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Two aurora nights
Two aurora nightsOne night we sleigh out to a camp with a fire and hot drinks and wait for the sky. The next we take the snowmobiles into the dark and chase whatever patch of sky looks clearest. No light pollution for miles.
🎴 The arctic reel
What the week actually looks like. Swipe. Our own crew shots land after March 2027.
📅 Upcoming dates
One departure this winter. Everything else lives on the trip page.
Top 3 iconic moments
Three things you will do up here that you will still be talking about years later.
02Your own husky team
Your own husky teamYou drive, your partner rides, then you swap. About an hour on the sled across frozen lakes and open forest. The dogs are losing their minds before you even set off, and so are you.
03Reindeer day with the Sami
Reindeer day with the SamiA full day on the snowmobiles with local Sami herders. Reindeer eating out of your hand, real stories about living this far north, and lunch cooked over a fire in the middle of nowhere.
📅 The day by day
Six days from one basecamp. Every single one of them optional.
Day 1Land in the Arctic
Kit up, welcome dinner, first look at the sky.
The full day
Fly into Ivalo (IVL). We meet you at the airport and it is about 35 minutes up to Wilderness Hotel Kieppi in Saariselka village. Thermal overalls, boots and gloves get handed out on arrival, then a welcome dinner with the crew. If the sky is playing, you get your first aurora before bed.
Day 2Huskies and first snow
Your own sled team, then a gentle snowshoe.
The full day
Out to the kennels for the husky safari. A quick lesson, then roughly an hour on the sled through frozen lakes and pine forest, one driving and one riding before you swap. In the afternoon a gentle snowshoe walk through silent forest to shake the legs out.
Day 3Reindeer day by snowmobile
A full day out with the Sami herders.
The full day
Snowmobile lesson and safety brief first, then a long day out with local Sami herders. You feed the reindeer, hear how life actually works this far north, and stop for lunch cooked over a fire out on the trail.
Day 4Saariselka day and the sauna party
Your day, then sauna, snow, sauna.
The full day
Nothing is scheduled, which is the point. Europe's northernmost ski centre, Finland's longest toboggan hill, the cross country trails into Urho Kekkonen National Park, ice karting, bowling and the shops are all a walk from the front door. In the evening the sauna is ours. Get hot, run out into the snow, get hot again, and keep going until somebody calls it.
Day 5Aurora camp and the bar crawl
Fire, hot drinks, sleds in the dark, then out.
The full day
A sleigh ride out to our aurora camp with a fire and hot drinks, then a night ride on the snowmobiles to whatever patch of sky looks best. Back late for a crawl round Saariselka, starting at Panimo Pub next door where our table is already booked.
Day 6One last cold morning
Slow breakfast, then the transfer to Ivalo.
The full day
No rush. A long breakfast, one last look at the snow, then the transfer back to Ivalo airport. You leave with frozen eyelashes and a crew you did not have six days ago.
A sample flow, not a fixed schedule. This far north the weather and the aurora forecast get the final say.
Where you sleep
Wilderness Hotel Kieppi, right in the middle of Saariselka village. Five nights, one bed, no packing and repacking. It was renovated recently and it shows.
Your room, shared or private
The Wilderness Room
A shared spot is this room twinned with a roommate of the same gender. A private spot is the same room, to yourself.
Everything under one roof
The Hotel
The restaurant, the bar, the saunas and the activity guides are all in the same building. No commuting to your own holiday.
Where your leaders sleep
The Kieppi Suite
We hold the suite for the SYB leaders, so it doubles as the pre dinner hangout for the crew.