Northern lights over Mount Otertinden in the Tromso region, Norway

Frozen river and Mt. Otertinden taking the first lights of the day, Tromso region, Norway

Fishermen's cabins (rorbuer) of Hamnoy along the coast in the Lofoten islands, Norway

Segla mountain rising above the fjord during a winter sunset, Senja island, Norway

Segla mountain rising above the fjord during a winter sunset, Senja island, Norway

Arctic, north of Svalbard. A polar bear rests on the edge of a slab of pack ice.

Sunburst Through Snow-covered Pine Trees, Riisitunturi National Park, Posio, Lapland, Finland

Cabin in Winter, Ruka, Finland

Dawn Light on Snow-covered Pine Trees, Riisitunturi National Park, Posio, Lapland, Finland

Stryn, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. Aerial view of the winding river.

Alesund, More og Romsdal, Norway. Couple admiring the cityscape at sunset from Byrampen lookout.

Aerial view of the Atlantic Ocean Road at sunset, More og Romsdal, Norway

Sweden, Narke, Orebro, Orebro Slottet Castle, dusk

Sweden, Bohuslan, Smogen, house detail

Sweden, Scania, Malmo, Turning Torso building, designed by architect Santiago Calatrava

Nimb Hotel in the Tivoli Gardens at Christmas, Copenhagen, Denmark

Staircase at Experimentarium, Tuborg Harbour, Hellerup, Copenhagen, Denmark

Interior of The National Library of Finland, Helsinki, Finland

Sweden, Gotland Island, Visby, Visby Sankta Maria domkyrka cathedral, 12th century, exterior, dusk

Sweden, Southeast Sweden, Kalmar, Kalmar Slott castle, dawn

Sweden, Southeast Sweden, Kalmar, town building detail

Sweden, Southeast Sweden, Kalmar, Kalmar Slott castle, dusk

Sweden, Stockholm, Gamla Stan, Old Town, Storkyrkan Cathedral, dusk

Equestrian staircase, or riders staircase, in the Rundetaarn (Round Tower), a 17th-century tower, built as an astronomical observatory in Copenhagen, Denmark

Sweden, Lapland, region listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Norrbotten County, Beech, birch and fir snow-covered

Sweden, Lapland, region listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Norrbotten County, Aurora Borealis on a teepee in Lapland in Abisko National Park

Sweden, Lapland, region listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Norrbotten County, Sami youth in traditional costume at the Sami market since the 17th century in Jokkmokk

The Devil's Jaw Reflecting in Tide-pool, Senja, Norway

Aurora Borealis over Mountain Road in Winter, Senja, Norway

Frozen bay of Adventdalen in late winter, Longyearbyen, Svalbard

Frozen bay of Adventdalen in late winter, Longyearbyen, Svalbard

Northern lights in the sky above Skoddebergvatnet lake. Grovfjord, Troms county, Northern Norway, Norway.

Frozen tree, called Tykky, in the snowy woods at Riisitunturi National Park, Posio, Lapland, Finland

Sommaroy Island at dusk, Tromso, Halogaland district, Troms county, Northern Norway,

View from above of the village of Reine in the Lofoten Islands, Norway.

Shapes of frozen trees, Riisitunturi National Park, Posio, Lapland, Finland

Snow covered forest at dawn, Riisitunturi National Park, Posio, Lapland, Finland

Sant Alban church in Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark, Northern Europe.

Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) in Spitsbergen

Polar bear (ursus maritimus) in Billefjorden, near Pyramiden, in western Spitsbergen Island, Svalbard.

Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) in Spitsbergen

Arctic slopes in Adventdalen, Spitsbergen, Svalbard

Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus), Billenfjorden, Pyramiden, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway

Myllytupa gorge at Oulanka National Park in winter, Oulu, Lapland, Finland

Doors made of hides and antlers, Icehotel, Jukkasjärvi, Lapland, Norrbotten County, Sweden, Europe

Northern Lights, Aurora Borealis, over frozen lake, Haukland, Lofoten, Norway, Europe

Red Cabin on Ramberg Beach, Lofoten Islands, Norway

Ramberg Beach, Lofoten Islands, Norway

Ramberg Beach, Lofoten Islands, Norway

Aurora over Mountains, Lofoten Islands, Norway

Red Fishing Cabins at Hamnoy, Lofoten Islands, Norway

Red Fishing Cabins at Hamnoy, Lofoten Islands, Norway

Dawn Sky over Reine, Lofoten Islands, Norway

Sunset Sky over Flakstad, Lofoten Islands, Norway