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Northern Lights in North Karelia, Finland

In North Karelia the aurora is visible from about Kp 0.7, first near Lieksa central locality. Liperi parish village has the darkest skies among the larger places.

Next chance in North Karelia

Monday 19 October, around 22:30

Good chance · Lieksa central locality · Reliability: medium

Weather in North Karelia

General forecast for Lieksa central locality, the main town in North Karelia. Tonight's cloud cover for every town is on its aurora page.

Planning further ahead? See the hour-by-hour weather forecast for Lieksa central locality on Atlas of Seasons.

PlaceKp neededKp for photosLook towardsLight pollutionPopulation
Lieksa central locality 1 0 N Bright suburban sky 10,002
Joensuu central locality 1.3 0 N Bright suburban sky 78,398
Kontiolahti parish village 1.3 0 N Rural to suburban 15,092
Liperi parish village 1.3 0 N Dark rural sky 11,927

Best months in North Karelia

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

September has been the best month (37% of nights), followed by March (34%).

0%10%20%30%40% – Jul August: 22% Aug September: 37% Sept October: 17% Oct November: 8% Nov December: 14% Dec January: 22% Jan February: 24% Feb March: 34% Mar April: 30% Apr – May – Jun
All years Near solar maximum Near solar minimum
  1. Kp 0–2 Quiet eye in Lieksa central locality camera in Lieksa central locality 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 562 villages and districts nearby.

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