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Northern Lights in Central Finland, Finland

In Central Finland the aurora is visible from about Kp 1, first near Laukaa parish village. Laukaa parish village has the darkest skies among the larger places.

Next chance in Central Finland

Sunday 18 October, around 01:30

Good chance · Laukaa parish village · Reliability: good

PlaceKp neededKp for photosLook towardsLight pollutionPopulation
Laukaa parish village 1.3 0 N Rural to suburban 18,876
Äänekoski 1.3 0 N Suburban sky 17,614
Jyväskylä 1.7 0 N City sky 148,744
Jämsä central locality 1.7 0 N Suburban sky 19,209
Muurame parish village 1.7 0 N Bright suburban sky 10,662

Best months in Central Finland

Share of nights 2005–2025 that were dark, active enough here and mostly clear.

September has been the best month (35% of nights), followed by March (32%).

0%10%20%30%40% – Jul August: 20% Aug September: 35% Sept October: 17% Oct November: 9% Nov December: 11% Dec January: 18% Jan February: 21% Feb March: 32% Mar April: 24% Apr – May – Jun
All years Near solar maximum Near solar minimum
  1. Kp 0–2 Quiet eye in Laukaa parish village camera in Laukaa parish village Only under the auroral oval: northern Norway, Swedish and Finnish Lapland, Iceland, Alaska, northern Canada.
  2. Kp 3 Unsettled Bright in the Arctic; low on the horizon in central Scandinavia and southern Iceland.
  3. Kp 4 Active Overhead in the Arctic; low in the north from southern Norway, Sweden, Finland and northern Scotland.
  4. Kp 5 Minor storm (G1) Scotland, southern Scandinavia, the Baltic states, the northern US states and southern Canada.
  5. Kp 6 Moderate storm (G2) Northern England, Denmark, northern Germany and Poland, the US Midwest — often clearer in photos than to the eye.
  6. Kp 7 Strong storm (G3) Most of the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Czechia; red glow in photos from France and the northern Alps.
  7. Kp 8 Severe storm (G4) Central Europe to the eye; red sky in photos from northern Italy, Spain, the Balkans and Turkey's Black Sea coast.
  8. Kp 9 Extreme storm (G5) Seen across Europe and the US; in photos as far south as the Mediterranean, Turkey and North Africa (May 2024).

The town pages in this region also cover 581 villages and districts nearby.

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