Ruka · Finland
Riisitunturi fell top · Posio
Visit Ruka-Kuusamo's tip for adventurous aurora watchers: hike up Riisitunturi and spend the night in the open wilderness hut on the fell top, with a 360° dark sky.
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Why it works for the aurora
- View
- 360° from the open fell top over the crown-snow-loaded spruces and the lakes..
- 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
- Near the edge of the auroral oval: aurora on most active nights, low in the northern sky on quiet ones.
Getting there
- Distance
- About 34 km by road from Ruka (estimate), roughly 39 min by car.
- Parking
- Free Metsähallitus car park on Riisitunturintie, about 200 spaces; about 1.4 km trail to the top.
- Coordinates
- 66.2231, 28.5592 · 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 Finland before a night drive. See our winter safety note.
Spot information from openstreetmap.org.