Kirkenes · Norway
Øvre Pasvik National Park · Dark Sky Place
Norway’s first certified International Dark Sky Place, in old pine forest where Norway, Finland and Russia meet, about 100 km south of Kirkenes by road.
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Why it works for the aurora
- View
- Open over bogs and lakes in pine forest.
- 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 90 km by road from Kirkenes (estimate), roughly 1 h 43 by car.
- Coordinates
- 69.1543, 29.2069 · 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.
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