Saariselkä

Saariselkä is another of the winter resort towns in Finnish Lapland. People come here primarily for to see the Aurora Borealis. In season, the chances of seeing the Northern Lights are about 75%; however, people complain that the fog often obscures them. I was lucky enough to actually get to see the lights......after heading out onto the snow for a ways on a snowmobile! Highly recommended. This far above the Arctic Circle, the barren tundra makes for an excellent track on which to test your snowmobile.... and then relax being rewarded with the shimmering green mystery that is the Aurora.

Saariselkä is also home to the Kakslauttanen Igloo village, which is, quite possibly, the most awesome way to see the Northern Lights. Think 70's pimp igloos made of glass for transparency... pretty stunning.