Kiruna · Sweden
Torne river at Kurravaara
Small village on the Torne river a short drive north of Kiruna; the riverbank is darker than town and open along the valley.
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Why it works for the aurora
- View
- Open along the river valley.
- 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 14 km by road from Kiruna (estimate), roughly 16 min by car.
- Coordinates
- 67.9440, 20.3572 · Open in OpenStreetMap
Before you go
River ice: stay on the bank.
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.