Photography: Northern Lights of Swedish Lapland
Enjoy a week of photography at Frosty Trails! We offer amazing landscapes and wildlife, as well as the northern lights!
In short
During this photography journey, you will photograph the most beautiful winter landscapes and wildlife of Swedish Lapland, far away from the beaten tracks! You will be in one of the best locations to photograph the northern lights. Our basecamp is at a wilderness lodge, right next to a Husky Farm. During this week, we will also visit a reindeer camp to learn more about Sami culture, as well as enjoy a sled ride with huskies!
- Experience winter in Swedish Lapland on the Arctic Circle, far away from the beaten tracks.
- Photograph the northern lights in one of the best locations!
- Beautiful winter landscapes, covered in snow and ice
- Photograph reindeer, moose and the Siberian Jay during our private safaris
- Experience dogsledding!
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS JOURNEY
You cabin is located on the edge of the forest, close to a frozen lake and right next to a Husky Farm with 35 sled dogs. You will be the only guests staying in this place – and you will have access to the northern lights right on your doorstep!
This location is one of the best places to see the aurora. We have no light pollution, and we can see the northern lights in any direction, without obstacles. We have many years of experience with spotting northern lights, and we will warn you if there is any aurora. At this location, you will be able to enjoy the aurora in complete silence and solitude – far away from the crowds!
FOR WHO IS THIS JOURNEY?
This journey is for those that love nature and travel photography, and you have to be a bit adventurous!
You are expected to have a basic knowledge about your camera, but your guide Olav will be there to answer any questions about photography, both technical as well as with compositions.
You will need to bring a system camera and a tripod to taka photos of the northern lights, as well as a wideangle lens (28 mm or wider) with a large aperture, f2.8 or wider.
For wildlife you will need a telelens, eg. 100-400 mm lens. For landscapes a 24-70 mm lens is a good range.
(For APS-C: 18 mm or wider for northern lights, 70-300 mm or longer for wildlife, and 15-50 mm for landscape) (For M43: 14 mm or wider for northern lights, 50-200 mm or longer for wildlife, and 12-40 mm for landscapes)
ACTIVITIES
Together with your guide Olav, you will go out with a mini van every day, to find the best landscape locations, as well as local wildlife. We will specifically look for moose and reindeer on our safaris. We will see beautiful winter landscapes, open rivers as well as frozen waterfalls.
There are good chances for northern lights every night. The first day we will teach you all you need to know to be able to take beautiful photos of the aurora. We will also teach you how to find the northern lights by yourself, using apps and weather forecasts.
During this week we will visit a local nature photographer and use her place to photograph Siberian Jays, a bird that is so typical for The North.
We will visit Helena and her reindeer, and get a chance to learn more about Sami culture. This will also give us a chance to photograph the reindeer from up close.
As a cherry on the cake, we will enjoy a dogsledding ride and prepare our lunch over a campfire.
YOUR HOSTS
Kristin and Olav and their pack of 35 huskies have been living on their arctic homestead for over 15 years. During this week, Kristin will be taking care of hospitality and cooking. She will make you feel right at home. Olav is a nature photographer and he will be your guide during all activities, as well as helping you with your photography.
THE GUESTHOUSE
We choose to stay in a wilderness cabin, because it will give us easy access to seeing the northern lights. The aurora is visible just outside your door!
Your log cabin has a basic, but comfortable standard. It is heated by a heat pump, which keeps the cabin at a constant comfortable temperature. There is electricity and we have 4G signal for internet. The water comes from a water canister with a tap. There is no shower, but there is a washing room inside the cabin, and you can also enjoy a traditional woodstove sauna for washing in the evenings. The toilet is an outhouse, but it does have a nice Styrofoam seat so you can sit comfortably warm even on the coldest days! There are two sleeping rooms, a 2- person room with 2 single beds as well as a 4-person room with 2 bunk beds.
FOOD
You will enjoy breakfast in your cabin every day. During some of our safaris, we will eat lunch in a restaurant. During our visit to the Sami reindeer camp, as well as during the dogsledding tour, lunch will be prepared lunch over a fire.
At night, we will enjoy our dinner in a timmerkåta, a kind of a wooden tipi with a fireplace in the middle, where you can sit comfortably on benches. The dinners are all typical local food, and we do have some tasty vegetarian options as well!
This location is one of the best places to see northern lights! We have no light pollution, and we can see the aurora in any direction, without obstacles! We have many years of experience with spotting northern lights, and we will warn you if there is any aurora! You will be able to enjoy the aurora in complete silence and solitude – away from the crowds.
Day to day
Sunday: Arrival around lunch time; we will welcome you around the fire with a hot drink! We will provice you with warm clothing and take a short hike to the lake, to spot some locations for the northern lights. Back inside the warm cabin, you will get instruction in the techniques you have to know for photographing the northern lights. Fingers crossed that we will see our first aurora when it gets dark!
Monday: We will make an early start to get to the first landscape location in time for sunrise! We will photograph an open river that runs into a frozen lake. Our second landscape location for the day, is a nature reserve with frozen waterfalls! We enjoy lunch in a restaurant, before we head back to our basecamp. We keep an eye out for the northern lights after dinner!
Tuesday: Today we will visit a reindeer camp, where we will meet Helena and her reindeer. We will get the chance to learn more about Sami culture, as well as photographing her reindeer from up close. In the night, you will enjoy a traditional woodstove sauna with possibility to dive in the snow afterwards!
Wednesday: We will visit a local nature photographer on her mountain farm. Here we will get the chance to photograph birds in the snow, specifically the Siberian Jay that is so typical for The North! We also make a short photo hike on the frozen river, with mountains in the background.
Thursday: Today we will make a safari towards the mountains, and search for moose and reindeer. We will eat lunch a restaurant in a small mountain village.
Friday: We will go out for a dogsledding ride to finish the week!
Saturday: After breakfast we will put you on the bus or the train to Luleå, where you will catch a flight back home.
Availability and price
Available: 17-24/01/2026; 25/01-01/02/2026; 08-14/02/2026; Also available on request for groups travelling together (like photography clubs)
Price: 29.500 sek pp Maximum 6 guests.
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Other important information
You will find information on getting here on this page.
The aurora truly is a wonder of nature and it will not let itself be steered by man. We can of course never guarantee the northern lights. However, if there is any aurora activity and the sky is not too clouded, we are in one of the best locations to see the northern lights!
On arrival day, you are welcome around lunch time. We offer transfers from the train station in Murjek for the (night)train arriving around noon. Please mind that we do not offer any transfers for the train that arrives early in the morning! We can also pick you up from the bus stop in Vuollerim.
Checking out on the last day is after breakfast. If you are planning on taking the night train to Stockholm, you will leave on Friday night with the 21:00 hrs train, and we will take care of your transfer to the railway station in Murjek. If you leave by bus to Luleå (where the airport is) the bus leaves on Saturday morning at 08:20 hrs.
Many of our guests extend their holiday, by either arriving one day earlier, and stay a day longer. We recommend staying in a hotel in Luleå before you head home, and experience taking a walk on the frozen sea right from the city’s centre!
We will provide you with warm clothes for dogsledding, but you need to bring long underwear, warm socks, a hat and gloves. Don’t forget your sunglasses and sunscreen!
We would like to create a 100% smoke free environment for our guests. No smoking inside or outside the cabin.
We also want to ask you kindly, not to use any strongly perfumed products like deodorant spray with a strong scent or heavy perfume in the cabin. We thank you for your understanding!
Ready for the adventure of a lifetime in Swedish Lapland?
Drop us a message to make a booking or if you want to know more! We’ll be happy to answers your questions. Welcome to Kåskats in Swedish Lapland!