Northern Lights Alarm

At our resort, our Northern Lights watch will monitor the night sky

Significantly increase your chances of seeing the Northern Lights with our Northern Lights watcher, who makes sure you don’t miss seeing the light phenomenon. They monitor the skies and alert Glass Igloo and SnowHotel guests who opted for the service as soon as things start to happen in the Arctic skies.

What causes the Northern Lights

According to Sámi legends, a fox scatters snow with its tail while running on the fells of Lapland, creating sparks in the Northern sky. The scientific explanation for the Northern Lights is however the impact of charged particles from the solar wind in the Earth’s atmosphere on the Aurora zone surrounding the magnetic poles. The Northern Lights are usually green and yellow, and in strong eruptions, red and purple Northern Lights are seen, when electrically charged particles from space enter the Earth’s upper atmosphere.

When can I see the Northern Lights

The Northern Lights are colorful and dancing light phenomena, in the Aurora zone, where the Northern Lights are usually visible on all clear nights. The Northern Lights blaze in the Lapland sky about 150 nights a year. In Rovaniemi, the Northern Lights season starts at the end of August and continues until the beginning of April. Our resort is open from 1st September to April 1st, so at Arctic SnowHotel & Glass Igloos it is always a good possibility to see the Northern Lights on a clear night. The Northern Lights are usually visible between ten in the evening and two in the morning. However, the main rule is that you can see the Northern Lights when it is dark enough, sometimes even in the early evening.

How can I see the Northern Lights

Seeing the Northern Lights requires a clear sky and enough darkness, your chances of spotting the legendary Northern Lights is increased by using the Aurora Alarm service of Arctic Snowhotel & Glass Igloos. The Glass Igloos are fitted with the Aurora Alarm service that immediately sounds an alarm to the igloos when the northern lights can be seen in the sky. Our resort is ideally located away from the city center light pollution, so you do not need to book a tour to see the Northern Lights.

Enjoy the benefits of our Aurora Alarm service

When staying overnight in SnowHotel or Glass Igloos, the Aurora Alarm service gently wakes up guests to admire the wondrous Northern Lights. SnowHotel guests need to order the service separately from the hotel reception, and the Glass Igloos have a fitted Aurora Alarm service that immediately sounds an alarm in case of Northern Lights.

• The Aurora Alarm service is included in the accommodation rate and no extra fee will be charged for using the service.
• The Arctic SnowHotel & Glass Igloos Aurora Alarm service operates between the times 11:30 pm. – 6.30 a.m.