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Northern Lights in Southwest Finland, Finland

In Southwest Finland the aurora is visible from about Kp 2.3, first near Turku. Paimio central locality has the darkest skies among the larger places.

Next chance in Southwest Finland

Thursday 22 October, around 06:30

Good chance · Turku · Reliability: good

Weather in Southwest Finland

General forecast for Turku, the main town in Southwest Finland. Tonight's cloud cover for every town is on its aurora page.

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

PlaceKp neededKp for photosLook towardsLight pollutionPopulation
Turku 2.3 0.7 N Bright suburban sky 206,655
Salo 2.3 0.7 N Suburban sky 50,794
Kaarina 2.3 0.7 N Suburban sky 36,631
Raisio 2.3 0.7 N Bright suburban sky 25,846
Lieto parish village 2.3 0.7 N Bright suburban sky 20,694
Naantali 2.3 0.7 N Suburban sky 20,312
Loimaa 2.3 0.7 N Bright suburban sky 15,248
Uusikaupunki 2.3 0.7 N Bright suburban sky 14,750
Paimio central locality 2.3 0.7 N Rural to suburban 11,241
Väståboland 2.7 1 N Rural to suburban 15,498

Best months in Southwest Finland

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

September has been the best month (26% of nights), followed by March (21%).

0%10%20%30%40% – Jul August: 17% Aug September: 26% Sept October: 17% Oct November: 7% Nov December: 9% Dec January: 10% Jan February: 13% Feb March: 21% Mar April: 17% Apr May: 5% May – Jun
All years Near solar maximum Near solar minimum
  1. Kp 0–2 Quiet eye in Turku camera in Turku 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 921 villages and districts nearby.

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