Finland small group trips

The trip runs from December to March. December and January have the longest nights and only a few hours of twilight, which suits the aurora and the Christmas mood. February is cold with more light. March has long, bright days on deep snow and the same dark nights for the aurora.

Answer for Finnish Lapland: Rovaniemi, Huskies and the Northern Lights at Yllas

Not very. Walks are short, the husky ride is about 10 km and you can sit as a passenger the whole way, and the snowshoe outing is 3 to 5 km at a slow pace, with a 2 km loop if you prefer. The hardest part for most people is the cold, not the effort.

Answer for Finnish Lapland: Rovaniemi, Huskies and the Northern Lights at Yllas

A room of your own for all five nights is from CAD 795 on top of the small-group price, shown before you request to book, with nothing added later. Solo guests share a sled with another guest or the guide, and join the same group, table and activities as everyone else.

Answer for Finnish Lapland: Rovaniemi, Huskies and the Northern Lights at Yllas

The small-group trip runs with 7 to 12 guests in one minibus, so everyone fits around one fire at lunch and one table at dinner. Some other Lapland group trips take up to 16 guests.

Answer for Finnish Lapland: Rovaniemi, Huskies and the Northern Lights at Yllas

Choose a date and style and send a request to book. We check the hotels, kennel and activity partners and confirm your trip within 24 hours. Nothing is charged until then. Prices are per person sharing a room, with taxes: the small group starts from CAD 4,245, and the private trip from CAD 7,640.

Answer for Finnish Lapland: Rovaniemi, Huskies and the Northern Lights at Yllas

Canadian and US citizens do not need a visa for a short stay; Finland, Sweden and Norway are all in the Schengen area, so the land borders have no passport checks. Europe's ETIAS travel authorisation is due to start for visa-free visitors, and we tell you before you fly whether it applies to your dates.

Answer for Arctic Scandinavia: Northern Lights in Finland, Sweden and Norway

Choose this trip for variety: Lapland forest, Swedish mountains and a Norwegian fjord city, with skies in three places. Choose our 6-day Finnish Lapland, Swedish Lapland or Tromso trips for one base, less packing and more nights in one spot. All run in winter, and any of them extends this one.

Answer for Arctic Scandinavia: Northern Lights in Finland, Sweden and Norway

The small-group trip runs with 7 to 12 guests in one minibus. A See Sight Tours guide stays with the group from the first evening briefing in Rovaniemi to the airport in Tromso, watches the weather and aurora forecast every day, and works with local mushers, a reindeer herding family and aurora guides.

Answer for Arctic Scandinavia: Northern Lights in Finland, Sweden and Norway

We drive instead. The minibus is already on the road with your luggage, so if winter weather closes the line between Kiruna and Narvik, we take the E10 to Abisko or to Narvik and keep the rest of the day the same. You lose the view from the train, not a night anywhere.

Answer for Arctic Scandinavia: Northern Lights in Finland, Sweden and Norway

Canadian and US passport holders do not need a visa for short stays in Finland, which is in the Schengen area. The EU's Entry/Exit System records fingerprints and a photo on arrival, and the ETIAS authorisation is due to start later. We confirm the rules for your dates when you book.

Answer for Finland: Helsinki, the Lakeland, Tampere and Turku