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Throughout history, people have always been amazed and fascinated by the green and red light dancing over the sky in the nights.
\nIn Latin it is called Aurora Borealis.
\nWe who live above the Arctic Circle see it once in a while. Even so we often stop and look up to enjoy the spectacular light show.<\/p>\n

If you like to learn more about Aurora Borealis you can check our Northern Lights facts<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In all of our dog sledding tours with overnight <\/a> there are big chances to see the northern lights.
\nHowever, there is no guarantee, because it can be cloudy and because there is not northern lights every night.
\nFor those who do not want to go on a longer dog sled adventure we also have 3-hours northern light tours<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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