The 35th iteration of Sweden's Icehotel—sculpted each year from more than 500 tons of ice and snow from the Torne River—has opened for the 2024–2025 winter season in the Arctic village of Jukkasjärvi. As usual, the finished product is the result of a monumental effort. In just 6 weeks, an international team of 76 builders,…
Last week Volvo, which is aiming to go fully electric by 2030, produced its last-ever diesel-powered passenger vehicle and promptly donated the car—an XC90 SUV—to a museum. That would be the company's own World of Volvo, set to open Sunday, April 14, in the automaker's hometown of Gothenburg, Sweden. Replacing the now-closed Volvo Museum in…