Kemi: Searching for the Aurora Borealis by Car

This Northern Lights chase begins with a pick-up from your accommodation in Kemi. After meeting your local guide, you’ll board a comfortable car or minivan and set out into the Arctic night. Unlike fixed-location aurora tours, travelling by car gives the freedom to seek the clearest skies, increasing your chances of witnessing the dancing lights. Your experienced guide follows weather forecasts and aurora activity updates in real time, ensuring the route takes you away from light pollution and into the heart of Lapland’s darkness.

As you drive through snowy forests, frozen lakes, and open countryside, your guide will share fascinating stories about the Northern Lights, blending science with folklore. You’ll learn how solar winds create this dazzling phenomenon and hear the ancient myths that describe the auroras as fox fires, magical spirits, or celestial dancers. The drive itself is an enchanting experience, as headlights illuminate the snowy landscapes and the Arctic silence surrounds you.

When a promising location is reached, the group will stop to step outside into the crisp night air. Your guide will help you set up cameras and offer tips on photographing the auroras, ensuring you’re ready when the green, pink, or violet ribbons appear across the sky. While you wait, hot drinks and Finnish snacks will be served to keep you warm and comfortable. If luck is on your side, the auroras will appear, shimmering and dancing above the frozen wilderness — a memory you’ll treasure forever.

Even if the lights remain elusive, the experience of venturing into the silent Arctic night, far from city lights, is unforgettable. The combination of starlit skies, snowy landscapes, and the thrill of the chase creates a unique adventure in itself. By the end of the evening, you’ll return to Kemi with new knowledge, new stories, and perhaps — with a little help from nature — the once-in-a-lifetime sight of the Northern Lights.

Approximately 2.5 hours

• Flexible aurora chase by car, following the clearest skies
• Guidance from a local expert who monitors real-time forecasts
• Stops in scenic locations away from light pollution
• Learn both scientific explanations and folklore about the auroras
• Hot drinks and Finnish snacks to enjoy under the night sky

Prices start from 84 EUR (exact pricing may vary based on group size and additional services).

• Thermal clothing (overalls, shoes, wool socks, gloves)
• Transportation and guiding
• A hot drink and a snack

• Operates September–April, depending on aurora season
• Visibility of the Northern Lights cannot be guaranteed
• Warm layered clothing recommended under thermal gear
• Tour may involve short walks in snowy or icy terrain
• Small-group experience for comfort and flexibility (private tours available)