Scandinavian Northern Lights
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Experience Overview
Snow, Santa Claus and the fascinating culture of the Sami people await on this Arctic adventure in pursuit of the Northern Lights that dance across the dark winter skies of Finland and Sweden.
Highlights
Dining Summary
- 8 Breakfast (B)
- 5 Dinner (D)
Must-see Highlights
- Explore Helsinki, Gammelstad and Stockholm
- Visit Saariselkä, Rovaniemi, Gammelstad Church Town, Kiruna and Stockholm City Hall
- View the Northern Lights (weather permitting)
- See the Sibelius Monument, the Olympic Stadium, the Opera House and Finlandia Hall in Helsinki, Riddarholmen Church and the Royal Palace in Stockholm
How You'll Travel
- Selected hotel dinners plus a locally hosted meal
Iconic Experience
- Helsinki: Join your Local Specialist to see the sights of Helsinki, a city known for its seafront setting, clean-lined architecture and Nordic character. As you explore the Finnish capital, stop for a drink and take in the atmosphere of this harbor city.
- Rovaniemi: Visit Rovaniemi, the hometown of Santa Claus, and meet its famous resident.
- Gammelstad: Visit the immaculately-preseved historic trading settlement of Gammelstad. Gain insight into the customs and development of this region as you view the wooden cottages and central stone church.
- Stockholm (Solna): With your Local Specialist, visit the Stockholm City Hall and enjoy a panoramic tour of the city with your fellow traveling companions.
MAKE TRAVEL MATTER®
- Inari: Explore the museum’s collections showcasing the spirit and history of Sámi culture over the centuries, as well as the evolution of the Sámi languages, Northern Lapland’s unique natural environment and how this community has survived and indeed thrived in the Arctic's extremes. Your visit directly supports United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities.
Be My Guest
- Rovaniemi: Sit down to lunch with your hosts at a family-run reindeer farm and learn about life in the Arctic. Afterward, visit the farm, meet the reindeer and hear how Sámi traditions are carried through daily work in this northern landscape.
Trip Details
Product Code: 34516
Tour Type: Group Tour
Accommodation: Deluxe
Transport: Private
Guide Language: English
Travel Styles:
Explorer, Budget
Tour Operator:
Trafalgar (CA)
Supplier Code: 632.1719B
Starts: Helsinki, Finland
Finishes: Stockholm, Sweden
Duration: 9 days
Departures: Not Guaranteed
Physical Rating:
Easy
Includes
Whats Included
- An expert Travel Director and professional Driver
- Cherry-picked hotels, all tried and trusted
- All porterage and restaurant gratuities
- All hotel tips, charges and local taxes
- Breakfast daily and up to half of your evening meals
- Must-see sightseeing
- Audio headsets for flexible sightseeing
- Luxury air-conditioned coach with Wi-Fi in most countries or alternative transportation (such as rail journeys)
- Flight from Helsinki to Ivalo
- Flight from Kiruna to Stockholm
- Optional Experiences and free time
- On occasion, hotels of similar standard and location may be utilized
Price
Price per person: (Double Occupancy) CAD $6150 ($683 /day)
Itinerary
Helsinki kick-starts your hunt for the mystical Northern Lights. On arrival, you'll be transferred to your hotel. There's time to freshen up before joining your Local Specialist for a city sightseeing tour and Welcome Reception.
Accommodation: Scandic Helsinki Station
Meals: Dinner
Today, take to the skies as you fly north from Helsinki, crossing the Arctic Circle to the wilderness of Finnish Lapland. From Ivalo, a short drive brings you to Saariselkä, your snowy base for the next two nights. Later, uncover the traditions and heritage of Europe’s only Indigenous people during your MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience at the Siida Sámi Museum, set by the edge of Lake Inari. Through thoughtful exhibitions, you’ll learn how Sámi culture, languages and customs have evolved, and how communities continue to live in connection with this remote northern landscape. As night falls, don’t miss the chance to participate in another Optional Experience—a magical Northern Lights hunt.
Accommodation: Santa's Tunturi
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Enjoy a relaxing day in the picturesque Arctic village of Saariselkä. For those looking for adventure, consider joining an Optional Experience to go snowshoeing along the scenic Aurora Path, and later opt in to feel the thrill of a snowmobiling excursion across the frozen Ivalo River.
Accommodation: Santa's Tunturi
Meals: Breakfast
Journey from Saariselkä to a reindeer farm for your Be My Guest experience, where your hosts welcome you with lunch and stories of Sámi traditions and Arctic life. Meet the reindeer, learn how the farm runs through long winters and short summer seasons, and share fika together. If conditions allow, glide across the snow on a traditional reindeer sleigh ride. Continue to Rovaniemi, the official hometown of Santa Claus, where you’ll cross the Arctic Circle and stop at Santa’s post office to send festive greetings stamped from Lapland.
Accommodation: Santa's Hotel Santa Claus
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Bid farewell to Finland, bound for Sweden. Your first stop is the historic church village of Gammelstad, a UNESCO World Heritage site, renowned for its 424 wooden houses surrounding an early 15th-century stone church. Explore the village with a Local Specialist who will bring its fascinating history to life. Afterward, continue on to Luleå, the largest city in Swedish Lapland.
Accommodation: Scandic Luleå
Meals: Breakfast
Travel from Luleå to Kiruna, deep into Sweden’s Arctic north, where wide forests, lakes and mining landscapes shape the journey. This afternoon, explore Kiruna at your own pace, perhaps visiting the striking wooden church, browsing local shops or taking in the town’s Arctic setting. Or join an Optional Experience with a Local Specialist to learn how Kiruna is being reshaped and relocated, then pause for a traditional fika.
Accommodation: Scandic Kiruna
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Today is yours to explore Kiruna, a fascinating town undergoing one of the most ambitious urban relocations in modern history. In a remarkable feat of engineering, much of the town — including its historic buildings — is being methodically moved 3 kilometers east to accommodate the growth of the world’s largest underground iron ore mine. You might choose to explore at your own pace, or perhaps join one of our enriching Optional Experiences. Take a husky safari through the snow, or if conditions don’t allow, visit a working sled dog kennel to learn about life with these remarkable animals. Explore the Icehotel, built entirely from natural ice and snow. End the day with an evening Optional Experience to Aurora Camp, where a two-course dinner is served beside the frozen river as you watch for the northern lights.
Accommodation: Scandic Kiruna
Meals: Breakfast
This morning leave the Arctic behind to fly to Stockholm. Enjoy an orientation tour led by a Local Specialist, exploring the city known as 'beauty on the water.' Walk the cobbled streets of the Old Town, and visit the impressive Stockholm City Hall. Tonight, your journey in search of the Northern Lights concludes with a memorable dinner.
Accommodation: Scandic Sjofartshotellet
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
As our journey in the snowy Arctic lands of reindeer and Father Christmas comes to an end, the memories of ancient Sámi culture and Nordic traditions in our hearts, we bid a fond farewell to newfound friends.
Meals: Breakfast
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Tour Operator
Trafalgar (CA)
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Reviews
Emeterio Patacsil Jr. - Traveled, May 2024
Northern Lights with Trafalgar, a MUST! Trafalgar was always there when we needed them. We were always tended to. Made sure we had everything we needed for our excursions. The coaches were comfortable and drivers, great! This was our 4th trip with Trafalgar and like the others, it was fantastic! The places we've seen, the accommodations, the food, all made for a trip of a lifetime! Our tour director, *Personal information removed by Feefo*, was outstanding! She was knowledgeable and fun. Kept us engaged and entertained. We would love to have her again.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 06/24/2024
Trusted Customer - Traveled, May 2024
A great Tour Director is a game changer. A great Tour Director makes all the difference. *Personal information removed by Feefo* led us on a journey of highlights, excitement, many laughs and many amazing memories. His knowledge of the journey and his insight proved a game changer. Actually seeing the Northern Lights ion our last night was breathtaking. Best trip ever!!!! It was jam packed and we did every optional extra, well - worth it and loved every minute.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 06/23/2024
Therine Van Niekerk - Traveled, May 2024
Finland and Sweden. We had a wonderful experience. Our guide, *Personal information removed by Feefo*, was excellent, knowledgeable and well prepared to help us and answer all our questions. Beautiful and interesting places and adventurous activities. We saw a lot of different things and had memorable experiences from snowshoeing to seeing the Northern lights on a frozen river!
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 06/16/2024
Diana Macias - Traveled, May 2024
The best tour guide *Personal information removed by Feefo* *Personal information removed by Feefo* was the best travel guide ever. Everything was spectacular.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 06/21/2024
Mary Whalen - Traveled, May 2024
It was the best trip ever.*Pers.info*had the trip full of new things to do. We saw so many amazing things on this trip. Especially the Northern Lights. We stayed in some special places like the igloos near Santa’s village. Learned to snowshoe. Went on a husky sled ride. *Personal information removed by Feefo* our guide was thoroughly informed. Also entertaining while in the coach. Couldn’t have been better. Had so much fun. We were always busy with interesting and fun activities. The coach was nice. The driver was great. The hotels were nice.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 06/18/2024
Spencer Zeavin - Traveled, May 2024
Excellent! I highly recommend this trip. *personal info rem was fantastic. excellent trip. *personal info removed by Feefo* was great and very helpful. it was a great trip. Included all the things we expected and more.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 06/20/2024
Annate Malan - Traveled, May 2024
Great, once in a life time trip! Great service. Well- planned. Enough information to plan your trip with all the necessary arrangements and know to stuff for the tour. I really enjoyed the entire trip and everything that was planned every day. Enough activities. Easy enough to join in and participate. Food was delicious. Overall great experience. Tour guide *Personal information removed by Feefo* was great. Communicated well. Included everyone in everything.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 06/21/2024
Trusted Customer - Traveled, June 2024
It was very easy to book the trip and add any add-ons prior to arrival. The trip itself was amazing. The best vacation we have ever been on. The tour Director *Personal information removed by Feefo* was amazing, kept us entertained while on the bus and coordinated everything flawlessly. The coach driver did an amazing job driving the bus through the arctic on snowy roads, was very professional and kept the bus in immaculate condition (cleanliness wise). Itinerary was well planned out and trip was amazing.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 07/12/2024
Colin Worthington - Traveled, June 2024
Awesome trip. Our tour director *Personal information removed by Feefo*, and our driver *Personal information removed by Feefo*, looked after us and enhanced our experience on this trip. The local guides were mainly quite good and the experiences and activities were great. Accommodation was good. Wonderful memories. It was great. Well- worth the cost.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 07/15/2024
Ronald Pinc - Traveled, May 2024
Very nice! A good look at a part of the world l never saw before. Our guide was great, she made getting from place to place easy and was informative and very pleasant. Thank you Amanda!! Finland and Sweden Northern Lights Tour. We lucked out and were treated to a very good northern lights event.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 06/21/2024
