Kiruna · Sweden
Bergfors car park · E10 by Torneträsk
E10 car park at Bergfors, where the road first meets Torneträsk on the way from Kiruna to Abisko. Public shelters next to it (one described as a cabin with lake views).
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Why it works for the aurora
- View
- North-west along Torneträsk; the lake opens to the north-west, low forest and fells to the north-east..
- 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 48 km by road from Kiruna (estimate), roughly 55 min by car.
- Parking
- Car park beside the E10, with shelters nearby.
- Coordinates
- 68.1540, 19.7775 · Open in OpenStreetMap
Before you go
Heavy traffic on the E10: park fully off the road. Lake ice: stay on the shore.
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 Sweden before a night drive. See our winter safety note.
Spot information from openstreetmap.org.