Snowmobile Tours in Kiruna: 9 That Earn the Trip North

1.Snowmobile Aurora Expedition with dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 111 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $259Our pick

Leave Kiruna by minivan, collect your winter gear, and follow a guide through snowy forest, across frozen lakes, and along the Torne River. Share a one or two-person snowmobile, stop for Aurora viewing, then eat reindeer souvas or a vegetarian meal in a fire-warmed hut with cloudberry dessert. Guides such as Saran, Paul, Claudia, and Richard have led this route.

“The tour was great, we saw a lot of the Northern Lights and our guides were so great! They stopped a few extra times for us because the lights were so strong, and they were generally just very accommodating. I brought my children along and my smaller ones couldn’t handle the cold, so the guides helped us get them and my husband back to our hotel while also helping my oldest son and me rejoin the tour so he wouldn’t miss the lights, and they did all of this without holding up everyone else on the tour AND they were super nice and kind about it all. And when the…”

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2.Northern Light snowmobile tour in Kiruna 7:30 pm

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 75 reviews · from $264Top rated

Set out from Kiruna at 7:30 pm for a four to five-hour snowmobile ride through the winter wilderness. Your local guide leads you toward Jukkasjärvi, the Icehotel, and the Torne River. Warm clothing and helmets are provided, hotel pickup may be available, and the small group is limited to eight people.

“This was a fun adventure, even though the clouds didn’t cooperate. Our guide Lili was patient, clear, and helpful, and even though we didn’t see the aurora, it was a great night experiencing nature from a unique perspective. I’m so glad I went on this tour!!”

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3.Snowmobile Arctic Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 58 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $231

Set out from Kiruna with guides such as Erik, Emma, Finn, or Michael for a four-hour snowmobile ride through snowy forests, across frozen lakes, and along the Torne River. You share a two-person snowmobile, switch drivers, and stop for lunch beside an open fire in a wooden hut. Warm clothing and equipment are included.

“Notre guide Mickael, nous a permis de passer un moment inoubliable. De somptueux paysage à admirer sur une motoneige. Sensations garanties, c’est une activité incontournable.”

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4.Day tour with snowmobile in Kiruna 10:30 am

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 44 reviews · from $139Best value

Join a guided snowmobile outing from Kiruna to the wilderness around Jukkasjarvi. You will share a snowmobile, taking turns driving and riding, with warm gear, a helmet, shoes, gloves, and overalls supplied. Guides such as Patrick, Gaia, Lilly, Elin, and Lili have led outings that include forest tracks, frozen lakes, wildlife watching, and a fika break with lingonberry juice.

“What a great experience - I would recommend to anyone who enjoys winter sports. I had the guide drive, which meant we could go further out and to more secluded, unique places. He was wonderful and knowledgeable, and we even got to see a moose. It was a day I won't forget!”

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5.Premium Aurora Snowmobile Ride With Panoramic Views

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 42 reviews · 5 hours · from $330

Spend five hours near Kiruna with Adventure Lapland, starting with a firelit tipi dinner at Máttaráhkká Northern Lights Lodge. Then share a snowmobile and follow smooth trails toward Mt. Ednamvarri for wide Arctic views and Aurora watching. Guides such as Fabio, Clémentine, and Thomas help with gear, driving, photos, and the evening’s pace.

“A big thank you goes to our tour guide Thomas. We were very satisfied with him. He was always very friendly, personable and extremely helpful. Thanks to him, the tour was a thoroughly enjoyable and successful experience for us.”

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6.Afternoon Snowmobile Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 28 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $178

Meet Kiruna Guidetur at 3 p.m., collect a full set of cold-weather gear, and ride by minivan to the forest trailhead. After a safety lesson, you’ll drive a modern snowmobile through forest tracks, across frozen lakes, and near the Torne River. Guides such as Aurelie, Anastasia, and Ronja are praised for clear instruction and careful pacing.

“This was a first for us and at minus 19 degrees as the temperature that day I can definitely say we were apprehensive. However, almost immediately this was forgotten. It was an incredible and unforgettable experience. We had the the most brilliant guide. He was informative and supportive and an all round great guy. We found the entire activity to be really well organised, professional and safe We were most importantly, dressed so well in the clothing provided that at minus 23 we were not bothered by the cold. We encourage other Australian families to make this bucket list experience part of their holiday plans. We have incredible pictures and…”

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7.Arctic Dream – Snowmobile Safari to Lapland Viewpoint

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 21 reviews · from $339

Share a snowmobile and follow smooth trails from Kiruna into the Arctic wilderness and beyond the treeline to Lapland Viewpoint. You’ll stop for ice fishing, coffee, and Swedish fika beside a frozen lake, then return to Máttaráhkká Northern Light Lodge for a two-course lunch. Guides have included Rachel and Fabio.

“Because our last tour here was so much fun, we went on a second excursion: Sbowmobil and ice fishing. It was so great! I could snowmobile all day long. 😄 No fish bit while ice fishing, but we had a happy picnic on the ice. It was really impressive how quickly our guide Rachel got holes in the thick ice! As last time, she was also an excellent guide: always cheerful, helpful and very thoughtful. We finished off with a delicious meal in the very cosy Máttaráhkká Lodge. We will stay here on our next Lapland holiday. The lodge is small, very cosy and the owners are lovely. You can…”

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8.Polar Nature Tour on Snowmobile

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 12 reviews · 4 hours · from $215

From Kiruna, you’ll travel to Kalixforsbron for snowmobile training and a two-hour guided ride across frozen lakes, forests, and marshland. Two people share each machine and swap drivers. Warm gear, helmets, town transfers, and a fire-side fika with coffee and sweets are included. A valid driver’s license is needed to drive.

“It was amazing!!! Driving snowmobiles under the beautiful stars was definitely an unforgettable experience for me. The guide there was super friendly and helped us take a lot of photos. ( and the lingonberry juice was sooooooooo nice)”

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9.Snowmobile Safari to Lapland viewpoint

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $369

From Kiruna, you ride a shared snowmobile beyond the trees to a Lapland viewpoint, stop on a frozen lake for coffee and ice fishing, then return to Máttaráhkká Northern Light Lodge for a two-course lunch by the fire. Arctic clothing, hotel pickup, and English service are included.

“Overall good. The snow mobile experience was very good. The lunch was great. We expected to be a little farther out in Arctic tundra but it was much closer to Kiruna. We were told that we would not see Reindeer about a month before the event without a deeper explanation. The trip was non refundable which became a problem when we accidentally booked it for the wrong date. It became very difficult to reschedule it.”

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