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Northern Lights in Satakunta, Finland

In Satakunta the aurora is visible from about Kp 1.7, first near Kankaanpää central locality. Eura has the darkest skies among the larger places.

Next chance in Satakunta

Good chance · Kankaanpää central locality · Reliability: medium

Place	Kp needed	Kp for photos	Look towards	Light pollution	Population
Kankaanpää central locality	1.7	0	N	Rural to suburban	12,571
Pori urban area	2	0.3	N	City sky	83,157
Rauma	2	0.3	N	Suburban sky	38,909
Ulvila	2	0.3	N	Bright suburban sky	12,345
Eura	2	0.3	N	Dark rural sky	11,093

Best months in Satakunta

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 April (30%).

All years Near solar maximum Near solar minimum

Kp 0–2 Quiet eye in Kankaanpää central locality camera in Kankaanpää central locality 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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