Ray
15+ years guiding — Everglades wildlife tours in Florida, then Northern Lights guiding in Finnish Lapland. Leads aurora nights hands-on.
Est. Rovaniemi, Finland · 2026
Two people, one van, every trip guided by us
A new company — just not new people.
How we started
From reading alligators to reading the sky
Nordic Lights Adventures is owned equally by Ray and Alex, on one rule neither of us has broken yet: whoever leads a tour on paper leads it in the snow, too. Neither of us wanted a business we'd end up running from behind a desk.
Ray's route here was long before it was direct. Fifteen-plus years of guiding took him from reading animal behaviour as an Everglades wildlife guide in Florida to reading cloud cover, moon phase and solar wind for sky-watchers in Finnish Lapland. Different landscapes, same instinct: know the terrain better than the people in your care expect you to.
Alex brings the other half of the map. Fifteen-plus years living in Rovaniemi means knowing which places, routes and customs are worth a guest's time and which aren't — and real, hands-on experience of finding the aurora when the forecast is borderline.
Between the two of us, this is a new company. We're just not new people.
Alex
Rovaniemi resident for 15+ years, with deep first-hand knowledge of Lapland's roads, places and seasons — and years of chasing the lights.
What guides us
The parts we won't cut corners on
The truth about the aurora
Northern Lights are a probability, not a guarantee. We check activity, cloud and moon before every departure and tell you straight if a night looks thin.
Small groups, one guide who's driving
2–6 people, picked up from your door. The person telling the story is the one watching the road.
Safety on winter roads
Lapland's roads, ice and weather change fast. Route and safety checks happen before every trip, not once a season.
An honest note
We're new. Here's what that means for you.
- This is our first winter season, so you won't find years of reviews yet.
- You get our undivided attention — we're building our name one trip at a time.
- We'll always tell you honestly when a night looks weak, and move you if we can.
Come and see it for yourself.
Replies from Ray or Alex directly — usually within a few hours.