Reindeer northern lights tours in Rovaniemi
By Jani Alakurtti · Updated
What is a reindeer northern lights tour like?
- Tours
- 12 reindeer northern lights tours with a working booking link, from 11 operator names.
- Price per person, not private
- From €169; typical €179. n = 5 of 10 non-private tours
- Typical duration
- 3.5 h (n = 12)
Reindeer tours: reindeer or reindeer sleigh as the only main mode. Typical = median. Prices are the lowest listed per-person prices; private tours and group prices are left out. Details and sources below.
Reindeer tours in our data vary: some are sleigh rides or reindeer safaris, while others centre on an evening at a farm, by a fire or in a cabin, with reindeer as part of it. On one night in ten from December to February it is colder than −15 °C between 20:00 and 02:00, so warm clothing matters. A third of the listings say winter clothing is included and the rest do not mention it, so check before you book.
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Tours are sorted by the listed starting price, lowest first, whether per person or per group; tours without a price come last, and equal prices are sorted by tour name.
Reindeer (12)
- Northern Lights Photography Tour
Nordic Unique Travels · 3.5 h · €110 (basis not stated)
Operator's website (opens in a new tab) - Watching the Northern Lights from a campfire on a reindeer pasture in Rovaniemi
Porovaara Reindeer Hill · 2 h · €119 (basis not stated)
Operator's website (opens in a new tab) - Visiting package: Food by the Fire at Kota Restaurant
Arctic SnowHotel & Glass Igloos · 4 h · €145 (basis not stated)
Operator's website (opens in a new tab) - Electric Reindeer safari to the Aurora Cabin (Northern Lights)
SnowTrail Safaris · 4 h · €149 (basis not stated)
Operator's website (opens in a new tab) - Rovaniemi: Northern Lights & Reindeer Evening Experience
Santa Claus Reindeer · 3.5 h · €169 / person
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- Rovaniemi: 2km Aurora Reindeer Safari Through the Forest
Santa Claus Holiday Village Safaris · 3 h · €179 / person
Check on GetYourGuide (opens in a new tab) - Rovaniemi: Aurora Reindeer Sleigh Ride & Cozy Farm Evening
Arctic Photo Experience · 3 h · €179 / person
Check on GetYourGuide (opens in a new tab) - Rovaniemi: Northern Lights Reindeer Sleigh Ride 3.5 km
Rovaniemi Tours Oy · 3.5 h · €199 / person
Check on GetYourGuide (opens in a new tab) - Rovaniemi: Reindeer Safari and Northern Lights Tour
Wonderlapland · 2.5 h · €220 / person
Check on GetYourGuide (opens in a new tab) - Rovaniemi: Private Reindeer & Northern Lights Tour
Tourvelle Oy · 3 h · €445 / person
Check on GetYourGuide (opens in a new tab) - Spend the Night in Nature Like a Reindeer Herder
Porovaara Reindeer Hill · 12 h · €1,118 (basis not stated)
Operator's website (opens in a new tab) - Rovaniemi: Northern Lights Pro Guaranteed – Unlimited (Private)
Book Lapland · 7 h · €1,850 (basis not stated)
Operator's website (opens in a new tab)
All northern lights tours in Rovaniemi on GetYourGuide (opens in a new tab)
What is included
| Item | Stated in the listing | Not stated |
|---|---|---|
| Winter clothing | 4 included 0 not included or on request | 8 of 12 |
| Hotel pickup | 5 included 6 available / pickup points 0 not included | 1 of 12 |
Not stated = not found in the collected listing text (on GetYourGuide, the start of the "included" list), so a listing can say more than we found. Hotel pickup "available / pickup points" = pickup offered or pickup points listed, possibly at extra cost.
Price per hour
| Lowest | Typical | Highest | Tours with price and duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| €48 / h | €60 / h | €88 / h | 5 of 12 |
Only tours that are not private and state both a per-person price and a duration in hours. Duration = midpoint of the stated range; multi-day tours are left out. Typical = median; not shown when fewer than 5 tours. Price per hour does not account for what is included, so it is a rough comparison, not a measure of value.
Questions about reindeer tours
How much do reindeer northern lights tours cost?
5 of the 10 tours that are not private state a per-person price: from €169, typically (median) €179 and up to €220. 5 state a group price or no price basis, and 2 private tours are left out because a private tour's per-person price depends on group size. These are listed starting prices on the collection date.
How long do reindeer northern lights tours take?
12 of 12 tours state a duration in hours: typically (median) 3.5 h, from 2.0 h to 12.0 h.
Can children join?
1 of 6 tours on GetYourGuide state an age limit ("not suitable for children …"): under 3. The other 5 do not state one. Age limits on other platforms were not collected.
What if the northern lights don’t show?
Of 12 tours: 4 say sightings are not guaranteed (No guarantee); 1 offer a refund if the lights do not show; conditions vary, for example the lights must not have been captured on the guide’s camera, or the tour is cancelled in advance because of cloud (Refund); 7 do not mention it.
Who are reindeer northern lights tours for?
Reindeer tours suit you if you want to meet reindeer and prefer a calm pace to speed. They are among the pricier tours in our data: the typical per-person price is higher than for tours by car or by snowmobile, and so is the price per hour. These figures rest on few tours: only half of the reindeer tours that are not private state a per-person price.
Based on the 12 reindeer northern lights tours in our data, listed on GetYourGuide, Viator or visitrovaniemi.fi.
Sources and method
Climate data
- 10th percentile of those nightly means: one night in ten was colder; n = nights. Source: FMI temperature observations (t2m, on the hour); Rovaniemi railway station (FMI weather station) (id 101928), 1 km from Rovaniemi; period 2015-01-01..2024-12-31; n = 283–310 per month.
We do not compare destinations with these figures, because differences between weather stations can explain differences between places.
Tour data
The tables and tour lists include the northern lights tours in our data that have a working booking link: 252 tours (listings: GetYourGuide 156, visitrovaniemi.fi 97, Viator 15), collected 2026-09-21. 26 listings that were not northern lights tours were left out, and 117 tours were left out because they have no working booking link yet. Prices change daily; check them on the booking page.
This page shows the 12 of them whose main transport is reindeer (reindeer or reindeer sleigh as the only main mode). Car and walking count as base transport only, so each tour belongs to exactly one tour type.
Data source files: data/monthly_metrics.csv, data/operators_products.csv.
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