Where to see the Northern lights in Lapland will depend on the kind of holiday you want, and many people come with the idea of combining their Northern Lights experience with a visit to Santa's home in Lapland as well.

One thing is sure, Lapland is a great place to see the Northern Lights. Travel agents are ready to organise places with the best conditions for spotting the Northern Lights, also known as Aurora Borealis.

They know that cloud cover can hinder sightings, and to this end travel agents are well prepared and come up with plenty of other exciting activities while they wait for ideal conditions to see this amazing natural light show.

An Astonishing Natural Phenomena Best Seen from Lapland

The Northern Lights come about when solar winds interact with the earth's magnetic field, resulting in beautiful greens, blues and yellow to red streaks being splashed across the sky. More people than ever are visiting Lapland this year and next, because NASA predicted that the Aurora Borealis is entering its most spectacular phase of its 11-year cycle with the Solar Maximum running well into next spring.

Some tips on how to increase your chances of seeing this natural phenomenon are that...

• your chances of seeing the Northern Lights increase the further north you travel
• the Northern Lights are most common in mid winter above the Arctic Circle
• Rovaniemi, Kilpisjrvi, Inari and Utsjoki are excellent destinations to see the lights

While the Northern Lights can appear any time, the best time is about midnight. Rovaniemi offers tourists plenty of recreational activities and unspoiled nature and for tourists there are a number of good hotels and trendy restaurants. The Aurora Borealis attracts plenty of tourists, and from the Rovaniemi Airport there are passenger trains operating day and night. Rovaniemi is one of the main centres for traffic to the arctic region and the connections for all forms of transport are excellent with many coach companies operating from the city. You can find great tours of Lapland here.

Where to see the Northern Lights in Lapland has to include Kiruna; far up north in Sweden. Its proximity to the North Pole makes it a excellent spot for the Northern Lights. One can even visit the Aurora Sky Station found at the top of Mount Nuolja in the village of Abisko, approx 93 km from Kiruna. There are plenty of package tours which include landing at the Kiruna Airport and then getting around by train, boat or renting a car. 

Another excellent tip of where to see the Northern Lights in Lapland is Saariselka, arriving at the Ivalo airport. There is also a husky farm here and the chance to have an exhilarating husky sleigh ride. This winter sports center is in Finnish Lapland and is some 250 km north of the Arctic Circle. There are flights from Helsinki to Ivalo Airport and buses and trains taking tourists to Saariselka.

A Fantastic Travel Experience

The Northern Lights are a must-see on every tourist's bucket list and a search on where to see the Northern Lights in Lapland always comes up with a number of top places and ways to experience the aurora borealis and tips on how to also enjoy high quality accommodation and amazing activities in a place where you can lose yourself in the sheer diversity and beauty.

An exquisite and contrasting region which spans Sweden, Norway, Finland and Russia, Lapland is a fabulous place to take a break, offering visitors a mixture of woods, swamps, lakes and rivers, rolling hills, fiords, villages and city life.

The fascinating thing about Lapland is that whatever experience you are looking for, Lapland can offer it, with most tourists coming to experience the majesty of nature, and more specifically the Midnight Sun and the Northern Lights.