15 Northern Lights Tours in Saariselkä Worth Booking

1.Aurora Hunting Photography Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 325 reviews · 3 hours · from $163Our pick

Join Arctic Timetravels for a three-hour Aurora hunt from Saariselkä. Guides such as Ivan, Mikke, Eugene, and Amar use weather and cloud conditions to choose viewing spots, rather than waiting in one place. Hotel pickup, warm drinks, snacks, and professional photos are included.

“Something like this, where it’s luck dependant, will obviously heavily affect how you rate this your. Luckily for my booking (which I booked 2hrs before start time) we saw northern lights at all of our stops. They were absolutely beautiful, the tour was well organised - we have a lovely hot juice (maybe lingonberry?) and the frozen lake was 100% the best part. It was -20C so I cannot stress how important it is to wrap up warm, especially hands and feet! We spent quite a while at each spot to allow us to get lots of content! Our guide was brilliant and took loads of photos of each of…”

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2.Northern Lights Hunt Snowmobile Safari

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 195 reviews · 5 hours · from $199

You’ll learn to drive a snowmobile on practice tracks, then follow your English-speaking guide into the dark Lapland forest. At a tepee or hut, warm up beside a fire with sausages, snacks, and hot drinks before watching for the Aurora. Guides such as David, Marco, and Markus are known for careful support.

“all ok. big group so little unorganised at start. but guide was good stopped fir 3 northen light spots”

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3.Auroras Northern Lights in Saariselka

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 176 reviews · 5 hours · from $175

Spend five hours hunting the aurora around Saariselka with an English-speaking guide such as Christina, Linda, or Franzi. Drive to a dark forest site, warm up in a hut, cook barbecue snacks, hear Lappish stories, and get help with night photography. Pickup from major local hotels is included.

“The Aurora hunting tour was a great experience, although we only got a slight glimpse of the Aurora due to heavy cloud cover Francine ensured everyone was comfortable and warm with great conversation as well. The snacks was a good surprise as this wasn't clear in the tour description. Overall experience and atmosphere was great. Definitely recommend going on this tour.”

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4.Northern Lights & Reindeer Sledding Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 140 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $222

From Saariselkä, ride a reindeer sleigh through quiet Finnish forest, stop to feed the animals, and warm up with a hot drink by a campfire. English and Finnish-speaking guides such as Visa, Ansee, Nilla, and Eemeli add local stories, with an Aurora sighting possible but never promised.

“This activity was amazing! Our guide, Eemeli, was really nice and fun! We had such a great time! We met at the tour operator's. Then we had to wear lots of layers of clothing (thanks God we did it, it was so cold in the woods). The minivan took us to the place where the reindeers were and we had a fantastic ride on the sleds! It was so magic: sledding in a dark wood. We stopped to start a fire, take pictures and drink a hot fruit juice. Our guide talk to us about life in Lapland and sang some songs. On the was back, we saw the Northern…”

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5.Aurora Photo Tour by Car with Transfer & Drinks

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 116 reviews · 3 hours · from $135

Leave Saariselkä by minibus with an English-speaking guide, follow clear skies toward northern lights viewing areas, and pause for hot drinks and gingerbread. Warm clothing, hotel transfers, photography tips, and a link to tour photos are included, though the aurora and scenic stops are never guaranteed.

“geen NL is overmacht, maar 1 uur in de auto naar russische grens en weer terug, zonder drankje en niets fotografisch, vind ik nog geen 1 € waard. chauffeur was alle spullen vergeten geloof ik. je zou verwachten iets compensatie. te krijgen, maar ook dat niet helaas.”

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6.Lake Inari Northern Lights Tour w/ Reindeer & Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 80 reviews · 4 hours · from $194

Tina and Tapio host this small-group evening from Ivalo to their island home near Lake Inari. You will ride a reindeer-hide-covered sleigh, feed friendly reindeer, and eat local fish or reindeer in a traditional teepee while watching for the Northern Lights.

“Zonder noorderlicht (wat natuurlijk nooit te garanderen is) is deze tocht wat magertjes. Het is vooral een (koude) tocht over het meer in een slee achter een sneeuwscooter gevolgd door een tussenstop in een tipi tent met vuur waarop worstje/soep/brood worden klaargemaakt en waar je de gelegenheid krijgt 2 rendieren te voeren. Daarna nog paar minuten terug met de slee naar de auto die ons terugbracht naar de beginlocatie waar we onze dikke geleende pakken konden inleveren en daarna teruggebracht werden naar ons hotel. Als totaalpakket niet slecht als aanbod, maar in de praktijk zonder noorderlicht heeft het weinig om het lijf.”

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7.Aurora Photography Tour 3 HOURS

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 74 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $167Top rated

Join Arctic Timetravels for a three-hour Aurora hunt from Saariselkä. Your guide follows changing forecasts, drives to at least three dark locations, explains the lights, and serves hot drinks. Guides such as Ivan, Walter, Karoliina, and Nico have helped guests find clear skies and capture the show.

“I highly recommend this tour. They were very professional and kept us updated on the weather forecast. Walter was a great guide and we were very lucky to see an amazing light show.”

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8.Saariselkä,Kakslauttanen: Aurora Hunting & Photography Tour.

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 58 reviews · from $154

Join ArcticTours for a 3 to 3.5 hour Northern Lights hunt from Saariselkä, Kakslauttanen, or Kiilopää. An English or Finnish speaking guide drives a small Mercedes minibus beyond cloudy skies and village lights, then helps you photograph the aurora when conditions allow. Guides include Henry and Jen.

“The guide (forgot his name) picked up up on time and chased the lights. Fortunately, within minutes, we saw the lights. He brought us to a hidden spot and explained the lights and took alot of photos. It was simply magical.”

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9.Auroras in Saariselkä – Northern Lights Photo Tour by Car and on Foot

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 51 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $157

Spend about five hours chasing the aurora around Saariselkä by car and on foot. You’ll collect winter gear at Lapland Welcome, hear Finnish myths, warm up with snacks and hot drinks, and receive your guide’s photos afterwards. Guides may include Linda, Maurice, Jukka, or Maris.

“Great experience and wonderful tour guide Linda. We were very lucky and were able to see the Northern Lights.”

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10.Northern lights tour to Lake Inari, incl. dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 40 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $214

Travel from Saariselkä to Koppelo, then ride a covered snowmobile sleigh across frozen Lake Inari to a family-run island. Your guide prepares reindeer or salmon soup, sausages, dessert, and hot drinks in a Lappish teepee. Thermal clothing, reindeer feeding, and aurora watching are included.

“Great trip - including a wonderful sighting of the aurora. Really well organised - picked up and dropped back at our cabin in Saariselka, which was very helpful. Friendly, helpful guide for the trip, looked after us really well and gave us lots of interesting information while we drank our hot drinks and ate delicious reindeer stew. Warm suits provided but make sure you bring as many warm layers as you can as it gets really cold on the lake even so!”

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11.Northern Lights Hunting Snowshoe Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 26 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $111Best value

Join Safartica for a 2.5-hour evening snowshoe outing from Saariselkä. Your English-speaking guide teaches snowshoe basics, leads you into the snowy forest, provides warm clothing and hot chocolate, and watches the sky for auroras. Guide Teemo has been praised for adapting the walk and pointing out animal tracks.

“It was an exciting experience. Unfortunately because of clouds we couldn't see the northern lights, nevertheless the tour was absolutely great.”

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12.Hunting Northern Lights by Snowmobiles

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 23 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $202

Drive a snowmobile through Saariselkä’s dark Arctic wilderness to a remote tepee or hut. Your guide teaches the basics, builds a fire, serves hot drinks and barbecue snacks, and explains Aurora lore. The small group holds up to 10 people, with pickup available.

“We had a very nice time even though we didn’t see any northern lights. Everything was well organised (equipment, food etc) and our guide was very pro.”

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13.Husky Safari with Aurora Borealis Hunt

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 11 reviews · 3 hours · from $306

You’ll share a self-driven sled with another adult, learn the basics from an English-speaking husky guide, and travel about 8 km through the Arctic forest. Thermal clothing, transfers, a fireplace stop, and a warm drink are included. Aurora sightings depend on the weather.

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14.Northern Lights Hunting with Aurora Workshop

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 7 reviews · 4 hours · from $199

Start at Xwander Basecamp in Ivalo with a workshop led by guides such as Anne and Quentin. Learn Aurora science, forecasting, and camera settings, then ride into low-light-pollution areas around Inari to hunt for the lights. Hot drinks, snacks, guide photos, and transfers from Ivalo are included.

“This activity was amazing! The guide was very nice and friendly, and she told us many interesting things about the Northern Lights, the area, and its people. I would recommend this experience to everyone!”

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15.Aurora Photo Experience by Car from Saariselkä

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $139

Set out from Saariselkä by car or bus for a three-hour hunt for the Aurora Borealis. Your guide chooses areas with better viewing chances, takes night photos of you, shares camera tips, and serves hot drinks with gingerbread cookies while you wait.

“Very friendly guide and a good professional with extensive experience. Despite the bad weather, he managed to give us some magnificent northern lights.”

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