From Saariselkä: Northern lights tour to Lake Inari, incl. dinner

Overview

Available languages

English

5 hours

Mobile ticket

Go in search of the famous Northern Lights in Finland on this small-group to Lake Inari from Saariselkä.

Wrapped up warm against the cold, travel deep into the Finnish wilderness by sleigh pulled by a snowmobile.

Keep watch on the skies for sightings of the spectacular Northern Lights and — with a little luck — marvel at spectacular views of the evening light show around Lake Inari.

Meet and feed Reindeers with your local guide.

Savor a warming dinner by the campfire in warm teepee and enjoy personalized attention from your guide on this small-group tour — limited to 10 people.

Additional Info

Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries

Not recommended for pregnant travelers

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking

Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required

A minimum of two people per booking is required

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Pickup and drop-off in central Saariselk

Local guide

Dinner

Meet and feed reindeers

Warm clothes and shoes

Snowmobile sleigh ride in Lake Inari

- Pick up from Kakslauttanen and Kiilopää area.

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Star Arctic Hotel

Ylamajantie 1 Saariselka Finland

Santa's Hotel Tunturi

Lutontie 16 Saariselka Finland

Holiday Club Saariselka

Saariselantie 7, Saariselka Finland

Lapland Hotel Riekonlinna

Saariselaentie 13, Saariselka Finland

Northern Lights Village Saariselka

Rovaniementie 3222E Inari Finland

Aurora Collection

Koivutie 2 Saariselka Finland

Wilderness Hotel Saariselka

Laanilantie 5 Saariselka Finland

What To Expect

Pick from Saariselkä center, travel by minibuss to our office in Ivalo. You will get warm thermal clothes and shoes, then head on to the small village of Koppelo, far from the city lights. Take a seat in your sled and travel deeper into the wilderness with your local guide. Comfortable snowmobile-pulled sleigh is covered by warming reindeer hide and you can enjoy the ride to the frozen lakeside. In the lake we will take a break in the silent beauty of the wilderness. If you are lucky, you might see the Northern Lights in the lake. You will visit small island where owners of this small family company lives. You will get glimpse of local lifestyle in this small island outside of the touristic areas. Local guide will tell you stories about life in lapland. You can relax and see if you are lucky enought to see the Northern Lights. Guide will prepare delicious dinner and hot drinks by a campfire in lappish teepee. Dinner will be made of local fish or reindeer. You will have possibility to meet friendly reindeers and feed them and take some photos.

Sample Menu

starter

Traditional finnish BBQ-sausages

Vegetarian option possible by request

main

Homemade Reindeer or Salmon soup, bread

We have one soup in the tour, if you specially wish to have one of the soups, please let us know. Vegetarian option possible by request.

dessert

Blueberry cake or mousse

Options

Winter 2025- 2026

Pickup included

Reviews

4.53

36 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Amazing experience
Trek502238,
Sep 27, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Well organised and prompt. Jay picks you from the designated spot and it's all smooth. We went to a local watch tower where we got a stunning view with clear skies and immense stars. From there he takes you to another spot deep in the forest. Pitch dark skies and we got a spectacular display of the Northern lights within a few minutes of reaching the hut. A fire keeps you warm. There's simple and delicious food on the barbecue provided. Got several great pictures with the lights, he has a nice camera setup. Dress warm. Highly recommend this experience!
Suggestive Experience
Eugenio S,
Mar 9, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Small group. They will pick you up from your hotel, then give you thermal clothes, then drive you on a snowmobile sleigh. You can feed reindeer at night, sit into a local tent with fire and eat a simple dinner soup and sausage. Then they will drive you around the frozen lake hunting for aurora. If the sky is clear and there is aurora the setting is very beautiful. Also the experience itself it's suggestive. Maybe a little overpriced but overally a good experience.
Amazing experience! Our...
Tannia D,
Feb 19, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Amazing experience! Our guide was wonderful and always checking our kids were comfortable and having a good time.
Wow!
Manekasheffield,
Feb 17, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
This was such an awesome experience!!! Our guide was so great. We even stopped on the side of the road to see the northern lights shortly after our pick-up. Lake Inari and seeing the northern lights was an unreal experience. It was amazing! The dinner afterwards was great and was an authentic experience. I would highly recommend!! Thank you Maxim!
What a tour
Tina S,
Feb 1, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
The tour with Laura was just amazing. We had the luck to see amazing northern lights. But also despite of this the tour was really worth it.
It was a great experience...
Saikat B,
Jan 29, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
It was a great experience to walk over the frozen lake. The tour was well-planned and well equipped. Our guide Laura was outstanding. She made the trip really enjoyable and comfortable. The dinner was great too. We got to see and feed the reindeers. Laura also let us do a fun activity which is drilling the frozen lake which we enjoyed a lot.
Tracking the Northern Lights
Heike N,
Jan 15, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Super organized tour, very friendly guide and the group size of 7 people was perfect. Despite the poor view of the Northern Lights under a full moon, the guide encouraged us to look again after dinner. The food was very delicious. In any case, everything worked out and we saw the aurora borealis at a late hour. Thank you very much for the great trip. It remains unforgotten.
Amazing journey
Sindi P,
Jan 5, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
It was amazing We was lucky we saw Nothern lights We went to Inari lake, had a delicious dinner, went to reeinder Farm, Recommended 😍
The guide was really nice...
Doreen D,
Jan 3, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
The guide was really nice , he explained some things regarding the culture. also he made the new years eve speciam with some fireworks
Awesome experience
Getaway10182237581,
Mar 14, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Oh!! what a tour!! Splendid experience. Nice couple who manage the trip. Such nice people who made sure we were well clothed and remain warm considering that it was colder during the nights. It was cloudy as we started the tour, however in half an hour clouds started clearing. The guide was sure we would spot northern lights considering it was clear sky. And then the moment appeared out of nowhere. 15 mins of gift for us.. Northern lights appeared in the sky like a rainbow.. we were right at the Inari Lake. Beautiful experience indeed. Apart from the above, the tour had in fact other beautiful experiences, couple had ensured everyone had sumptuous meal at their Tapae. They had prepared a very tasty veg meal for us specially and baked a cake. It tasted out of the world. They had cute 2 reindeers who also posed for pics.. Overall a must experience tour. And one important thing, never go for only Northern lights as an aim, it would be disappointing if not visible. Many other things to enjoy on the trip