Kiruna · Sweden
Camp Ripan · Kiruna
Visit Kiruna Lapland's in-town tip: the Camp Ripan hotel and campsite installed specially shielded street lamps so the northern lights stand out; the easiest spot if you have no car.
See tonight's live score and best time to go for Camp Ripan in Aurora Atlas
Why it works for the aurora
- View
- Overhead and north-east; town lights around..
- Darkness
- Some light pollution, grade 3 on a scale from 0 (darkest) to 5. Glow from a nearby town; bright aurora is easy to see, faint aurora is washed out.
- Aurora
- Under the auroral oval: aurora can be overhead even on quiet nights.
Getting there
- Distance
- About 1 km by road from Kiruna (estimate), roughly 1 min by car.
- Parking
- Camp Ripan car park (Campingvägen 5); ask at reception if you are not a guest.
- Bus or train
- Nearest stop: Kiruna town buses.
- Coordinates
- 67.8605, 20.2439 · 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 Sweden before a night drive. See our winter safety note.
Spot information from openstreetmap.org.