Aurora & Nordic Winter

There are several travel 'bucket list' items that can be ticked off in our region. If you want to view the Northern Lights/ Aurora Borealis in Scandinavia it is best to go when they are at their most frequent between end of September and end of March. At 50 Degrees North, we can offer you advice and suitable tours that will maximise your chances of seeing this remarkable phenomenon.

Visiting Santa Claus for a White Christmas in Finland or drinking mulled wine on New Year's Eve in Northern Norway under the Aurora light are just a few of the special experiences our region provides.

In winter, the Nordic countries are transformed into a fairy-tale landscape of whites and ice. If you have never experienced the joy of snow, and you head to northern Norway, Finland or Sweden you will be pretty much be guaranteed snow if you travel between December and April.

Destination
Season
Duration
Tour Standard
Asaf Kliger, ICEHOTEL

ICEHOTEL experience in Swedish Lapland

4 days - Independent tour staying at the ICEHOTEL all year round

  • Great Value
  • Sweden
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Lapland Guesthouse

Festive Swedish Christmas Tour

5 days - Secluded Boutique Winter Guesthouse in Sweden

  • Sweden
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Far Out Focus - Hans Petter Sørensen

Lapland Circle Independent

11 days - Independent tour - Staying at ICEHOTEL, Tromsø and 3 nights in Glass Igloos.

  • Finland
  • Norway
  • Sweden
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Glass Igloos & Lakeside Retreat

6 days - Gourmet food, boutique stays, Northern Lights and winter adventures

  • Finland
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Aurora Wilderness Hideaway in Finland

6 days - Boutique Beana Laponia Hotel | Rovaniemi | Snowmobiling | Adults only

  • Finland
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Torassieppi Aurora Domes

Northern Lights in Finland

4 days - Short stay to search for Northern Lights in Finnish Lapland

  • Great value
  • Refurbished rooms
  • Finland
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Finland Lodge and Villa Holidays

Lapland as a Local

7 days - Private Log Cabin | Village Stay | Authentic Activities

  • Our favourite
  • Finland
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Harriniva

Lapland Adventure Week

8 days - The best of Lapland with winter activities and overnight husky safari

  • Great value
  • Finland
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Big Ben Productions

Ice & Auroras in Swedish Lapland

5 days - Independent tour - Stay overnight in the ICEHOTEL. Sleep on reindeer skins.

  • Sweden
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Aurora Safari in Swedish Lapland

6 days - Independent Aurora tour through Swedish Lapland staying at the Treehotel and ICEHOTEL

  • Sweden
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Lofoten & Northern Lights

4 days - Seeing is believing - these islands are magical.

  • Norway
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Aurora Village Ivalo

Aurora Highlights Independent

5 days - Aurora Glass Cabin | Snow Hotel | Northern Lights - Kirkenes to Ivalo

  • Best Seller
  • Norway
  • Finland
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Havila

Chase the Northern Lights Express

11 days - Escorted Small Group tour to Norway and Finland with southbound Norwegian Coastal Voyage

  • 2024
  • Finland
  • Norway
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Asaf Kliger

Lapland Highlights Escorted

11 days - Escorted small group - visiting Norway, Sweden and Finland | ICEHOTEL & Glass Igloos

  • Premium
  • 2025 Dates Now Available - 12 travellers only
  • Finland
  • Norway
  • Sweden
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Arctic TreeHouse Hotel

Arctic TreeHouse Stay in Finland

5 days - Follow Eugene Levy's travels with a stay in the TreeHouse Hotel.

  • Finland
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Experience the Northern Lights

Experience the Northern Lights

15 days - Escorted Small Group tour to Norway and Finland with northbound Norwegian Coastal Voyage

  • Norway
  • Finland
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Christmas at Sunday Morning Resort

6 days - Family Christmas Tour with Sustainable Focus

  • Finland
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Cahkal Hotel

Christmas in the Arctic

6 days - Independent Christmas tour, visiting Tromsø and new boutique Cahkal hotel in Finland

  • Premium
  • Norway
  • Finland
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Aurora Village Ivalo, Alexander Kuznetsov

Northern Lights in Autumn at the Aurora Village

5 days - Independent Northern Lights tour to Finnish Lapland. Sleep in an Aurora Glass Cabin and enjoy autumn activities.

  • Finland
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Wilderness Park

Rovaniemi and Wilderness Aurora Lodge

6 days - Visit Rovaniemi and Salla with winter wonderland experiences

  • NEW TOUR
  • Finland
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Aurora Village

Northern Lights in Aurora Village Finland

5 days - Independent Northern Lights tour to Finnish Lapland. Sleep in an Aurora Glass Cabin and enjoy winter activities.

  • Finland
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Northern Lights in Iceland

Private Iceland Premium Short Tour

6 days - Winter tour of Iceland with Northern Lights focus and private tours

  • Premium
  • Iceland
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Visit Norway

Norwegian Winter Family Adventure

5 days - Family 'Frozen' adventure in Alta and the Snowhotel

  • Norway
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Premium Northern Lights Tour of Finland and Norway

5 days - Stay in an Aurora Glass Cabin with private inclusions and transport

  • Premium
  • Finland
  • Norway
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Arctic Treehouse Hotel @meirr

Christmas at Arctic TreeHouse Hotel Escorted

5 days - Visit Rovaniemi with a stay in the TreeHouse Hotel.

  • Finland
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Fredrik Broman - Cone Room with Glass Roof

Swedish Aurora Glamping and Arctic Wellness

5 days - Discover the Swedish Lapland Highlights

  • New CONE rooms
  • Sweden
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Ruka Reindeer Farm

Christmas Adventure in Ruka, Finland - escorted tour

5 days - Truly magical escorted Christmas tour in Northern Finland

  • PRE-XMAS AVAILABLE ONLY
  • Finland
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Eveline Lunde

Svalbard Northern Lights Adventure

4 days - Silent Esledding, Gourmet Food & Ice Cave Adventure in Spitsbergen

  • Svalbard
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@natashavishnyova

Arctic Wilderness and Auroras with local Sami Experience

7 day - Tromsø and the Reindeer Ranch glass igloos independent tour

  • Premium
  • Norway
  • Finland
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Arctic Fox Igloos Ranua

Arctic Winter Wildlife Tour

5 days - Encounter winter wildlife in Finland's Ranua Wildlife Park and a stay in an Igloo

  • New Igloos
  • Finland
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Aurora Village, Ivalo

Aurora Highlights Reverse Independent

5 days - Aurora Glass Cabin | Snow Hotel | Northern Lights - Ivalo to Kirkenes

  • Finland
  • Norway
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Gøran Mikkelsen

Autumn Auroras on Norway's Coast

6 days - Tromsø and Coastal Norwegian Northern Lights tour

  • Norway
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Autumn Colours & Aurora Borealis

4 days - Experience Arctic Europe in its majestic autumn months

  • Finland
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Levi Glass Igloos

Beana Laponia and Levi Glass Igloos

5 days - Independent adults only stay at two luxury properties in Finnish Lapland

  • Best Seller
  • Finland
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Chase the Northern Lights

14 days - Escorted Small Group tour to Norway and Finland with southbound Norwegian Coastal Voyage

  • Finland
  • Norway
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Livo Arctic Resort - Geometria

Christmas at Livo Arctic Resort

5 days - Stay at Aurora Cabins at Livo Arctic Resort in Posio, Finland

  • NEW TOUR 2024
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Aurora Village Ivalo

Christmas in Aurora Village Finland

5 days - Independent Christmas tour to Finnish Lapland. Sleep in an Aurora Glass Cabin and enjoy winter activities.

  • Finland
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Visit Finland

Christmas in Kurula’s Resort

6 days - Family Lakeside Stay in Finland with Christmas Activities

  • PRE-XMAS DATE AVAILABLE
  • Finland
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Image credit: Julia Gal and Moments of Gregory - Levi Igloos

Christmas in Levi Glass Igloos

5 days - Spend Christmas in the heart of Northern Finland

  • PRE-XMAS DATE AVAILABLE
  • Finland
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Dogsledding through Swedish Lapland

5 days - Extended adventure tour through Swedish Wilderness

  • Perfect for teenagers
  • Sweden
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Sorrisniva

Festive Adventure in Norway

5 days - Stay in an Igloo Hotel for the Norwegian festive season

  • Premium
  • Norway
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Finnish Lapland Short Winter Break

5 days - Short break in Finnish Lapland with all the essential elements of Nordic winter holiday.

  • Finland
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Fire, Ice & the Blue Lagoon - winter

5 days - Independent winter tour of Iceland with Northern Lights focus.

  • Iceland
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Glass Igloo Stay in Finland

5 days - Perfect winter stay in search for the Northern Lights

  • Finland
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Golden Circle & Northern Highlights - Winter

7 days - An independent winter tour of Iceland

  • Iceland
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Ronny Olsen

Havila Astronomy Sailing

12 days - Classic Norwegian Coastal Voyage with an Astronomy expert

  • Norway
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Autumn Tour

Inari Autumn Auroras

4 days - Sámi cultural experiences on this short Autumn stay

  • Finland
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Kirkenes Snow Hotel

Kirkenes Winter Experience

5 days - Snowhotel stay easily combined with Norwegian Coastal voyage

  • Norway
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Wilderness Hotel Inari

Lapland Arctic Christmas

5 days - Spend Christmas under the Northern Lights in a Wilderness Lodge in Finland

  • 2024 Available
  • Finland
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Wilderness Hotel Inari

Lapland Arctic Highlights

5 days - Adventure and Northern Lights in a Wilderness Lodge in Finland

  • Finland
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Harrinivia

Lapland Autumn Retreat

4 days - Early Northern Lights, campfires and forest exploring at a peaceful Lapland resort

  • Great Value
  • Finland
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Roll Outdoors, Visit Finland

Lapland Family Adventure for Teenagers

5 days - Get set go - Active teenager adventure in Finland

  • Premium with 7 active adventures included
  • Finland
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Wilderness Hotels

Lapland Festive Adventure

5 days - Pre-Christmas Winter Adventure in a Wilderness Lodge in Finland

  • Finland
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Hotel Juutua

Lapland Festive Stay at Juutua

5 days - Pre-Christmas Winter Adventure in the Juutua Wilderness Lodge

  • Finland
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MS Quest

Lofoten Islands and Northern Lights Expedition

6 days - Cruise from Tromsø to Lofoten on MV Quest

  • New for 2024
  • Norway
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Ruka Christmas Tour

New Year's Adventure in Ruka, Finland - escorted tour

6 days - Escorted New Year's tour in Northern Finland

  • 2024 Available
  • Finland
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New Year's Eve

New Year's Eve in Levi Glass Igloos

5 days - Spend New Year's Eve in the heart of Northern Finland

  • Finland
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Aurora Village Ivalo

New Year's in Aurora Village, Finland

5 days - Independent New Year's Eve tour to Finnish Lapland. Sleep in an Aurora Glass Cabin and enjoy winter activities.

  • Finland
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Kurula Resort

Northern Lights & Arctic Sky in Kurula's Resort

5 days - Family Lakeside Suites in Finland with winter activities

  • Finland
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Image thanks to @sanisakasho

Northern Lights & Winter Magic

7 days - Boutique Northern Lights Glass Igloo Stay in two locations

  • Premium
  • Adults only
  • Finland
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Marc Marchal

Northern Lights Exploration

8 days - Small Group tour exploring the best of Western, Southern & Southeast Iceland in search of the Northern Lights

  • Iceland
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Livo Arctic Aurora Resort

Northern Lights Holiday at Livo Arctic Resort

5 days - Stay at Aurora Cabins at Livo Arctic Resort in Posio, Finland

  • NEW TOUR 2024
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Cahkal Hotel

Northern Lights in the Arctic

6 days - Independent tour, visiting Tromsø and new boutique Cahkal hotel in Finland

  • Premium
  • Norway
  • Finland
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Aurora Village Finland

Northern Lights Short Adventure

4 days - Independent Northern Lights tour to Finnish Lapland. Sleep in an Aurora Glass Cabin and enjoy winter activities.

  • Finland
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Northern Lights Stay at Lyngen Lodge

5 days - Mountain Lodge and winter adventures under the Northern Lights

  • Premium
  • Norway
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Northern Lights Village Phyä

Northern Lights Village in Pyhä

6 days - Stay at this new resort, opened December 2023 near Rovaniemi

  • NEW TOUR FOR 2024
  • Finland
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Arctic Fox Cabins

Polar Bears and New Year's Eve in Lapland

5 days - Celebrate the New Year in Finland staying in modern apartments and overnight in Glass Igloo.

  • Finland
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Hamn i Senja Aurora Rooms

Senja, Wildlife & Auroras

6 days - Northern Norway Wildlife Safari, Northern Lights and Tromsø

  • New Aurora Cabins
  • Norway
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Elida Langstein

Spitsbergen Arctic Darkness

4 days - Out of this world 24-hour darkness, Arctic adventures and dogsledding

  • Svalbard
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Aurora Village Ivalo Autumn

Summer in Finland

5 days - Independent summer tour to Finnish Lapland. Sleep in a Glass Cabin and enjoy multi-activity days.

  • Finland
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Svalbard Northern Lights for Thanksgiving

4 days - Make this Thanksgiving unforgettable in Svalbard, Arctic Norway.

  • Svalbard
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Lapland Guesthouse

Swedish Winter Adventure Tour

5 days - Short Sweden Winter Tour in a boutique family run lodge

  • Sweden
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Tromsø & the Northern Lights

6 days - Experience the Northern Lights from your own fisherman's cabin

  • Norway
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Wilderness Aurora Lodge in Salla for Autumn

5 days - Visit Salla with authentic and wild autumn experiences

  • NEW TOUR
  • Finland
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