors have the opportunity to see how the castle is built, and even participate in snow sculpting.
p214.ezboard.com /fjmofrm4.showMessage?topicID=28.topic   (1023 words)

  
 playfully-01
This year was the 10th anniversary of the SnowCastle.
In the SnowCastle there are gorgeous statues of ice every year.
The SnowCastle is also a venue for singers who entertain children.
www.kemi.fi /kivikon_koulu/comenius/playfully-15.htm   (403 words)

  
 Santatelevision: Kemi Snowcastle, icehotel and icebar in Lapland Finland
Santatelevision: Kemi Snowcastle, icehotel and icebar in Lapland Finland
The Kemi SnowCastle, with its icebar and icehotel, in Lapland in Finland is a magnificent example of the great skills of local architects and builders.
In this video about the Kemi Snowcastle 2006 in Lapland in Finland you can view this great snowconstruction as well as its icehotel and icebar.
www.santatelevision.com /lapland/en0442/en0442.htm   (106 words)

  
 Events in Luleå
In 2 000 the town will build its fifth snowcastle which opens its gates at the beginning of February.
The Millennium SnowCastle welcomes all participants of the Winter Cities Conference in Lulea (and Kiruna) to celebrate the New Year Thousand in Kemi.
The Millennium SnowCastle is a new and different attraction - an exciting Italian-style architectual creation in snow on the plains of the Gulf of Bothnia.
www.wintercities.lulea.se /events.html   (966 words)

  
 Kemi Snowcastle
Inside the towering walls of the SnowCastle both children and adults can find unforgettable experiences.
The Artwork of ice and snow with lights and sound effects is a delight for the age and soul in this wintry scenery.
The chapel is the place to go if you want to spend a peaceful moment.
wildandfree.com /english/locations/Lappi/Kemi/kemisnow.htm   (367 words)

  
 Design 4 Design : Interior Design, Architecture, Office and Retail Products
"Philips LEDs are being used at the SnowCastle in Finland.
The LED modules are used in the corridors, restaurant and bar as well as to light the ice sculptures and doorways.
New features at the Snowcastle for 2006 include an ice igloo and a snow hotel with an ice gallery"
www.design4design.com /products/product.asp?NAV=36117&page=15   (80 words)

  
 Lapland Holidays Lapland Adventures Arctic Adventures Arctic Holidays Santa Claus Trips Santa Holidays Lapland Breaks
For the would-be adventurer, this tour includes an overnight husky safari, a full-day snowmobile safari and a night in an igloo.
Step into a fairytale world as you wander round the enchanting Kemi Snowcastle, where you will stay for the night.
And marvel at the power of the Icebreaker cruising vessel as it grinds through the ice.
www.laplandadventure.co.uk   (270 words)

  
 Skiing and Snowcastle in Finland : Europe Forum - Travellerspoint
Skiing and Snowcastle in Finland : Europe Forum - Travellerspoint
Travel Forums > Europe > Skiing and Snowcastle in Finland
This winter, I was thinking of going to Finland, flying to Helsinki then skiing/snowboarding for maybe 4 days then staying at the Snowcastle at Kemi.
www.travellerspoint.com /forum.cfm?thread=12747   (128 words)

  
 LookSmart's Furl - Latest Headlines - styles
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www.furl.net /furled.jsp?topic=styles   (250 words)

  
 stellamarie Kemi Travel Page - VirtualTourist.com
"Kemi, the city of SnowCastle" a Kemi Travel Page by stellamarie
NO, but the world´s biggest SnowCastle in Kemi every year.
It contains a SnowHotel with 20 rooms, a church, art exhibitions, restaurants, all built of snow.
members.virtualtourist.com /m/78b1c/3a6c0   (294 words)

  
 Discover the World Newsletter
Have a fabulous fairytale break on the Finnish coast with plenty of snow, ice and winter attractions including a stay at the magnificent Snowcastle, complete with turrets and a beautifully lit drawbridge.
This 3-night trip is based in the Kemi-Torino area and has a rich heritage with plenty of things to see and do.
Prices start from £506 per person based on twin share and include return flights via Helsinki with 1 night in the Snowcastle and 2 nights at Hotel Merihovi on a BandB basis, transfers and taxes.
www.discover-the-world.co.uk /newsletter/newsletter8/nordic/index_b.htm   (384 words)

  
 Kemin esittely
Snow Restaurant for 200 people, Snow Hotel with 57 beds, 1566 overnights in 2006, SnowCastle Chapel, Children's World
The SnowCastle is built of 20 000 m
Effect on empolyment 50 jobs during the SnowCastle period
www.kemi.fi /kanslia/kalvot/esittely4.htm   (62 words)

  
 Homepage of Timo Laapotti | history   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
I added few photos of the SnowCastle to photos page.
I added few pictures of the new SnowCastle and one picture of Tatu.
I added new photos of the SnowCastle VIII and children.
www.student.oulu.fi /~laapotti/english/historia.html   (103 words)

  
 Arctic Icebreaker Sampo Snowcastle Ltd. Hotel Kemi - Reviews & Official Contact Details
Home > Hotels > Finland > Kemi > Arctic Icebreaker Sampo Snowcastle Ltd.
Read all REVIEWS for the Arctic Icebreaker Sampo Snowcastle Ltd. in Kemi
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www.travel-library.com /hotels/europe/finland/kemi/arctic_icebreaker_sampo_snowcastle_ltd..html   (147 words)

  
 Writers' Window
Jessie picked up some snow and hurled it at them, but unfortunately the boys had also built a snowcastle, which they ducked behind, and the snow hit a tree.
They all ran behind their snowcastles and began to shape the snow into snowballs.
Jessie reached down and scooped up some snow.
english.unitecnology.ac.nz /writers/display_story.html?name=JessieandtheCat   (407 words)

  
 My first levels - SnowCastle & IronSquares - Gaming Universe Forums
My first levels - SnowCastle and IronSquares - Gaming Universe Forums
My first levels - SnowCastle and IronSquares - Now here are pictures too -
Big thanks for the new gd, now I can put pictures here.
forums.thegaminguniverse.com /showthread.php?t=19277   (358 words)

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