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Northern Lights in Pirkanmaa, Finland

In Pirkanmaa the aurora is visible from about Kp 1.7, first near Tampere urban area. Vammala centre has the darkest skies among the larger places.

Next chance in Pirkanmaa

Tuesday 20 October, around 00:30

Good chance · Tampere urban area · Reliability: low (rough trend)

PlaceKp neededKp for photosLook towardsLight pollutionPopulation
Tampere urban area 2 0.3 N City sky 260,646
Nokia 2 0.3 N City sky 36,486
Kangasala 2 0.3 N Bright suburban sky 34,315
Ylöjärvi 2 0.3 N Bright suburban sky 33,731
Lempäälä parish village 2 0.3 N Suburban sky 25,036
Sastamala 2 0.3 N Suburban sky 24,495
Pirkkala 2 0.3 N City sky 21,204
Valkeakoski central locality 2 0.3 N City sky 20,859
Vammala centre 2 0.3 N Rural to suburban 16,635
Hämeenkyrö 2 0.3 N Rural to suburban 10,351

Best months in Pirkanmaa

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

September has been the best month (32% of nights), followed by March (26%).

0%10%20%30%40% – Jul August: 20% Aug September: 32% Sept October: 20% Oct November: 8% Nov December: 11% Dec January: 14% Jan February: 17% Feb March: 26% Mar April: 21% Apr May: 4% May – Jun
All years Near solar maximum Near solar minimum
  1. Kp 0–2 Quiet eye in Tampere urban area camera in Tampere urban area 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 707 villages and districts nearby.

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