Luleå · Sweden

Mjölkuddsberget · Luleå

Town hill on Visit Luleå's aurora list: the quickest elevated view above the street lights without leaving town.

See tonight's live score and best time to go for Mjölkuddsberget in Aurora Atlas

“Lulea Forest II (23452233796)” by Barney Moss from London, UK, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (resized).

Why it works for the aurora

View: Over the city and the bay from the hilltop; city glow in every direction..
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: Near the edge of the auroral oval: aurora on most active nights, low in the northern sky on quiet ones.

Getting there

Distance: About 3 km by road from Luleå (estimate), roughly 4 min by car.
Parking: Residential car park on Lingonstigen, about 0.5 km walk.
Bus or train: Nearest stop: Luleå city buses.
Coordinates: 65.6066, 22.1450 · 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.