Tag Archives: Kiruna

The Best Hotel in Kiruna, Sweden – SPiS Hotel and Hostel

If you had told me, that I would be spending a week north of the Arctic Circle in Sweden in 2017.  I would have laughed and said that wouldn’t be happening.  Yet it did.  I flew to Fort Frances and went exploring and having fun in this winter wonderland.  Kiruna is one of the largest cities above the Arctic Circle but that doesn’t mean much.  It is a city of 20,000 people.  It does have a thriving tourist trade due to the nearby attractions in Jukkasjarvi.  Since I wasn’t renting a car, I wanted to stay in the city of Kiruna.  Staying at the SPiS Hotel and Hostel was a great choice. Continue Reading . . .

Viewing the Northern Lights with a Swedish Lapland Northern Lights Tour

Northern Lights, Aurora Polaris, Aurora Borealis, The Lights.  The Northern Lights go by many names but every Arctic travelers cross their fingers and pray that they will see this spectacular phenomenon dance across the sky. Seeing the lights comes down to location and luck. Mostly luck. I have been incredibly lucky to see the northern lights several times in Iceland, South Dakota, Alaska, over the Atlantic Ocean, and now in Sweden.  A Swedish Lapland Northern Lights tours is one of the best ways to see the lights. I got to see the Northern Lights in Sweden while on Scandinavian Photoadventures’s Northern Light Phototour. Continue Reading . . .

A Snowmobile Tour in Swedish Lapland with Kiruna Guidetur

The bitter cold wind eats thru my balaclava.  I can’t feel my ears, but I can’t feel it as the Arctic Tundra passes by me.  I am driving a 600-lb snowmobile thru the wilds of Swedish Lapland near Kiruna, Sweden.  The powerful machine easily cuts thru the snow as we explore the lakes and forests.  I got a chance to take the Aurora Expedition snowmobile tour and Arctic Adventure tour with Kiruna Guidetur. Continue Reading . . .