Inari · Finland
Kevo Strict Nature Reserve south car park · Sulaoja
Metsähallitus car park at the southern entrance of the Kevo Strict Nature Reserve, on the road from Karigasniemi to Kaamanen.
Why it works for the aurora
- View
- Fell and forest country; open sky over the Sulaoja spring area..
- Darkness
- Very dark sky, grade 0 on a scale from 0 (darkest) to 5. No towns or road lights nearby; the faintest aurora shows.
- Aurora
- Under the auroral oval: aurora can be overhead even on quiet nights.
Getting there
- Distance
- About 125 km by road from Inari (estimate), roughly 2 h 23 by car.
- Parking
- Free gravel car park run by Parks & Wildlife Finland; room for about 22 cars.
- Coordinates
- 69.3934, 26.1131 · Open in OpenStreetMap
Before you go
Remote road; reindeer on the road.
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.