Kilpisjärvi · Finland
Lakeside shelter, Kilpisjärvi hiking centre
Fire shelter on the shore by the Kilpisjärvi hiking centre, looking across the lake to Pikku-Malla, where the aurora often appears.
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Why it works for the aurora
- View
- West across Lake Kilpisjärvi towards Pikku-Malla.
- 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
- Under the auroral oval: aurora can be overhead even on quiet nights.
Getting there
- Distance
- About 0 km by road from Kilpisjärvi (estimate), roughly 1 min by car.
- Coordinates
- 69.0464, 20.7998 · Open in OpenStreetMap
Before you go
Lake ice: stay on the shore unless the ice is known to be safe.
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 kilpisjarvicamping.com.