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Finnish Lapland

Finland

The aurora heart of Lapland — glass igloos, huskies and reindeer, and Santa's own Arctic Circle.
Best known for
Glass igloos under the aurora, husky and reindeer safaris, Santa Claus and Arctic wilderness
The range
From Helsinki on the Baltic to the far-northern fells of Inari and the Sami homeland
Aurora
Clear, cold winter nights across Lapland bring frequent northern lights from autumn to spring
Experiences
The most developed Arctic-winter tourism on earth — glass igloos, ice hotels and snow activities
Overview

The aurora heart of Lapland — glass igloos, huskies and reindeer, and Santa’s own Arctic Circle.

Where to go

Destinations in Finland

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Santa & the Arctic Circle · Finnish Lapland

Rovaniemi
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Fell resort & glass igloos · Finnish Lapland

Saariselkä
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Ski & glass igloos · Finnish Lapland

Levi
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Arctic wilderness · Finland

Finnish Lapland
Capital & gateway · Finland

Helsinki
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Sami capital · Finnish Lapland

Inari
Where to go

Journeys through Finland

6 Days · 5 Nights

Glass Igloo Experience
7 Days · 6 Nights

Northern Lights Photography
8 Days · 7 Nights

Arctic Wildlife & Aurora
10 Days · 9 Nights

Ultimate Finnish Lapland
12 Days · 11 Nights

Ultimate Nordic Aurora
5 Days · 4 Nights

Finnish Lapland Escape
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When to come — honestly

When to go

December – March
Best
Peak Arctic winter — aurora, glass igloos, huskies, reindeer and deep snow.
September – November
Good
Autumn 'ruska' colour and the first aurora of the season.
June – August
Good
Midnight sun, forest-and-lake country and summer in Lapland.

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Private, tailor-made journeys across Finland, 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

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