Pyhä-Luosto · Finland
Auroralampi (Aurolampi) shelter · Luosto
Visit Pyhä-Luosto calls the Aurolampi trail 'one of Pyhä-Luosto's top aurora viewing spots', with minimal light pollution over a quiet forest pond; a half-kota weather shelter with benches stands by the pond.
See tonight's live score and best time to go for Auroralampi (Aurolampi) shelter in Aurora Atlas
Why it works for the aurora
- View
- Open over the pond and bog..
- 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
- Near the edge of the auroral oval: aurora on most active nights, low in the northern sky on quiet ones.
Getting there
- Distance
- About 1 km by road from the middle of Pyhä-Luosto (estimate), roughly 1 min by car.
- Parking
- Ahvenlampi car park (asphalt, public); about 0.4 km walk on the trail.
- Coordinates
- 67.1624, 26.9218 · Open in OpenStreetMap
Before you go
Trail walk in the dark: bring a headlamp.
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.