Top Northern Sweden Dining Experiences

This was one of the best experiences of my life and we didn’t even get to see the Northern Lights. Erika was amazing at sharing her stories of Sami life, her journey and the Swedish culture in the north. The drive to Abisko was filled with conversation and education in a friendly way. Dinner was amazing and Erika went out of her way to stop many times in an attempt to find the aurora borealis for us despite the heavy cloud cover. Sad we didn’t get to see the sky dance, but would 100% recommend doing this adventure to anyone!

Yesterday our guide Ylva has brought us from Kiruna to Abisko, making us discover magnificent landscapes. Then we had a pleasant time talking about Sami people and enjoying a typical and very tasteful dinner. We recommend this experience.

Erika was incredible! We really enjoyed our dinner and we even got to see the aurora! Absolutely wonderful time!

Enjoyed our Abisko with dinner tour. Our guide Erica was really kind and helpful. She tried her best to help us spot Aurora but unfortunately the weather that day was not cooperating.We learnt a lot about Sami culture during the tour and she also provided us with useful photography and location tips.

Incredible experience start to finish; 3 course Dinner at Aurora Sky Station; Sami Culture Presentation and Northern Lights Chasing. Erica was incredible!We weren’t so lucky because the Aurora wasn’t ready to make an appearance but we tried for as long as we could. Unfortunately there was no activity in Abisko or Kiruna.

The plan was to be clothed appropriately, then go by chairlift to the top of the mountain, to have dinner at the top followed by guided introduction to the Northern Lights. On the day we received a phone call in the afternoon to say the chairlift was not running because of winds. There were no winds at the time but we were told that they were expected and they would be worse at the top. As a replacement we were given a meal in a large outside wooden hut where the food was cooked over an open fire. There was a reasonable sized group in the hut. We were very happy with the meal. We were offered a choice of sorts of flights of drinks packages (not included & not cheap) which we turned down but they were happy for us to just order and pay for what wine we wanted.After dinner our guide talked us through some background to the lights and offered to take us on some walks. The first walk was quite short but managed to persuade a few not to go on the longer walk. The outside temp at the time would have been between -10 and -18 degC. The longer walk took us away from light pollution but unfortunately we did not see the Arora despite good indications it would come out. The guide left at about midnight but a group remained behind. Then at about 12.30 to 01.00 the Arora came out and carried on for up to an hour. The colours were muted by naked eye but impressive when shot using a smartphone on night mode - mainly greens on our night.I was pleased I went on the trip and was impressed with all the staff and the guide. I was disappointed about not going to the top as I did not realise this was a risk (maybe the lead traveler in our group had been given that information). This made me feel a little 'shortchanged' on what we had booked and paid for. I realise the presence of the Arora is down to nature so in fact we were lucky but maybe some concession for the altered trip such as a complementary drinks with the meal would have been nice.Tip: When planning your trip consider the phase of the moon. A bright moon reduces the intensity of the Arora.

This was an amazing trip! I loved every moment, start to finish. Ylva is a wonderful guide, and she helped us take truly stunning Aurora photos. I’d heard that Abisko was a great place to see the northern lights and it was.

We had a lovely and very exciting trip with Annette… We were picked from our hotel Camp Ripan around 5:00 PM. Our guide provided winter clothing as we requested (and you WILL need winter clothing!!) as it was -20 C. We then drove about 90 minutes north to Abisko. At Abisko we first had a really nice dinner as Annette told us about Sami culture, her community, and her life and she showed us beautiful pictures. (She is an photographer of the highest caliber!!) Then we walked about 1 km into the wood where we spent around 90 minutes taking photos of the Northern Lights.. Then she drove us all back to our hotel. All in all the tour is around 6-7 hours. We loved the tour and Annette. I especially recommend the tour for photography lovers..

When we married in 2001 one of the trips on my wife's bucket list was to see the Northern Lights. We took the plunge and went to Kiruna for New Year and booked on this trip. Our guide, Erika, was amazing - helping take photos and full of local knowledge. When we arrived in Abisko there was the most amazing Northern Lights display which Erika took time to make sure that everyone has amazing photos. After dinner we headed back towards Kiruna and made a stop off in the Lapland wilderness for even more photos with no light pollution. The most amazing and special trip - well worth it.

This tour was fantastic, and I’m so lucky it was the first one I did in Kiruna!! What I learned and saw on this trip was so useful during other excursions (some of which provided much less context and instructions about photographing the aurora). Erika was an excellent guide and teacher, and she made the experience unforgettable. Thank you for a wonderful evening!

This is one of the best experiences that you can have in Kiruna. Excellent time spent and good food. On top of that, our guide, Erika is trully remarkable. Well experienced and fully dedicated. Recommend A+++

We did a photo tour with dinner in Abisko at Scandinavian Photoadventures. It was a very cozy and pleasant evening. Our guide Erika told us a lot about the history of Sweden and the Sami. After dinner, we went into the woods to look for the Northern Lights. Erika went to great lengths so that we could see her – and it worked! Thank you for this wonderful experience!

We had a great day with Erika, she did an awesome job at answering our questions while we had great traditional food at the Abisko Touriststation. We took great pictures of the northern lights. Thank you very much for your time and the experience :)

Our guide Erika was great. We had a delicious dinner where she told us so much about Sweden itself and the Sami culture. She also worked overtime for us and helped us to take amazing pictures of the northern lights. We had a great experience.

We thoroughly enjoyed our excursion to Abisko. Having set up multiple tours during our stay in Kiruna, the time spent with Ylva, added very memorable layers to our experience chasing the aurora. It was special for us to have an opportunity to ask questions and hear about the indigenous Sami way of life. We shared a nice dinner, and made a few stops on the way back to Kiruna to take pictures during moments of clear sky. This tour immediately cemented itself as one of the richer memories from our Scandinavian travels. This served as more than just a photo opportunity. It allowed us to gain a connection to place. Highly recommend.