Levi · Finland
Äkäslompolo lakeshore (Ylläs)
Ski village on the Ylläs side, where the lakeshore behind the village centre faces north; a commercial aurora camera watches the same horizon.
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Why it works for the aurora
- View
- North over Lake Äkäslompolo.
- 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 44 km by road from Levi (estimate), roughly 51 min by car.
- Coordinates
- 67.6065, 24.1577 · Open in OpenStreetMap
Before you go
Lake ice: stay on the shore unless the ice is known to be safe.
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 Finland before a night drive. See our winter safety note.
Spot information from yllas.fi.