January has been really busy, but so much fun! We held our first photography workshop here in Utsjoki, earlier in January, just before the polar night ended. This was the first time we worked together with Rayann Elzein and we are already planning the next workshop. Winter and the polar night gives us endless […]
When talking about Finland you must have heard stories about a hot room: the sauna, and how the Finns scorch themselves there – at least most of them. For us Finns it is a place to relax both the body and mind. The History of Sauna Did you know that there are three million saunas […]
The autumn in Utsjoki is coming to an end and it feels like winter has already begun. The ground is covered in a thin layer of snow, the rivers have started to freeze and the trees have shed their leaves a long time ago. So before we officially start the winter season, we would like […]
The first round of the Girls LOVE Travel #GLTFinland trips has come to an end and all 3 groups have seen the Northern Lights here in Lapland. During the last 3 weeks we’ve welcomed 31 GLT ladies from 8 countries including the USA, Costa Rica and the Seychelles (to name just a few) with a passion […]
At Aurora Holidays we care about the environment. We love every inch of the nature around us and we are grateful for everything Mother Nature shares with us. We know that the environment in Lapland is very fragile and it’s easy to notice the impact our actions have on the environment, even short term. For […]
Let us introduce our new Aurora Holidays mascot! Last weekend we have asked you on our Facebook page to help name our newest team member and you’ve decided: Reino the Reindeer. Thank you to everyone to everyone who voted and all of you who threw your own name suggestions into the mix. Now that we […]
The time that we’ve all been waiting for is finally here: the Northern Lights season has finally started. We saw the very first auroras this season here in Utsjoki last night and we couldn’t be more excited. The Northern Lights season in the northernmost parts of Finnish Lapland will run from now until early April […]
Ijahis idja, the Music Festival of Indigenous Peoples is happening in Inari this weekend, 17th-19th August 2018 Ijahis idja means nightless nights and it is a festival celebrating the music of indigenous peoples. It has been held in Inari since 2004. The event is the only music festival held in Finland that concentrates on Sámi music. […]
The Midnight Sun period here in Utsjoki has come to an end. The first sunset since May here in the northernmost parts of Finnish Lapland was just a few days ago, meaning the nightless nights are now over. The nights are slowly returning to Utsjoki and in just a few weeks time, we will be […]
The team at Aurora Holidays is always on the look out for new and exciting activities we can add to our programme to make your stay in Utsjoki even more special. This month we took a day trip to Hornøya, a small island in Northern Norway to check out if this is something we could […]
