We arrived to our location just as the northern lights were brightening, we had to hurry up the hill to get a better view. Bright green light bursting out of the western sky, just what we wanted. Once at our hill top location we watched the northern lights display continue to brighten and fade, so…

Tonight the fireside was the place to be, the gentle snow fall outside kept us captivated by the orange light from the flames. The sharing of our Lappish shamanism went well, so much to look forward to, so much revealed. And on the return journey we spotted a huge male moose, so shining the car…

We saw a few stars on our way out into the wilderness but mostly cloudy. We arrived to our destination to find crystal clear sky with the arc of the northern lights reaching across the sky just above the tree tops. We hurried to our final viewing spot and set up the camera as quickly…

We were in a hurry to get to our viewing spot, we saw 3 moose on the way a mother and 2 young but they were quick to run into the trees out of sight. We arrived just in time to our viewing spot to see the pale arc of the northern lights began to…

The few thin patches of cloud gradually disappeared until the sky was perfect, the milky way was so visible. The northern lights gave a pale brightness across the northern sky, just a couple of times they brightened so as they could be pointed out to our visitors. We managed a few pictures with a red…

The cloud glowed with moonlight illuminating the landscape, we always use the best places to go and when we can we gather around the fire while we hope the sky opens up for us. Tonight we had time to share our Lappish shamanism with our guests, it can be such fun exploring our futures with…

The sky improved over the evening, we saw stars and the moon  from time to time. We gathered around the fire as a perfectly timed rain shower gave us a chance to enjoy food and warm drinks around the fire. We also shared our Lappish shamanism, our local tradition to make sure our visitors had…

Tonight our guests brought with them a treat from home, moon cakes. These are eaten for celebrating the harvest moon, what a treat to experience something new for us. We had time to share our Lappish shamanism tonight around the fire, what a cultural exchange this night proved to be for all of us. The…

Another magical encounter with the Firefox. 26-09-23 We stopped at a couple of our viewing spots on our way out into the wilderness to watch and photograph the northern lights. The display filed the sky though was rather pale, the moon now higher and brighter in the sky. Just added to the charm of this…

The holes in the cloud came and went , the stars shone brightly through the gaps in the cloud but the fire side was the place to be tonight. We had time to share our Lappish shamanism and what hope our guests now have for the future, so much to look forward to.

We took advantage tonight of many places to photograph the northern lights as they crept south until they completely filled the sky. We had time to enjoy the fireside and while we were watching the northern lights the Firefox joined us, we shared our food with it and after every treat the fox received the…

The cloud seamed endless tonight but we managed to find a few stars peeping through the cloud. What a challenge nature can be, to know this landscape so well yet still the cloud holds its grip on the sky.

Tonight we found so many clear holes through the cloud to stare at the stars, we first caught sight of the northern lights behind cloud giving hope we would see something. Then we chased clear sky to get our chance to see them, right overhead by this point but quite weak. Green stripes through the…

So close to the new moon at the equinox with a Kp6 predicted, there was a sense of excitement as we headed out into the wilderness. We did not have too long to wait in fact just long enough to explain how the northern lights are created and they simply got on with it. The…

As we made our way out into the wilderness tonight a huge example of the Lapland owl flew across the road in front of us, wow what a beautiful bird to encounter. The twilight fading slowly and the thin patchy cloud kept the sky full of pale northern lights hidden for a while, but sure…

We drove out to the wilderness in pouring rain, however as we approached our destination the sky began to clear. We were able to spot the northern lights once we arrived to our viewing location, only very pale in the twilight so we watched and waited. The sky darkened and the arc of the northern…

As we watched the twilight fade from the sky the stars became visible and were so clear and bright. The northern lights were hiding between the cloud but they kept their bit of the sky bright and became visible, a quick check with the camera revealed purple light with the green below of the northern…

Tonight the cloud crossing the sky had huge holes in it for us to look through, we watched and waited to spot the northern lights. Our beautiful location illuminated in the twilight gave a magical feeling. The light from the fire pulled us around, c chance to warm some food and share stories of Lapland.…

We got our first sighting of the northern lights tonight while still surrounded by street lighting, tall streaks of green light reaching up into space there was no mistake what we could see. We hurried to our first viewing spot to take advantage of the display, it was fantastic to see the northern lights in…

We made our way out into the wilderness as the sun set, such beautiful reflections of the mirror smooth water as we left town. We arrived to our hill top viewing spot to watch the bright colours of what was left of the sunset begin to fade, but slowly. We had a great time around…

Tonight even before the sky became dark bright pillars of light crept across the sky from the east, the green pillars of light in a blue sky was so beautiful. Wow what a show we got, the northern lights just kept on coming back strong and bright, it was difficult to get time around the…

Tonight the northern lights were very pale across our sky in the twilight, a few brighter moments but they saved their energy for the darkest part of the night. So much colour through the camera and then just as we were leaving huge columns of light towered over us, what an ending to our safari.

Once again the sky was perfect, the bright golden glow of the post sunset colour faded gently as we kept searching for the first signs of the northern lights. “We are on” I announced as I picked out the first signs of the northern lights in the east, now we knew where to keep watching…

The beautiful sunset colours faded to leave a perfect almost dark sky to watch, To the south the stars were so big and bright, and inside the Kohta the warm glow of the fire gave the perfect atmosphere for conversation and enjoying the safari food. We shared our Lappish shamanism with our visitors then warm…

Tonight as the sky darkened gradually we could make out the arc of the northern lights, a few brighter details from time to time. As we waited we enjoyed the beautiful clear night at our location so many stars, and what was that strange bright cloud or vapor trail that so suddenly appeared to the…

As we made our way out into the wilderness tonight the cloud cover that had delivered so much fresh snow was starting to break up. By the time we got to our viewing spot there were so many stars already standing out against the fading twilight. The northern lights gradually became visible as the sky…

Foggy night in the valley but our mountain let us see fantastic lights!

Great sky chrystal clear stars and milions of stars. Northern lights visible better by camera but great night anyway!

Our journey out into the wilderness was under a clear sky once away from the city. We kept stopping to search for signs of the northern lights, we used all of our viewing spots as you must make the most of clear sky while you have it. The stars faded as the evening progressed and…

We stopped to check the sky and by the third stop it was clear the northern lights were there and waiting for their moment. Once at our hill top viewing spot the northern lights continued to brighten and move south, they passed over our heads by midnight. The brighter moments came from time to time,…

Gathered around the fire in its warm glow we shared stories and enjoyed conversations, the sky was checked while our visitors took time to eat and have drinks. The chance to experience our Lappish shamanism was enjoyed around the fire, a little piece of Lapland to take home as a memory.

As we headed out to the wilderness we kept stopping to check the sky, this paid off as we got our first encounter with the northern lights on the way. We stopped to watch the display filling the northern sky, what a treat. The display continued once at our viewing location, and once id began…

The cloudy sky gradually began to clear from the south east, soon many bright stars were sparkling in the sky over our heads. As the cloud retreated, conveniently after the food and warm drinks we were outside watching the cloud retreat when tall pillars of light gave away the location of the northern lights tonight.…

Our hill top did its best to rip the cloud open as the wind dragged it over it, the moon light showed up where the cloud was thinnest and we saw a few stars. The event tonight was around the fire under the spell of our Lappish shamanism. What a beautiful promise for the future…

The fast moving cloud kept on opening up in different areas as we watched from our hill top viewing spot. So we saw all the stars at least once the moon several times clearly. Our hill top was perfect for the cloud to get torn when passing over us giving us the chance to see…

The warm orange glow of the fire captivated our guests, stories shared in its warmth and light. The food took flavor from the fire as we warmed it and the shamans tradition was brought to life in the heat of the embers as we melted our tins to reveal the positive futures we had to…

Well for one of our guests tonight this was clear, as the Shaman say’s “the tins never lie” .The most clear silhouette of Popeye you could imaging presented itself in the shadow reading, the little pipe and jutting out chin were so clear, what fun we had exploring our futures with our Lappish shamanism. The…

Tonight the sky was perfect and the bright moon illuminated out hill top so well, quite magical scenery. While we watched for the northern lights but took the time to soak up the view. The fire side was the perfect companion for our weary travelers, the dancing flames lifting spirits and gave the right atmosphere…

Tonight the sky was perfect, so clear and the fading daylight was so golden. The view from our hill top over the Lapland landscape was beautiful while we watched and hoped. Some shooting stars gave a chance to make a wish while the sky continued to darken. Some time around the fire for warming food…

Finally the northern lights danced for us, but it was worth the wait. As usual they showed up in the middle of something, this time our Lappish shamanism was interrupted by the appearance of the northern lights. You cannot escape the beauty of the northern lights, they show when they show and that is that.

Time around the fire tonight was cut short, the sky brightened and sure enough it was the northern lights putting on quite a show. The cloud now breaking up gave us the chance to watch the display through the holes in the cloud. It didn’t matter where in the cloud the hole was as the…

So for one lucky traveler the birthday wish to see the northern lights came true. As midnight passed so began her birthday and shortly afterwards the northern lights brightened to stand out in the twilight sky so we could watch them dance, soon half the sky was filled with tall streaks of light wandering around…

The sky brightened and through the camera the cloud was glowing green with the light from the northern lights. The patches of brightness moving around above us giving a clue to what was happening over our heads. The cool night air made the fire side warm glow an attraction, time to explore our futures with…

Tonight the northern lights were with us for the whole of our trip. The first signs of activity were spotted on the way out into the wilderness and once at our hill top viewing spot we waited for the sky to darken, then the northern lights filled the sky above us. Wow what a spectacle…

Tonight the clear moonlight cast the shadows of the tree tops behind us onto the forest edge while we watched for the northern lights. The clear bright twilight sky was hiding the pale arc of the northern lights, from time to time we could just make out the northern lights, oh how we hoped they…

And no body put up a hand! Well expectations were low but that did not stop our hill top opening up the cloud so we could get a good view of the northern lights, and they just kept on performing once they had started. The almost full moon was hiding behind cloud leaving us to…

What a beautiful night we had.05-07-22 The sky was mostly clear with pink and blue/grey clouds drifting from south to north, the crescent moon hanging in the west. The sun was so bright though we did loose it behind cloud for a while around midnight the night still felt magical, and by 12.45 the sun…

The sky cleared as we left town, once out into the wilderness it was none stop bright sunshine all night. The view from our little mountain top did not disappoint tonight, the whole landscape bathed in beautiful golden sunshine for the whole of our trip, the Midnight sun at its best. Lots of chances for…

Beautiful summer night with midnight sun let us enjoy the wild forests! Several moose in the wilderness stood and let us follow them and make pictures for a long time. We also visit the fish eagle’s nest where two of them were sitting and we met some big male wood grouses in the woods! Great…

The first summer safari 2022 was a group of 31 retired people. We offered them a guided tour on Katkavaara Fell. Please check the pictures here! The name of this tour in Katkavaara Nature Path on our summer safaris.

We watched the sky very carefully as the twilight faded, searching for the first hints of northern lights activity. And sure enough the arc of the northern lights began to appear across the sky. Quickly we hurried to get some pictures, those all important mementos from a visit to Lapland and as we did this…

On our journey out to location the northern lights defied the bright twilight sky to blaze an orang/green stripe across the sky. Wow what a moment to jump out of the car to watch, it lasted long enough to get some great pictures and what a start to our Safari. The northern lights continued to…

The hazy moonlit sky was hiding the northern lights tonight. They were just waiting for the moment to brighten and luckily they waited until we had a hole in the hazy cloud so we could see them. Tall bright pillars of light suddenly appeared reaching up into space, wow what a moment to watch. For…

Tonight as the thin cloud drifted away the moon was left with a bright ring around it, its halo. As we searched the sky for signs of the northern lights we took the opportunity to take some pictures of our guests holding up the ring around the moon. As I so often say, we must…

Tonight the crescent moon was with us for the whole of our trip, however it was only visible through the trees as we returned to town. The northern lights made a brief appearance across the sky, as always we wanted more but a chance at least to practice our photographic skills on them. The display…

We watched the sky very carefully as the daylight faded into twilight, the sky gradually darkening revealing the first stars. When we arrived at out hill top viewing location we could by now see an arc of brightness across the sky, quickly snatching the first all important pictures with our visitors through the camera you…

The northern lights tonight had a new trick to play, they were a colour I have never seen before. As the twilight faded there was what looked like an arc across the sky but it also looked like the light reflecting off the cloud, a difficult one. Through the camera this patchy arc was a…

Today we had great lights low in the horizon. Photographing and having some good time together! Marvellous evening!

Donald Burghardt is back! He has been photographing northern lights for almost 10 years with us. This week he is shooting pictures on our tours! Enjoy!

We had northern lights the whole night, from our stops on the way out to our destination, from out hill top and all the way back to town. However the best display came right at the end of our time on the hill top, finally our patience was rewarded with bright green pillars and curls…

The northern lights tonight filled the sky for the whole trip, only pale and often hiding in the hazy moonlight but above us the whole time. We kept an eye on the sky the whole trip, pointing out the brighter moments. The warm glow of the fire though was the environment to enjoy some insights…

An arctic hare ran across the road in front of us as we headed out into the wilderness under a bright clear sky. The northern lights though were not going to make this easy, however right at the end of our trip they allowed us some time to watch and photograph them. It was a…

The mountain top held back the hazy cloud for as long as it could, the stars disappearing one by one. The glow of the fire was like a magnet, the flickering light inspires conversation and creates the true wilderness night time experience. Time and place to share our Lappish shamanism, a chance for our visitors…

Well not quite although the full Worm or Crust moon did its best to out shine the northern lights tonight, with careful observation we were rewarded a few sightings of the northern lights. However for our guests the main event was around the fire experiencing our Lappish shamanism, oh how our laughing filled the time…

The landscape of Lapland was so beautiful tonight, the bright moon flooding our snow covered world with light. While we waited for the northern lights to make an appearance we spent time around the fire. Our Lappish shamanism was experienced in the flickering light of the birch wood fire, the glow illuminating our faces as…

We stopped to check the sky on the way out into the wilderness, but no sign of northern lights activity in the clear bright moonlit sky. The northern lights though waited for us to arrive at our destination before putting on a display, green light curving and moving across the sky. What a welcome to…

We hurried to the viewing location, the first signs of the northern lights arc brightening across the sky. We arrived just in time to see it brighten and gave us our first chance to get some pictures with the northern lights behind our guests. I explained how the northern lights are created in sections, allowing…

While I explained how the northern lights are created a few stars were spotted peeping through the thin cloud, Some hope of clear sky to come allowed us to spend some time around the fire, our Lappish shamanism was an experience for our visitors, their futures revealed in the light of the birch wood fire,…

Tonight the sky above was bright enough to give hope, just white light in the camera but the stars refused to appear. The warm glow of the fire though drew us around, food warmed over the fire and warm drinks enjoyed it was time to introduce our visitors to our Lappish shamanism. The little horse…

Our first stop tonight on our way out into the wilderness was perfectly timed, the northern lights arc above us changed into tall dancing pillars of light reaching up into space as we watched. What a moment in nature to witness from directly below. The sky was bright at our hill top viewing spot, the…

The first displays tonight were early so we took advantage of our stopping spots to watch the northern lights perform. At the second of these spots it was revealed as the northern lights danced across the sky that the trip was a birthday gift for one client. So there was only one thing to be…

On the way out to our location we stopped to grab the first pictures of our visitors and the northern lights. You have to take what nature gives you when it gives it in my experience, you may be disappointed if you do not. The perfect dark star filled sky was beautiful on its own,…

Tonight the northern lights brightened then faded over the evening, all the time creeping higher in the sky. Thin hazy cloud came and went, lots of opportunities for those all important pictures of our guests with the northern lights behind them. The less bright time of the northern lights gave us time to be around…

We had to stop to check out the northern lights on our way out into the wilderness tonight, one of our favorite spots was perfect. The clear dark sky was the perfect backdrop for the northern lights, so many stars to look at. Once at our hill top location the northern lights continued to perform,…

The sky at our destination in the wilderness was so clear tonight, the northern lights pale arc visible across the sky. The northern lights brightened and faded over the evening, we took advantage of the brighter moments to capture those all important pictures with our guests with the northern lights behind them. This perfect night…

The cloud retreated to reveal so many stars above us tonight, we waited and watched. The cloud returned so we enjoyed time around the fire with food and warm drinks. Hot berry juice was the choice tonight followed be sharing our Lappish shamanism with our guests, the orange glow of the fire illuminating our faces…

We arrived to our base camp under a cloudy sky, just a few minutes inside and we came out to set off to our viewing spot and wow the sky was completely clear. So many stars and just weak northern lights hiding behind the tree tops. So a brisk walk to our viewing spot, we…

Large female on the field and impressive old male in another field. The twilight time makes photographing already challenging.

Many moose tonight of which this tall mother and baby were the most impressive. Fish eagle and many other wild animals were seen tonight.

Tonight we found the fish eagle on her nest, a group of singing swans (national bird of Finland), cranes and moose on our safari. Good evening in nice August weather.

Tonight the perfect conditions for spotting moose promised much, the bright evening sunlight dazzling us on our journey out into the wilderness. We explored some moose tracks on an overgrown lake, plenty of activity judging by these but still hiding. We also spotted an Osprey in our search for moose and the first cloud berries…

The first of our 13 moose was a large male posing sideways in a field, he stood and stared back at us as we opened the door to watch him. He stayed for a few minutes before continuing his evening foraging, heading off as always into the trees. Then the clients spotted a little roe…

The clear sky above was pushing north when a bright burst of light came from behind the cloud. The whole cloud top was glowing with light as though a fire raged in the sky. At the same time a clear patch of sky off to the west became very bright, the arc of the northern…

The brightness of the day did not want to leave the sky tonight, oh summer is close. However darkness crept into the sky and as it did the northern lights arc was revealed, reaching right across the sky. The arc in a perfect clear and moonless sky held its position and brightness as though holding…

The moon and some stars began appearing from time to time above our hill top, then a hole in the cloud revealed the bright band of the northern lights just where we hoped it would appear. The cloud tried hard to cover the sky but our hill top was not having this, the fight continued.…

The cloud hid even the moon from us but while we waited the fireside was the attraction. We enjoyed the food and hot drinks before sharing our Lappish shamanism, time to explore the future. The sky though had a surprise for us, the cloud began to break up and was so clear  right at the…

The cloud cover had a long rip in it which went un noticed until the northern lights brightened and shone through it, a jagged green line stretching across part of the sky. From our hill top location we can see so much sky, so where ever the northern lights are we get to see something.…

As we climbed up to our viewing spot on the hill top the landscape was clearly visible, on the night of the new moon it could only be northern lights providing this light. And sure enough the whole landscape was filled with green light through the camera. The northern lights brightened and dimmed a little…