Brussels Airlines Expands Deep Into the Arctic Circle

Straight Into the High Arctic

Brussels Airlines is pointing its nose gears directly toward the High North. In a fresh push across Scandinavia, the Belgian carrier is adding three remote destinations to its network: Evenes in Norway, alongside Kemi and Kittilä in Finland. For travelers waiting on a clean shot at snow-choked peaks, frozen fjords, and the northern lights, the route map just worked in your favor. Reaching these outposts usually demands a tangle of regional transfers and serious patience; these additions cut straight through that friction.

The Finnish Route: Icebreakers and Powder

Take the two Finnish destinations first. Kemi and Kittilä have nothing in common with a standard winter break, and that's precisely why they work. Kemi sits on the edge of the frozen Gulf of Bothnia, best known for its working icebreakers and austere, snow-crusted horizons. Further north, Kittilä puts you square in Finnish Lapland, minutes from the slopes of Levi and the silence of deep taiga cross-country trails. Feeding both routes into the airline's Brussels hub turns an arduous sub-zero trek into a painless, single-ticket run from Western Europe.

Norway’s Coast Without the Regional Hopscotch

Across the border, Evenes handles the Norwegian front. Positioned right on the doorstep of the Lofoten and Vesterålen archipelagos, the airport opens up razor-sharp granite ridges that plunge into freezing blue water and coastal fishing hamlets clinging to bare rock. Getting out here previously meant stringing together multiple local connections and chewing up entire travel days. Direct access from a central European base rewrites the playbook for landscape photographers, cold-weather hikers, and anyone keen to dodge the crowded continental capitals. Pack the heavy wool layers—the Arctic just got significantly closer.