Kilpisjärvi · Finland

Kilpisjärvi Visitor Centre car park

Large free Metsähallitus car park (60 spaces) at the Kilpisjärvi Visitor Centre; the easiest legal parking in the village, a short walk from the lake shore.

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“View towards Saana from Kilpisjärvi Nature Centre, Lapland, Finland, 2015 April” by Ximonic (Simo Räsänen), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (resized).

Why it works for the aurora

View: North-west over Lake Kilpisjärvi towards Saana and Malla..
Darkness: Mostly dark sky, grade 2 on a scale from 0 (darkest) to 5. Some light from a village, houses or a road nearby.
Aurora: Under the auroral oval: aurora can be overhead even on quiet nights.

Getting there

Distance: About 7 km by road from Kilpisjärvi (estimate), roughly 8 min by car.
Parking: Free asphalt car park, 60 spaces.
Coordinates: 69.0115, 20.8911 · 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 Finland before a night drive. See our winter safety note.

Spot information from openstreetmap.org.