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Northern Lights in Kanta-Häme, Finland

In Kanta-Häme the aurora is visible from about Kp 2, first near Hämeenlinna. Janakkala has the darkest skies among the larger places.

Next chance in Kanta-Häme

Good chance · Hämeenlinna · Reliability: medium

Place	Kp needed	Kp for photos	Look towards	Light pollution	Population
Hämeenlinna	2.3	0.7	N	Bright suburban sky	68,473
Riihimäki	2.3	0.7	N	City sky	28,610
Forssa central locality	2.3	0.7	N	City sky	16,368
Janakkala	2.3	0.7	N	Dark rural sky	15,995

Best months in Kanta-Häme

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

September has been the best month (22% of nights), followed by March (18%).

All years Near solar maximum Near solar minimum

Kp 0–2 Quiet eye in Hämeenlinna camera in Hämeenlinna Only under the auroral oval: northern Norway, Swedish and Finnish Lapland, Iceland, Alaska, northern Canada.
Kp 3 Unsettled Bright in the Arctic; low on the horizon in central Scandinavia and southern Iceland.
Kp 4 Active Overhead in the Arctic; low in the north from southern Norway, Sweden, Finland and northern Scotland.
Kp 5 Minor storm (G1) Scotland, southern Scandinavia, the Baltic states, the northern US states and southern Canada.
Kp 6 Moderate storm (G2) Northern England, Denmark, northern Germany and Poland, the US Midwest — often clearer in photos than to the eye.
Kp 7 Strong storm (G3) Most of the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Czechia; red glow in photos from France and the northern Alps.
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.
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).

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