Northern Lights Photography
What you'll see
The journey, one day at a time
Arrive Inari
Arrive in Inari, met and transferred to your accommodation. Inari is the cultural centre of Finnish Sami country — wilderness and living Indigenous heritage together.
Inari
Husky and reindeer time, and a remote aurora watch over the lake. Explore Sami culture at Siida and snowmobile across frozen Lake Inari, with aurora at night.
Inari
Wilderness and culture by day, dark-sky northern lights by night. Arrive at Helsinki and transfer to Inari. Explore Sami culture at Siida and snowmobile across frozen Lake Inari, with aurora at night.
To Saariselkä
Transfer to Saariselkä. Husky and snowmobile safaris by day, an aurora night in a glass igloo. Arrive at Helsinki and transfer to Saariselkä.
Saariselkä
Explore the Urho Kekkonen wilderness, with northern lights after dark. Snow adventure by day, aurora from a glass roof by night. Saariselkä's glass igloos let you watch the northern lights without leaving your pillow.
Saariselkä
Snow adventure by day, aurora from a glass roof by night.
Departure
A final morning in Saariselkä — a last outing or a slow start as time allows — before the transfer onward and the journey home.
The season changes what you see.
Peak season
Deep winter — frozen lake, snow safaris and remote aurora.
Good season
Autumn colour and early aurora over the lake.
Hand-picked camps & lodges
Northern Lights Village
Aurora cabins with glass roofs and a dedicated northern-lights setting near Saariselkä.
Wilderness Hotel Inari
Aurora cabins and a warm lodge on the shore of Lake Inari, deep in Sami country.
Star Arctic Hotel
A fell-top hotel with glass-fronted suites and panoramic aurora views.
Tradition Hotel Kultahovi
A riverside hotel in Inari village, a cosy base for the far north.
Holiday Club Saariselkä
A large resort hotel with spa and activities, a practical Saariselkä base.
Make it yours.
Add nights, swap a park, extend to the coast — this route is a starting point, not a fixed menu. Tell us how you travel and we'll route the rest.