
What’s the best time to visit Scandinavia?
25/03/2025 · By Tim Hall
Great Rail Journeys Tour Manager Tim Hall reveals his expert advice for a holiday in Scandinavia, including his top three rail trips in Norway and Sweden.
Read moreExtending hundreds of miles above the Arctic Circle, beautiful Lapland takes up about a quarter of Sweden's land mass. This wonderful array of forests, wide and open valleys, water and wetland is also the country's most sparsely populated region. Lapland's vast territory was largely unknown and undiscovered until the late 19th century, when a railway line to the iron ore mines farther north made the region more accessible to Sweden's southern population.
Lapland, much of which is protected as a national park or a nature reserve, is still largely inhabited by the native Sami people. One of the most famous features of this part of the world is that, during each summer, there are seventy days of continuous sunlight.
Find out more with a free brochure and enjoy weekly travel inspiration and offers in our e-newsletter.





Spellbinding Scandinavian rail journeys take us from the ancient Viking capital of Trondheim to Swedish Lapland, visiting the best places to see the Aurora Borealis, with many opportunities to experience these swirling lights. Travelling by rail through amazing landscapes, cross the Arctic Circle to Bodø to seek the ethereal Northern Lights...





Uncover the extraordinary landscapes and traditional culture of Arctic Norway and Sweden on a journey from Tromsø to Narvik and Kiruna. Meet the indigenous Sámi people and their reindeer and travel into atmospheric Swedish Lapland aboard the Ofoten Railway. Enjoy a husky-hauled sled ride through an enchanting winter wonderland - a magical...





Explore Norway's iconic mountains, glaciers and azure fjords, and discover Swedish Lapland's untamed wilderness on this epic holiday, packing in each and every one of the great Scandinavian rail experiences, crossing the Arctic Circle to the 'Land of the Midnight Sun'. Visiting an authentic Sámi village provides an insight into the traditions...