SWEDISH LAPLAND
A well-researched trip is always the safest and most enjoyable way of exploring.
Having traveled the world as a tour manager (for an artist) and worked in an Arctic Adventure Company in Kiruna as main management/booking/customer care, as well as running a little Facebook Group for Swedish Lapland travels, I've decided to throw the most repetitive and obvious information onto here, hopefully making it easier and more enjoyable to plan your next expedition into the wild.
None of this content is paid or requested advertisement, I'm not making any money with any of this and it's mostly based on personal experience (therefore heavily Kiruna/Abisko-centric) and research.
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Norway
Finland
GETTING THERE
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by Plane
Like with other remote destinations, airlines do not always run a fix yearly schedule, but instead revise regularly and are usually release flights about 330 days in advance.
Direct to Kiruna:
from Stockholm - SAS & Norwegian
Months: 01. 02. 03.04.05.06.07.08.09.10.11.12
Weekdays: M T W T F S S
from Dusseldorf - Eurowings (released for 2025 too)
Months: 01. 02. 03.04.05.06.07.08.09.10.11.12
Weekdays: M T W T F S S
from Copenhagen - SAS
Months: 01. 02. 03.04.05.06.07.08.09.10.11.12
Weekdays: M T W T F S S
Direct to Lulea:
from Stockholm (ARN) - Norwegian, SAS, Ryanair
Months: 01. 02. 03.04.05.06.07.08.09.10.11.12
Weekdays: M T W T F S S
from Gothenburg (GOT) - SAS
Months: 01. 02. 03.04.05.06.07.08.09.10.11.12
Weekdays: random
from Paris (ORY) - Transavia
Months: 01. 02. 03.04.05.06.07.08.09.10.11.12
Weekdays: M T W T F S S
from Pajala (PJA) - FlexFlight
Months: 01. 02. 03.04.05.06.07.08.09.10.11.12
Weekdays: M T W T F S S
Direct to Gallivare:
from Stockholm (ARN) - FlexFlight
Months: 01. 02. 03.04.05.06.07.08.09.10.11.12
Weekdays: M T W T F S S
by Train
Train tickets are usually released 2-3 months in advance. The train being at the mercy of mother nature, you should always have at least engaged with the thought of a plan B in case of total cancellation (without bus replacement) which is very rare (only when it hits -30 degrees celsius or worse) but can happen sometime between new year and mid February.
While trains go to Abisko and further to Narvik, I have focused on Kiruna as the last city in the Swedish North.
Times can vary a little, so below is rough info to give you an idea of whats available.
Stockholm - Kiruna:
Vy Nattåg 94 18:08 - 09:14
Vy Nattåg 92&96 21:55 - 15:12
Stockholm - Abisko:
Vy Nattåg 94 18:08 - 11:09
Vy Nattåg 92&96 21:55 - 16:49
Lulea - Kiruna:
Vy Nattåg 3964 05:13 - 09:14
Vy Norrtåg 7150 06:19 - 09:52
Vy Nattåg 96 10:42 - 15:12
Vy Norrtåg 7152 11:10 - 15:00
Vy Norrtåg 7154 16:29 - 20:22
