Northern lights make Scandinavia a bucket-list travel destination

Aurora borealis on the Lofoten islands, Norway. Green northern lights above mountains. Night sky with polar lights. Night winter landscape with aurora and reflection on the water surface. Photo: Supplied.

Your travel wish list may be long or short, but witnessing the northern lights is one experience every traveller should see.

The natural phenomenon occurs in the winter night sky with curtains or waves of green, purple, red and blue. Alternatively described as “ethereal” and “surreal”, these lights have been around for thousands of years.