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Aurora: how to pick where to go this winter
Which of 5 northern lights bases suits you: driest, milder or easiest.
“I'd pick Abisko: it's properly cold, and it's the driest place in Sweden.”
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Before you book
- 01Abisko, Sweden: 349 mm a year, and November is its driest month
- 02Tromsø, Norway: 300+ km inside the Arctic Circle, yet a January mean of only −3 °C
- 03Rovaniemi, Finland: 6 km from the Arctic Circle, no polar night, the easiest to reach
- 04Leknes gets 1,546 mm a year
- 05Abisko's Sky Station night visit runs 19 Oct to 27 Mar, from 1,295 SEK with overalls, boots and the chairlift.
Checked when the guide was written (22 Oct 2026). Confirm times and prices with the operator before booking.
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5 places to see the northern lights this winter, and how to pick yours. Don't miss No. 5 ✨
I'd pick Abisko: it's properly cold, and it's the driest place in Sweden.
1️⃣ Abisko, Sweden: 349 mm a year, and November is its driest month
2️⃣ Tromsø, Norway: 300+ km inside the Arctic Circle, yet a January mean of only −3 °C
3️⃣ Rovaniemi, Finland: 6 km from the Arctic Circle, no polar night, the easiest to reach
4️⃣ Icehotel, Jukkasjärvi: ice rooms from December to April
5️⃣ Lofoten, Norway: the best photos if the clouds let you. Leknes gets 1,546 mm a year
Abisko's Sky Station night visit runs 19 Oct to 27 Mar, from 1,295 SEK with overalls, boots and the chairlift. From this winter there's no avalanche control on Mount Nuolja, so ride up for the lights and don't ski down.
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📷 Hendrik Morkel, Lightscape, Tobias Fischer, Sami Matias Breilin, Matthieu Gouiffes / Unsplash · US Embassy Sweden / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 · themadpenguin / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
