Recognises best practice for responsible Swedish companies in nature and cultural tourism. Arctic Retreat has completed a year long process of internal reflection and active development to enable us to gain this recognition.

This is a special time of year from early October to the middle of November. Still Autumn but almost Winter.

In Arctic Sweden they say that there is no such thing as bad weather, there is only bad clothing.

Arctic Retreat is a local community business.

Dancing and shimmering across the night sky. Colors green, someone gasps, suddenly we see bright yellow, and then red. 

Arctic Retreat is located about 1 hour north west of Luleå in Swedish Lapland.

Arctic Retreat has a goal to be environmentally friendly and climate-smart.

In the nearby village of Sörbyn is a small local company called Pewter of Sweden. Here, the Andersson family produce the raw materials for making some of the arctics most sought after handcraft and jewellery.

Today, in regional areas, traditional forms of employment such as forestry, farming and fishing remain important for the national economy but employ far less people, particularly in small villages, than was the case in days gone by.