The 15 Photography Tours in Finland That Earn Their Price

1.Aurora Hunting Photography Tour with Barbeque

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 433 reviews · 3 hours · from $81Our pick

From Rovaniemi, you’ll ride to a dark lakeside or riverside setting, watch for the Northern Lights, and warm up beside a fire with sausages, hot drinks, gingerbread, and sometimes marshmallows. English- and Russian-speaking guides, including Olga, Julia, and Ivan, provide photos and hotel transfers.

“Everything was so perfect! We were very lucky because in that day the sky was very clean. Everyone were so kind to us. I would repeat it without thinking twice! But be careful and dont make a reservation on days with many clouds or if its raining.”

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2.Northern Lights Photography Tour & BBQ

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 326 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $104

Meet in central Rovaniemi for a 3.5-hour Aurora hunt with a professional photographer. You’ll travel 10 to 60 miles from city lights, learn camera settings, enjoy reindeer sausage and hot blueberry juice, and receive free Northern Lights photos afterward.

“One of the best nights of my life, went in March 2023 and Im still telling everyone about it! It wasn’t looking like we were going to see the northern lights because of cloud but luckily (miracle!) we got to see them a few times that night! The guides even kindly offered to take us out the next night on half price to make up for the fact the lights weren’t as clear. The food was amazing and the blueberry tea was really comforting. 10/10 experience would recommend to anyone”

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3.Saariselkä: Aurora Hunting Photography Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 325 reviews · 3 hours · from $163

From Saariselkä, you ride in a minivan with an English-speaking guide such as Mikke, Eugene, Ivan, or Pavel, following cloud and aurora forecasts to find clear skies. The three-hour trip includes hot drinks, snacks, tripod photography, hotel pickup within 15 kilometers, and shared professional photos.

“Best Aurora tour in Saariselka. From the start our guide Mikke was fantastic. He had a deep insight about northern lights and took us to the best spots to view them . A truly memorable night !”

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4.Aurora Hunting Photography Tour(98% Success Rate)

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 251 reviews · 4 hours · from $141

Join Sunsuni Safari for a small-group Aurora hunt from Rovaniemi, led by local guides including Pekka, Amanda, and Christine. Drive to clear-sky locations, take professional photos, warm up beside an open fire, and enjoy sausages, berry juice, cookies, marshmallows, and Finnish snacks.

“We really enjoyed aurora hunting with the tour guide. The transport arrived on time and we manage to see the northern lights even though the weather forecast was cloudy. Thanks to the team!”

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5.Discover the Northern Lights Photography Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 218 reviews · from $165

Join Beyond Arctic for a 4.5-hour aurora hunt from Rovaniemi, led by professional photographers such as Leevi, Aleksi, Markus, or Ville. You’ll follow live forecasts to private Arctic locations, learn night photography, warm up beside a fire, and receive edited photos afterward.

“Very nice experience, we were lucky enough to see the lights. Finn was an amazing guide really passionate about the whole phenomenon of the northern lights. 100% recommend. Thanks for the amazing memories and pictures !!”

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6.Northern Lights Photography Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 175 reviews · 3 to 4 hours (approx.)

Head out from Rovaniemi after dark with Nordic Unique Travels to search for the Northern Lights. A photographer guide offers camera advice, while warm outerwear, BBQ snacks, hot drinks, tour photos, and hotel pickup are included. Sightings depend on weather and solar activity.

“Very bad tour ....the tour operator was not keen to move to different location despite not locating northern lights at one location. They were bound to just get over it and complet it...and go home. Very bad horrible and not at all recommended ....aharndo sergio all of them were only concerned to get over and head back rather than provide experience and enlighten customers ....photos taken was bad and not professional at all ...NOT RECOMMENDED”

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7.Levi: Northern Lights Hunting Photo Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 120 reviews · 4 hours · from $140

Spend four hours hunting the aurora around Levi with an English-speaking guide such as Antoine or Adrien. Drive up to 200 kilometers to clear-sky spots, learn night photography, warm up with drinks and gingerbread, and download photos taken during the tour.

“The highlight of our holidays! We met up with other travelers, had the chance to change into thermal clothing and then went aurora hunting by bus. The guide was absolutely fantastic! He was very attentive, provided highly useful photography tips and patiently took photos of every tour member. We were lucky enough to see northern lights at every stop. Highly recommended!”

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8.Saariselkä: Aurora Photo Tour by Car with Transfer & Drinks

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 116 reviews · 3 hours · from $135

Meet your English-speaking guide at your Saariselkä accommodation and ride into the night toward clearer skies. You get warm clothing, hot drinks, gingerbread, photography help, and an online gallery. The three-hour search includes hotel transfers, but the aurora and exact viewing spots cannot be guaranteed.

“geen NL is overmacht, maar 1 uur in de auto naar russische grens en weer terug, zonder drankje en niets fotografisch, vind ik nog geen 1 € waard. chauffeur was alle spullen vergeten geloof ik. je zou verwachten iets compensatie. te krijgen, maar ook dat niet helaas.”

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9.Northern Lights Photo Tour | Money-Back Guarantee

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 99 reviews · 4 hours · from $115

Meet NordicUnique Travels in central Rovaniemi for a four-hour aurora chase with guides such as Juan, Ricardo, Giselle, and Deep. You’ll follow clear skies without a mileage limit, use warm overalls and boots, and receive professional photos. If the lights stay hidden, you can return the next night free.

“Great experience! Ricardo and Juan, our photographers, were fantastic, and we finally got to see the auroras. A big thank you to the whole team!”

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10.Northern Lights Photography Tour from Rovaniemi

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 87 reviews · from $213

Meet at Lapland Welcome in central Rovaniemi, collect warm winter gear, then ride to a dark mountain viewpoint for about five hours. Guides such as Anthony and Peter have helped with camera settings, explained the aurora, served campfire food, and shared photos after the tour.

“Amazing tour. We previously did two with other companies and there were terrible. This tour offers so much more than just the lights which is great if they don't arrive lucky for us they did. You get to hear tales and quirky stories about Finland and the history behind the lights, you also get yummy camp fire food and get in sit in the warm by the fire.”

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11.Guaranteed Northern Lights & Photography Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 84 reviews · 6 hours · from $140

From Rovaniemi, Miro, Emma, Walter, or another English-speaking guide follows live Aurora and weather reports, driving a small group to clear Arctic viewing spots. You get warm minivan transport, hot drinks, local snacks, photography help, and a full refund if no Northern Lights appear.

“The tour is highly recommended. The small group size and the tour guide made it a fantastic experience.”

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12.Saariselkä,Kakslauttanen: Aurora Hunting & Photography Tour.

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 80 reviews · 3 hours · from $153

Ride into Lapland’s dark countryside with an English or Finnish-speaking aurora guide, leaving the cloudy, bright Saariselkä village area behind. Small groups, a Mercedes minibus, hotel pickup within 20 kilometers, and public aurora photos make this a comfortable choice, though clear skies are never guaranteed.

“This was a royally disappointing experience. Whilst weather conditions are understandably beyond control, our guide was unmotivated and uninspired, and showed no effort in “hunting” the aurora at all. We stopped by the side of the road a few times and waited for the cloudy conditions to deterioriate. Meanwhile other tour groups had continued to drive on to other places in search of the aurora. We joined another tour by a different company the next day and the guide was much more enthusiastic. Not recommended.”

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13.Northern lights hunting photo tour with bbq; small groups

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 76 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $102

Spend about three hours hunting the Northern Lights from Rovaniemi with hotel pickup, a local guide, campfire sausages, warm drinks, and photo help. Guides such as Aleks, Talvi, and Ramzas may move you to a second spot when clouds block the first. Aurora sightings are never guaranteed.

“The trip is accepted but the guide took the photo did not say will send it to us, and didn’t have any contact info for the guide.This website only sale you package after purchase not more follow up”

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14.Aurora Photography Tour 3 HOURS

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 74 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $167Top rated

Search for the Northern Lights around Saariselkä and Inari with guides such as Ivan, Walter, Centti, and Karoliina. You’ll visit at least three dark-sky locations, follow changing forecasts, learn Aurora photography tips, and warm up with hot drinks. Pickup is available within 15 km of Saariselkä.

“Great experience. Ivan went above and beyondd in locating us spots with some activity. The tour ended up lasting longer than the alloted time”

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15.Private Northern Lights photography tour in Rovaniemi

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 61 reviews · 4 to 5 hours (approx.)

Spend four to five hours chasing the Aurora from Rovaniemi with a private guide, often visiting two or three weather-based locations. Beyond Arctic supplies winter clothing, boots, camera gear, hot drinks, snacks, and edited photos. Guides such as Finn, Ilona, and Aurelien have helped make difficult nights memorable.

“There are no refunds, so I would not book this activity in advance. I would book it the day of the activity so you can check the weather. I ended up paying over $1100 and we did not see anything. Other tours offer some kind of guarantee this one does not. However, our tour guide did try very hard, we drove for over two hours into Sweden but to no avail.”

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