Northern Lights Riders Oy - Inari

Christoph S.

Thanks a lot, Janne! We had a great first time experience riding snow mobiles. After a brief introduction, we went on a 32km trip. It was just three of us, so we could really ride the snow mobiles and enjoy the trip without a lot of waiting or driving slowly in line.

Janne is a humorous and talkative guy who just loves riding snow mobiles - you can feel his passion! 😉

W L.

I absolutely love this local company for their genuine passion! I joined two tours in February 2025, both of which were unforgettable.

Janne was our guide, and his enthusiasm and knowledge about the northern lights were fantastic. He took us all the way to the border of Norway to ensure we saw them. He captured many photos and sent them to us in original resolution within 12 hours.

After picking us up from our hotel, he drove 100 km to the viewing site and back, making the total trip over four hours long. We enjoyed hot drinks and cookies, which added a cozy touch.
I highly recommend this company for anyone looking for a fun adventure!

The private tour to Norway for king crab catching was also wonderful. On the way, Janne treated us to delicious homemade meatballs at a charming neighborhood supermarket near the border.

Giuseppe S.

Crazy man!!! 😂😂😂 Simply amazing! We did the snowmobile night tour, unfortunately we didn't see the aurora because of the bad weather, but it was worth it anyway!the tractors are Amazing! Halfway through the tour we ate a lot of cookies and drank tea and after we ate again toghether a burger in an other city! 😂 It was a pleasure staying 3-4 hours with Janne.
For sure I Will come back One day, thank you ♥️

MINA Y.

During our stay in Lapland, the weather was cloudy, and we couldn’t go on any tours for three days. However, on the fourth day, the aurora activity was high, and we were able to go on a tour and see the magnificent aurora. Janne passionately searched for the best spots to view the aurora, and we witnessed a fantastic display. Additionally, Janne took some amazing photos for us. We are very grateful to Janne for taking us to different locations, allowing us to see such beautiful northern lights. I highly recommend this tour.

CrzyRobot

I have had two bookings with northern lights riders.

First was a Private snowmobile Tour with Thomas, a really cool guy, really good guide and a very nice Person overall. Got picked up on a snowy road staying in a cabin 11 km away from Ivalo (3km to Main road). Thomas instructed me well in usage and functions and the Handsigns for communication during Tour. Hit the track and fun and joyment just kicked in. Some short breaks where Thomas gave me some good advices in a positive way to have just more fun.
Running up the track through speeding parts, bumpy ones, narrow and curvy ones, we reached top of the Hill. Made a little break tooked some Photos and Videos (really fantastic view) then heading back the track to Office, Thomas even gave me the possibility to drive in high snow, really hard and different to a low snow track, but very fun. Back in Office just changed Boots and then got dropped off at my cabin. Really great fun and experience, fantastic Guide with very good knowledge. 5* STAR rating for this Tour and Thomas!

Second Tour Aurora hunting, started really unexpected I was told at 6.30 pm a Pick up could not be realized because of road conditions to my cabin, having a word in a positive and kind manner I was told i could be picked up on Main road and dropped off there 3 km walk for me. I declined walking for drop off, Pick up would be possible and i tried to show understanding the Business side, if Van would get stuck by picking me up Tour would be cancelled. So Janne arranged a Taxi which would wait for me at drop off Ivalo and bringing me to the cabin. I agreed because it was my Last night before departure next day.
Waiting on picking up point i got a nice aurora and catched it twice on Camera. Marcus showed up and Tour started, after nice informations about aurora we reached first Spot. Unfortunalety Weather changed and clouds came across the sky. Hitting severeal spots with the same result too cloudy. Second Minibus joined us with Thomas in it, the Guides tried several spots and made a lot of calls it was on this evening more of a hunt, but they say it clear weather is nothing we can influence. So one Last Spot and BINGO a lot of clear sky and Stars, auroras came up unhappily very light for the naked eye but they were there. Took two really good Photos on that Last Spot and had seen them with the eye. Really appreciate the knowledge and will of the guides to get the customer some Auroras, the strenght or visibility is nothing Guides can influence its nature. At my cabin i had the luck to see really strong auroras, just booked this Tour in the hope they will find or know even better places than my cabin.
Unfortunalety we just stayed about 20 minutes at last spot then Tour has ended. Taxi was waiting for me as promised in Ivalo.

5*STARS for the guides Thomas and Marcus and their effort to make a visible aurora for everyone possible.
But the problem with picking me up/drop off has a bitter taste, wouldnt be that bitter if I got informed earlier, thats why I used note function in booking process(wrote down my road and pick up is needed), had the worry that there will be trouble.
Honest Feedback maybe you do state it clearly on Website or while booking that snow/ice roads may not be serviced with a Pick up/drop off or inform customer earlier (charging a fee is no problem).
So for me Personal 4*STAR rating on that aurora Tour.

Overall if I stay again near Ivalo i would choose northern lights riders again. Thank you to the Team especially to Thomas.

Wishing you all the best
Farouk

*Private Pictures were taken with Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, using Expert RAW mode in Camera App, turned on Astrography with 10 minute shutter speed, tripod is required!The Photos with purple/green and red/green auroras are from my Smartphone
** Guides using a pro camera have a Look and compare

Martina N.

Janne is a great tour-guide. He picked us up from our hotel and got us to the best viewing spots. The aurora borealis put on an excellent show, lighting up the sky in vivid greens, red/pink and blues -  with every moment offering a new, breathtaking view. He offered useful camera tips on how to capture the perfect shot and also took some professionel pictures which he sent us the next day. We also got some hot juice and cookies.
Don't miss out on this unforgettable activity if you are staying im Ivalo!

Alec L.

We booked a Northern Lights Hunt and despite planning for the perfect night to catch the Aurora (moonless nite), mother nature was not on our side that evening.
We were with Kim who drive us up north till we were pretty close to the Russian border. We didn't sit by a fire place to wait for the Aurora but really went for a hunt, driving to different places with Kim stopping to check the sky conditions for the Aurora.
Kim was also a good entertainer keeping the spirits up as we conducted the hunt.
Overall, though we didn't catch any Aurora that evening, it was nonetheless an enjoyable outing.

KM P.

I highly recommend this place!
The owner of this office puts a lot of effort into ensuring that clients enjoy their snowmobile experience. Very friendly and warm-hearted, he knows how to maintain an amazing atmosphere throughout the entire trip. We’ve done one ride during the night, and the second one during the day. Both experiences we’re wonderful and you really need to try them! If we were to return to Finland again, we would definitely come back here — not just for the snowmobiling, but to meet this wonderful person once more.

Highly recommended!
- Your favorite two kurwa customers & Marika 😁