Norway
Northern lights in Kautokeino
9 viewing spots around Kautokeino, chosen for a dark sky and an open view. For each one: how dark it is, which way it looks, where to park and how to get there. Under the auroral oval: aurora can be overhead even on quiet nights.
- Viewing spots
- 9
- Dark or very dark
- 8
- Magnetic latitude
- 66.4°
- Clearest dark month
- March 32 % of hours clear or partly clear
Which of these spots is clear tonight, and when? Aurora Atlas scores every spot hour by hour from the cloud forecast, darkness, the moon and live aurora activity, with road notices.
See tonight's live scores for Kautokeino in Aurora AtlasViewing spots
- Kautokeino · riverside The river running through Kautokeino, the heart of Sámi culture on the Finnmark plateau; step a little away from the…
- Kautokeino · hillside above the village The slope above the village by the hotel, with a panoramic view over the tundra; a short walk takes you out of the…
- Rv93 across the plateau · Suolovuopmi The highest, barest stretch of the road between Kautokeino and Alta; almost no lights in any direction, but wind and…
- Láhpojávri rest area · Rv92 Main rest area with toilets on the Rv92 across the Finnmark plateau between Kautokeino and Karasjok, the driest part…
- Rv93 rest area north of Kautokeino Rest area for eight cars on the Rv93 between Kautokeino and Masi, on the open plateau: a legal stop away from…
- Suohpatjávri nature and culture trail · Rv93 south of Kautokeino Signed trailhead for the Suohpatjávri nature and culture trail on the Finnmark plateau, a dark open stop just south of…
- Áidejávri rest area · Rv93 towards Finland Rest area with toilets on the Rv93 between Kautokeino and the Finnish border (Kivilompolo), on the plateau.
- Rv93 rest area 6 km north of Kautokeino Small rest area on the Rv93 just north of Kautokeino, the nearest dark stop when the village lights are in the way.
- Pikefossen rest area · E45 Rest area by the Pikefossen waterfall on the E45 between Kautokeino and Alta, with 24/7 toilets and a viewpoint 90 m…
Drive times are estimates from Kautokeino by straight-line distance, as the app estimates them before it knows your route; ferries and winter closures are not counted.
Good to know in Kautokeino
- The driest, coldest skies in Norway The Finnmark plateau is the driest part of Norway, with only 360–400 mm of precipitation a year and cold, stable winter weather, so clear nights are more common than on the coast. The aurora is visible from early September to the first weeks of April. Source
- Respect the Sámi heartland Kautokeino is one of the two main Sámi communities in Norway, and reindeer herding is a living livelihood here. Keep your distance from reindeer, drive slowly, and join a local guide to hear the Sámi stories of the aurora. Source