Northern Lights Destinations: 10 Places to See the Aurora Borealis
The northern lights shine brightest in a ring around the Arctic, the auroral zone centred near 67° north. Put yourself under that ring betwe...
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Wolf-Shaped Northern Lights: Marja-Terttu Karlsson’s Pajala Photograph
First you see the green sweep of the northern lights. Then a pointed muzzle, an arched back and what looks remarkably like a wolf bounding a...
Inari Northern Lights Time-Lapse by Tomi Rantanen, Finnish Lapland
A small boat sits on a dark lake while green and violet curtains of light ripple overhead. Finnish photographer Tomi Rantanen spent the aut...
Kungsleden Trail: 130 km in Seven Days Through Swedish Lapland
Yellow birches, rust-red tundra, blue lakes and snow still lying on the high slopes: this is Kungsleden, the King's Trail, in Swedish L...
Christmas in Lapland, Finland: Rovaniemi and Santa Claus Village Guide
Few places do Christmas quite like Rovaniemi. The capital of Finnish Lapland sits about 6 km south of the Arctic Circle, where the Kemijoki...
Tiina Törmänen’s Arctic Photos: Northern Lights and Snowy Forests
Finnish photographer Tiina Törmänen has spent more than 25 years photographing the far north: snow-loaded trees, northern lights over froze...
Oulanka National Park in Winter: Skiing, Snowshoe Trails and Rapids
In winter, Oulanka National Park turns into a world of snow-laden spruce, frozen canyon walls and dark green rapids that never quite stop mo...
Northern Lights in Finnish Lapland: Fox Fires, Aurora Science and Tips
Finnish Lapland sits right under the auroral oval, and on a clear winter night the sky above its forests, fells and frozen lakes can fill w...