Kittilä private tours: choose the reason for privacy
Kittilä private tours make particular sense when your party wants its own vehicle for a long aurora search, or a family meeting with Santa rather than a shared meeting. These are different decisions: the northern lights programmes use private transport for the search, while the family programme centres on a private meeting in a yurt.
Levi and Sirkka sit within the municipality of Kittilä. An accommodation pickup in Levi is therefore more specific than a reference to Kittilä in general. The two aurora formats also differ in maximum party size, clothing and their refund events. For an extended private search, choose the programme for up to eight with overalls and professional photography; for a family visit, the daytime meeting with Santa fits better.
Our picks: private experiences
Our take: The private aurora searches suit a group travelling together, with different refund conditions. For families there is a private Santa meeting, and the airport transfer is a separate service.
Hand-picked tours, booked through GetYourGuide. Prices are indicative starting prices in euros (as of November 2026). Tap a tour for live availability and the current price in your currency.
Private northern lights search from Levi
- Professional photography
- Thermal overalls
- Hot drinks and light snacks
Private tour for up to eight people, typically 6–10 hours. If weather prevents the start, a full refund applies; sightings cannot be guaranteed.
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Private northern lights search by 4x4
- Transportation by 4x4 arctic truck
- Photos by amateur photographer
- Unlimited kilometers
A private search for up to six people. The provider offers 50% money back if there is no sighting.
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Private family meeting with Santa
- Reindeer feeding experience
- Cookie decorating and hot drinks
- Snowmobile sleigh ride around Lake Rautusjärvi
The private family meeting lasts about 30 minutes. The wider programme includes a guide and forest walk.
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Private airport transfer between Kittilä and Levi
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Professional English-speaking driver
- Bottled water
A private transfer for up to three people; select the direction when booking.
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Compare two exclusive aurora searches with different group limits, the private family meeting priced per person, and a separate airport transfer.
A long private aurora search from Levi
The extended private Levi search collects your party at its accommodation and includes a private guide and vehicle, professional DSLR photographs, thermal overalls, hot drinks and light snacks. Only your group joins the private outing. The listed eight hours is an orientation figure: the programme describes flexible time and mileage, with searches typically taking six to ten hours.
The published starting price is 1,445 EUR for a group of up to eight. Prices on this page were recorded in November 2026 and are starting prices rather than a checkout quote. Compare this group price as a private-party purchase.
The long format suits a party prepared to dedicate its night to the search. Leave room after dinner and avoid a tightly scheduled morning immediately afterwards. Warm overalls and refreshments are useful on that kind of night, while the photographs give the guide a specific task beyond driving. The private vehicle and guide belong to this programme throughout the search.
The full-refund condition applies when weather prevents the tour from starting. It concerns a weather cancellation before departure. Auroras remain dependent on activity, darkness and cloud conditions during an actual outing. Choose the private programme for its exclusive search format and included services, while allowing the night sky to remain a natural part of the experience.
A five-hour private 4x4 search
The private 4x4 aurora outing runs for five hours and includes collection and return at the accommodation by arrangement, unlimited kilometres and photographs taken with a professional camera by an amateur photographer. Its published starting price is 684 EUR for a group of up to six. Use that six-person product limit rather than the vehicle’s larger seating description when planning your party.
This outing suits a group wanting a private vehicle and a shorter listed search than the extended Levi programme. Winter clothing is excluded, so personal preparation is a material part of the choice. Its photographic inclusion also differs from the professional photography in the longer programme. Compare those concrete differences alongside the group price, instead of treating both products as interchangeable private aurora rides.
The 4x4 outing offers 50 percent money back when a sighting is absent, under its product conditions. That is a different refund event from weather preventing a start. Neither the vehicle nor the refund rule creates auroral activity or removes cloud. The northern lights guide for Levi explains the seasonal darkness and the shorter photographic group alternatives.
A private family meeting with Santa
The family programme starting at Levintie 1590 in Levi includes a private meeting with Santa in his yurt for approximately 30 minutes within an overall two-and-a-half-hour outing. A personal guide accompanies the family programme, which also includes reindeer feeding, cookie decorating, hot drinks, a forest walk and a snowmobile-drawn sleigh ride around Lake Rautusjärvi.
The starting price is 450 EUR per person, rather than a group charge for the whole family. Transportation is arranged as part of the programme, and a Santa certificate is included. Gifts for Santa to hand out must be brought by the family or arranged separately. The private element is the family meeting; the surrounding activities should be understood through their own listed arrangements.
This option suits families whose main aim is that meeting, with other winter activities forming the surrounding outing. It is a local Levi programme, rather than a transfer to a different town. For a day centred specifically on animal rides, the reindeer safari comparison gives a more direct choice between reindeer rides, huskies and a farm visit with snowshoes.
A separate private airport transfer
The private transfer between Kittilä Airport and Levi starts from 135 EUR for a group of up to three and lists 30 minutes. At the airport, the driver meets arriving passengers in the arrivals hall with a name sign. An air-conditioned vehicle, an English-speaking driver and bottled water are included. The reverse direction follows the chosen booking option.
The transfer is transport with a driver, separate from a guided outing or safari. Use it when arrival logistics are the need you are trying to solve, and allow winter travel reserve rather than attaching the listed time to an onward deadline. The Kittilä Airport arrival guide covers bus, taxi and car-rental planning alongside this private option.
Keep this booking separate from accommodation collection on an aurora search. A tour that begins at a Levi accommodation serves a different journey from meeting a flight at the airport. Matching the actual origin and destination is more useful than choosing by the word private alone.
When a small group is the better fit
A shared aurora outing from Levi fits travellers who are comfortable sharing transport and want photographs and accommodation collection without purchasing an exclusive vehicle. The extended small-group search starts from 179 EUR per person, with up to eight guests, DSLR photos, overalls, hot drinks and light snacks. Its weather-related refund condition concerns a departure prevented from starting.
Private group charges and shared per-person fares answer different needs. Keep the total group quote and maximum capacity together for a private booking, and use the individual fare for a shared seat. A private family meeting is another category again, with its own per-person price. The Levi tours comparison helps if your priority is a winter activity rather than exclusive transport.
Frequently asked questions about private outings in Kittilä
What does the long private aurora search cost?
1,445 EUR is the published starting group price for up to eight on the extended private Levi search, recorded in November 2026. Private accommodation pickup, guide, vehicle, DSLR photography, overalls, hot drinks and snacks are included. Typical searches take six to ten hours, with flexible time and mileage.
How does the five-hour private option differ?
684 EUR is the starting group price for up to six on the five-hour private 4x4 outing. Accommodation pickup, unlimited kilometres and photographs are included; winter clothing is excluded. Its 50 percent refund without a sighting differs from the extended tour’s full refund when weather prevents departure.
How long is the private family meeting?
Approximately 30 minutes is the private Santa meeting within the two-and-a-half-hour Levi family programme. The starting price is 450 EUR per person, with reindeer feeding, cookie decorating, hot drinks, a forest walk and a snowmobile-drawn sleigh ride also included. Gifts for Santa to distribute are brought or arranged separately.
How much is the separate airport transfer?
135 EUR is the starting group price for up to three for the private Kittilä Airport and Levi transfer, with 30 minutes listed. Airport arrivals are met in the hall with a name sign. The vehicle, English-speaking driver and bottled water are included; plan winter reserve for onward arrangements.