Hi everyone.
I am considering a UK- Lapland experience.
I really want to see the Northern Lights and saw something about glass igloos where you can stay to see the lights. I also want to go to Santa-Claise villiage, and ride a reindeer sled and a husky sled. Does anyone have any suggestions of how to start planning a vacation like this - contact numbers and the like? Thank-you so much.

Hi there!
I really suggest you look at Trip Advisor's Lapland forum which will give you lots of ideas of where to start. Happy planning!

Those glass igloos are in Kakslauttanen. Here: http://www.kakslauttanen.fi/winter_k...ecialities.php

And here you find answers to just about everything you might want to ask:

http://www.laplandfinland.com/?deptid=16024

That sounds SO exciting. While at university, part of my specialty included studies of Lapland. I'm not into cold weather so wouldn't last an hour which is why I lived in Scandinavia, for decades, only during the summer months. Smiles. Have a great time and I REALLY hope you do a trip report on it. Happy Travels!

Thank-you all. I will look at the websites and see what I find.

I am thinking of doing a trip to Lapland during my home exchange in Finland next summer. I understand there is white water rafting available. Can anyone direct me to an appropriate website or give me some information? Thanks.

I'm now reading a memoir/travel book by a woman who spent a lot of time in Lapland, it could be very informative and she's a good writer. It is called Palace of the Snow Queen by Barbara Sjoholm.

http://www.barbarasjoholm.com/books/index.html

Whitewater rafting is possible in Muonio (west lapland).

http://www.muonio.fi/web/index.php?id=376

Thanks for both of you who responded. I have bookmarked the site with the river rafting.

I will also check out the book.

You donīt have to go all the way to Lapland to experience white water rafting. Eastern Finland has some of the best rapids.

Google Ruunaankoski.

Check also www.koli.fi and www.ruka.fi

Thanks for the websites!