We arrived to our wilderness location to notice that our little hill top was fighting the cloud and trying to rip it open, the moon light showing up the thinner patches of clouds. We used the trees to shield us from the wind and watched the gaps in the cloud trying to open up while…

The dancing flames of the fire captured our attention, our faces illuminated in the orange fire light. The perfect atmosphere to share stories and facts about Finish Lapland. We had time to share some Lappish shamanism, that special moment to examine our futures for the positive things to come. Outside the landscape was illuminated by…

The moonlit landscape with its fresh covering of snow looked fantastic tonight under a clear sky. Just as we had arrived to our hill top and before we could get the camera set up the northern lights spread across the sky, bright orange/yellow bands of light moving about in the sky. In other areas of…

Auroras are always beautiful, a great wonder of nature – no matter the shape or colour. But tonight left us completely speechless! The lights first started to build as mild green horizontal stripes, as usual. Suddenly, it created a bright green bridge across the whole sky. This was followed by pink and green pilars falling…

There were fox paw prints in the fresh snow on our hilltop tonight, could it be the firefox visited here on its way to create the northern lights. If you stood in the correct place then the trail of paw prints in the snow went towards the northern lights as they moved around the moonlit…

I couldn’t believe my eyes when I stepped outside the teepee to take a look at the sky – a huge green dancing Aurora had appeared on the cloudy looking sky, out of nowhere! We were very busy whole night capturing this rapidly changing night sky – from completely cloudy, it turned completely clear! We…

The almost half moon became clear as the hazy cloud vanished, we arrived to our destination under a clear moonlit sky. We stared at the sky, this was our chance to study the sky and spot whatever was going on. The fire though was drawing us around it, a chance to warm some food over…

It had snowed all day so we were pleased to find that our pathways up and around the hill top had been opened up by snowmobile, thanks Veli. We watched the sky for signs of an opening in the cloud while the northern lights creation was explained, also searching for the tell tale green light…

The landscape was so fresh tonight under the cover of fresh wind blown snow, all of the old tracks had been filled in leaving a smooth unbroken surface to the snow covered landscape. The only tracks visible were very fresh, so we could see where the animals had been moving within the last hour but…

That night the KP index was very high, all Aurora Forecasts mobile apps kept sending messages about the big probability to see the Northern Lights. We were leaving Rovaniemi full of hopes! When we reached our secret spot and climbed uphill, the sky was covered with clouds. We still believed that the Auroras will cover…

The fireside was so popular tonight, the stars hiding from view. The glow from the birch wood fire lighting up our faces while we heated the food. Outside while checking the sky the smell of sausages cooking over the fire dragged the last of our visitors around the fire. The food and drinks enjoyed we…

Have you ever thought how do our traditional biscuits ”korppu” taste like, with some grilled marshmallows on top of it? Tonight we found out, and it’s amazing! Besides the delicious barbeque and old Finnish traditions, we showed to our clients, we had the most magical location for seeing the Auroras! The sky seemed cloudy everywhere…

Tonight the hazy cloud came and went, the so bright stars in the dark black sky and the milky way so clear from time to time. We were outside watching the sky when it was clear and when it was hazy the fireside was the place to be. We had time tonight to share our…

We stopped to check the sky at our usual viewing spots along our route out into the wilderness, at the first place we could see a pale arc of the northern lights reaching across the hazy sky. When we stopped at our second spot the sky was clear, and the arc of the northern lights…

It was snowing as we left town and headed out into the wilderness, the fresh snow was blown by the wind to fill in all the old animal tracks leaving a smooth perfect snow-covered landscape. At our destination, the snowing had stopped and the cloud was very thin, we kept an eye on the sky…

Usually, on cloudy nights, the clouds cover the Auroras – this time, the Auroras covered the clouds! We got to admire this very special and beautiful view of Auroras playing hide and seek. The sky cleared up during the night, and in the end, we got to enjoy a sky full of stars, with flaming green…

That night the Northern Lights were all over the sky! The pictures say more than words. Just look!  

Another beautiful night, here at the Arctic Circle. Try to hear nature, smell the bone fire, taste the cold air and just relax. Let the wilderness offer you the most pristine experience, which will stay with you for a really long time, and you would love to be back. The pictures come from our archive.

Even on such a special night as Christmas Night, we went for a hunt. When everybody was waiting for Santa to come and bring gifts, we were waiting for the Northern Lights to show up. The night was exceptionally bright, yet a bit cloudy. But we did it! For many, this was the ideal Christmas…

This was a beautiful Lappish night, with plenty of fresh snow and the moon shining out of hiding. Just when we arrived in Katkavaara the sky started to open up every now and then, and we could admire the stars. After explaining the Northern Lights phenomenon we enjoyed our BBQ in a wooden teepee. Calm…

Every night we see some sort of light. Once the sky is on fire, with different shades of green, red or purple flares, and you almost feel as if they were touching you. Once the lights are rather pale, and you can experience more the unique feeling of being in the middle of the wilderness…

As soon as we left foggy Rovaniemi and headed up to Katkavaara, the sky became perfectly clear. We climbed up our little hill to enjoy the Milky Way galaxy, something that is never visible in the city lights polluted areas. What a view! I explain the Northern Light phenomenon and set the cameras. Now, everything…

Tonight we were already excited about the perfectly clear sky when we started our northern lights hunting. At our first stop, we saw all these beautiful stars on the night sky but the northern lights were too shy to show up. While heading to our destination I noticed the activity getting stronger. We went to…

It was not the night of the clearest sky, but this did not interrupt the Northern Lights to give us one of the most spectacular shows during recent days! Just after arriving at our perfect spot in Kätkävaara nature welcomed us with a fantastic performance, which got only stronger and stronger as the night developed.…

We arrived at our viewing spot under a cloudy sky, the brightness of the moon visible in the southwest through the cloud. By the time the camera was set up and the explanation of the creation of the northern lights was underway, the stars started to appear above us and as we watched the whole the…

We watched the sky carefully both with our eyes and through the camera, searching for signs of the northern lights. Soon though the glow of the fire from inside the kohta was too inviting, we went in leaving the falling snow to cover our tracks. The food and warm drinks enjoyed in the flickering light…

Please download photos taken during Auroras Tour 2.12 from down below: Lapland Welcome – Auroras Tour 2.12

We arrived to our destination under a dark sky, no stars to be seen. As we set out to walk to our viewing spot the first stars were starting to stand out if a little fuzzy. The hazy cloud was slowly releasing its grip on the sky, the fuzzy stars becoming brighter and so clear…

As the sun set and the sky got dark it was once again time for the guides at Lapland Welcome to prepare for a night of chasing the Northern Lights. Guests were arriving at the office, getting geared up to brave the cold weather and off we went on our bus to Kätkävaara. When we…

Tonight as we headed out of town, we again had a bus and this gave time while under street lighting to set up all of our visitors cameras ready. We arrived to our first checking spot to see the arc of the northern lights reaching across the sky, time for our first photo shoot and…

We stopped at our first usual checking spot for the northern lights to find a pale but clearly visible arc of the northern lights reaching across the sky. As it is our job to show our visitors what there is to see, we did exactly that and showed them. So cameras ready to go we…

We worked our way out into the wilderness under a cloudy snowing sky, just a few fresh hoof and paw prints in the fresh snow on the roads. We were soon at our viewing location with me explaining the northern lights creation in the falling snow, as we watched the sky the glow of the…

Our beautiful snow covered mountain is such a good spot to wait for a sight of the northern lights. The thin hazy cloud was hiding the stars to start with but the glow of the fire through the TP doorway was drawing us in, a Finish fireside experience awaited inside. Our hill top was not…

We arrived to our viewing spot and before anything else I set up the camera to check the cloudy sky for signs of northern lights, Wow the whole sky was green. The colour of the northern lights was coming through the cloud in all directions, north, east, west and even the south, what a display…

Tonight as we headed out into the wilderness leaving the street lights behind us we could see bright stars in a clear dark sky. We climbed up to the top of our hill under bright sparkling stars in a black sky, what a contrast. While we watched the sky some bright shooting stars streaked across…

The fireside set the scene for a shared experience in the wilderness, a group of travelers from all over the globe gathered together around the fire in the kohta to share an experience. Our food selection impressed our guests and when warmed over the fire it was enjoyed, warm berry juice was popular tonight. We…

Our time at our viewing spot started with explaining how the northern lights are created along with some folk law and language of the northern lights. Now while I was talking I was watching the sky for any signs of stars or northern lights activity, as I talked the glow of the fire grew brighter…

Tonight we hoped for our hill top to open up the cloud, the dark sky in the early evening was searched for signs of stars breaking through. Before the moon came up the stars and the northern lights would have the cloudy sky to themselves to illuminate from above, oh how we wished for this.…

While our hill top was wrestling with the cloud to open it up, the fireside was the place to be. With the other guide Bo on lookout outside and on camera duties, I was inside offering food to warm over the fire. The time passed as we enjoyed some stories as the food was eaten…

We had thin cloud as we walked up our little hill to our viewing spot, a few stars visible through holes in the clouds. The wind made the environment feel very cold, but in the moonlight it looked so beautiful. As I explained how the northern lights were created the sky above and to the…

Tonight the full moon was hiding behind the cloud as we walked up to our favorite viewing spot on the hill top. The fresh snow from earlier today made the whole landscape looked untouched, last nights tracks covered over and lost. The whole landscape was visible in the silvery grey light from our hill top.…

Our little hilltop was trying hard to open up the cloud, the moon peeping at us from time to time through the thin cloud covering the almost open sky above. The glow of the fire was casting shafts of orange light across the snow from the windows and through the door, inviting us to gather…

We stopped to check the sky at our usual spots, we saw stars and patches of clear sky at both of them but no signs yet of the northern lights. We climbed up to our hilltop and once we arrived to our viewing location the stars began to appear, one by one as our little…

We spent the night under a hazy sky with moon light, the landscape so visible in shades of grey. It set the tone of the night with a magical air, we could see so clearly around us with the snow reflecting this light. The fireside story telling came to life in the kohta, meetings with…

Our birch wood fire was an attraction tonight as we waited for signs of the northern lights, the moon even hiding from us. The flickering light of the fire is so perfect for story telling and the sharing knowledge of Lapland. We had fun with serving the warm drinks, quite a revelation! Then we had…

While we were in the warm and under lights we helped set up the clients cameras, we left ready for action. We left behind a hazy river valley to arrive to our first spotting place to see pale northern lights hiding in the moon light, the sky was quite clear above so we had hope.…

Once we left street lighting behind us we could see stars in a clear sky, the sky was so clear and excitement was creeping up. We stopped at our first usual stopping spot to see a pale arc of the northern lights reaching across the sky. So everyone out and cameras mounted on tripods and…

We left a cloudy snowy town to head out to our viewing spot in the wilderness. We soon saw stars as we headed up out of the Kemi river valley, we stopped to check for signs of the northern lights at our usual spots but just the first shooting stars were seen in a dark…

We arrived to our wilderness destination to see just a few stars in the sky above our head. We walked in the fresh snow to our viewing spot enjoying the winter experience while keeping an eye on the sky. Our guests enjoyed the winters night trip and once the fire was lit they really came…

We helped our guests to get cameras and phone cameras set up before we left the changing room in town, then it was off out into the wilderness. So tonight we tramped a fresh path through untouched snow to our little hill top. The sky was clear as we set out but had no stars…

We stopped to check the sky for the northern lights on our way out to our wilderness viewing spot, and we got a pale burst of activity from the northern lights at our second stopping place. Though our guests tonight were so impressed by the clear sky with so large, bright stars so clear to…

In the beginning the sky was cloudy and it was snowing but after midnight, magical hour, we used the camera to find sings of norther lights and finally they were there. Too pale to see them with naked eye but intense enough to watch through the camera their beautiful green colour. When the snow came…

We could see the northern lights as we headed out into the wilderness, pale but there in the clear star filled sky. We stopped to watch them and to get our first pictures, and then again at our second usual spot. This time they were keen to be noticed and became bright as we stood…

The creation of the northern lights explained as we searched for signs of stars or the northern lights through the thin cloud. The fire once lit was as usual an attraction, time for some stories the cameras needed setting up and then just as the fire was ready the quad bike safari joined us at…

The northern lights were behind the cloud from the time we arrived to our destination, we watched as the light changed in brightness. Then from the west the sky became bright and as the firestorm moved across the sky it appeared to rise up until it was above us.  We got everyone out to watch…

So the whole sky was bright green through the camera, the cloud was glowing with the light of the northern lights performing high above us. So we waited for a hole in the cloud or the cloud to plain go away but somehow the cloud was happy where it was. The orange glow from the…

The flames of the birch wood fire danced around the pieces of wood as the fire got going. This shared moment in life as for thousands of years this environment has been the setting for story telling and the sharing of legends and myths. And so it was tonight as we warmed the food over…

It was misty in town and all the way down the river valley as we headed out into the wilderness, but at our first checking spot the stars were shining very brightly but no northern lights. We stopped and checked at our second spot and there we got our first sighting of the northern lights,…

As we left town tonight we saw the moon rising over and reflected on the mirror smooth surface of the river Kemi, what a start to our safari. At our usual stopping place we got our first sighting of the northern lights and took some pictures. The arc of the northern lights ended in the…

The sky was clearing as we drove out into the wilderness, we stopped to check the sky at the first opportunity, the lights were there in the bit of clear sky we could see. The second stop they were quite weak so we continued on to our destination. When we arrived to our viewing spot…

The northern lights explained, the camera used to search for signs of the northern lights. The fire once lit was irresistible, in the glow of the fire it is always perfect for story telling and explanations. The food warmed over the fire and eaten followed by the warm drinks, the sky checked every few minutes…

We all watched the sky as I explained the northern lights creation and folk law, the moonlight showing up the thinner patches of cloud so clearly. The fireside though was so tempting for us all, and the food and warm drinks were soon enjoyed. Then came the chance to explore our futures, for us to…

We all watched the sky as I explained the northern lights creation and folk law, the moonlight showing up the thinner patches of cloud so clearly. The fireside though was so tempting for us all, and the food and warm drinks were soon enjoyed. Then came the chance to explore our futures, for us to…

Tonight as waited for the northern lights, we checked everyone’s camera settings to make sure we were all ready for the northern lights to appear. We watched as I explained how the northern lights are created, also folk law and language surrounding the northern lights. The glow of the fire was so welcoming tonight with…

The cloudy sky was quite dark as we left town, the full moon even not visible at all. We got our first sighting of the moon as we turned off onto the gravel roads, the sky getting brighter. We stopped and checked the sky at our usual spots but nothing to report. The sky over…

Our trip tonight started under cloudy sky in town, we spotted the moon from time to time on our journey out into the wilderness. However, we arrived to find quite clear sky filled with stars and bright moonlight, we watched for signs of the northern lights. We used the camera to check out some wispy…

As always, we stopped and checked the sky on the way to our destination, but no holes through the cloud until we arrived to our destination. We watched and waited, I gave the explanation of how the northern lights are created while pointing out the clearer holes in the cloud now becoming quite frequent. The…

The sky was cloudy and illuminated by the moon from above, the landscape visible in the light. The cloud was quite thin in places and our little hilltop was doing its best to open up the cloud, the moon appeared through the hole in the cloud that the hill top was working to create. We…

It was snowing as we left town on our safari tonight, quite heavily in places and the landscape little by little was turning white as it settled. We stopped at our first usual checking spot, as I stood staring up at the sky in the snow I could see just a few stars so some…

On our journey out into the wilderness under a cloudy sky we had our usual stops to check for northern lights activity or clear sky. But sadly nothing to report from these checks, just cloud. Then as we were close to our destination in the wilderness the whole northern side of the sky lit up…

We stopped and checked the sky at our usual spots on our way out into the wilderness. At the first location there was nothing to be seen but we arrived at the second spot to catch a burst of activity from the northern lights. The arc of the northern lights was quite low in the…

As we headed out in the wilderness on our way to our viewing destination, some eyes watching us reflected back our car lights. We slowed and turned so as to illuminate the little roe deer grazing in a field only to find out it was not alone and there were several moose quite close which…

As we headed out into the wilderness under a now cloudy sky we kept an eye on the sky. We stopped at our usual places to check for activity and at the second location we could see the sky was bright so we checked with the camera. Sure enough the whole sky was flooded with…

Tonight the northern lights danced across the sky for us, mind you we did have to wait for the moment to happen. We had a beautiful clear sky the whole night, and of course it got cold out in the Lapland wilderness so the fireside was popular until a certain moment. Then we all rushed…

Tonight as we headed out of town under a cloudy sky in the rain, hopes were not too high. We stopped to check for signs of the northern lights to see brightness moving around behind the cloud above us, though there was just enough traffic to make it difficult. So we moved on to our…

Tonight we stood outside our base camp staring straight up at the glowing clouds, through the camera the whole sky was filled with green light from the northern lights. We watched as the brightness increased and then faded again, the brightest points of the northern lights could be seen moving around behind the cloud. The…

As we checked out some of the quieter corners of Lapland’s forests we noticed the sunlight starting to illuminate the clouds from underneath, a little pink to start with then becoming much brighter. Then just as this was reaching its brightest point a pink rainbow appeared, what a start to our safari. We moved on…

Tonight as we made our way out into the wilderness we stopped once to check out the sky, the arc of the northern lights was across the sky and it was so tall, a huge display though only very pale at this point. As we made our way up to our hill top viewing spot…

Tonight as the sky darkened and the last colours of sunset fading away, we waited for our first sighting of the northern lights. The moon rose slowly, bright reddish orange as it came above the horizon. Just little hints of activity to start with, the fireside was an attractive option after a while. Then the…

Tonight the sky cleared after the heavy rain shower had passed, we climbed the hill under a crystal clear sky with very pale northern lights just visible. We stopped to watch the first bright burst of activity from the northern lights part of the way up the hill. We waited and watched the arc of…

As twilight faded on our journey out into the wilderness on our way to our viewing spot, the hazy cloud began to disappear. By the time we made it to our hilltop the situation was quite good, so many stars in the sky tonight. The cloud kept retreating until we could see the arc of…

Tonight the sky was so clear, then just as we arrived at our base camp a bright shooting star cut across the sky above us. What a positive arrival to our base camp, a real Lapland Welcome. We watched and waited once at our viewing spot, and a few more shooting stars were spotted, some…

Tonight the sky was so clear, the moon rose as we headed towards our base camp in the wilderness. The northern lights were just visible if you looked hard, lurking in the twilight and the brightening moon light. We climbed up the hill, catching our first sighting of the northern lights trying to brighten up.…

Tonight as we made our way to our base camp we stopped to watch the first visible northern lights of the evening, the sky still bright with twilight was not enough to hide this display. We continued on and stopped again at one of our locations to catch a brighter burst of northern lights in…

The last clouds faded away as time passed, the sky was so clear and the sunset colours of orange looked so warm. We arrived to our base camp and just as we were preparing to go up the hill the northern lights began a little dance for us in the west. A rush to get…

Tonight as we made our way out into the wilderness under a very good looking quite clear sky, a mother moose with her baby rushed off the road and took cover in the forest beside the road. It is always good to see the locals out enjoying themselves, we kept our eyes open to try…

The twilight faded to reveal 3 bands of very pale northern lights across the sky, as we stood watching and waiting a fireball burned up right in the piece of sky we were all watching. Wow what a start to our sky gazing, the trail of bright white sparks swirling behind it were for that…

This summer we may enjoy high moose population. Many many large males maybe more than ever before. And big wood grouses. We have never seen so many before. Mother Nature can always surprise us! In the main picture you see mother and twin calves. It is challenging to make pictures from these extremely wild animals…

Early August is the best time if you want to see many moose and other wild animals. Today we spotted big males and wild grouses in darkening August night. Great tour and great people.

Tonight as we made or way out into the wilderness under a perfect clear sky, just as the first stars were becoming visible 2 moose ran out in front of our cars and back into the forest, what a start to our trip. We hurried up the hill to our viewing spot and just as…

We climbed up the hill again avoiding the toads which tonight were really on parade, the sky so clear and bright. As the light levels dropped the milky way became clear to appreciate, and we started to spot shooting stars so some wishes were made tonight on our hilltop. As we waited the twilight faded…

Tonight our search for moose was done under the rising moon which was red as it rose above the horizon, what a sight. Our first moose was enjoying the tops of willow bushes while listening for signs of trouble, this female was not bothered by us at all but was listening to other things going…

The sky was clearing as we left town and headed out into the wilderness, 2 moose stared at us as we passed them beside the road. The sky was so bright with the few clouds reflecting the colours of the midnight sun. The only sound we could hear at midnight was a cuckoo making its…

Please see the photos from our Auroras tour from 04.04 down below.    

Please see the photos from our Auroras tour from 03.04 down below.

The sky was again so clear just a little cloud further north. So many stars could be seen in the dark night sky, the northern lights were there with us the whole evening. Our first sighting came form our base camp, so we hurried up the hill to our viewing location where we could see…

Tonight as the twighlight faded the northern lights became visible across the sky. We stopped to watch them a couple of times on our journey out into the wilderness. Then as we progressed the lights became very bright, a short distance to a good viewing spot and one extra stop to watch the strongest display…

Tonight the northern lights were visible already very early on our trip. In total we stopped three times to check if the lights are already visible, and twice they were. Lucky us! Not to mention the million stars that were there as well. Later we enjoyed a lovely BBQ with some marshmallows as a dessert.…

Please find the photo from the tour on 26.03 down below!

Please find the photos from the tour on 25.03 down below!