Varanger · Norway
Ekkerøy · Vadsø
Low peninsula east of Vadsø with a seabird cliff and old fishing houses, recommended by locals as a place to watch the aurora over the Varangerfjord.
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Why it works for the aurora
- View
- South and east over the Varangerfjord; open sea to the 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 17 km by road from the middle of Varanger (estimate), roughly 20 min by car.
- Coordinates
- 70.0725, 30.1170 · 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 from visitnorway.com.