Levi · Finland
Kittilä village · Ounasjoki riverside
Riverside by Kittilä church, about 16 km south of Levi, where the Ounasjoki gives an open strip of sky beside a small village.
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Why it works for the aurora
- View
- Along the Ounasjoki river valley.
- Darkness
- Mostly dark sky, grade 2 on a scale from 0 (darkest) to 5. Some light from a village, houses or a road nearby.
- Aurora
- Under the auroral oval: aurora can be overhead even on quiet nights.
Getting there
- Distance
- About 21 km by road from Levi (estimate), roughly 24 min by car.
- Coordinates
- 67.6626, 24.9091 · 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 Finland before a night drive. See our winter safety note.
Spot information from arcticmidnightgroup.com.