"This event was unlike anything we have ever seen." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. On Thursday (Nov. 3) a mysterious blue ribbon ...

The northern lights blazed across the sky over the village of Ivalo in Lapland, Finland, on September 27. According to reports, solar wind hit the Earth's magnetic field, producing geomagnetic storms ...

But beyond the festive folklore lies a vast, wild, and profoundly beautiful region that offers some of Europe’s most authentic and memorable travel experiences. This is the real Lapland, a sprawling ...

It's no substitute for the real deal, but it's definitely inspiration to book a northern lights trip. Elizabeth Rhodes/Travel + Leisure Seeing the northern lights, or the aurora borealis, is a dream ...

I know, I know – but with three of the tour’s six evenings spent above the Arctic Circle in Finnish Lapland, where winter nights are long, surely the odds are good. Especially as the most impressive ...

Latest image of aurora borealis above Yellowknife, NWT taken at 19:41 MST on January 22, 2012. AuroraMAX is a five-year educational and public outreach initiative that features live broadcast of the ...

Tickets are relatively affordable: standard return fares with the Finnish National Rail company start at £27.60 for adults ...

I traveled north of the Arctic Circle to a tiny village in Finland for a chance to see the northern lights. I booked a tour as far north as I could afford for the best chance of seeing the colorful ...

Between September and April, thousands of people descend upon Finland’s Lapland, the country’s northernmost and largest (encompassing nearly 39,000 square miles) region. (Though the area also ...