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Frost-covered trees along a frozen lake under a starry winter sky

Guide1 Sept

A Winter Week in Finnish Lapland

Seven days north of the Arctic Circle in January: how we split the week between Rovaniemi and Inari, what to wear at minus thirty and how to give the northern lights a real chance.

Publisher Northwind Tours

10 min

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A polar bear walking across a stony tundra slope in Svalbard

Article28 Jul

Polar Bears, Walrus and Reindeer: Svalbard's Wildlife

Svalbard has more polar bears than people. How to see wildlife in the High Arctic responsibly, and what each season brings.

Publisher Northwind Tours

8 minBe the first to review

Visitors silhouetted around the globe monument at the North Cape under the midnight sun

Article23 Jun

Chasing the Midnight Sun to the North Cape

Between mid-May and late July the sun never sets over the North Cape. How to time your visit, where to stand and what to do with all that daylight.

Publisher Northwind Tours

6 min

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Skógafoss waterfall plunging from a green cliff, a rainbow in its spray

Guide3 Jun

Iceland's Ring Road in Eight Days

How we pace the 1,332 km loop around Iceland: where to sleep, which detours earn their kilometres and how much daylight you really get in June.

Publisher Northwind Tours

11 min

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Carved ice sculptures lining the blue-lit main hall of the Icehotel

Stay25 Dec 2025

A Night at the Icehotel

Rebuilt from river ice every winter since 1989, the Icehotel is equal parts art gallery and hotel. Here is what a night in a cold room is really like.

Publisher Northwind Tours

4.5 out of 5(2)

The Múlafossur waterfall dropping off a sea cliff below the village of Gásadalur

Guide9 May 2025

Hiking the Faroe Islands

Eighteen islands in the North Atlantic, linked by tunnels and ferries, with some of the most dramatic coastal walking in Europe. Our favourite routes and how to do them well.

Publisher Northwind Tours

10 min

5.0 out of 5(1)