In late February 2025, I finally took the trip I had been dreaming about for years: a trip to see the Northern Lights in Kiruna, Sweden. Together with five friends, we spent three days and two nights in the Arctic Circle. The highlight of our journey was a night at Camp Taube, a wilderness camp deep in the snowy forests of Lapland. It was there, under skies alive with auroras, that we lived out the true Arctic experience. Chasing the Northern Lights Our first night in Kiruna gave us exactly what we came for. After dinner in town, we bundled up and headed outside, eyes fixed on the horizon. Suddenly, the aurora appeared—waves of green and violet light sweeping across the sky. It was the first time any of us had seen the Northern Lights, and we stood in awe, trying (and mostly failing) to capture its beauty on our cameras. We experimented with tripods and exposure times, trading tips and laughing at our blurred attempts. Before heading to bed, we had dinner at Pizzeria Midnattshör...
