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Swedish Lapland & the Arctic

Sweden

Arctic Sweden under the aurora — the original ICEHOTEL, Sami reindeer country, and the famously clear skies of Abisko.

Best known for

The northern lights at Abisko, the original ICEHOTEL, Sami culture and Arctic adventure

The range

From cosmopolitan Stockholm to the Arctic wilderness of Swedish Lapland, far above the Arctic Circle

Aurora

Abisko's rain-shadow microclimate gives some of the clearest aurora skies anywhere on earth

Culture

The Indigenous Sami and their reindeer-herding heritage define the far north

Overview

Arctic Sweden under the aurora — the original ICEHOTEL, Sami reindeer country, and the famously clear skies of Abisko.

Where to go

Destinations in Sweden

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Arctic wilderness · Sweden

Abisko National Park

Where to go

Journeys through Sweden

7 Days · 6 Nights

Aurora Photography

8 Days · 7 Nights

Lapland Wildlife & Sami

5 Days · 4 Nights

Northern Lights & ICEHOTEL

10 Days · 9 Nights

Ultimate Swedish Lapland

6 Days · 5 Nights

Swedish Lapland Highlights

12 Days · 11 Nights

Ultimate Nordic Aurora

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When to come — honestly

When to go

December – March

Best

Deep Arctic winter — peak aurora, dog-sledding, the ICEHOTEL and snowscapes.

September – November

Good

Early aurora season with autumn colour and fewer visitors.

June – August

Good

Midnight sun, mountain hiking and Sami summer in the Lapland fells.

Travel to Sweden

Private, tailor-made journeys across Sweden, designed around you and timed around the wildlife.

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Field notes, now and then.

Where to go · When to go · Wildlife in season