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Northern lights tour price in Sodankylä: what each hunt costs and where

Green aurora filling the night sky over dark trees while people stand by parked cars with their tail lights on

Illustration photo: an aurora over a roadside in Belarus, not in Sodankylä.

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The short answer

The two-hour hunt is the cheapest night, but its lowest listing cannot be refunded, which is a poor bargain for a sky that may stay shut; pay a little more for the refundable one. The longer hunts cost less for each hour under the sky. Before booking Arctic SISU on a platform, ask whether the lower prices on its own site apply to you.

How the operators compare

Prices are the operators' own published starting prices as of the date this guide was updated, and they change through the season.

Arctic Wonders on ViatorArctic Wonders on GetYourGuideArctic SISU on ViatorArctic SISU: campfire night
Per hour €41 €47 €40 €36.67 – the lowest price per hour
Family of four €328 – the lowest total for a family €376 €640 €880
Cancelling Non-refundable Free until 24 h before Free until 24 h before Free until 24 h before

Highlighted figures are the best in that row: the lowest price per hour and the lowest total for a family. Per-hour figures divide the per-person price by the listed length. A family of four pays four full prices, since no hunt prints a child fare. The lower own-site prices are left out because their basis is not stated.

Where these figures come from
  • Arctic Wonders on Viator: The two-hour hunt at its lowest price, which cannot be refunded or changed for any reason.
  • Arctic Wonders on GetYourGuide: The same two hours for twelve euros more, with winter gear lent and free cancellation until a day before.
  • Arctic SISU on Viator: The four-hour hunt with pickup, twenty euros cheaper than the same hunt on GetYourGuide.
  • Arctic SISU: campfire night: Six hours with a fire in the wilderness, at the highest ticket price and the lowest price per hour.

Aurora hunts from Sodankylä are priced per person on the platforms, so what separates them is the length of the night and the terms attached to the ticket.

The short hunt

The two-hour hunt is the cheapest night out, and it is sold twice: on Viator for less but with no refund or change for any reason, and on GetYourGuide for twelve euros more with free cancellation until a day before.1 On a night the clouds decide, the refundable ticket is the better buy.

The long hunts

Arctic SISU’s four-hour hunt costs less on Viator than on GetYourGuide,2 and its six-hour night with a fire is the dearest ticket but the cheapest hour. The company’s own booking page lists the four-hour hunt at 130 euros and the six-hour night with grilled salmon at 180, without saying whether those prices are per person, so ask before paying there.3

Tours you can book

Priced per person

Price not stated

Questions people ask

Is transport included in the price?

Yes on all of them, in different ways. Arctic Wonders drives out from its office in the village, so you walk or drive to Unarintie. Arctic SISU collects guests from addresses inside an area marked on its listing; if you are staying outside it, ask whether the pickup still applies or costs extra before you book.

Do children pay less?

Not on any listing: every hunt is priced the same for every guest, which is why a family of four pays four full prices in the table. If you book directly with a company, ask whether it charges a child less, especially on the short hunt that suits children best.

Is the non-refundable listing ever worth it?

Only if your dates cannot move and you would go out whatever the forecast. For a family of four the saving on the two-hour hunt comes to forty-eight euros, and in return you lose the whole amount if the night looks hopeless or someone falls ill.

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Lapland Handbook Staff

Lapland Handbook is written by its editorial staff in Rovaniemi. Every price, age limit and group size in a comparison is read from the operator's own page and marked "Not stated" when the operator does not publish it. Each guide names who should not book, and names the operator that suits each kind of group, whichever it is.

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