From €119 per person for a shared aurora chase from November to February, or €59.95 on an October date.
From €119 per person for a shared aurora chase from November to February, or €59.95 on an October date.
A shared Rovaniemi aurora chase costs €119–139 per person from November to February, and a small group of up to 8 costs €169–209. On October dates the same tours sell for about half (€59.95–69.50 on 21 Oct). BBQ evenings run mostly €56–89, drive-yourself snowmobile tours €139–159, reindeer rides €179–199, and private hunts €1,074–1,890 per group.
"From" prices below are the lowest GetYourGuide showed on 6 Oct 2026 for each tour; "typical" is where most tours in that format sit. Only the chase tours were checked on winter dates, so treat their October "from" as an autumn deal, not the December price. If you searched for a 2025 price, these are the current figures for the 2026–27 season.
Source: GetYourGuide listings, checked 6 Oct 2026.
The cheapest chase, Guaranteed Northern Lights – 100% Money-Back + Photos at €44.50, has 183 reviews and a 4.6 rating, against 4,456 reviews for Rovaniemi: Northern Lights Tour - 100% Guarantee & Photos. Below €60 per person you mostly get either a 3-hour campfire evening with no guarantee or an autumn-priced chase. Compare formats on the aurora hunting, aurora BBQ and snowmobile pages.
Source: GetYourGuide listings for Rovaniemi: Aurora Hunt - 100% Guaranteed, Free Photos, Rovaniemi: Northern Lights Tour - 100% Guarantee & Photos (★ 4.65, 4,456 reviews) and Rovaniemi: Northern Lights Tour – 100% Guarantee & Photos (★ 4.84, 2,634 reviews), checked 6 Oct 2026.
October is the cheapest month for a chase in our data: the shared option of Rovaniemi: Aurora Hunt - 100% Guaranteed, Free Photos is €59.95 on 21 Oct against €119 on 11 Nov, and Rovaniemi: Northern Lights Tour - 100% Guarantee & Photos is €69.50 against €139. The Finnish Meteorological Institute lists September–October among the best aurora months, so the lower price does not mean a worse season. Average temperatures are around 1 °C. More on autumn on best time. Check October dates
From 11 Nov the shared options cost €119 per person on Rovaniemi: Aurora Hunt - 100% Guaranteed, Free Photos and €139 on Rovaniemi: Northern Lights Tour - 100% Guarantee & Photos (★ 4.65, 4,456 reviews) and Rovaniemi: Northern Lights Tour – 100% Guarantee & Photos (★ 4.84, 2,634 reviews); small groups cost €189–209.
Average temperatures drop to about −4 to −5 °C, so overalls start to matter: Rovaniemi: Aurora Hunt - 100% Guaranteed, Free Photos does not list them, while Rovaniemi: Northern Lights Tour – 100% Guarantee & Photos (★ 4.84, 2,634 reviews) includes overalls and boots for down to −40 °C if needed. Check November dates
We did not check a December date. On 11 Nov and 17 Feb the shared options of Rovaniemi: Northern Lights Tour - 100% Guarantee & Photos (★ 4.65, 4,456 reviews) and Rovaniemi: Northern Lights Tour – 100% Guarantee & Photos (★ 4.84, 2,634 reviews) cost exactly the same (€139), but December can still differ, so open the date on GetYourGuide before you budget. December has about 2.5 hours of daylight at the solstice and averages around −8 to −9 °C. Check December dates
Two tours at the same price can include very different things. The grid below lists what each listing includes for 10 popular tours; "—" means the item is not in the listing's includes, which usually means you bring or pay for it yourself.
Source: GetYourGuide listings, checked 6 Oct 2026. "From" = lowest price shown that day.
A small group means a van or car with 8 guests at most instead of a coach of up to 54. Standalone small-group tours start lower than the small-group options of the big three, but read the guarantee: they differ more than the price does. All four below were priced on 6 Oct 2026.
Source: GetYourGuide listings, checked 6 Oct 2026.
On Rovaniemi: Guaranteed Northern Lights Hunt | Small Group the €89.25 is not a fixed per-person rate: the listing says the price per person drops as your group grows, so a couple may pay more. Rovaniemi Aurora Hunt - 100% Guaranteed, Photos, Small Group refunds if you do not see the aurora on a completed tour, which is a stricter test than a camera. More small-group options on aurora hunting.
“"Great small group which was perfect. We were not waiting in the cold nor Queuing for photos!!" — Bhavini, February 2026, Guaranteed Northern Lights – 100% Money-Back + Photos, review on GetYourGuide”
The three family-labeled tours are short campfire evenings from €59 to €159 per person, and none of them guarantees the aurora. Our checks used adult prices; child rates are set per listing, so check them at checkout. Minimum ages below come from each listing's "not suitable for" line.
Source: GetYourGuide listings, checked 6 Oct 2026.
Chase tours take children too, with these minimums:
A 5–8 hour night drive is long for small children; the 3-hour evenings above end sooner. Compare all family evenings on aurora BBQ.
On 21 Oct the shared chase on Rovaniemi: Aurora Hunt - 100% Guaranteed, Free Photos is €59.95, half the €119 it costs from 11 Nov.
On Rovaniemi: Aurora Hunt - 100% Guaranteed, Free Photos the shared option is €70 cheaper in November (€119 vs €189), but only the small-group and private option names say "Guaranteed". On Rovaniemi: Northern Lights Tour - 100% Guarantee & Photos (★ 4.65, 4,456 reviews) and Rovaniemi: Northern Lights Tour – 100% Guarantee & Photos (★ 4.84, 2,634 reviews) the shared option names the guarantee too (€139).
All 65 tours we track can be canceled free up to 24 hours before start. If the checkout offers "reserve now, pay later", it lets you hold a seat without paying upfront.
Rovaniemi: Northern Lights Hunt with Guarantee & Free Photos (€49.50) and Guaranteed Northern Lights – 100% Money-Back + Photos (€44.50) give a free re-hunt or a full refund if the cameras catch nothing; Rovaniemi: Guaranteed Northern Lights Photo Tour gives a free second night. See guarantees.
Aurora shows on roughly every second dark, clear night in Lapland, and most chases confirm their start on the day. Book one night, watch the forecast, and use the 24-hour cancellation to add or move nights.
A shared aurora chase costs €119–139 per person from November to February and €59.95–69.50 on October dates, checked on GetYourGuide on 6 Oct 2026. Small groups of up to 8 cost €169–209, BBQ evenings mostly €56–89, and private hunts €1,074–1,890 per group. The cheapest "from" price we saw was €44.50 for Guaranteed Northern Lights – 100% Money-Back + Photos. Check dates
There is no official fixed price. Aurora tours in Rovaniemi are sold by private operators, and each one sets its own price and changes it by season. On GetYourGuide on 6 Oct 2026 we saw single-evening prices from €44.50 per person to €399 per person for a private igloo dinner, and up to €1,890 per group for a private hunt. Our price ladder shows where each format sits.
Visit Rovaniemi does not set one price: tours are sold by private operators at their own rates. On GetYourGuide the range runs from €44.50 per person (shared chase, 6 Oct 2026) to €1,890 per group (private van, Nov–Feb). Visit Rovaniemi points to the Sustainable Travel Finland (STF) label as a sign of a responsible operator, which is worth checking alongside the price.
October dates sell at autumn prices: on 21 Oct 2026 the shared option of Rovaniemi: Aurora Hunt - 100% Guaranteed, Free Photos cost €59.95 and that of Rovaniemi: Northern Lights Tour - 100% Guarantee & Photos €69.50, against €119 and €139 from 11 Nov. The tour and guarantee are the same. The Finnish Meteorological Institute ranks September–October among the best aurora months, so you save without picking a weak season. Check dates
A small group costs €60–70 more per person in November ( Rovaniemi: Aurora Hunt - 100% Guaranteed, Free Photos: €189 vs €119; Rovaniemi: Northern Lights Tour - 100% Guarantee & Photos: €199 vs €139) and gives you a van of up to 8 instead of a coach of up to 54. It also runs longer: 8 hours against 5–6 hours for the shared options. Pay it if you want pickup and more time to chase; skip it if budget matters most. Check dates
Private hunts are priced per group. Rovaniemi: Private Northern Lights Hunt with Money-Back Guarantee costs from €1,275 for a group of up to 8, the private option of Rovaniemi: Aurora Hunt - 100% Guaranteed, Free Photos €1,790 and that of Rovaniemi: Northern Lights Tour – 100% Guarantee & Photos €1,890 on November and February dates. Split across 6–8 people that can come close to a small-group seat; for 2 people it is a large premium. See private tours. Check dates
We did not check a December date. On 11 Nov 2026 and 17 Feb 2027 the shared options of Rovaniemi: Northern Lights Tour - 100% Guarantee & Photos (★ 4.65, 4,456 reviews) and Rovaniemi: Northern Lights Tour – 100% Guarantee & Photos (★ 4.84, 2,634 reviews) both cost €139 per person, and Rovaniemi: Aurora Hunt - 100% Guaranteed, Free Photos cost €119, so open your exact December date on GetYourGuide before budgeting.
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before start lets you book now and adjust. Check dates
Only on tours with a guarantee, and the terms differ. Most "100%" chases refund if the guide's camera captures no aurora, even if what it captures is faint to the eye.
Rovaniemi: Northern Lights Hunt with Guarantee & Free Photos and Guaranteed Northern Lights – 100% Money-Back + Photos offer a free re-hunt or refund; Rovaniemi: 100% Guaranteed Northern Lights Hunt & Small Group returns 75%; Rovaniemi: Private Northern Lights Hunt with Money-Back Guarantee refunds only if weather stops the tour from starting. BBQ, snowmobile and reindeer tours guarantee nothing. Details on guarantees.
Guaranteed Northern Lights – 100% Money-Back + Photos, from €44.50 per person, has a 4.6 rating from 183 reviews and a refund-or-re-hunt guarantee, so the low price does not mean no protection. Some guests mention that promised photos arrived late. For more reviews, Rovaniemi: Northern Lights Hunt with Guarantee & Free Photos from €49.50 has 737 reviews and a 4.82 rating with the same type of guarantee. Check dates