I plan on seeing the northen lights this january, can anyone

Tromso, Norway and book with Arctic Explorers.
https://arcticholidays.org/

Hotel pickup, all cold weather gear provided, etc.

>>1291652
tromso, norway - expensive as fuck and a little bit touristy, good dog sledding (if you want to drive your own sled with villmarksenter's one day expedition), went there myself in january, was cloudy all the time, expect to pay top dollar for hotels, food, drink and all activities like being driven in a van trying to beat the cloud

kiruna/abisko sweden - cheaper, not as geared up for tourism as norway, supposed to have clearer skies, option of going to the aurora viewing station (up a mountain) in abisko where clear nights are far more likely, thought about going here myself this winter but since going to the nordics was almost as expensive as going to alaska i'm going there instead

if you can drive (in snow) and want to rent a car, you're probably going to get exactly the same experience as any tour company will offer other than them bringing snacks and a thermos of drink as well as looking up the weather report yourself

>>1291652
Iceland, if that's almost-Europe enough for you.

Saw them there in the spring, plus got to see some Iceland.

Bring a coat

>>1291652
Murmansk, Alta, Kiruna