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Not knowing where to begin when planning our trip to Finland, I started by searching online for travel specialists who focus on the Lapland region—and that’s how I came across kimkim. After completing a quick questionnaire about the type of trip we were hoping for, we were connected with Emerson, who took care of every detail from that point on.

We scheduled a Zoom call to go over our wish list and discuss the level of accommodations we had in mind. Emerson’s personal experience in the Lapland region really stood out—he offered thoughtful suggestions on where to go, what to do, and even shared valuable insight on some of the stops we were considering. We truly appreciated his honest input.

Following our call, Emerson provided a detailed itinerary that outlined everything—from accommodations to excursions to transfers. We were able to adjust it several times to better suit our schedule and interests, and he was always responsive and helpful in answering our questions leading up to the trip. During the trip itself, he remained quick to respond whenever needed.

Everything unfolded exactly as planned. The accommodations met our expectations, and the tours and excursions were led by knowledgeable, professional guides. One guide was also a professional photographer who led us through a national park and sent us home with beautiful photos of our day!
The day-by-day itinerary made everything seamless and stress-free. A couple of our northern lights tours were unfortunately canceled due to cloudy weather, but we were pleasantly surprised to receive refunds for those experiences.

We’re already looking forward to planning our next adventure and would absolutely work with kimkim again. We can’t recommend Emerson and the company highly enough—thank you for an unforgettable, once-in-a-lifetime trip!

I had a wonderful time on our Northern Lights trip in Norway and Finland. Some of our planned activities were cancelled due to the warm weather and lack of snow. Moonika took care of rebooking cancelled activities like snow shoeing, dog sledding and snowmobiling to other locations that still had snow. We were able to see the Northern lights in several locations and enjoy the culture and history of the area. Overall, a very enjoyable vacation and would highly recommend Moonika in coordinating travel plans.

Had a fantastic time despite the challenges of an unexpected flight cancellation. Moonika helped to salvage my vacation and made it very easy for me to pivot and join my friends in Finland. I credit her professionalism and valuable experience. So much of how tours turn out rests on the shoulders of the coordinator. Moonika made this experience easy, fun and worthwhile.

Hotel Reviews

Northern Lights Ranch

Köngäs

Lovely cottages. The food at the restaurant was consistently amazing.

Arctic SnowHotel & Glass Igloos

Rovaniemi

This is a must-do experience.

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Dinner at Ice Restaurant

Sinettä

Such a unique experience. If you’re staying at the hotel, you definitely have to eat here.

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Private Snowshoe Trek at Pallas-Yllästunturi

Levi

The guide was charming and incredibly accommodating. The warm lunch prepared at the hut was the highlight!

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Husky Safari (10km)

Finland

Loved the experience! Driving the sled team through the woods was so much fun.

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This trip wouldn't have been possible without all the help from Emerson, he was a rockstar in planning! With his help and expert guidance we managed to pull off 5 countries in 23 days and never felt stressed about any of the moving parts. During the trip we traveled by plane, train, bus, car and ferry, with only one minor delay because of a "wildlife accident". The small guided tours he arranged exceeded our expectations, everyone was so nice, helpful, and knowledgeable. We learned so much more than if we had joined a big group tour or a bus tour. All of the hotels were also top notch, with friendly staff, comfortable beds, and superb breakfast buffets! Any questions we had along the way, we answered right away, and even checked in to make sure things were going smoothly. If you're on the fence about letting someone else make your travel plans (I know I had been) I would highly recommend Emerson and his fellow travel specialist, they know what they are doing, they now the areas you want to visit, and help take the stress out of vacation planning!

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Food & Culture Walk

Bergen

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Copenhagen in a Nutshell Tour

Copenhagen

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Ice Fishing Experience

Kilpisjärvi

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Mostraumen Fjord Cruise

Bergen

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Korouoma Canyon & Frozen Waterfalls Adventure

Finland

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Winter Arctic Landscapes Tour

Tromsø

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Snowmobile Tour to the Border of Three Nordic Countries

Kilpisjärvi

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Aurora Ice Floating

Finland

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Tallinn Day Trip

Helsinki

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Helsinki City Walking Tour (3h)

Helsinki

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Group Reindeer Safari and Farm Visit

Rovaniemi

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SnowHotel & Ice Dinner Experience

Rovaniemi

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We had the trip of a lifetime to Norway and Finland…Thanks to Moonika! She was absolutely amazing! She kept us well informed on any updates to our activities and helped plan alternative options! We loved all the accommodations that were selected for our group! We loved the location of our hotel in Tromso! It was centrally located and we could walk pretty much anywhere in town! We also loved the hotel in Senja! Loved the cottages right on the water and we enjoyed the hot tub in the snow! That was an awesome experience! The owner of Norwegian Wilde was such a lovely person! We loved talking to her every morning at breakfast!
The Northern Lights Ranch was awesome! Loved lying in bed and watching the snow fall and the stars above! The food there was delicious and the staff was amazing! We loved Kristina in the restaurant! She was so sweet and looked out for us!
Our snowshoeing experience was so much fun! We had such an awesome guide! We loved Andres! He made my first experience snowshoeing so much fun!
We were so happy that we got to see the Northern Lights several times on our trip! The best was our last night at the Ice Hotel & Glass Igloos! Loved that they had an aurora warning alarm in our room! We knew when to look out for them!
This was such an amazing experience and loved the trip! Thank you Moonika again for taking such good care of us! Can’t wait to return and explore more!

Moonika did an amazing job of booking everything and going with the flow to rearrange things upon some cancellations or additional requests!

Hotel Reviews

Scandic Ishavshotel

Tromsø

Clean , quiet and comfortable , rooms a bit small and the lighting switches were a little tricky to figure out.

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Right on the water

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Enter St Elisabeth Suites & Spa

Tromso

Very nice rooms and the spa was amazing!!!

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Up a steep hill from the main shopping street

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Norwegian Wild

Vangsvik

Absolutely beautiful cabins and location!!

Authenticity & Character

The cabins were so unique and allowed beautiful views of the water and the northern lights

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The cabins were so unique and allowed beautiful views of the water and the northern lights

Location

Such natural beauty everywhere

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Such natural beauty everywhere

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It was nice to meet the owner and hear about the history of this facility. She definitely has passion for her vision of creating a serene place to enjoy nature!!

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It was nice to meet the owner and hear about the history of this facility. She definitely has passion for her vision of creating a serene place to enjoy nature!!

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Cahkal Hotel

Kilpisjärvi

Nice hotel, the clothes dryers were a nice touch! The sauna was nice. The 3 course dinner menu was really tasty. Christina was an awesome dinner host we enjoyed chatting with her!!

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Not too much around the area, but good place to enjoy nature

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Christina and Lena both were awesome and helpful

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Northern Lights Ranch

Köngäs

What a cute and unique property!

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Very remote , but great place to enjoy nature and see the northern lights

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Arctic SnowHotel & Glass Igloos

Rovaniemi

Just to see all the ice hotel rooms and ice sculptures was amazing! Sadly the warm weather had caused some melting

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Very unique! You could tell all the hard work that was put into creating such a place!

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Shayne was an amazing host, safety guide and was helpful to answer all our questions!!

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Activity Reviews

Arctic Fjord Cruise

Tromsø

The weather really put a damper on some views and we weren’t able to go to the fishing village , but the crew made the most of it by providing more informational content and samples of the fish for us.

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Northern Lights Hunting Tour

Tromsø

Arbo was an amazing guide. He really went out of his way to take us far out to try to see some northern lights despite some cloudy weather condition conditions. We did see a bit and he took some great pictures for us.! He also did a great job at trying to keep us warm with a great fire and warm meals !

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Reindeer Feeding & Northern Lights Experience

Tromsø

The reindeer feeding was great they are very cute and learning about the Sami culture from Jon Michael was very interesting!

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Senja Scenic Route Tour

Senja

Our guide Rikki Martin took us to some great sights , so cool to see the beauty of the island and the natural landscape!

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Husky Safari (10km)

Finland

OMG, these dogs are AMAZING! Despite some but warmer than normal conditions the staff made sure the route was safe for the dogs. It was awesome to be on the sled and feel their power! The were so excited and happy to run!

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Dinner at Ice Restaurant

Sinettä

The food was pretty good. The restaurant and all the ice sculptures were fascinating. Unique experience overall.

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Everything worked out well. We had no hitches, delays, obstacles during our entire 9 days. We went primarily to see the Northern Lights which we did see really well the second night on a guided trip. Made it well worth it. But I think for both my brother and me the highlight of the week might have been learning how to mush huskies. We thought we would get a nice tour of the husky farm and a demonstration but we actually got trained in how to drive a sled and manage the dogs and then we drove the sled for 6 miles! Great experience through "Visit Inari." we also went net fishing/ ice fishing with a biologist on a nearby lake. This was also a great experience learning how to net fish and having the opportunity the ice fish. We caught a trout in the nets and grilled it right on the lake. Our biologist was a great resource about all things nature related. We also visited a reindeer farm which was nice. We got to feed the reindeer and then went to their house and cooked reindeer steaks. Nice experience.
The hotel Inari was fine but the hotel Fabian in Helsinki was excellent. The staff went out of their way to give us directions and help. And a fabulous breakfast! Our tour guide in Helsinki was also excellent.
I would say it's very important to make sure visitors know about renting cold weather gear in Inari. The "Visiting Inari' office was great about it and very flexible and they provided insulated overalls, socks, boots and gloves. These were essential for the dog sledding and the ice fishing and should be clearly spelled out not to go out without them.
I did not go to the Sami museum in Inari but my brother did and he thought that should definitely be an emphasized part of the Inari experience.
And lastly I would like to highlight Moonika who was radically available anytime I reached out to her. months before our visit and during the entire time we were in Finland. I think she answered all my questions within 10 or 15 minutes after I emailed her. And everything worked out perfectly -- all of our drivers were great and friendly and competent.
And let me say the Finnish people were wonderful. Everyone we met was helpful and friendly and eager to answer our questions. I was not prepared that everyone spoke fluent English! Puts the U.S. to shame :)
I would highly recommend this tour to anyone. I have a good friend who is a travel agent in the U.S. and I have given her Moonika's contact info.
Thank you!

I would highly recommend this tour to anyone

Hotel Reviews

Hotel Fabian

Helsinki

Great hotel. great location. staff was super friendly and helpful. the breakfast was fabulous

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Hotel Inari

Inari

a good experience. clean hotel and staff was friendly. great location. I believe there is no room service / clean towels, etc unless you pay extra Breakfast is excellent. Dinner is excellent but a bit expensive

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Helsinki City Walking Tour (2h)

Helsinki

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Northern Lights Tour with Professional Photos

Finland

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Husky Experience

Inari

The highlight of our trip ! the tour and staff were excellent and it's not just a demonstration. you actually learn the drive the sled and manage the dogs and then go out for 10 kms!!

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Private Glass-Roof Sleigh Ride and Traditional Winter Net Fishing

Inari

Our guide was great. very knowledgeable about all things fishing and nature. spent a lot of time with us --- highly recommend this experience

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Arrive in Helsinki in Winter, Explore

Helsinki

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Home Visit and Local Food Experience

Inari

great to visit the farm and learn all about reindeers and especially reindeers in Finland

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Due to the unusually warm weather we had numerous cancellations, but thanks to Monika’s quick thinking and rescheduling we had a fantastic time anyway! Monika was great to work with. She kept up with the evolving weather and various cancellations and schedule changes our group had. All her hard work and planning made sure we enjoyed ourselves. Our dream Northern Lights trip was well worth the cost.

Thanks to Moonika, we only had to decide which to places we wanted to see and what we wanted to experience. She arranged authentic, small group experiences with guides and drivers that were genuinely helpful, knowledgeable and happy to be taking care of us. Thanks for arranging everything, we had a great vacation.

Activity Reviews

Chasing the Northern Lights by Snowmobile

Pyhä

We had a great night under the stars and auroras. The warm clothes and boots they provided was everything we needed to be comfortable. Our guide instructed us on how to operate the snowmobile and then we rode under the stars to a place where we could see the auroras.

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We had a small group and a guide who knew where to take us

Guides, Drivers and Staff

It was obvious to me that our guide enjoyed taking people on adventures.

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The snowmobile was easy to drive and the trails were well maintained. Our guide picked us up and dropped us off. Very convenient

Snowshoeing in Pyhä-Luosto National Park

Finland

Our guide is very in tune with the first surroundings and shared his knowledge with us along the way. The trails through the forest are well marked, and the experience was very relaxing and mildly challenging, which was what we were looking for. The area was adjacent to our hotel and our guide met us there. The equipment was in good condition and easy to use.

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Our guide explained the features of the landscape, which I found interesting

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Our guide is a local and had lots of knowledge and experience in the area. He was very personable and was someone who enjoyed sharing the forest with us.

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This activity did not require transportation

Korouoma Canyon & Frozen Waterfalls Adventure

Finland

This hike was a bit strenuous but I made it. The trail is well maintained and popular with locals and other tourist groups. Even though the parking lot was full, we didn’t see too many other people and most of the time we had the trail to ourselves as long as we kept moving. The scenery was amazing.

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Our guide cooked us lunch. He had amazing outdoor skills.

Food

Our guide is a great cook and prepared a picnic lunch for us that involved roasting over an open flame. A great experience.

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Small group and a SUV for transport instead of a van.

Our planner with KimKim, Emerson, just got it right! We had no idea what to expect or what to ask for. Yet, somehow Emerson knew exactly what to plan for us. Our first 3 nights were in Rovaniemi. We stayed at the Artic Lights Hotel. The accommodations were amazing and the staff were so helpful and friendly. The restaurant on site was phenomenal!! I recommend the roasted reindeer as it was outstanding! Risto our guide from Johka made sure we saw the Northern Lights. He drove us almost to Sweden where the skies were clear just so we wouldn’t miss out. The photo’s he took belong in a magazine. Again, he was knowledgeable and personable. We had such a good time out on the frozen lake staring at the sky.
We visited Korouoma Canyon where our guide Geowdy from Wild About Lapland took us on a 5km hike to see the frozen waterfalls. She was so perky and upbeat you almost forgot you were hiking!! Our last night we ate at Gustav. This is a must stop!!! Delicious!! The folks at Sieriporo Reindeer Safari took really good care of us. We all learned so much about the reindeer. The sleigh ride was relaxing and beautiful!
From Rovaniemi we went to Levi where we stayed at the Northern Lights Ranch. Such a unique experience to sleep in a glass room !! Food was exceptional and the staff was amazing. For our last day we took a snowmobile safari with Lowry at Lazy Santa safaris. He was super! I don’t even have words for the scenery. Absolutely breathtaking!! The tour was very personal, just the 3 of us. He equipped us with everything we needed to stay warm and dry. Super knowledgeable and friendly!! Every driver we had for the transfers were professional and informative. Best vacation ever!!! Thank you KimKim and Emerson!

Hotel Reviews

Arctic Light Hotel

Rovaniemi

This hotel is beautifully appointed. The staff were very friendly, welcoming and helpful. It was within walking distance to everything. The breakfast was outstanding!! Everything from bacon and eggs to fruits and oatmeal to cold sandwich fixings. The restaurant on site (The Artic) was phenomenal!! The perfect stay! Highly recommend!

Authenticity & Character

Quaint but not small. Complementary sauna. Beautifully decorated

Location

Walking distance to everything

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Everyone was friendly and helpful

Cleanliness & Comfort

The rooms were warm and inviting and it was fun to shower with a polar bear!!

Northern Lights Ranch

Köngäs

Rustic but modern. Sparse but everything you need. The personal hot tub was a big hit. So cool to enjoy under the stars with it snowing. Staff were friendly and the restaurant was great! Even had a few reindeer on site to feed and interact with.

Authenticity & Character

Just what you would imagine Nordic design to be.

Location

Close to ski resort but far enough away from city that if conditions are right viewing the Northern Lights would be ideal.

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Friendly and helpful

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Rooms were well thought out. Everything you needed for a comfortable stay was provided.

Hotel Fabian

Helsinki

In the heart of the city center. Beautiful room and very clean. Staff were helpful and friendly. Complementary breakfast was delicious!

Authenticity & Character

Mix of old and new. Cobblestone street but modern amenities.

Location

Walking distance to everything.

Staff

Knowledgeable, friendly and very helpful.

Cleanliness & Comfort

Room was comfortable and clean.

Activity Reviews

Korouoma Canyon & Frozen Waterfalls Adventure

Finland

Geowdy our guide was knowledgeable and friendly. Very upbeat. The falls were beautiful and the hike was good. Challenging but doable. They provided everything needed to stay warm and dry.

Quality of Experience

Beautiful view. Challenging hike.

Food

Very fatty sausage.

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Geowdy was upbeat, very personable and knowledgeable

Transport

Safe driver.

Group Reindeer Safari and Farm Visit

Rovaniemi

The staff were extremely friendly and knowledgeable. You could tell they were proud of their heritage. The farm was beautiful and the ride was relaxing and offered views of the forest that were stunning!

Quality of Experience

Our host’s knowledge of the reindeer was exceptional

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Friendly and knowledgeable.

Transport

Aimilee was very personable and friendly. We felt safe and the van itself was comfortable and clean

Flexible Northern Lights Hunting

Finland

Risto our guide was outstanding!! Even though conditions were not optimal for viewing the Northern Lights he drove us to nearly Sweden where the skies were clear enough to see. The photos he took were magazine quality!! Being on a frozen lake added to the experience of the lights! This was an incredible experience and the main reason for our trip.

Quality of Experience

Viewing the lights while standing on a frozen lake was spectacular!

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Friendly and funny. Risto really wanted us to see the Northern Lights.

Transport

Comfortable van. Clean and warm. Conversation was good.

Snowmobile Safari from Riverside Lodge

Levi

Lowry our host made this experience outstanding!! He provided everything we needed to stay warm and dry. The actual ride was amazing!! Plenty of time on the snowmobile with lots of spectacular views. We all had a blast. I loved that it was just the 3 of us in our group. Made you feel catered to.

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Lowry at Lazy Santa Safaris was a stupendous guide!! A perfect host! We felt like we were just out riding with a friend!

Guides, Drivers and Staff

I loved the small group. I felt catered to.

Transport

Land Rover was clean and we all felt safe.