10 years ago, in January 2012, Chad Blakely took a day off as a host at Abisko Sky Station, and together with his every first guests got to experience an epic northern lights display. It all happened in Abisko, Swedish Lapland, and was the seed that grew into his company, Lights over Lapland.
The group of eight visitors, experience an amazing aurora borealis down by the lake Torneträsk and Chad captured a marvellous timelapse of the heavenly display, that ended up on National Geographic’s website — making that night forever part of establishing of Abisko as one of the best places in the world for viewing northern lights.
That night Chad also made a pledge: if Lights over Lapland is still here in 10 years, I’ll bring you back for an anniversary.
So you've gone to Swedish Lapland, Sweden's Arctic destination, to experience the magical northern lights. Here are seven tips on how to get some good...
Shimmery and magical. The dance of the northern lights is a spectacular sight that we frequently enjoy in Swedish Lapland. Viewing the Aurora Borealis...
Great spots where the chances of seeing the northern lights are good, and also, awesome places to stay....
Shimmery and magical. Viewing the northern lights, the Aurora Borealis is a jaw-dropping and mystical experience that we frequently enjoy in Swedish L...
What started with a film featuring a small wooden hut in the forest has become a cool hotel. These days Treehotel in Harads is considered one of the w...
The everyday arctic lifestyle is deeply rooted in nature. We live our lives under the northern lights and the midnight sun, amid hail and black flies,...
On a headland called Viedásnjárgga in Stora Sjöfallet National Park lies Naturum Laponia. It's a place that tells a story of mountains on the other si...
Just outside Luleå, you'll find the church village Gammelstad. This used to be where Luleå city centre was located right up to the 17th century, with ...
Through midnight sun and endless roads. From the magic mountains in the west, deep into the woodlands and all the way to the islands in the east. This is your adventure along the roads of Swedish Lapland.
We keep honestly prepared food from local produce close to heart. That comes quite naturally since nature’s pureness, and lots of great ingredients surround us. Taste all the goodness of nature that has over centuries adapted to life in our arctic environment.
In summer, above the Arctic Circle, the sun doesn't set – a phenomenon known as the midnight sun. Depending on where you are in Swedish Lapland, you can experience it from May to July. The further north you go, the shorter the nights. The best thing about it? You can do whatever you want at any time!
The everyday arctic lifestyle is deeply rooted in nature. We live our lives under the northern lights and the midnight sun, amid hail and black flies, wet snow and intense sunlight. We dry our meat in the spring, smoke our fish in the summer and boil our coffee over an open fire all year round.
Not only is Abisko, Swedish Lapland, within the Aurora oval but the surrounding mountains also keep the skies clear and there's barely any light pollution. This is probably the world's best place for the Aurora Borealis.
There are some things in life that you just have to do – and some places you just have to visit. Like the world's best place for northern lights, or spending the night at the original ICEHOTEL Make it happen sooner rather than later.
Four national rivers and countless tributaries and thousands of streams from mountains to coast, more than 30,000 lakes and a coastline of over 1,500 kilometres – this is fly fishing heaven. And Swedish Lapland has room for a few more fishers.
From the woods to the town, from the sauna to the spa, from great food and treatments to the stillness of the night. The north offers the perfect escape for feeling well.
You can hike overlooking the sea or Sweden's highest mountaintops. It can be a hike to the cloudberry marshes or along a winding forest trail – when the silence, the lack of cell phone coverage and the breathtaking views hit you.
It has always been said a walk in the woods and a breath of fresh air can do wonders. Maybe that’s why we love spending time in nature. And with midnight sun in summer, northern lights in winter and sparkling colours in Autumn, it’s wonderful all year round.
Yes, that is what we do here in Swedish Lapland. We ski. From late autumn to mid-summer, under the northern lights and the midnight sun. It's a love affair from the moment we get our first skis at an early age.
In Swedish Lapland, we embrace the winter months – and you will too. What’s not to love about dramatic winter landscapes, crystal clear-evenings and stunning northern lights dancing across the sky? And then all the things you can do!
Four national rivers and countless tributaries and thousands of streams from mountains to coast, more than 30,000 lakes and a coastline of over 1,500 ...
If a fish, or a catch, is to be a story, the fish has to be out of the ordinary, preferably bordering on dangerous. And if the story is to become a cl...
Sauna, or bastu in Swedish, is something as natural to people in the north as the midnight sun and the northern lights. It used to be something of a p...
The season with midnight light is around 100 days long. You play golf in the middle of the night, you take a swim when you feel like it and those who ...
National parks are areas featuring a certain type of landscape, protected to preserve their natural condition. It's about creating opportunities to ex...
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