Jokkmokk · Sweden
Laponia viewpoint · E45 north of Jokkmokk
Roadside viewpoint with its own car park on the E45 north of Jokkmokk, named after the Laponia World Heritage Site that Jokkmokk's four national parks belong to; outside the village lights.
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Why it works for the aurora
- View
- Towards the Laponia mountains to the north-west..
- 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
- Near the edge of the auroral oval: aurora on most active nights, low in the northern sky on quiet ones.
Getting there
- Distance
- About 5 km by road from Jokkmokk (estimate), roughly 6 min by car.
- Parking
- Car park at the viewpoint.
- Coordinates
- 66.6424, 19.8242 · Open in OpenStreetMap
Before you go
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 Sweden before a night drive. See our winter safety note.
Spot information from openstreetmap.org.