Days can be spent surfing at North Shore Surf, or gnarlier Klitmøller, which is like a chilly Hawaii. Ylläsjärvi, who in Finland is a culinary star, cookbook author and MasterChef regular, oversees the 50-cover fine-dining restaurant, where the seatings are of five courses and the wine list wouldn’t be out of place in London. Our travel experts are regionally based and will use their insider knowledge to craft your itinerary. To make a Nordic Summer, combine 2 ounces of aquavit with 1 ounce of Aperol and 1 ounce of fresh lime juice in a cocktail shaker. Perhaps unexpectedly given the climate for the majority of the year, outdoor barbecues are extremely popular in the Nordics.

Ylläs may be a few hundred kilometres south of Alta, but it’s still north enough to be deep in Finnish Lapland. compact six-person Prospector Shanty is a traditional ridge pole design that captures the old pioneer spirit through retro good looks that are combined with the modern day performanc.There is a wonderful simplicity that comes from taking a trip in the outdoors, a pragmatism gleaned from necessity. A fragrant balm made only of beeswax and pine tar oil harvested and kilned in the boreal forests of Swedish Lapland. If you want to celebrate Midsummer in Norway, time your visit for the 23 June, as the date is always the same. Many of these breathtaking spectacles can be accessed from the country’s famous Ring Road, a circular route of more than 1. But there are gorgeous hotels here, too, including Hotel Løkken Strand, which opened last June in the former schoolhouse of the coastal town of Løkken.

Every June, Sweden celebrates Midsommar: a traditional holiday that involves flower crowns, dancing around maypoles, and a long summer evening spent outdoors with friends and family.We have joined thousands of other businesses across the globe in committing to reduce our emissions through the SME Climate Hub and will be counted in the United Nation’s Race to Zero campaign. Style-savvy tour operator Up Norway has excellent foodie, cultural and outdoorsy trips, including a vegan gourmet tour and festivals. From Norway’s fjords and rugged islands to Iceland’s stunning geology to Greenland’s glaciers, a Nordic summer will always amaze. Wilma's natural products are made in Swedish Lapland, and utilise the knowledge and techniques that have been preserved for generations by the people who live and work in the northern forest. There’s fun to be found in the university town of Longyearbyen, the world’s most northerly settlement of over 1,000 residents.

Rivers and fjords spring into life, filling with halibut and Arctic char, and whales and seals can be spotted off the coast. The rest of the day is filled with merriment, so join the locals and feast on local food and drink to celebrate the solstice. Whisper it, but those great rivals – Denmark and Sweden – make perhaps Scandinavia’s most natural pairing.In Finland, the same tradition takes place on juhannus (“John the Baptist’s holiday”) between 20 and 26 June.

Then there's the remote Svalbard Archipelago, a showcase for off-the-beaten-track adventures beneath the glow of the Midnight Sun. Mighty Sognefjord, the largest and deepest in the country, and Geiranger fjord, perhaps its most spectacular, are also included as part of this Best Served tour, plus boat cruises, hikes and nights in Ålesund, noted for its concentration of art nouveau architecture, and historic Bergen.Inspired by those festivities, our Nordic Summer Gin is just the thing to sip from the solstice onwards. Just opened my Sipper’s mini bottle of Nordic summer gin; of all the mini bottles you have sent me this is by far the tastiest – especially in its simplicity with just ice and Mediterranean tonic water.