Lapland Stay Guide

When to go · Snowmelt

Lapland in May

Snowmelt. Rivers rise, roads soften and many places close for a few weeks. It is quiet and light: by the end of the month the sun no longer sets in the far north.

Daylight on 15 May

PlaceMayPolar night and midnight sun
Rovaniemi 66.5°N19½ h31 days of midnight sun
Levi 67.8°N20 h20 days of polar night
49 days of midnight sun
Saariselkä 68.4°N20½ h32 days of polar night
57 days of midnight sun
Utsjoki 69.9°N22 h51 days of polar night
71 days of midnight sun

Calculated from each place’s latitude.

Open this month

241 of 310 stays

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Stays open in May