Tromsø · Norway

Ersfjordbotn

Classic fjord aurora spot with mountains and reflections.

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“Ersfjorden, Norway (Unsplash)” by Bjørn Are Andreassen bawa, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (resized).

Why it works for the aurora

View: North.
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: Under the auroral oval: aurora can be overhead even on quiet nights.

Getting there

Distance: About 25 km by road from Tromsø, roughly 20 min by car.
Parking: Ersfjordbotn.
Bus or train: Nearest stop: Ersfjordbotn skole.
Coordinates: 69.6936, 18.6170 · 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 Norway before a night drive. See our winter safety note.

Spot information: Tromsø kommune.