Northern Lights

Northern Lights tours in Saariselkä

Experience the Northern Lights in Finnish Lapland with local transportation and local knowledge — we pick you up and drive to where the sky is clear.

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How our aurora hunting works

Aurora hunting is about being in the right place when the sky opens up. Before and during the tour your guide checks aurora forecasts, cloud maps and live weather, and plans a flexible route around the Saariselkä, Kakslauttanen and Inari area. If it is cloudy where you are staying, we drive to look for a clear sky elsewhere.

You travel in a comfortable, warm Mercedes-Benz vehicle and step out at dark, open places away from village lights. When the lights appear, we show you how to photograph them — and on our tours you receive our photos after the trip.

  • Aurora hunting by car with a local guide
  • Accommodation pickup in Saariselkä, Kakslauttanen, Laanila and Kiilopää
  • Flexible route based on weather and cloud conditions
  • Photography stops where conditions allow, with tips for your own camera or phone
  • Private tours for your own group, also from Ivalo and Inari

Tours and prices

Book directly in our online shop. Prices from the current public price list.

Three guests in winter clothing raising their arms under green Northern Lights

Aurora hunting by car — public tour, 3 h

Duration
3 hours
Price
128 € per person

Minimum 3 participants for the tour to run. Children under 12: −50 %.

Included

  • Pickup from your accommodation
  • Local Northern Lights guide
  • Comfortable Mercedes-Benz vehicle
  • Photography tips on location
  • Our photos after the tour
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Group of four guests in winter overalls smiling under green Northern Lights

Private aurora hunting by car

Duration
3–4 hours
Price
1–3 passengers600 €
4–5 passengers800 €
6–7 passengers950 €
8 passengers1000 €

Price per group, by number of persons.

Included

  • Private vehicle and guide for your group only
  • Pickup also from Ivalo and Inari
  • Short aurora workshop
  • Photos of your group taken with professional cameras
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Three guests standing together on a snowy field under a bright Northern Lights corona

Private aurora tour with campfire barbecue dinner, 4–5 h

Duration
4–5 hours
Price
Current price shown in online booking

Private tour for your group.

Included

  • Private Northern Lights evening
  • Barbecue dinner by the campfire
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Can you promise we will see the Northern Lights?

No — and nobody honestly can. The Northern Lights are a natural phenomenon that depends on solar activity and clear skies. What we can promise is local knowledge, a flexible route and every reasonable effort to find a gap in the clouds.

If poor weather is forecast, you can manage your booking through FareHarbor or by contacting us.

Two guests in yellow jackets watching Northern Lights above a forest
Couple standing arm in arm watching the Northern Lights over a snowy landscape
Three people posing on a snowy frozen lake under Northern Lights
Two guests in winter jackets looking up at bright Northern Lights
Black Mercedes-Benz van parked under green Northern Lights at night
Group of four people celebrating on a frozen lake under a green Northern Lights arc

How to prepare

  • Dress in warm layers, with a warm hat, gloves and winter boots — you will spend time standing outside at night.
  • Bring a fully charged phone or camera and a spare battery; batteries drain fast in the cold.
  • Have your accommodation name and pickup point ready when you book.

When is aurora season?

In Saariselkä the nights are dark enough for the Northern Lights roughly from late August to early April. During the light summer nights the aurora is not visible. Clear, cold nights often give the best views.