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ultimate-swedish-lapland

stockholm · kiruna · abisko · jukkasjarvi
Duration
10 Days · 9 Nights
The route
stockholm · kiruna · abisko · jukkasjarvi
Style
Stockholm, Abisko and the ICEHOTEL
Best season
December – March · best
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What you're tracking

What you'll see

White-tailed eagle
Over the archipelago.
Reindeer
On the fells.
Moose
In the forests.
Arctic fox
On the high ground.
Day by day

The journey, one day at a time

01Arrive Stockholm

Arrive Stockholm

The journey begins.

Arrive in Stockholm, met and transferred to your accommodation. Stockholm gives a stylish city counterpoint to the wilderness of the far north.

02Stockholm

Stockholm

A full day in the field.

Tour the old town and the archipelago before heading north.

03Stockholm → Kiruna

To Kiruna

On to the next.

Transfer to Kiruna. Husky or snowmobile safari by day and an aurora hunt after dark. Arrive at Stockholm and transfer to Kiruna.

04Kiruna

Kiruna

A full day in the field.

Visit the ICEHOTEL and Sami culture, with aurora at night. Kiruna puts the aurora, the ICEHOTEL and Sami Lapland all within easy reach.

05Kiruna → 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.

06Abisko 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.

07Abisko 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.

08Abisko National Park → Jukkasjärvi (ICEHOTEL)

To Jukkasjärvi (ICEHOTEL)

On to the next.

Transfer to Jukkasjärvi (ICEHOTEL). Tour the ICEHOTEL's art suites and ice bar, with aurora over the Torne River. Husky sledding by day and a night in a sculpted ice suite.

09Jukkasjärvi (ICEHOTEL)

Jukkasjärvi (ICEHOTEL)

A full day in the field.

Husky sledding by day and a night in a sculpted ice suite. Ice art, Sami culture and an aurora watch by the river. The ICEHOTEL is rebuilt from scratch each winter — a hotel that exists for one season, then melts back into the river.

10Depart Jukkasjärvi (ICEHOTEL)

Departure

The journey ends.

A final morning in Jukkasjärvi (ICEHOTEL) — 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

Crisp Nordic winter — a snowy city break before Lapland's aurora.

June – August

Peak season

Long bright days, the archipelago and outdoor city life.

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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