2026 - Lapland and the Northern Lights (Norway and Sweden)

Kiruna is a town in the far north of Swedish Lapland. It’s known for the huge LKAB iron ore mine and its underground visitors center with an exhibit on mining. Hjalmar Lundbohmsgården, the 19th-century former home of LKAB’s first managing director, is now a museum with a courtyard photography exhibit. Kiruna Church is notable for its bell tower and resemblance to the traditional huts of the indigenous Sámi people.

Narvik is a lively and picturesque port tucked into an inlet on the shores of the Ofotfjorden, just inside the Arctic Circle.

The Nordland Railway (Nordlandsbanen) is Norway’s longest railway, stretching 729 km from Trondheim to Bodø, famous for being one of the few lines in the world to cross the Arctic Circle. Known as the "train of the midnight sun," this scenic, diesel-operated route takes roughly 10 hours, traversing forests, fjords, and mountains.

Svolvær is located between mountains and sea and is the largest town in the Lofoten islands with almost 5000 inhabitants.

Trondheim is a city on the Trondheim Fjord, in central Norway. Dating back to the 11th century, Gothic Nidaros Cathedral features an ornate rose window and a detailed west facade. Nearby, the Archbishop’s Palace Museum houses archaeological findings and sculptures, including gargoyles, removed from the cathedral. Ringve Museum is a music museum in a former manor house and barn.