Authentic Arctic holidays for informed world travellers
Located in one of the best places to experience the Northern Lights. Small group all inclusive holidays in the far north of Finnish Lapland and Northern Norway.
Welcome to Aurora Holidays, a small indigenous Sami family owned resort in Northernmost Finnish Lapland!
All-inclusive Arctic Holiday packages
We specialize in small group responsible all-inclusive Arctic Holidays. Leave the worrying to us and just enjoy your vacation! Join us on our popular Northern Lights holidays, stay cool on an Arctic Summer holiday, or enjoy the fall foliage on a hiking holiday. ALL of our Northern Lights holiday guests have experienced the Northern Lights with us for 7 consecutive seasons already!
Accommodation in authentic Finnish style cabins
Rent a cozy and private cabin by the mighty river Teno. Looking for accommodation in the Utsjoki area; we've got you covered!
Arctic Experiences and activities
From a King crab safari on the Arctic Ocean to a deep dive in indigenous Sami culture and to exploring the unique Arctic nature and wildlife...Join us for an experience of a life time!
Riverfront scenic Restaurant
Restaurant Aurora Holidays serves all dietary needs, specializes in local, authentic, and responsibly produced ingredients to bring you delicious meals in a beautiful setting.
Our Northern Lights holiday packages now enable you to make memories in two countries within one holiday!
Experience Finnish Lapland AND Northern Norway in one holiday!
Both of our Northern Lights holiday packages now include a bucket list day trip to the Arctic Ocean coast of Northern Norway. With us you don't only experience what Finnish Lapland has to offer, but you also can take a dip in the Arctic Ocean, explore a Norwegian coastal village of Bugoynes, fish and enjoy the tasty King crabs and take in the coastal scenery of the Arctic Ocean coast line.
YOUR NORTHERN LIGHTS HOLIDAYS IN FINLAND and Norway
Here are a few reasons why we have earned the Traveler's Choice award on Trip Advisor several years in a row.
We are Northern lights experts. We will go above and beyond to fulfil your dream of experiencing the northern lights. The length of your holiday, our location and expertise has resulted in 100% success rate for the past five years of operation. All of our guests have seen the aurora borealis in the past five years on our holidays.
Our resort is small, exclusive and remote. You’ll enjoy your holiday with a small group in the peace and quiet of the surrounding nature. We are far away from any hustle and bustle and mass tourism destinations.
We are Sami family owned all inclusive resort in the heart of Sami lands. This means your cultural experience with us will be truly an authentic one. We are a family of reindeer herders and northern lights chasers!
We are all about personalized service and making you feel comfortable and at home. We take care of you from the minute you land on Ivalo airport until you board your flight home. All of your meals and transportations are included in our holiday Packages and there are no hidden costs. You can relax and enjoy your holiday to the fullest.
Follow a special diet? Or have fitness or health limitations? We got you! Our restaurant is happy to prepare meals suitable to your diet whether it be vegan, gluten free or you just don’t like something or are allergic; just let us know.
Our holidays and northern lights chases are suitable for all fitness levels; no need to worry about your bad knee or other limitations getting in the way of having the full experience. We ask about your health when you arrive and plan your holiday accordingly.
Equality and inclusion are at the heart of our values. We were the first business in Lapland to join the We Speak Gay Community and are LGBTQ friendly travel destination.
We take our sociocultural and environmental responsibilities seriously and are constantly working towards a more sustainable and responsible tourism service. Currently for example you’ll stay at accommodation that heats up with geothermal fossil fuel free energy. And you’ll eat at our restaurant which uses locally sourced clean ingredients and has an optimised strategy for food waste minimisation.
Solo traveller? Don’t worry, we don’t penalise anyone for enjoying solo travels. Our prices are per person, and no extra fees are added for single occupancy of our cabins.
Travel with a family or friends? YAY Our cabins and apartments can comfortably fit a family of 5 (even six) or a group of friends. There’s two bedrooms in each cabin with four beds and a pullout sofa bed.
Your Northern Lights holiday in a nutshell
- Your holiday with us runs from Tuesday to Sunday. We are under the aurora oval and statistically there are northern lights here four nights out of five. But we are also in the Arctic and weather can be unpredictable: you don’t see Auroras in a snow storm, which is why we have found a 6 day holiday to be optimal for best chances for you to experience the northern lights. As well as have the whole Lapland experience.
- Your holiday includes three guided Aurora Borealis experiences, a bucket list Northern Norway trip, all meals, accommodation in your own comfortable cabin with a sauna, airport transfers, a guided tour of Utsjoki and Sami culture and depending on your chosen time of year for travel: either a meet & feed the reindeer or a guided hike to the wilderness.
- You can add extra activities to your holiday such as: Husky sledding, snowshoeing or snowmobiling.
- The Northern Lights season is between September and April. We offer two Northern lights holiday packages based on the season. For warmer weather, fall foliage and unfrozen rivers (think Aurora reflections): choose the Autumn Northern Lights package. For the full Arctic winter experience with snow related activities: choose the Winter Northern lights holiday package.
Autumn northern lights holiday package
Do you want to see the Northern Lights, but you’re not a fan of winter? Have the snow and winter climate stopped you from making your dream of experiencing the Aurora Borealis come true? If you answered with yes to the questions above, then the Aurora Holidays autumn northern lights holiday package might just be the right thing for you.
Winter northern lights holiday package
Experience the true Arctic winter with snow up to here, polar night and snow activity fun. Watch the northern lights dance over the snow covered landscape and make friends with the reindeer. The winter holiday package is our most sought after holiday combining the possibility for all the fun winter activities Lapland has to offer with spectacular aurora shows.
Book your Northern Lights Holidays with us here in Utsjoki, in the far north of Finnish Lapland, between September and April, and we will do our best to make that dream of yours a reality!
We are a family-owned company and have been leading our northern lights tours in the north of Finland for already 5 seasons. Our location is ideal to chase the Aurora Borealis. We are located in Utsjoki, 450km (along the road. It is about 380km as the crow flies) North of the Arctic Circle, where you can often see the Northern Lights even if the activity remains low.
Watch the aurora dance across the sky from the comfort of your cosy cottage or around a warming fire. Waiting in the cold for the Northern Lights to appear? Not with us! We have a private, wooden gazebo with a fireplace right outside your cottages on the riverbank, with an open and clear view towards the north. It is ideal to stay warm, enjoy some local delicacies and listen to stories from our guides about the area, all this while you wait for the lights.
If the weather is not clear at our cottages, we will chase the northern lights in our comfortable van. Our Northern Lights tours are NOT limited by time or distance. As much as seeing the Northern Lights can never be guaranteed because it is a natural phenomenon, we will always go above and beyond to try and make it happen.
Aurora Holidays also offers assistance with your camera to make sure that you can capture this magical moment. You don’t have your own camera? Not a problem. We will take photos for you and of you!
We have been making the dream of seeing the Northern Lights come true for all of our visitors from all around the world since February 2017.
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ABOUT AURORA HOLIDAYS
Aurora Holidays is a family-owned company, specialising in Nature, Outdoor and Northern Lights Holidays in Finland.
We offer a once in a lifetime experience of Aurora chasing, outdoor activities and Sami culture about 450km (along the road, ca. 380km as the crow flies) North of the Arctic Circle in Utsjoki, Finnish Lapland.
We have years of experience in the tourist industry, local knowledge and lots of passion. Our guides will make sure that your aurora borealis holiday in Utsjoki will be magical from start to finish. Visit us & let us show you the natural beauty of the northernmost part of Finland and share nature’s most spectacular gift with you: the Northern Lights.
You can visit us year-round and experience the changing seasons and landscapes here in Lapland. Whether you’re looking for a stunning, off-the-beaten-path location to experience the Midnight Sun or want to make your dream of seeing the Northern Lights come true – we offer just the right package!
A holiday with us could not be easier. Everything from the transportation to accommodation and guided services in one package, making it easy for you. All you have to do is book your holiday, pack your bags and arrive at the airport – we will take care of the rest.
