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Swedish Lapland Highlights

Kiruna · Abisko
Duration
6 Days · 5 Nights
The route
Kiruna · Abisko
Style
Kiruna and the clear skies of Abisko
Best season
December – March · best
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What you're tracking

What you'll see

Reindeer
On the fells.
Moose
In the forests.
Arctic fox
On the high ground.
Ptarmigan
On the snowfields.
Day by day

The journey, one day at a time

01Stockholm → Kiruna

Arrive Kiruna

The journey begins.

Arrive in Kiruna, met and transferred to your accommodation. Kiruna puts the aurora, the ICEHOTEL and Sami Lapland all within easy reach.

02Kiruna

Kiruna

A full day in the field.

Visit the ICEHOTEL and Sami culture, with aurora at night. Arrive at Stockholm and transfer to Kiruna. Husky or snowmobile safari by day and an aurora hunt after dark.

03Kiruna → Abisko National Park

To Abisko National Park

On to the next.

Transfer to Abisko National Park. Ride the chairlift to the Aurora Sky Station for the northern lights. Snowshoe the valley by day and hunt aurora under the clear skies.

04Abisko National Park

Abisko National Park

A full day in the field.

Snowshoe the valley by day and hunt aurora under the clear skies. Lake and mountain by day, the Sky Station by night. Abisko's 'Blue Hole' microclimate gives clearer skies — and better northern-lights chances — than almost anywhere on earth.

05Abisko National Park

Abisko National Park

A full day in the field.

Lake and mountain by day, the Sky Station by night. Arrive at Stockholm and transfer to Abisko National Park. Ride the chairlift to the Aurora Sky Station for the northern lights.

06Depart Abisko National Park

Departure

The journey ends.

A final morning in Abisko National Park — a last outing or a slow start as time allows — before the transfer onward and the journey home.

When to travel

The season changes what you see.

December – March

Peak season

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

September – November

Good season

Early aurora season with autumn colour.

Destinations

Where this journey goes

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.

Field notes, now and then.

Where to go · When to go · Wildlife in season

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