Finnish Lapland in autumn, with a small group of women and two hosts beside you the whole way.

Choose the part that suits you, or do the lot:
Part 1, The Journey North (13-18 Sept, 5 nights): Helsinki, the overnight sleeper train to the Arctic Circle, husky dogs, forest trails, visit Santa Claus, enjoy a private lakeside sauna and plunge and bear watching, finishing in Ivalo.
Part 2, Northern Lapland (18-27 Sept, 9 nights): Ivalo, Inari and Utsjoki. Packrafting, rivers, saunas, the Siida Museum, Sámi culture, a king crab boat trip and Arctic Ocean dip in Northern Norway, Arctic wilderness, peace and tranquility, local artwork, foraging and baking session and a night in a glass-roof cabin.
The Complete Lapland Journey (13-27 Sept, 14 nights): both parts, with early bird pricing for the first six to book.

Erin runs Travel From Australia (Travel Her Way and Lapland Lowdown), she hosted the September 2026 Northern Lights Adventure for Women. Come along - she'll look after the details so you can simply enjoy Lapland. Learn more about Erin here.

Helsinki to Ivalo in five nights. A city, an overnight sleeper train, husky dogs, the Arctic Circle, a forest retreat and a bear-watching evening. Twin share accommodation throughout; a single room is available on request.

Day 1 · Mon 13 Sept: Helsinki. Arrive, check in and explore the city on foot. Welcome dinner together (included). Sleep: hotel in central Helsinki.

Day 2 · Tue 14 Sept: Helsinki and the sleeper train. A free day in Helsinki at your own pace. In the evening we board the Santa Claus Express sleeper to Rovaniemi. Breakfast included. Lunch and dinner are not included. Sleep: ensuite twin cabin on the train.

Day 3 · Wed 15 Sept: Rovaniemi and the husky dogs. Arrive in Lapland, then an autumn morning with husky dogs and a kennel visit. In the afternoon, an optional visit to Santa Claus Village to visit Santa Claus and cross the Arctic Circle. Dinner together (included). Sleep: hotel in Rovaniemi.

Day 4 · Thu 16 Sept: Rovaniemi to Ruka-Kuusamo. Private transfer through Riisitunturi National Park to Ruka-Kuusamo. Check in at a lakeside retreat, then a shared sauna and a plunge in the lake. Dinner together (included). Sleep: lakeside retreat, Ruka-Kuusamo.

Day 5 · Fri 17 Sept: the Kuusamo wilderness. A morning walk to Konttainen on a well-marked forest trail (about 1–1.5 hours). Lunch at the retreat (included), a rest or sauna, then an evening of bear watching in the wilderness. Dinner together on our return (included). Sleep: lakeside retreat, Ruka-Kuusamo.

Day 6 · Sat 18 Sept: north to Ivalo. Breakfast and check-out, then a private transfer to Ivalo (about 4 hours 40 minutes) through the autumn forests. If you’re doing Part 1 only, your journey ends here. If you’re continuing, you join Part 2.

Included in Part 1: 5 nights’ accommodation, the sleeper train ticket, the breakfasts and dinners marked above, one lunch (Day 5), the husky morning, the Konttainen walk, the sauna and lake plunge, bear watching and the private transfers described.

Nine nights in the far north of Finland: Ivalo, Inari and Utsjoki, with rivers, wilderness, saunas, Sámi culture, a king crab boat trip in Norway and a last night under a glass roof. The order of the activities is confirmed closer to departure, so the days can flex with the weather. Twin share throughout; a single room is available on request.

18 Sept: arrive in Ivalo. Settle in and share a welcome dinner together (included). If you’ve joined from Part 1, this is where the two journeys meet.

18-21 Sept: Ivalo (3 nights, hotel in Ivalo). Breakfast and dinner included each day. Lunch is not included. Activities are spread across your stay and may include river packrafting, wilderness walks, a private sauna and a room with a fire, a swim in the river, and village walks.

21 Sept: Inari and the move to Utsjoki. Head north to Inari for the Siida Museum, the museum of Sámi culture and the north (entry and lunch included). Continue to Utsjoki on the Norwegian border for a welcome dinner (included).

21-26 Sept: Utsjoki (5 nights, guesthouse in Utsjoki). Breakfast, lunch and dinner included each day. Activities include a village tour with a local guide, a walk across the Finland-Norway border bridge, Utsjoki church and the old church huts, a fell walk to a hut above the river (about 1.5km each way, or further for those feeling more energetic), a kota picnic and foraging, a baking session, a king crab fishing boat trip in Northern Norway and a sauna and Arctic Ocean dip.

26 Sept: glass-roof cabin near Ivalo. Travel back towards Ivalo for a night in a glass-roof cabin, with dinner (included) and a chance of northern lights overhead. Lunch is not included.

27 Sept: farewell. Breakfast, then a private transfer from Ivalo to the airport for your flight home.

Included in Part 2: 9 nights’ accommodation, breakfast and dinner throughout, lunches as mentioned, the Siida Museum, Utsjoki activities, the Norway day with king crab trip, lunch, sauna and Arctic Ocean dip, the transfers described and the private airport transfer at the end.