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Northern Lights Viewing

When in Lapland you have a good chance of seeing the Northern Lights, the Aurora Borealis. The deep green and yellow colours, sometimes streaked with bands of red, are one of the most astonishing natural phenomena it is possible to witness.


From November to January, various shades of soothing blue are Lapland’s most distinctive colours. The land is cloaked in a dim veil of light, known as the kaamos, and bedded down for its winter slumber. During these mid-winter months, the sun does not rise at all. As a counterbalance to the sleepy world of snow and ice, the Northern Lights flash across the clear night skies. It’s possible to see the phenomenon in almost any part of Lapland - and sometimes much further south, including occasionally in Helsinki - if the weather conditions are right, but the best bet is in February-March and September-October in the Kilpisjärvi area in the far north of the country.
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The Northern Lights - what are they?

Space research being carried out by the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) includes the use of large numbers of pictures of the Northern Lights taken for space physics studies. The FMI maintains a camera network in Lapland and Spitzbergen producing images not only for the researchers at the FMI, ...
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AURORA AMETHYSTOS

Among the special and unforgettable places in Lapland, the Lampivaara Amethyst mountain is one of the most impressive ...

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THE SECRET OF THE NORTHERN LIGHTS

The Northern Lights - Aurora Borealis - is the most beautiful colour spectacle of the nature. The presentation at the A...

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UNDER THE STARS

Evening snowmobile safari

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STARLIGHT SAFARI

When night falls and stars begin to shine, we will start our engines and drive into the dark night.

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