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Northern Lights in Lapland, Finland

In Lapland the aurora is visible from about Kp 0, first near Rovaniemi. Inari has the darkest skies among the larger places.

Next chance in Lapland

Saturday 17 October, around 01:30

Good chance · Rovaniemi · Reliability: good

PlaceKp neededKp for photosLook towardsLight pollutionPopulation
Rovaniemi 0 0 N Bright suburban sky 65,670
Tornio central locality 0 0 N Bright suburban sky 20,932
Kemi 0 0 N Bright suburban sky 19,332
Inari 0 0 N Pristine dark sky 7,049
Ivalo 0 0 N Rural to suburban 3,998
Muonio village 0 0 N Rural to suburban 2,321
Utsjoki parish village 0 0 N City sky 1,127
Levi 0 0 N Rural to suburban –
Ylläs (Äkäslompolo) 0 0 N Pristine dark sky –
Kilpisjärvi 0 0 N Pristine dark sky –
Saariselkä 0 0 N Suburban sky –
Luosto 0 0 N Suburban sky –

Best months in Lapland

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

September has been the best month (38% of nights), followed by March (34%).

0%10%20%30%40% – Jul August: 16% Aug September: 38% Sept October: 20% Oct November: 22% Nov December: 20% Dec January: 26% Jan February: 27% Feb March: 34% Mar April: 24% Apr – May – Jun
All years Near solar maximum Near solar minimum
  1. Kp 0–2 Quiet eye in Rovaniemi 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 418 villages and districts nearby.

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