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Artic circle in August

We would like to visit a town/village in the Artic Circle. We would like to take an overnight train or fly from Stockholm. What town/village do you recommend?

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There are several, but what are you looking for and what time of the year are going?

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August 2020. Looking for a view of life in the Arctic Circle that is accessible by train or air.

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To be honest, it is not that different from life south of the arctic circle. And August is too early for the northern lights, and a bit late for the midnight sun. Although even if the sun will go below the horizon for a couple of hours it will not be dark.

But on option could be Kiruna, the biggest town in Swedish Lapland. Easy to reach by direct overnight train from Stockholm. A bit about Kiruna on a BBC travel show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKHVIYeeuac