Lapland Northern Lights Tours: 15 to Book

1.Sauna & Ice Swimming Tour with Dinner and Aurora

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 150 reviews · 4 hours · from $184Our pick

Review of Rovaniemi’s sauna, ice swimming, smoked salmon dinner, and Northern Lights tour, with practical advice on value and preparation.

“The activity was our highlight during our trip to Rovaniemi.. had an absolutely fantastic time. A visit to Finland minus a sauna trip is like having fish and chips minus the chips 😉.. our guide Pedro was fantastic and the property host as well. This is a must do experience for anyone who visits Finland. The water in the lake was near freezing and the wood fire heated sauna was just the best.”

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2.Northern lights tour to Lake Inari from Ivalo, Reindeers & Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 63 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $191

Review of the Lake Inari Northern Lights tour from Ivalo, with a reindeer visit, snowmobile sleigh ride, dinner, and practical booking tips.

“A lovely family company of locals of Inari lake. Very professional organization, I highly recommande this activity..”

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3.Northern Lights Auroras from Kemi-Tornio with Pickup

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 44 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $118

Chase the Northern Lights from Kemi or Haparanda-Tornio with hotel pickup, photo tips, flexible timing, and honest weather advice.

“Pick up arrangement messy, as well as send back to hotel after the event. Better try other operator, very unpleasant experience.”

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4.Northern Lights Reindeer Sledge Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 21 reviews · 3 hours · from $128

Ride a reindeer sleigh under Lapland’s winter sky, learn about herding, and warm up by a fire near Rovaniemi.

“Organizator odwołał wydarzenie, nie zwrócił wpłaconych pieniędzy. UWAGA OSZUST.”

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5.Northern Lights Trip to a Magical Place in Lapland

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 21 reviews · 3 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $119Top rated

Review of a Lapland Northern Lights tour with pickup, a cozy kota, warm drinks, snacks, photos, and flexible cancellation.

“Transfer experience initially it was wonderful. We did not expect however to be in a bus with over 40 people out to the viewing site however it worked really well. Great building with fantastic fire, small bar and despite a Kp of 3 which was due to peak at 11 pm. What was really wonderful was we were not rushed, we saw the tricky lady so a wonderful night”

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6.Aurora Hunting by Minivan in Ivalo, Inari or Saariselkä

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 19 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $180

Review of Aurora Hunting by Minivan in Ivalo, Inari, or Saariselkä, with pricing, itinerary, guides, value, tips, and booking advice.

“It was truly an unsurpassed experience. Johanna and her partner made us live a very authentic experience, first driving hunting for the aurora that manifested itself in all its beauty, then with their bonfire, inside their reindeer farm. We stayed chatting by the fire, in the classic Sami tent sipping great blueberry juice. Truly special people, an incredible kindness and humanity. 100 starsAuto-translated”

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7.97.3% Success Rate Aurora Group Tour with Photos

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 10 reviews · 5 hours · from $107

Chase the northern lights from Rovaniemi with expert guides, DSLR photos, warm bus breaks, and a refund or retry if the sky stays dark.

“A pesar de que estaba todo nublado, la chica consiguió llevarnos a un sitio para poder verlas.”

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8.Aurora Hunting with Reindeer

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $144

Meet reindeer, learn Finnish herding traditions, roast sausages, and wait for the northern lights at a small Ivalo evening tour.

“Expérienbce authentique a IVALO , très bien, sympathique, bon contact avec les rennes notamment des jeunes rennes. Très bonne soupe. Bonnes explications.”

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9.Northern Lights Holiday in Finland

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 6 days (approx.)

Explore Finland’s Lapland with reindeer, Sámi culture, ice fishing, saunas, skiing, and guided Northern Lights hunts in a small group.

“It was an amazing and magical trip for my family and me. The Xwander team were so professional and took care of everything - the ice fishing, husky sled ride, reindeer visits, open fire dinners, and of course the Aurora borealis hunts in the cold winter nights. Everything was so well-planned, and the accommodation was fantastic too. Thank you, Elisa, Joonas, Juhani and so many others!!”

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10.Chasing Aurora with Photographer – Small Group

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 5 reviews · 3h 30m · from $210

Chase the Northern Lights from Rovaniemi with a small group, campfire snacks, thermal gear, and professional photos included.

“The guide was good-Luigi, but we did not spot the aurora. The tour was with small refreshment. It could have been better if a warm drink was available sooner not in the end.”

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11.Private Northern Lights Tour With Skis Or Snowshoes in Pyhä

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $169

Ski or snowshoe through Pyhä after dark, warm up by a campfire, and search the sky for Northern Lights on this private Lapland tour.

“We have been walking with snowshoes at -25°c, the environment was immaculate and totally wild, we climbed a hill and had a barbecue in a hut. We also spotted a beginning of northern light, the sky was very clear”

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12.Arctic Darkness & Starlight Adventure with Snowshoes

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $107

Review of Sodankylä’s Arctic snowshoe and Northern Lights tour, with campfire drinks, private guiding, practical tips, price, and booking advice.

“Everything perfect excellent service and accompaniment! We went hunting Northern Lights! We ate a local snack and hot chocolate cookies next to a campfire! All very niceAuto-translated”

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13.Capturing Auroras in Pyhä

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3 reviews · from $105

Learn to photograph Northern Lights in Pyhä with camera tips, hot berry drinks, starry skies, and light painting for $105.43.

“A cozy experience with enthusiastic guide. However, due to his enthusiasm to tell about the Northern Lights, some of it missed when the Northern Lights were present. Price - quality ratio not quite in balance.Auto-translated”

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14.Northern Lights Walk to Old Kemi with BBQ and Arctic Views

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $72Best value

Walk across frozen sea ice to Old Kemi, enjoy a campfire BBQ, and watch for northern lights on this three-hour Arctic evening tour.

“Saku and Saana are great people. We went to catch Northern Lights with them. We saw some but not so lucky, of course it was not their fault. They hosted us so nicely and cooked much of food for us. Their attitude was perfect. I would choose them for the next time without a hesitation.”

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15.Northern Lights Snowmobile Driving Safari in Kemi

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 3 reviews · 4 to 5 hours (approx.) · from $264

Ride a snowmobile through Kemi’s winter wilderness, enjoy warm gear and a barbecue, and search for the Northern Lights with a small group.

“At first, they forgot about us... for the second time. (The first time, the same agency for another activity was completely cancelled but we had already paid and make the trip from Oulu to Kemi. We are still waiting for our money back) This time, after 15 minutes waiting in Kemi, (and they confirmed the pick up place to us) we called the central. They said that we had to wait first until 20:50, then 20:30 before a taxi driver finally took us. We were there for 20:00. Then when we arrived to the activity, the guide didn't tell us his name our didn't try to speak a bit with…”

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