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Northern Lights in North Savo, Finland

In North Savo the aurora is visible from about Kp 0.7, first near Siilinjärvi parish village. Siilinjärvi parish village has the darkest skies among the larger places.

Next chance in North Savo

Sunday 18 October, around 01:30

Good chance · Siilinjärvi parish village · Reliability: good

PlaceKp neededKp for photosLook towardsLight pollutionPopulation
Siilinjärvi parish village 1 0 N Suburban sky 21,383
Iisalmi central locality 1 0 N City sky 20,330
Kuopio 1.3 0 N City sky 125,462
Varkaus central locality 1.3 0 N City sky 19,603

Best months in North Savo

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

March has been the best month (41% of nights), followed by September (37%).

0%10%20%30%40%50% – Jul August: 24% Aug September: 37% Sept October: 19% Oct November: 10% Nov December: 18% Dec January: 24% Jan February: 29% Feb March: 41% Mar April: 32% Apr – May – Jun
All years Near solar maximum Near solar minimum
  1. Kp 0–2 Quiet eye in Siilinjärvi parish village camera in Siilinjärvi 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 600 villages and districts nearby.

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