Inari · Finland
Karigasniemi rest area · Teno valley
Large paved rest area at Karigasniemi on the Finnish side of the Teno border river.
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Why it works for the aurora
- View
- North-east down the upper Teno (Tana) valley into Norway..
- Darkness
- Dark sky, grade 1 on a scale from 0 (darkest) to 5. Little artificial light; a good place for faint aurora and the Milky Way.
- Aurora
- Under the auroral oval: aurora can be overhead even on quiet nights.
Getting there
- Distance
- About 133 km by road from Inari (estimate), roughly 2 h 33 by car.
- Parking
- Free rest area; room for about 28 cars.
- Coordinates
- 69.3980, 25.8526 · Open in OpenStreetMap
Before you go
Do not go onto river ice.
Dress for standing still in the cold, bring a head torch with a red light, and park only where parking is allowed. A forecast is guidance, not a promise: check the road and weather warnings for Finland before a night drive. See our winter safety note.
Spot information from openstreetmap.org.