Kiruna

Tours

Start your Aurora Borealis night tour at the famous Stejk Street Foods food truck and Tepee in Kiruna's old city. Enjoy a local street food dinner in Stejk's cozy tepee while the guide makes the latest weather and Aurora Borealis forecast to give you the best chance to see the aurora during the night. After dinner, follow the guide in a car or van driving in to the local Kiruna area. This will give you the best opportunity to see aurora in the Kiruna - Lapland area. If we find the aurora we will stay in that spot to capture it for a longer period of time. If there aurora disappears we will drive to a new location in the local area. The guide brings experience, a positive attitude, snacks, and warm lingonberry juice. Bring warm clothes and dreams of seeing the aurora in your heart.

Go hunting for the Northern Lights on a guided aurora tour with a professional photographer who will capture stunning photos of you and the auroras, providing you with a beautiful memories of this unforgettable experience. Watch the lights as you stay warm by the fire and enjoy hot drinks. Get picked up from your accommodations in Kiruna and meet your friendly guide and group for the night. Let your expert team find a suitable location with a clear sky to make your camp. Wait to catch a glimpse of bright green to illuminate the starry night sky. Your guide will also take some pictures of you and the aurora in the sky. Watch the aurora dance above you as you listen to the crackling campfire keeping you warm and cozy. Be served hot drinks and reflect on your magical night as you head back to Kiruna.

Barrel through the snowy Swedish Lapland countryside on a guided dog sled adventure as the sky transitions to dusky evening hues. Learn how to handle the dogs yourself on this sustainable method of transportation that dates back to 1980 BC. Take a well-deserved break next to an open fire in a Nordic tent. Get started in Kalixforsbron, where you will meet the dogs and get dressed in the warm winter clothing and shoes that are provided. Learn how to handle and harness the dogs. Benefit from a detailed safety briefing before heading off into the snowy landscape under the sparkling polar night sky. Work together with the well-trained huskies while being pulled through the white blanketed wilderness along the Kalix River. Afterward, warm up around an open fire in a Nordic ten with a traditional Swedish Fika.

Discover the arctic nature in daylight by driving a dog sled through the fresh morning snow. After picking you up from Kiruna town, we will take you to our home in Kalixforsbron, where you will meet our dogs and get dressed in warm winter clothing and shoes that we provide. You will usually be taught how to handle and harness the dogs. Two participants share one sled and take turns steering and sitting. For your and our huskies safety, a detailed instruction is given by the guide before heading off into nature. We cross frozen lakes, traverse through silent forests and sweeping marshlands while looking out for local wildlife. With some luck, you can spot reindeer, moose, arctic hares, or even “Ripa” the Ptarmigan which is Kiruna's official bird. Make sure to bring a camera as this tour is great for pictures! Back home we will warm up around an open fire in our Nordic tipi with hot soup and sandwiches as well as traditional Swedish Fika. Afterwards we will bring you back.

Experience the thrill of dog sledding in Kiruna with the ease of a round-trip transfer from Abisko. After a scenic bus transfer to Kiruna, you'll meet a team of enthusiastic sled dogs ready to take you on an unforgettable ride through the Arctic wilderness. During the dog sledding adventure, your professional musher/guide will drive a sled that accommodates up to four guests. Having a professional musher drive the sled ensures the highest levels of safety for you, and allows healthy guests of nearly all levels of physical ability to enjoy this once-in-a-lifetime dog sledding adventure. While your professional musher controls the team of dogs, you can sit back, relax, take lots of pictures, and enjoy every second of your time in the Arctic wilderness. Approximately halfway through the dog sledding adventure, you will stop at a remote Arctic wilderness camp where your guide will prepare a warm fire, piping hot drinks, and classic Swedish Fika. An example of what might be served is a warm cup of coffee or tea and steaming cinnamon rolls. Here, you’ll also have the chance to interact with the sled dogs, give them a well-earned belly rub, and capture memorable photos before heading back to the starting point. After your adventure, we’ll return to Abisko, giving you time to reflect on this once-in-a-lifetime experience.

We will pick you up in the centre of Kiruna and take you by car to our reindeer farm in the village of Rávttas, 20 km northwest of Kiruna town. Some of our family's reindeer are fed and cared for in a corral during the wintertime. You will get close to them and feed the tame reindeer by hand. We will walk together through a winter wonderland with the sledding reindeer. We will give you some instructions before you go for a short ride on your own with the reindeer sled. You will also get a chance to experience other parts of our culture with lassoing like a reindeer herder and skiing the sami way. After the ride and activities we'll return to our farm and enjoy a lunch with ecological, smoked, and fried reindeer meat (suovas), bread, and coffee in the lávvu. You can ask questions and listen to stories as you relax around the fire. After the tour we will take you back to the city centre.

Embark on a scenic journey from Kiruna, Sweden, to Narvik, Norway, where you’ll experience the breathtaking beauty of the Arctic landscapes and viewpoints. This tour takes you through stunning wilderness areas, offering panoramic views of majestic mountains, crystal-clear lakes, and lush valleys. As you cross the border into Norway, the landscape transforms, revealing snow-capped peaks and picturesque fjords. Upon reaching Narvik, you’ll be captivated by the city’s rich history and its stunning natural surroundings. The highlight of the tour is the Narvik Fjord, a spectacular body of water surrounded by towering mountains. Enjoy the serene beauty of the fjord, with opportunities to take in the views from various vantage points around the city.

Capture the true feeling of a winter night in the arctic. Your guide will take you to learn the wintry way of movement with snowshoes. While walking on the snow, you will experience how the milky light of the moon and stars cast enchanting shadows through the snowfields. In Abisko there is a lot of animals that dwell in the birch forest during winter, so the possibility to see a lot of tracks is quite big. Most likely you will see tracks of forest hare, ptarmigan, foxes, lemmings, and if you are lucky you might even spot tracks form a moose. During the tour we will have a break and enjoy some warm berry juice while the only sound you hear is the sough of the forest and fells. If you are lucky, you may even see the Northern Lights dance over the lake Torneträsk and over the mountaintops. If there is a full moon and a clear sky you will also get a spectacular view over the Abisko mountain range which includes one of Sweden’s most famous mountain formations Lapporten which is a U-valley sculptured by the ice age.

Join a nighttime excursion from Kiruna and embark on a guided sledding tour in the snow-covered Arctic wilderness. Steer your own husky sled as you venture out into nature and try to spot the northern lights. End your evening with a warming drink and a sweet treat around a cozy fire. Start your outdoor adventure with a convenient pickup from Kiruna and journey to the hamlet of Kalixforsbron. Here you'll meet your guide and get introduced to the huskies who'll be doing all the heavy lifting for the evening. Get dressed in the winter clothing provided for you and listen as your guide provides detailed instructions on how to handle and harness the dogs, and how to steer your sled. Then, set out into the dark to experience the wintry landscape. Get pulled safely through the countryside and marvel at the snow-covered marshland as you zip past tall trees and over frozen lakes. With a bit of luck, you'll also be able to experience the aurora borealis dancing in the night sky above. At the end of your husky trek, head back to the base camp in Kalixforsbron and warm up around an open fire in a traditional Nordic tipi. Sip a warm cup of coffee or tea and enjoy a tasty Swedish fika before hopping back into a van for your return transfer to Kiruna.

In the deep snow the best way to walk is with snowshoes. After picking you up from Kiruna town's central area, we will take you to our home in Kalixforsbron, where you will get dressed in winter clothing. Snowshoes have been used for thousands of years as a way to traverse the deep snow by spreading out your weight so that you do not sink. On the hike, your Guide will tell you about nature and wildlife in the Swedish Tundra. We keep an eye out for animal tracks and trails to identify. You will learn how to find dry firewood in the snow covered forest, to make a warming fire. To further broaden your survival techniques in the harsh arctic environment, try ice fishing on Sir Folke’s frozen lake. Back home we will warm up around an open fire in our Nordic tipi with hot soup and sandwiches as well as traditional Swedish Fika. Afterwards we will take you back to Kiruna Town.