Kautokeino · Norway
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 Kautokeino.
Why it works for the aurora
- View
- Open plateau and lake; low hills only. Kautokeino's glow sits low in the north..
- 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 9 km by road from Kautokeino (estimate), roughly 10 min by car.
- Parking
- Roadside spaces at the trailhead.
- Coordinates
- 68.9492, 23.0893 · Open in OpenStreetMap
Before you go
Exposed plateau: wind chill can be extreme; stay by the car.
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 Norway before a night drive. See our winter safety note.
Spot information from openstreetmap.org.