This trip happened last December / January, naturally the main reason of this trip was Aurora Borealis. Spoiler alert - the lights were amazing, and it was cold. We did contemplate of driving but are not experience and confident in driving during snow so it was buses, trains, ferry and flights. More days were allocated further north because we wanted to increase the odds of seeing the Northern Lights. While I know it is not a guarantee sighting but I also know I would be very disappointed if I didn't see the lights.
Here's the itinerary for about 3 weeks covering Sweden, Finland and Norway with a day trip to Talinn.
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| M: Morning, A: Afternoon, E: Evening, N: Night |
24/12, Day 00: On flight, transit in Qatar.
25/12, Day 01: Arrive in Stockholm* (Castle House Inn)
26/12, Day 02: Stockholm*
27/12, Day 03: Stockholm*
28/12, Day 04: Stockholm. Fly to Helsinki* (Radisson Blu Seaside Hotel)
29/12, Day 05: Helsinki*, day trip to Talinn
30/12, Day 06: Helsinki, overnight train* to Rovaniemi
31/12, Day 07: Rovaniemi* (Airbnb)
01/01, Day 08: Rovaniemi*
02/01, Day 09: Rovaniemi* (Santa's Igloos Arctic Circle)
03/01, Day 10: Departed Rovaniemi to Kiruna*, transfer in Pello (STF Malmfältens Folkhögskola)
04/01, Day 11: Departed Kiruna to Abisko* (Abisko Guesthouse & Activities)
05/01, Day 12: Abisko*
06/01, Day 13: Abisko*
07/01, Day 14: Abisko*
08/01, Day 15: Departed Abisko to Tromso*, transfer in Narvik (Airbnb)
09/01, Day 16: Tromso*
10/01, Day 17: Tromso*
11/01, Day 18: Tromso, flight to Oslo* (Citybox Oslo)
12/01, Day 19: Oslo*
13/01, Day 20: Departed Oslo, transit in Qatar
14/01, Day 21: Arrived Melbourne
*referring to overnight stay
Side note: Looks like I'm behind by 6 months.. hehe