Tromsø · Norway

Oldervik

Quiet coastal village with good northern sky exposure.

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Oldervika Breakwater in Tromsø
“Oldervika Breakwater in Tromsø” by Harald Groven, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (resized).

Why it works for the aurora

View
North.
Darkness
Mostly dark sky, grade 2 on a scale from 0 (darkest) to 5. Some light from a village, houses or a road nearby.
Aurora
Under the auroral oval: aurora can be overhead even on quiet nights.

Getting there

Distance
About 40 km by road from Tromsø, roughly 43 min by car.
Parking
Roadside bays and local parking near service points.
Coordinates
69.7568, 19.6758 · 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.