Levi · Finland
Kutuniva rest area · Pallas road
Snow-ploughed rest area on the road from Muonio to Pallas, next to a viewpoint over the fen towards the Pallastunturi fells inside Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park.
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Why it works for the aurora
- View
- North over open fen to the Pallas fells..
- 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 Levi (estimate), roughly 55 min by car.
- Parking
- Rest area, ploughed in winter.
- Coordinates
- 67.9454, 23.9728 · Open in OpenStreetMap
Before you go
Quiet road but no lighting: park inside the rest area.
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 openstreetmap.org.