26 Jan 2024
We travelled to Kiruna in Jan '24 for a very short time with the goal of seeing the Northern Lights and learning more about Lapland and the culture. We booked a tour Hunt for the Northern Lights in Kiruna - Abisko. The forecast for being able to see the lights was not promising, but our guide Erik said that he would do his best. We headed out to Abisko to a location that had been good in the past. The van was clean and comfortable. Erik was interesting, informative and very personable. He spoke excellent English and was a world traveler himself. He checked the sky and his phone (connected to a sky cam) several times and strongly suggested that we head to the second location right away. We did and we are so glad that he was so on top of the conditions. We saw the lights during a 10 min break in the clouds, and they were spectacular!
We stopped for a campfire and some local treats on the way back which was a fun way to end the night. We Greatly enjoyed our tour and believe that without Erik and his local knowledge and commitment to getting us the best possible experience, we would not have had the ephemeral experience of seeing the northern lights in person. Thank You Erik, It was awesome!!