Follow my travels in Arctic Europe. I explore and photograph nature, places, and activities in northern Sweden, Finland, and Norway.
By Thomas Åberg @norrland247
Updated 21 November
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My top images for prints, from photographing in northern Sweden the last year.
Art collections
Luleå, Archipelago, Northern Sweden (In Swedish)
December fire in Luleå.
Review of my Photobook from Saal Digital
See the movie or visit the article (Swedish)
Wonderful way to enjoy your memories and captures.
Introduction to Northern Lights photography
A workshop with the basics of how to succeed in experiencing and photographing the Northern Lights. No previous knowledge is required. For information in Swedish. Click here
Places
I collaborate with popular places where we have a great chance to experience the northern lights.
Dates and places
All workshops will be moved to January due to Covid-19. More information later.
Contact me for more information and accommodation.
The northern lights are back and the hunt is on
Scroll for some shots from earlier aurora hunts. For Swedish article. Click here
Hunting for northern lights by car on the ice roads in Luleå, Sweden. 28 March, 2020.
7 favorite places and activities to explore in Swedish Lapland
See my experience when I visited the places. For Swedish article. Click here
Activate the English subtitles on the film and you will get a description of the place and information.
The film contains
00:00 – Kayaking
00:40 – Island hopping in Luleå archipelago
02.30 – The High Cost of Sweden
03.10 – Trollforsen
04:35 – The Wilderness Road and waterfalls
12:09 – Abisko and Trollsjön mountain hiking
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High resolution movie clips, images, posters, and wall art. Contact me or read more (Swedish)
Sunrise at Trollforsen.
Cloudberry is the gold of the forest
From mid-July, the berry season is at its peak and cloudberries are gold from the north.
The berry is juicy with a lovely sweet aroma. It is used as a luxurious dessert, liqueur or jam.
Summer at Melderstein Herrgård
We took a short road trip from Luleå and visited some new beaches and slept over at the final destination at the historical Melderstein. Lovely Swedish countryside and great summer restaurant.
For Swedish article and detailed information. Click here
Early morgin in Melderstein at 25 June at 05:45 am.
Midnight sun over Lule river
See more shots and read about my experience on Midnings sun panorama boat, floating on the mighty Lule river under the warmth from the true midnight sun.
For Swedish article and detailed information and booking. Click here
The sun is up all night long from 5 June to 8 July. And it will not get dark before the end of August.
Detailed info and links for booking
Midnight sun panorama boat
Article in Swedish and links for booking
Summer and time for a barbecue!
I had a great time with this product shoot. Köttbutiken is a butcher shop in my hometown Luleå. This is the place I go for meat and local delicacies. See more
Entrecote from the grill on a plate. See more from Köttbutiken
Ice and light village
Unique accommodation by the Kalix river in northern Sweden. See more
I did not get so lucky to have northern light in my visit but if the sky was blessed by the magic light it would have looked like this. Creative retouching in collaboration with Style of Norrland (Swedish). See more from Ice and light village
Arctic Bath
Sweden’s new top attraction for spa lovers. See more
Unique design with Pine tree logs and the entrance to Arctic Bath in Harads, Sweden.
Cool down in the natural ice pool.
Warm up again in the sauna. See more from Arctic bath
Icehotel in Jukkasjärvi
The original Icehotel in Sweden. See more
Ceremonial room 2019.
Art suite: 217 – Dancing Auroras av Emilie Steele och Sebastian Dellúva.
Art suite: 314 – Téckara av Javier Opazo. See more from Icehotel