Kirkenes · Norway
Buholmen rest area · E6
Rest area for about ten cars on the E6 west of Kirkenes, outside the town lights on the road to Neiden; Visit Kirkenes says tours head east, west or south of town depending on clouds.
See tonight's live score and best time to go for Buholmen rest area in Aurora Atlas
Why it works for the aurora
- View
- Over the Munkfjord/Neiden fjord arm..
- 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 15 km by road from Kirkenes (estimate), roughly 17 min by car.
- Parking
- Rest area for about 10 cars and 2 lorries.
- Coordinates
- 69.7438, 29.7378 · 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 Norway before a night drive. See our winter safety note.
Spot information from openstreetmap.org.